From staff reports

“Gold in the Hills”

Production of Vicksburg Theatre Guild; 7:30 p.m. Saturday; the Coral Room at The Vicksburg, 801 Clay St.; tickets: $15 adults, $7 children 12 and younger; 601-636-0471, www.e-vtg.com.

“The Rocky Horror Show”

Broadway musical presented by Fondren Theatre Workshop; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Oct. 26 and Oct. 30-Nov. 1, additional showing at midnight Nov. 1; old Pix-Capri Theatre, 3023 N. State St., Jackson; tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors and students with ID, admission does not include price for midnight Nov. 1 screening; 20 percent of net proceeds will go to MS HeARTS Against AIDS; no seats, heat or air conditioning in theatre; bring chairs and dress accordingly; play contains some mature themes and language; www.fondrentheatreworkshop.org.

“To Kill a Mockingbird”

Production by Jackson’s New Stage Theatre, adapted by Christopher Segel from the classic novel by Harper Lee; Wednesday-Nov. 2; 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays; preview night: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; tickets: $22, available at box office at 1100 Carlisle St., online at www.newstagetheatre.com or by phone at 601-948-3531; discounts available for students, seniors, groups.

Spooky Pooch Contest

Saturday 3 p.m. ; Outlets at Vicksburg; will feature awards for Spookiest, Silliest, Most Original and Best Pet/Owner Duo; entry fees $5 per category and $1 off with donation of bag of cat or dog food; registration at 2 p.m.; proceeds to benefit sponsor, Paws Rescue; 601-529-1535, www.pawsrescuepets.org.

21st annual Halloween Costume Contest and Parade

Contest: 9:30 a.m. in parking lot at Veto and Walnut streets, trophies will be awarded in each age category; parade: 10:30 a.m., will roll on Washington Street, children 12 and under accompanied by adult can line up on Veto Street between Walnut and Washington streets, trick-or-treating with downtown merchants will follow parade; festivities sponsored by Vicksburg Main Street, 601-634-4527, www.downtownvicksburg.org.

Fall Pilgrimage

Tour of Historic Homes and Hallways, sponsored by Vicksburg Heritage League; through Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays; three-home tour $25, one-home tour $10; Green Tour: Annabelle, The Corners Mansion Inn and the Shlenker House, tickets for that group can be purchased at Annabelle, 501 Speed St.; Blue Tour: Baer House, Martha Vick House and Stained Glass Manor, tickets can be bought at Baer House, 1117 Grove St.; www.vicksburgheritage.com, shirleywaring@bellsouth.net.

Trick-or-Treat

For youths in Vicksburg and Warren County; 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30; children 12 and younger encouraged to participate.

Great Delta Bear Affair

Heritage festival and celebration of Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday; Saturday in downtown Rolling Fork; festivities include 5K run/walk, food, arts and crafts, entertainment; 662-873-6261.

Rock What You Got

Christian rock show, 7 p.m. Friday; Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Madison; show will feature artists Superchick and Stellar Kart; tickets: $15, available at iTickets.com or Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 7469 Old Canton Road; visit http://flyhighproducations.com, e-mail jonathan.adcock@gmail.com or call 601-540-7578.

Kathy Chase Young book-signing

“In a Mississippi Winter”; children’s book by Mississippi author; 10 a.m.-noon Nov. 1; Lorelei Books, 1103 Washington St.; 601-634-8624, loreleibooks@wave2lan.com, www.loreleibooks.com.

Out of the Darkness Community Walk

Sponsored by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Nov. 8; Duncan Park, Natchez; registration: 9-9:30 a.m, walk: 10 a.m.; www.outofthedarkness.org, 601-807-9851.

Holly Days Arts and Crafts Show

Southern Cultural Heritage Center auditorium; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 6; admission: $1; will feature at least 35 vendors; 601-631-2997, info@southernculture.org.

Vicksburg Campaign Seminar

Free seminar for people interested in becoming Vicksburg National Military Park guides; 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday through Nov. 4;  601-636-0583.

