Clubs

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

WILLING WORKERS CLUB 4 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Valley M.B. Church, 2585 N. Washington St.; all members are urged to attend; Eddie Bryant is president.

BROADWATER LODGE NO. 55 6 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Hall; third degree will be given; casual attire; 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark Baptist Church, 3395 N. Washington St.; will be laying a cornerstone; all Prince Hall Masons are welcome.

VICKSBURG-WARREN RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Monday’s luncheon at Maxwell’s has been postponed until January.

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS Noon Monday at Maxwell’s; speaker will be Dr. James Houston, director of ERDC; RSVP to David Jenkins, 631-7695.

EXCHANGE CLUB OF VICKSBURG 12:30 p.m. Monday at Piccadilly; speaker will be Joyce Edmond, truancy officer.

NAACP Vicksburg Warren County Youth meeting; 6:30 p.m. Monday at 902 China St.; youth to age 17 are invited; Tierre Brown, president, 638-9047.

AARP 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center, City Annex; will elect officers.

PI ALPHA KAPPA SORORITY Vicksburg Beta Chapter; noon Tuesday, Piccadilly; special guest will be Georgia Turnage, pianist and vocalist.

KIWANIS Clergy Appreciation Day; noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker will be Charles Riles.

Public programs

HAWKINS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL Accepting applications for new students, ages 1-4, for January 2003; state-licensed preschool; 636-7051 or 638-3685 for information.

ST. ALOYSIUS JUNIOR CLASS Selling fruit through Nov. 22; call 636-2256 for information.

VICKSBURG THEATRE GUILD “A Christmas Carol”; 7:30 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Parkside Playhouse; 636-0471, www.e-vtg.com for reservations; tickets for non-members are: adults $12, senior citizens $10, children (under 12) $5, and students $7.

VICKSBURG-WARREN ALCORN ALUMNAE CHAPTER 7 tonight at the Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.

PIANO CONCERT 8 tonight at the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Auditorium, old St. Francis Elementary auditorium; Ian Hominick, pianist, will perform; admission is free.

FREE EXERCISE CLASS 10 a.m. Saturday at Synchronicity Studio, 1103 Washington St.; hour of fun with various exercise modalities; class taught by Phyllis Neumann; wear workout clothes and shoes; water, juice and fruit will be provided; to reserve a space call, 619-6900 and leave name and number; all welcome.

UNITED WOMEN’S OUTREACH OF HINDS COUNTY Annual senior citizens Thanksgiving luncheon; 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday at the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, Highway 27; all seniors ages 65 and older are invited; information given concerning prescription drugs.

LEVI’S “A Gathering Place;” 7 until 10 p.m. Saturday; Shelter Drive off Mount Alban Road; music by Old Habits.

SWARTZ BROTHERS BAND AND SHOW 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Saturday at the American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213, 1618 Main Street.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Saltillo Breakfast from 8 until 11 a.m. Sunday at the KC Hall; $3 per person and maximum of $12 for immediate family; public is welcome.

SOUTHERN CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Annual meeting at 5:15 p.m. Monday at 1302 Adams St.; 631-2997.

Churches

TRAVIS CHAPEL A.M.E. SWAT workshop; 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, 745 Hutson St..

NEW ROCK OF AGES Trustee/deacons meeting for Saturday has been canceled.

TRAVELERS REST BAPTIST Male extravaganza; 6 p.m. Saturday at the church; all choirs and soloists are invited to participate; sponsored by the Wellness Ministry; the Rev. Thomas Bernard is pastor; the public is invited.

CHRISTIAN HOME M.B. NO. 2 Building Fund musical, 6 p.m. Saturday at Springhill Baptist Church, 1815 Mission 66; guests will include the Young Men in Christ of Utica, the Kaiser Singers of Yazoo, others; the Rev. Johnny Hughes is pastor.

Benefits

ST. JAMES YOUTH CHOIR 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, 1922 Pearl St.; fund raiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis; speaker will be Monya Williams; skit on teen pregnancy.