[02/19/01]

CLUBS

DAV MEETING 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, VFW Post 2572.

PORT CITY KIWANIS 7 a.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; Bill Lancaster and Janie Bridges of Cooper Lighting will speak.

NU KAPPA ZETA CHAPTER ZETA PHI BETA Care walk, 6:40 a.m. Sunday; Walk will begin at Battlefield Inn and end at Clay and Washington streets; sorority members are accepting pledges and volunteers.

LIONS Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Municipal Judge Allen Derivaux will speak.

ENGINEERS AUXILIARY BRIDGE 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Piccadilly; reservations due by 6 p.m. Tuesday; Janie Curtis, 636-0324, Josie Smith, 636-4073 or Erna Landrum, 638-5005.

VICKSBURG ART ASSOCIATION Spring members show; call for entries, art works accepted 4-6 p.m. Friday and 2-4 p.m. Saturday; Constitution Firehouse Gallery, 1204 Main St.; Jeanne Evans, 634-0826.

ENGINEERS WEEK LUNCHEON MEETING 11 a.m. Tuesday; TV personality Walt Grayson will speak; combined activity of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Mississippi Engineering Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers; tickets, $16, 631-5577.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

BOOK SIGNING WITH JOYCE M. COLEMAN Mississippi author of “Soul Stirrings,” 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Vicksburg Heritage Center, 1414 Washington St.

VICKSBURG AL-ANON Noon Tuesday, downstairs in the Cashman building, corner of South and Cherry streets (United Way offices are upstairs) fellowship of family and friends of alcoholics; smoke free.

FREE INCOME TAX HELP – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Wednesday through April 11, Warren County Vicksburg Public Library; 638-3422 or 437-8592.

BOWMAR ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL “Take a Peek” open house for prospective parents, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday.

FREE SMALL BUSINESS TAX EDUCATION Two workshops, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Wednesday; sponsored by Hinds Community College, the Internal Revenue Service and the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce; reservations required, 601-857-3536.

MISSISSIPPI ACTION FOR PROGRESS Registration for children in the Cedars area; must have been 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 1; 636-2386 or 638-4311.

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCHEDULE Monday: closed for President’s Day; Tuesday: 10:30 a.m., “Rabbit’s Pajama Party” and other stories will be read followed by a craft project; Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. “If I Had a Pig” and other stories followed by crafts.

GRACE CHRISTIAN COUNSELING CENTER Divorce recovery workshop “Rebuilding Blocks of Recovery” 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday through April 25; child care provided; registration 636-5703.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE Team Captain meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Ryan’s Steakhouse, 638-5816.

WATER COLOR WORKSHOP 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 2 and 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 3; Constitution Firehouse Gallery; sponsored by the Vicksburg Art Association; Cheri Magee, 630-9788.

FEED MY SHEEP FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION Sign in 9-9:30 a.m. Tuesday; bring proof of income and Social Security cards for all members; Triumph Church, 4305 I-20 N. Frontage Road.

SENIOR CENTER Monday: closed for President’s Day; Tuesday: 10 a.m., AARP; 10-11, beginner computer class; 11-noon, intermediate computer class; 1-2 p.m., learn to play the dulcimer; 1, bean bag baseball; 4-5, intermediate computer class; Wednesday: 10-11 a.m. NIA exercise class; 10, T.R.I.A.D.; 1:30-3:30 p.m., beginner acrylic art class; 4-5, intermediate computer class; Thursday: 8:30 a.m., NIA exercise; 9:30, beginner bridge; 10-11, beginner computer class; 11-noon, intermediate computer class; 1 p.m., SuperValu/Sack & Save bingo.

CHURCHES

DR. HERBERT L. LANG, FOUNDER’S BANQUET 7:30 p.m. Friday, Owen’s Health and Wellness Center at Tougaloo College; sponsored by the main campus of the Mississippi Baptist Seminary; for reservations or tickets, contact Lewis L. Lassiter, 638-5424 or 634-1982.