Clubs

PORT CITY KIWANIS 7 a.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; Dr. Edgar Smith, researcher at Harvard School of Medicine, will speak.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER COMMITTEE Vicksburg/Warren County; luncheon and planning meeting; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at 61 North Bypass Church of Christ, 787 U.S. 61 North; all site coordinators should attend; Willie Nettle, 638-6165.

VICKSBURG FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE Board meeting, 5:15 p.m. Thursday.

VICKSBURG ALCORN ALUMNI 7 p.m. Friday, Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.; Dr. Ben Craft, executive director of the Alcorn State Foundation, will speak.

IVYETTES GIRLS CLUB 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Rolling Acres Community Center.

MU XI OMEGA CHAPTER Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority; 8 a.m. Saturday, Shoney’s; all members are urged to attend.

REUNITE SOCIAL AND CIVIC CLUB Riverfest jam; 9 p.m.-until, Saturday; American Legion “The Hut”; admission is $3.

NEGRO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN Annual founders day and community service awards program; 4 p.m. Sunday, Mount Heroden M.B. Church, 1117-119 Clay St.; LeVerne Henry Burks, equal employment opportunity specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will speak.

Public programs

SENIOR CENTER 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; Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; noon, Curtis bridge; 1 p.m., open play dominoes.

LIBRARY WEEK ACTIVITIES Warren-County Vicksburg Public Library: 7 p.m. Thursday, mystery book club initial meeting.

VICKSBURG CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER Free training to become a volunteer in the Parent Aide and CASA programs; 5:30-9 nightly through Thursday; 634-0557.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 6-7 tonight, Bowmar Baptist Church, U.S. 61 South; no diets, no dues, no weigh-ins; 638-0011.

“75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLOOD OF 1927” Presentation by John Barry; 7 tonight, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex.

BAPTIST ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES One day free seminar on “Understanding Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: Caregiver Issues and Solutions;” 8:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, 6250 Old Canton Road, Jackson; Dr. William Cook Jr., psychiatrist, will speak; 948-6262 or 1-800-948-6262.

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

CAPITOL CITY COIN AND CURRENCY SHOW 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Clarion Hotel, I-55 High Street in Jackson; buy sell and trade U.S. ad foreign coins, currency, gold, silver and other numismatic items; free admission.

NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY 2 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office, Highway 8 West in Grenada; Becky Woods, herpetologist, will speak; Tena Taylor, 662-628-11625

SUMMER THERAPEUTIC CAMP Central Mississippi Prevention Services is accepting applications for the 4th annual YMCA overnight camps which will provide a variety of life-skills training and recreational activities; camp dates are May 26-31; deadline to register is April 24; 631-0102.

Churches

TRIUMPH M.B. FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION Register 6 tonight, 1124 Pittman Road; open to persons living in the area of North Washington Street; Social Security card, proof of income and household utility bill required; 638-8108 after 6 p.m.

ST. MARK M.B. REVIVAL 6:30 nightly through Friday; 3395 N. Washington St.; Elder W.C. Wallace, pastor, will be the evangelist; Joseph Willis is associate pastor.

GREATER MOUNT LEBANON M.B. REVIVAL 7:30 nightly through Friday; the Rev. Percy Turner, of Hazlehurst, will be the guest evangelist; Dr. Larry Clark is pastor.

CEDAR GROVE M.B. REVIVAL 7:30 nightly through Friday; the Rev. Casey Fisher will be the guest speaker; the Rev. Glenn Turner Sr. is pastor; 3300 Grange Hall Road.

BRIGHT MORNING STAR M.B. BUSINESS MEETING 4 p.m. Saturday; 801 Green St.

GOSPEL TEMPLE Singing, drama and praise dancing; 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 1612 Lane St.; featured guests will be J.B. Mance and Soul Consolaters of Jackson; the Rev. Walter Edley is pastor; 638-2581.

FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA HAIR AND HAT SHOW 6 p.m. Saturday, Travelers Rest M.B. church, 718 Bowmar Ave.; the Rev. Thomas Bernard is pastor.

MOUNT PILGRIM M.B. MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA Senior choir program; 6 p.m. Saturday; the Rev. Joseph Brown is pastor; Johnny Sims, 636-2753.

Benefits

STONEWOOD APARTMENTS SPAGHETTI DINNER 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday; tickets are $5 and available from any resident or by calling 636-3226; 1309 Mission 66; proceeds will benefit resident activities.

GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION POKER RUN Saturday; registration begins at 8 a.m., first bike out will be at 9 and last bike in is at 11 p.m., Sevier Outdoors, Highway 27 South; games, door prizes, food and drinks and drawings; all proceeds benefit the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society; David Thames, 638-0347 or Ken Moody, 636-5934.