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Clubs

VHS Class of 1975 Reunion planning meeting, 9 a.m. Saturday, Shoney’s; Debra Goodman, 636-3429, or Jerre Houston, 636-6139.

Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club Old car cruise, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Goldie’s Trail Barbecue; 636-2720.

Exchange Club of Vicksburg 12:30 p.m. Monday, Shoney’s; speaker, Dan Daily from Edward Jones.

VAMP Vicksburg Association of Marketing Professionals; luncheon meeting for members and guests, noon Tuesday, Ameristar Casino; speaker, Lawrence Silver, associate professor of marketing at Mississippi College.

Civitan Club Business meeting, noon Wednesday, Shoney’s.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., dominoes and chicken foot games.

Serenity Al-Anon 5:30 p.m. today, Marian Hill; family and friends of alcoholics/addicts welcome; 631-2770 or 631-2705.

Warren County Extension of Mississippi Baptist Seminary Registration for spring semester classes, 6:45 tonight, E.D. Straughter Center, 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. St.; 638-3075.

“Mozart by Candlelight” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Galloway United Methodist Church in Jackson; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Belhaven College Center for the Arts; presented by Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Chamber II and Belhaven College Chorale; $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students; 960-1565 or www.msorchestra.com.

Blood Drive 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Meeting Place at Pemberton Square mall and Wal-Mart; sponsored by the Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta; Michelle Banks, 636-0159.

Adopt-A-Thon 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Merle Norman, South Frontage Road.

Second Annual Tougaloo Winter Jubilee Fund raiser sponsored by the Southwest Mississippi Chapter of the Tougaloo National Alumni Association; 3 p.m. Saturday at Bonner-Campbell College in Edwards; tickets, $5, include an evening of music, dance and drama; guests will include the Blessed Angelic Ones, Jubilee Singers of Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus, Anointed Voices of Raymond, Sigma Beta Steppers, Mahogany Dancers of Utica and more. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson will serve as master of ceremonies. For information or tickets, call Toni Terrett at 218-3577.

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

VBA 2004 Spring Coaches Meeting Mandatory meeting for those interested in coaching amateur baseball this spring; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Hinds Community College auditorium; Darrell Evans, 636-5838, or Bob Fitzgerald, 638-3280.

Hospice Volunteer Training Evening and day session beginning Feb. 5; Patient’s Choice Hospice, 638-8308, to register or for information.

Adult CPR Class 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5, American Red Cross, 908 Cherry St.; for reservations, 636-9182.

Peer to Peer Education Course Free nine-week workshop emphasizing self-care, coping and recovery for individuals suffering an emotional disorder; classes begin Feb. 5 in the conference room at Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Administration Building; sponsored by the Department of Mental Health and NAMI-MS; to register or for information, 800-357-0388 or 630-9470.

First Aid Class 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6, American Red Cross, 908 Cherry St.; for reservations, 636-9182.

Annual Lebanese Dinner 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Feb. 9, St. George Orthodox Church, 2709 Washington St.; tickets, $8; take-outs available; 636-2483 for tickets.

City Birthday Celebration The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, along with soloist Heather Clancy Allen and members of the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet Company, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Vicksburg Convention Center in “Vicksburg Celebrates A Birthday Tradition.” Grades 1-3 will sing “The Lion King” selections. It is free to the public.

Clothing Giveaway 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 14, Civil Defense Building, Highway 18 in Port Gibson; sponsored by Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) USA; pastor, Howard Batchelor.

Singers Sought Individuals sought to participate in a 200-voice Vicksburg Mass Choir to perform at the “Strong Women vs. Women of Strength” 2004 Women’s Conference hosted by the Triumph M.B. Church Women’s Ministry; Victor Gilliam, 638-5293, www.victor@studiovproductions.net.

DivorceCare 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Bowmar Baptist Church, 1825 U.S. 61 South; $30, childcare by reservation; 636-2596.

YMCA Spring Swimming Lesson s Registration open for Preschool Learn to Swim, Mom-n-Tot and Beginner Adult classes; 638-1071.

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

Hawkins United Methodist Church Preschool Fall registration opens Feb. 8 for ages 1-4; 636-7051 or 638-3685.

Church

Pleasant Green Baptist Business meeting, 1 p.m. Saturday; members asked to attend.

Pleasant Valley M.B. Choir and play rehearsals, 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2585 N. Washington St.

Mount Zion No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary breakfast, 10 a.m. Saturday, 920 Fifth North St.; members asked to attend; 638-1832.

Living Word Baptist W.I.T.N.E.S.S. Women’s Ministry to present the play, “Salvation!,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, main sanctuary; 661-0680.