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Clubs

American Legion Tyner-Ford Post No. 213 Installation of officers at 5 p.m. Sunday, 1618 Main St.

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Noon Monday, Citadel sanctuary; bring a dish and a friend.

River City BPW 6 p.m. Monday, Piccadilly Cafeteria; speaker will be Marcie Southerland; Jeanie Whitaker, 634-1984.

Warren County Girl Scouts Service Unit meeting, 7 p.m. Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church; prospective leaders should attend, troop registration packets will be distributed.

Farm Bureau Dinner meeting, 7 p.m. Monday at Hinds Community College; reservations, 636-1003.

VAMP Vicksburg Association of Marketing Professionals, noon Tuesday at Ameristar’s Bottleneck Blues Bar; speaker, Diane Gawronski of River Region Health Systems.

Kiwanis Tuesday, no regular meeting; cruise at 6:45 p.m. at riverfront.

Public programs

Bowmar Elementary’s “Getting Ready” Day 8 a.m.-noon Saturday at the school; parents welcome to help spruce up ABC Garden.

Citywide Event Against Brutality 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 1318 South St.; guest speakers and entertainment by the Swartz brothers; all candidates welcome; fish, rib and chicken dinners will be sold; proceeds will benefit Doris Jackson.

Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by Old Habits.

Adult Community Dance 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday at American Legion “The Hut”; admission, $3; proceeds go to championship rings for the Vicksburg High School powerlifting team.

Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; day, Alvin J., 661-7646; evening, Jackie G., 638-8456 or 415-3345.

Job Application/Interview Workshop Free, 10 a.m. Monday at the Vicksburg Convention Center; sponsored by Hinds Community College.

Figure Drawing Workshop By James Smithhart, 6-8:30 p.m. Monday and Aug. 6, 11 and 13 at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center; cost, $20 for members and $25 for non-members; cost includes supplies; 631-2997 to register.

Cheer and Dance Camp 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, St. Aloysius High School gymnasium; open to girls in grades K-8; cost is $60; 636-2256.

Vicksburg Area Job Fair 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday; Vicksburg Convention Center; 638-1452.

Kids’ Learn-to-Sew Classes 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Southern Cultural Heritage Center; Susan Crawley and Sue Bailey, instructors; open to students who have completed fourth grade; participants will use a machine under supervision to make a pillow and backpack; cost, $35, includes supplies; 631-2997 to register.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Proposed organizational meeting, 6 p.m. Aug. 12 at Purks YMCA; Sherry Thompson, 661-5108.

Explorers Interdenominational Bible Study 9:30-11:15 a.m. each Wednesday Sept. 10-May 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St.; cost is $60; children’s program available for ages 2-5, nursery provided; Maurice Tadlock, 638-2552, or Virginia Morton, 638-6385, to register.

Learning Garden Preschool at Oakland Baptist Church Registration open for ages 6 weeks through 5 years; curriculum includes: phonics, art, science, math, music, Spanish, computers and more; limited space; 638-6724, or Jill Marr, 636-6759.

Churches

St. Paul M.B. Prayer service, 6 tonight; revival, 7 p.m. Monday-Aug. 8; Elm Street; the Rev. Henry J. Williams, pastor; the Rev. Hugh Lewis, evangelist.

Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 4:30 today; 2585 N. Washington St.

Wayside Apostolic Preconvocation evangelistic seminar, 7:30 tonight-Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday; 4615 Halls Ferry Road; speakers will be Evangelist Robert Honeycutt and Minister Michael Waldrup.

Hopewell Baptist “Gospel Musical Explosion,” 6 p.m. Saturday; the Rev. J.D. Cooper is pastor; 636-3693.

Greater Mount Zion Baptist Choir extravaganza, 6:30 p.m. Saturday; guests will include Nathaniel Williams and the Mighty Train, Gospel Train Play, Kevin Winters, Lola Sneed, Gwendolyn England and Tiny Miller.

Berachah Baptist “Great Big God” Kids Praisers presentation, 7 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Benefits

Vicksburg Church of God Benefit sale, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; corner of Indiana Avenue and Lee Road.

St. James Youth Car Wash 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Pizza Hut on Pemberton Boulevard; proceeds will go to Six Flags youth trip.

St. Aloysius Band Car Wash 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Britton & Koontz National Bank on South Frontage Road.

Unity Temple Full Gospel Fish Fry Fund Raiser 1 p.m. Saturday, 2647 Roosevelt Ave.; donations, $6 per plate; Mary Mann, 636-2841 or Cynthia Gibson, 629-9853 to place an order.