Grace Center of Hope opens its doors every Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6 p.m. with free programs for elementary and middle school children. Kids will be provided with help with homework, group tutoring, games, a meal and an interactive Bible lesson. Grace Center of Hope is located at 912 S. College St., Winchester.

FC Senior Citizens Center

The Franklin County Senior Citizens Center, 74 Clover Drive, Winchester, is available to provide daily entertainment and activities. The activities on Mondays include exercise by DVD from 9-10 a.m.; ceramics from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; brain games at 10 a.m.; bingo at 10:30 a.m.; line dancing from 10:3011:30 a.m.; and coloring/painting from 11 a.m. There is also mahjong at noon on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Tuesday activities include chair yoga from 9-10 a.m.; ceramics from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; brain games at 10 a.m. and bingo at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday activities include ladies rook in the library at 11 a.m. Thursday activities include chair yoga from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and line dancing from 11 a.m. to noon. Friday activities include bunco at 10 a.m. and dancing from 6-9 p.m. for $5 per patron. The center also contains the Uptown Thrift Store which is open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Donations of household items, clothing and accessories are needed at the thrift store.

Grief-support Sundays

Oaklawn Baptist Church, 108 Memorial Drive, Winchester, hosts a grief support group on Sundays at 4 p.m. Call Jennifer Mitchell at 678-763-5691 for more information.

April 25 Belvidere firemen’s fish fry

Everyone is invited to the Belvidere firemen’s indoor, all-you-can-eat fish fry Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Belvidere Community Center, 349 Belvidere Road, Belvidere. Enjoy fish, barbecue chicken, chicken strips, hush puppies, fries, baked beans, coleslaw, drinks and homemade desserts along with live bluegrass music by Josh Ogle, The Old Time Christians, Damien Mason, Journey Home and Chuck Holcomb. Cost is $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 4-12. Children younger than 4 eat free. The Belvidere Valley Lawn and Garden Pullers Association will hold a pulling competition that will be free to watch at the same location starting at noon. For fish-fry information, call Ed Burns at 931-6364488. To enter the pulling competition, call Mike Moore at 931-273-9314.

Outdoor expo

There will be an outdoor expo in the Cyber Plaza parking lot, 906 Dinah Shore Blvd., Winchester Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be live music and vendors.

May 1 Sobriety checkpoint

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on May 1 at 7 a.m. at the intersection of State Highway 127 and Paynes Church Road. The scheduled checkpoint is contingent upon manpower and weather conditions.