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Clubs

Sons of the American Revolution 6 tonight, The Duff Green Mansion; guest speaker will be Bill Lyle, state membership chairman/vice president of the Mississippi Society SAR of Tupelo; hors d’oeuvres and cocktails; Bob Bell, 636-5560.

Back Alley Players Business meeting/readers theater, 7 p.m. Friday; Maxwell’s Restaurant, 4207 E. Clay St.; arrive by 6 to order refreshments, donations accepted; K. Woo, 636-0134.

Select 12 Social and Civic Club 29th anniversary celebration, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the E.D. Straughter Memorial Center; music by the Mighty Train of Gospel; message by the Rev. Mack Cook; public welcome.

Letitia Street Reunion 4 p.m. Sunday; LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St.; fees due; Brenda Brown, 638-5918 or bbrownmissgrany@aol.com; Naomi Fountain-Smith, 630-9893; or Annie Parson-Wilson, 661-0536.

Exchange Club 12:30 p.m. Monday, Monsour’s; Haley Barbour will speak; cost, $10; public welcome.

Vicksburg Alcorn Alumni Chapter Sponsoring bus trip to Alabama State football game; Sept. 5 is deadline to sign up; 636-3062.

Vicksburg Senior Center Friday: 9:30 a.m., River Region breakfast; 10, bean bag baseball; 1:30 p.m., open play dominoes.

Obesity Surgery Support Group 6 tonight, River Region Medical Center, Conference Room A; 883-6099.

National Alliance for Mentally Ill Free education and support classes for family members of adults with mental illness; courses begin at 6 tonight at the Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Center’s conference room and will meet each Thursday for 12 weeks; late registration continues through August; registration, 630-9470 or 800-357-0388.

Oak Ridge Opry 7 p.m. Friday, Oak Ridge Youth Center; music by Southwinds; donations accepted, hamburgers and drinks will be sold.

Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Party 8-10 p.m. Friday, $10 per person; Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive in Ridgeland; cha cha lessons, 7-8, $10 per person; 856-6168; local classes, 636-7000.

Adopt-A-Thon 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Alltel, beside D.C. Jewelers on Pemberton Boulevard; sponsored by the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society.

Miss Mississippi Trunk Showing 1 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg Convention Center, free admission; display of Allison Kellogg’s competition clothes and her talent; pageant office, 638-6746.

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

ServSafe Food Certification Course 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 2-4, Warren County Extension Service office; $100 per individual, open to first 25 who register and pay; Carmen Jefcoat, 601-782-4454, or Valerie Smithhart, 636-5391.

Emergency Appeal Blood Drives Sept. 4, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at River Region Medical Center, conference rooms C and D, and noon-4 p.m. at River Region West Campus in the bloodmobile; each donor receives a T-shirt.

Learning Garden Preschool Oakland Baptist Church, openings available for ages 6 weeks-5 years; curriculum includes computers, Spanish, science, math, Bible, phonics, music and art; 638-6724 or Jill Marr, 636-6759.

Churches

Cool Springs Baptist Revival, 7 tonight-Friday; the Rev. Royan Moore, pastor and evangelist.

Greater Mount Olive No. 2 Revival, 7 tonight-Friday; 109 Locust St.; guest speaker will be the Rev. Antoine Atkins of Taylor’s Chapel Church in Fayette; the Rev. Douglas Harris is pastor.

Morning Star M.B., Lorman 7:15 tonight-Friday; the Rev. Rickey O’Quinn, evangelist.

Mount Givens M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday; 210 Kirkland Road; guest evangelist will be the Rev. Will Moffett.

Warren County Baptist Sunday School Convention 9 a.m. Friday; E.D. Straughter Memorial Center, 1411 Martin L. King Drive; Albert Squire, president.

Benefits

United Way Teen HELP Car Wash 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg Factory Outlets; $5 per vehicle.

Bright Morning Star M.B. Fund Raiser Fish dinner sale, 11 a.m. Saturday; 801 Meadow St., $5 per plate.