3/12/04

Published 12:00 am Friday, March 12, 2004

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Clubs

Rosa A. Temple Class of 1959 Reunion meeting, 4 p.m. Saturday, home of Sherry Fisher, 392 Fisher Ferry Road; Sherry Fisher, 638-7263, or Elijah Johnson, 636-9199.

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Rose of Sharon No. 24, O.E.S. 4 p.m. Saturday, Baldwin Ferry Road.

Rosa A. Temple Class of 1965 Reunion meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday, King David No. 1, 2719 Letitia St.; 636-5958 or 638-0171.

NAACP Executive board meeting, 6 p.m. Monday; general membership meeting, 7 p.m., 902 China St.

VHS Class of 1989 Reunion, July 23-24; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or Trina White Lassiter, 868-0151, for registration and information.

VFW 10734 American Dart Association $10 blind draw tournament, 7 tonight; 501 American Division Championship, 10 a.m. Saturday; kitchen open both days.

Letitia Street Reunion First anniversary dance, Saturday, 9 p.m. until, American Legion, 1618 Main St.; DJ, Alonzo Stephens; $2 in advance, $3 at door; Brenda Brown, 638-5918.

American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213 Anniversary program and dinner, 4 p.m. Sunday, 1618 Main St.; Charles Scott, 636-4993.

Rosa A. Temple Class of 1969 Reunion meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Ridge Apartment.

AARP 10 a.m. Tuesday, Chamber of Commerce; Lilly Henderson will speak on Medicare and Medicaid.

Vicksburg Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker will be Marvin Curtis, state director of the Highway Patrol.

Public programs

Blood Drive 2-6 tonight, bloodmobile in front of Wal-Mart; sponsored by United Blood Services.

Oak Ridge Opry 7-10 tonight, Oak Ridge Community Center; music by Ted Holman; drinks and hamburgers for sale; donations accepted.

“Gold in the Hills” 7:30 p.m. each Friday and Saturday through April 3, Parkside Playhouse; presented by Vicksburg Theatre Guild; 636-0471 or www.e-vtg.com.

Little League Try Outs Noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Mission 66 Ball Park; boys, ages 9-12; Roosevelt Brown Sr., 634-1604; Clyde Harris Jr., 661-0928; Glen D. Palmer, 630-9184; Dana Williams, 634-4514.

“The Confession of Adam and the Acquittal of Eve” 2 p.m. Saturday, Straughter Memorial Center, 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. St.; presented by the Mississippi Community of the African Israelites of Jerusalem; speaker, Prince Asiel Ben Israel; 638-4988 or 638-7947.

Vicksburg International Chamber Music Festival Tribute to the Glory of Baroque Dresden; March 18-28; benefit gala, “Vienna in Vicksburg,” 6:30 p.m. March 18, B’nai B’rith Literary Club, 721 Clay St.; deadline for gala tickets is today; for information, 638-2390 or 636-0390; tickets, Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, 636-9421, or www.tickets.usm.edu.

“The Celebration of Life” A program to honor Lillian Estine Jackson, 4 p.m. Saturday, King Solomon M.B. Church; speaker, the Rev. Reginald Bernard, pastor; dinner will follow at the Elks Lodge on Walnut St.

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

Inmate Family Support Group 7 p.m. Tuesday, Keystone Ministries, 1704 Court St.; 638-8100.

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

Pleasant Valley “Girl Talk,” noon Saturday, 2585 N. Washington St.

New Rock of Ages M.B. Quarterly meeting, trustees meet at 4 p.m. Saturday and members at 5.

King Solomon M.B. 144th church anniversary celebration; noon Saturday; pastor, the Rev. Reginald Bernard.

Cool Spring M.B. Gospel Musical 2004, 5 p.m. Saturday, 385 Falk Steel Road; featuring the Friendship, Evergivings, Belmont and St. Paul male choruses, the Gospel Visionaires and more; Ryan Moore is pastor.

Grove Street M.B. Gospel explosion, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg City Auditorium; presented by the Inspirational Mass Choir; featuring, Lannie Spann-McBride, the Angelic Voices of Christ, Kevin Winters, the Gospel Harmonizers, Precious Melody of Faith, Grove Street Inspirational Mass Choir and more; the Rev. Casey Fisher is pastor.

St. James M.B. Men praise night, 7 p.m. Saturday; speaker, Clifton Spicer; music by the Evergiven and Pleasant Valley male choruses; pastor, Charlie Blackmore Jr.

Shiloh Primitive Baptist Weekend services, 7 tonight, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Warriors’ Trail; supper will be served at 7 p.m. Saturday and noon Saturday and Sunday; former pastor, Darren Owens of Ripley, will speak.

Benefits

Third Annual HIV/AIDS Can Shake 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg Factory Outlet mall; sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; proceeds to benefit the 807 Clinic of Vicksburg and Building Bridges, Inc. of Jackson.

Garage Sale 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Tyson Foods, Inc., 1785 Interplex Dr.; 631-3600; proceeds to benefit the American Heart Association.

Progressive Dinner Fund-Raiser 6 p.m. March 19; appetizers and silent auction, First Presbyterian Church; main course and entertainment, Church of the Holy Trinity; desserts, Crawford Street United Methodist Church; tickets available at church offices and at the door for $25; proceeds to benefit Grace Christian Counseling Center.