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Clubs

VHS Class of 1974 Reunion meeting, 6 tonight, Mount Carmel M.B. Church, 2729 Alma St.; separate from cruise; letters have been mailed; Charles Atkins, 636-1380, or Shirley Young, 352-4278.

Rainbow Chapter No. 51 OES 6 p.m. Friday, E.D. Straughter Baptist Memorial Center, 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. St.; members asked to attend.

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

MXO Chapter of AKA Sorority Noon Saturday, Mount Heroden Baptist Church; Founder’s Day observance, 3 p.m. Sunday, Bethel A.M.E. Church, with guest speaker, Juanita Sims Doty.

Willing Workers Club 3 p.m. Saturday, Pleasant Valley Church, 2585 N. Washington St.; president, Eddie Bryant.

Broadwater Lodge No. 55 6 p.m. Saturday, Masonic Hall; working on the degree; all Prince Hall masons welcome.

Ivyettes Girls Club of AKA Sorority 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28, Rolling Acres Community Center.

Letitia Street Reunion 4 p.m. Sunday, LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry; Brenda Brown, 638-5918; Annie Parson Wilson, 661-0536.

Vicksburg Exchange Club 12:30 p.m. Monday, Shoney’s; guest speaker, Angela Gunn with the Mississippi Lions Eye Bank.

Civitan Club Noon Wednesday, Shoney’s; speaker, Nancy Bell with the Coca Cola Museum.

Public programs

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

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

Obesity Surgery Support Group 6 tonight, River Region Medical Center, education conference room A; 883-6099.

Buck’s Country Playhouse Salads with greens, meats and trimmings for $2 each, 6 p.m. Friday in the chicken coop; music at 7 by the Wild Bunch; 638-3193.

“The Dolls: A Theme Show” Doll-inspired works in all media featuring 50 artists; reception, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Attic Gallery, 1101 Washington St.; show will continue through April 15; 638-9221 or www.atticgallery.web.com for information.

Fish Dinner 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 111 Overlook Drive; sponsored by the Angelic Voices of Christ; 638-8428 for orders or deliveries.

Healthy Heart Event Free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings, self-assessment tests and literature; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Wal-Mart.

“Holy Ordinary” Book Signing By Carol Mead of Flowood; noon-4 p.m. Saturday at Peterson’s Art and Antiques; 636-7210.

HBCU Combined Choir Practice 3 p.m. Saturday, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 2629 Alma St.; contact Gertrude Young or Debra Goodman for information.

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

11th Annual Black History Program 1 p.m. Sunday, Mount Carmel M.B. Church, 2729 Alma St.; sponsored by the Historical Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Chapters of Alcorn, Jackson and Mississippi Valley state universities.

“Our Town” Auditions 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Parkside Playhouse; 636-0471 or www.e-vtg.com; sponsored by the Vicksburg Theatre Guild.

Parent Aide Volunteer Training 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 and March 1-2, Vicksburg Child Abuse Prevention Center, 2732 Washington St.; free; 634-0557.

Engineers Week Luncheon 11 a.m. Feb. 26, Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Auditorium; speaker, William W. Parsons, space shuttle program manager at Johnson Space Center, NASA; tickets, $13; Jason Roth, 634-3212.

YMCA Spring Break Camp Registration open for K-sixth grade; camp is March 8-12; Brian Gough, 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.

Churches

Ridgeway Baptist Friday Nite Youth Bash, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, 4684 Redwood Road; for ages 9-19; music by the McAlister Brothers Band; free.

Bethlehem M.B. Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. today and 11 a.m. Saturday, 3055 N. Washington St.; musicians, Kevin Winters and L.C. Dotson.

Highland Baptist Musical program presented by the Winters School of Music from William Carey College; 7 tonight; a donation will be taken.

Pleasant Valley Adult play rehearsal, 6 p.m. Friday; Junior Choir rehearsal, 11 a.m. Saturday; 2585 N. Washington St.

King David No. 1 M.B. Black history program, 6 p.m. Saturday; pastor, the Rev. A.L. Hines.

Jackson Street M.B. Youth sleepover, Friday and Saturday, 1416 Jackson St.; James Goodman Jr. will speak at 6 p.m. Friday and Michael Scott at 10 a.m. Saturday; pastor, the Rev. John W. Carroll Sr.