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Clubs

JSU Alumni Association Vicksburg-Warren County Chapter, 6 tonight; LD’s Restaurant, 1111 Mulberry St.

Paragon Lodge No. 7, F&AM 7:30 tonight, lodge; Masonic attire; Prince Hall affiliations welcome; Cedric Magee, 415-0689.

Vicksburg-Warren Community Alliance Inc. 8 a.m. Thursday, Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation.

Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club 7 p.m. Thursday, 108 Dogwood Drive; bring covered dish.

In Step Dance Club Ballroom dance party, 8-9:30 p.m. Thursday; 1855 Lakeland Drive, Suite A-21 in Jackson; $10; refreshments; 366-7499.

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

Willing Workers Club 3 p.m. Saturday, Pleasant Valley Church, 2585 N. Washington St.; new members invited.

AKA Sorority 9 a.m. Saturday, Mount Heroden Church.

Broadwater Lodge No. 55 6 p.m. Saturday; casual dress; all Prince Hall Masons welcome.

Ivyettes Girls Club 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Rolling Acres Community Center; initiation for new members, 11 a.m.

Vicksburg HBCU Combined Choir Rehearsal for MLK activities, 7 tonight and 3 p.m. Sunday, Calvary Baptist Church, 406 Klein St.; all alumni invited; Debra Goodman, 636-3429.

Public programs

Senior Center Thursday: 9 a.m., chair exercises; 10:30, open use of computers 12:30 p.m., Richter bridge; 1, piano class; 2, dominoes and chicken foot games.

Open House 4-6 tonight, The Initiative Child Care Center, 1306 Hope St.

Overeaters Anonymous 6-7 tonight, Bowmar Baptist, room 206-C; no diets, dues or weigh-ins; 638-0011.

Serenity Al-Anon Fellowship for family and friends of alcoholics and addicts; 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Marian Hill, administration area; 631-2770 or 631-2705.

Obesity Surgery Support Group 6 p.m. Thursday, River Region Medical Center, Education Conference Room A; 883-6099.

Buck’s Country Playhouse 6 p.m. Friday in the Chicken Coop; variety of soup for $2; music at 7 by Omar Rivers.

Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Party 8-10 p.m. Friday, Applause Dance Factory, 242 W. Stephens St., Ridgeland; Hustle lesson, 7-8; $10 per person; other classes and private lessons available; 856-6168; for Vicksburg classes, 636-7000.

Postpartum Mother and Baby Fitness Classes Registration open at Pee Wee Workout, 1109 Mission Park Drive; ABS/core-conditioning classes also open; 636-1878.

Introduction to Islam Open lecture, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Islamic Center of Vicksburg, 6705 Paxton Road; 634-8584.

Saturday Dance VFW 10734, Indiana Avenue; 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; live band playing country, blues, rock n’ roll; food, drinks, raffles; $10 couple, $7 single.

Adopt-A-Thon 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, hallway by Radio Shack, Pemberton Square mall; sponsored by the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, 636-6631.

Sisters of Mercy Mural Unveiling 1 p.m. Saturday, floodwall; reception to follow at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center; in case of rain the ceremony will be at the center.

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Monday, Rainbow Arena at Rainbow Casino; speaker, Barbara Blackmon; sponsored by Omicron Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.; for tickets, Dr. John Walls, 634-6349, Gabe Harris, 634-6594, Lewis Burke, 634-2757, or Ben Brown Jr., 638-9047.

Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 7, Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; must attend all sessions; bring pocket calculator; to preregister, Leona Stringer, 634-4520; offered by the City of Vicksburg and Mississippi Housing Initiative.

Churches

Jones Chapel Business meeting, 7 tonight, 1340 Bay St.; members asked to attend; pastor, the Rev. Joseph Brown.

Mountain of Faith Ministries Services, 7 tonight-Friday, Vicksburg City Auditorium; speaker, Dr. Raymond Biard, pastor and founder of Jackson Revival Center Inc.; guests, the Jackson Revival Center Sanctuary Choir and the Spirit in Motion Dance Ministry; Tina Hayward, 831-4405.

St. James M.B. Mid-month Holy Communion service, 7 tonight, 1922 Pearl St.; speaker, Dennis Reddin, pastor of Mount Pisgah M.B. Church; guests, Mount Pisgah Church family and choir; host pastor, Charlie Blackmore Jr.

Triumph M.B. Food distribution, 5:30 p.m. today, Multi-Purpose building, 2869 N. Washington St.; people in North Washington Street area eligible to apply; verification of income, social security cards for each member and recent utility bill required; pastor, the Rev. Larry Nicks.

Grove Street M.B. Mid-month Communion service, 7 tonight, House of Peace Worship Church, 707 Pierce St.; speaker, Bertha Davenport; pastor, the Rev. Casey Fisher.

New Mount Pilgrim Business meeting for pastor and deacons, 1 p.m. Saturday; members, 2 p.m.; pastor, the Rev. Henry J. Williams.