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Clubs

VHS Class of 1993 Reunion, May 30-31; Amy Armstrong, asarmstrongmd@yahoo.com or 251-625-3447.

WCHS Class of 1983 Reunion meeting, 6 tonight at Garfield’s; Allison Fleming, 636-5458, afleming@canufly.net or Peter Eargle, peter.eargle@ms.ngb.army.mil.

Vicksburg Coin Club 7 tonight at Vicksburg Clinic conference room.

Chamber Luncheon The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s membership luncheon will be at noon Friday at Maxwell’s Restaurant and will feature members of the Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees. Required reservations can be made by calling the Chamber at 636-1012; the cost is $10 per person.

Vicksburg High Class of 1983 5 p.m. Friday at LD’s Kitchen; all are asked to attend; Gwendolyn Appleby, 661-0870.

Vicksburg-Warren Alcorn Alumni Chapter 7 p.m. Friday at Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.

FlyLady.net Flyers 11 a.m. Saturday at Shoney’s; wear purple shirts and bring dusters.

Reunite Social and Civic Club Dance; Saturday, 9 p.m. until at “The Hut;” $3 admission.

Port Gibson High School Class of 1988 Reunion planning meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday at the Claiborne County Courthouse; Joyce Blue, 631-0440.

American Legion Post and Unit 213 Black heritage program, 3:30 p.m. Sunday at “The Hut,” 1618 Main St.; Tillman Whitley will speak.

Letitia Street Reunion Meeting, 4 p.m. Sunday at LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St.; fund-raiser planning; Brenda Brown, 638-5918; Annie Parson-Wilson, 661-0536; Naomi Fountain Smith, 630-9893.

Public programs

Learning Garden Preschool Oakland Baptist Church; registration for summer session and preregistration for 2003-2004 school year; limited class space; for ages 6 weeks to 5 years; call the church, 638-6724 or Jill Marr, 636-6759 for information or to schedule a tour.

Vicksburg Senior Center Friday: 9-11 a.m., walking at Jackson Street community center; 10, bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., open play dominoes.

Short Attention Span Theater Meal at 6 p.m. and show at 7 Friday and Saturday at The Daily Grind, 1101 Washington St.; presented by the Back Alley Players.

Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” Shelter Drive off Mount Alban Road; Friday, 7-10 p.m., music by the Wright Road Band; Saturday, 7-10 p.m., music by Southwinds.

“Songs From the Soul” Dinner theater, 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Masonic Temple, 1072 John R. Lynch St. in Jackson; $10 per person, 462-6610 for tickets; sponsored by the Maddrama Theater Company.

Dance Party Ballroom, Latin and Swing; 8-10 p.m. Friday at Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive in Ridgeland, $10 per person; Cha Cha lesson from 7-8, $10 per person; classes and private lessons available; 856-6168 for information or 636-7000 for Vicksburg classes.

Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (with an hour for lunch) Saturday at the Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; limited space; Leona Stringer, 634-4520, for information or to register.

Fish and Chicken Dinner Saturday, 10 a.m. until; 1401 Hays St., apartment D; call 638-7625 or 634-8716 to order or 636-8799 for deliveries; sponsored by Alice Blackmore for Christian Home Mother Board.

Spring Baseball Try-Outs 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at Halls Ferry Park; make-up session from 5-6 p.m. March 3 at Halls Ferry Park; all players ages 7-15 are required to participate in one try-out; Darrell Evans, 636-5838, Bob Fitzgerald, 638-3280, or Betty Chiles, 634-4514, for information.

Adopt-A-Thon 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday at Fins, Feathers and Fur on the Frontage Road; sponsored by the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society.

Vicksburg Girls Softball Association Try-outs, March 1, 8 and 15; registration cut-off, March 17; draft, March 18 and 20; all day.

Demystifying Social Security Disability 2 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Medical Center, 1225 N. State St. in Jackson; opened to those interested in lupus or disability issues; 601-366-6555 or 800-866-9606.

Mardi Gras Masked Ball For the Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation; 8 p.m. until midnight Saturday at the Vicksburg Convention Center; reservations available; black-tie optional; 636-5010 for information.

Financial Peace University Bible based, personal finance program; registration and orientation, 4 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Holy Trinity; Shelia Katzenmeyer, 636-0650 for information.

AARP Safe Driving Course 5 until 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the United Way of West Central Mississippi building, 920 South St.; $10 for class; Beverly Connelly, 636-9182.

Vicksburg Art Association Wood Sculpture Workshop March 14-16, Old Constitution Firehouse; featured artist will be Ron Koehler of Delta State University; cost is $50; Brenda Neumann, 638-8426 or Janet Akers, 638-5022 for reservations or information.

YMCA Spring Break Camp Registration going on now for kindergarten through sixth grade; camp runs from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. March 10-14; snacks provided; call Purks YMCA, 638-1071 for information.

Crawford Street Play School Registration for 2003-2004 school year; openings available in classes 2, 3 and 4; 636-5612 or 638-7397.

Churches

Greater Mount Zion Revival/prayer meeting, 6 tonight through Friday; 907 Farmer St.; the Rev. E.E. Gibbs is pastor.

St. Paul and St. Michael Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality 3 p.m. today at Southern Cultural Heritage Complex (Adams Street entrance); all members asked to attend.

Triumph M.B. Church wide meeting with architect Nedwan Winters, 6 tonight; 124 Pittman Road; the Rev. Larry A. Nicks is pastor.

Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. Friday; 2585 North Washington St.

King David No. 1 M.B. Church meeting, 2 p.m. Saturday; 2719 Letitia St.; all members are urged to attend.

Mount Zion No. 1 M.B. Ladies Auxiliary breakfast meeting, 10 a.m. Saturday; 920 Fifth North St.; all members are asked to attend; J.B. Johnson, 638-1832.

Benefits

Bake Sale 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday at Gibson Memorial United Methodist Church; sponsored by the Gibson Memorial/Denver Broncos; proceeds will go toward the American Cancer Society/Relay for Life.