Clubs

VICKSBURG ART ASSOCIATION 7:30 tonight, Firehouse Gallery; jewelry artist Kit Davis will demonstrate glass-bead blowing; 638-2677.

AMERICAN LEGION TYNER-FORD POST 213 Meeting, 8 tonight, refreshments will be served.

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS 2002 regional training conference; through Thursday, Vicksburg Convention Center; Leo Phillips, 631-5096.

VICKSBURG HOMECOMING BENEVOLENT 7 p.m. Wednesday; home of Harry and Alice Powell, 104 Straughter Drive.

LIONS Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Bob Dafford, mural artist, will speak.

VICKSBURG CHAPTER NO. 77 UDC 2 p.m. Thursday, Piccadilly; Charlotte Almand will present a program on Hank Douglas.

PARAGON LODGE NO 7 F&AM 7 p.m. Wednesday; Mason attire Prince Hall Masons are welcome; Gregory L. Jackson, 636-1793.

PORT CITY KIWANIS 7 a.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; Harvey Johnson, mayor of Jackson, will speak.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY Omicron Rho Lambda Chapter; 6 p.m. Thursday, LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St.; chapter dues should be turned in; James Giles, 634-4105, or Gregory L. Jackson, 636-1793.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 3 Meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday; nominations for officers will be taken; meal will be served.

ANNUAL TEEN-AGE REPUBLICANS OF MISSISSIPPI State conference; Friday, register 9-10 a.m., meeting 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Ramada Inn, Sawmill Road in Laurel; cost is $10 per person and includes registration and lunch; 601-949-7687.

VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1982 25th year class reunion meeting; 6 p.m. Friday, LD’s Kitchen; Linda Faye Jackson, 631-0854; Weesie Thames Bexley, 638-8755; or James D. Giles, 634-4105.

Public programs

EAST SIDE ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS GROUP Nonsmoking meeting; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, The Harrison Place, 1105 Harrison St.; 636-1134.

OVERCOMERS OUTREACH Christ-centered support group for families and individuals finding freedom from addictions and compulsions; 6:30 tonight, The Harrison Place, 1105 Harrison St.; 415-2208 or 831-5561.

SENIOR CENTER Wednesday: 9 a.m., King bridge; 10, NIA exercise; 1 p.m.,. beginner dulcimer class; 1:30, acrylic art class and quilting the historical quilt; 2:30, open play dominoes; Thursday: 9 a.m., NIA exercise; 9:30, intermediate/advanced bridge; 10:30, beginner computer; 12:30 p.m., Richter bridge; 1, bingo; 3, open play dominoes.

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCHEDULE Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., “One Monkey Too Many” and other stories followed by crafts; Thursday: 10:30 a.m., volunteers from the Child Abuse Prevention Center will have story time as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, followed by an art activity.

FIRST ANNUAL VICKSBURG A’S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT LeTourneau Field, open to first eight teams to register; $125 entry fee; Keith Ehrhardt, 638-1290 or 882-9458 (pager) or Stacy Pettway, 638-7926.

CRAWFORD STREET PLAY SCHOOL Registering for fall; openings for preschoolers and classes 1-4; extended-day offered for 3- and 4-year-olds; Sally Riddle, 636-5612.

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Warren County Court House; sponsored by the Vicksburg Child Abuse Prevention Center to help in the fight against child abuse; 634-0557.

OAK RIDGE OPRY 7 p.m. Friday; music by Lanny McCann and the Backwater Band; baked goods and hamburgers will be sold.

LEVI’S “A Gathering Place” Open 7-11 p.m. Friday for teens and 7-10 p.m. Saturday with music by Omar Rivers and the Trail Blazers; cappuccino, coffee, fountain drinks, sweets, gameroom with pool table and more; no cover charge.

HOMEBUYER EDUCATION WORKSHOP 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday with an hour lunch break, Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; refreshments and door prizes; to preregister contact Leona Stringer, 634-4520.

Churches

HOPEWELL M.B. REVIVAL 7 nightly through Friday, U.S. 61 South; the Rev. James Jones is pastor.

GREATER MOUNT OLIVE REVIVAL 7:30 nightly through Friday; the Rev. Douglas Noel, pastor of Shady Grove M.B. Church in Crystal Springs will be the guest speaker; the Rev. Douglas Harris is pastor.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Presentation of organ music, 7:30 p.m. Friday; presented by Shelia Hess; the recital is dedicated to those who gave to the organ renovation; admission is free; a reception will follow.

MOUNT CALVARY BAPTIST Business meeting, 3 p.m. Saturday; 1350 East Ave.

“AROUND THE CLOCK MINISTERS SOLO HOUR” 6 p.m. Saturday, Shiloh M.B. Church, 920 Green St.; featured guests are the Revs. Robert Green, J.J. “Fireball” Sampson, Willie Mitchell and Elgrego Smith, Dr. Michael Reed and Kimberly Fisher; Grove Street male chorus and the Gospel Harmonizers will be guest choirs; the Rev. Willie J. Jones is pastor.

Benefits

MISSISSIPPI STATE CHARITY HORSE SHOW 6:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson; benefit for the Mississippi Burn Center in Greenville; 601-932-5168 or 601-857-5839.