Classics in the Courtyard

Lunchtime concert series, noon-1 p.m., each Friday through Nov. 14; Southern Cultural Heritage Center; $7 per person; make reservations by 5 p.m. Thursday before the event; 601-631-2997 or info@southernculture.org.; Oct. 24: classic pop, gospel and country favorites, food by Horse Face Harry’s Cafe; Oct. 31: Celtic and Spanish music, food by Goldie’s Express; Nov. 7: classic country and pop favorites, food by Unique Impressions; Nov. 14: classic pop and originals, food by Walnut Hills Restaurant.

Biedenharn Museum & Gardens Trip

Monroe museum taking reservations for May 15-22, 2009, trip to Chelsea Flower Show in London; Biedenharn Executive Director Ralph Calhoun, 318-387-5281; www.bmuseum.org.

Seasonal Wreath Workshop

Southern Cultural Heritage Center; 6-8 p.m. Nov. 4; $55 for SCHF members, $60 for nonmembers; led by Beau Lutz of Belvedere and Co.; participants will learn to create a wreath and will choose from three styles; materials provided, but participants encouraged to bring a glue gun; 601-631-2997 or info@southernculture.org.

‘Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music’

Theatrical performance for children; 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 26; Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson; tickets: $13, $16 and $20, plus $2 facility fee, limited number of $25 Gold Circle seats available, on opening night all but Gold Circle seats are $13; info: 601-353-0603, www.sesamestreetlive.com; tickets: 601-355-5252, www.ticketmaster.com.

Flora Fall Plant Swap

9 a.m. Oct. 30; Flora Library meeting room; bring one or two well-rooted plants to swap and others to share; free; 601-879-8835 or 601-879-8252.

Art of the Cartoonist

Lecture, book-signing by Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey; 7 p.m. Oct. 28; Southern Cultural Heritage Center; free admission with nonperishable food item to be donated to Storehouse Community Food Pantry; 601-631-2997 or info@southernculture.org.

A Private Collection of Japanese Prints

Exhibit of woodblock prints; on display through Nov. 1; University of Southern Mississippi’s Museum of Art; free; museum open 10 am.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; 601-266-5200, 601-266-4988; ww.usm.edu/arts.

Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

Tickets available for 2008-09 season; list of performances at www.usm.edu/symphony; to order tickets: 800-844-8425 or ticket.office@usm.edu.

Backyards & Beyond: Mississippians and Their Stories

Traveling exhibit of post-Hurricane Katrina-themed works by Vicksburg gallery owner H.C. Porter; on display through Nov. 30 at Katrina Research Center at University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach; free; hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 2-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 228-214-3423, ww.backyardsandbeyond.com.

Holiday Clay Time

Southern Cultural Heritage Center; 10 a.m.-noon Nov. 1; conducted by Central Mississippi Polymer Clay Guild; students will create two Christmas projects; $45 for SCHC members, $50 for nonmembers; space limited, reservations required; 601-631-2997, info@southernculture.org.

George Ohr National Challenge

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi; through Nov. 7; juried exhibit featuring ceramics and 2-dimensional work by 80 artists from across the United States; free; 228-374-5547, www.georgeohr.org.

Grand National Watercolor Exhibition

Will feature “Expectation” by Vicksburg Art Association member Elke Briuer; Mississippi Museum of Art, 380 S. Lamar St., Jackson; through Jan. 4; hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $3 for students ages 6 through college, free for ages younger than 5 and museum members; group rates for 20 or more: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $1 for students; 601-960-1515, www.msmuseumofart.org.

Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World

Exhibit with art by 52 women in 21 countries; Hattiesburg Train Depot; through Dec. 5; free; designed to counter misconceptions about the art and culture of women who live in the Islamic world; guests: H.R.H. Princess Wijdan Al-Hashemi, Aliki Moschis-Gauguet, Dr. Khalid Khreis; presented by The Art- Reach Foundation, hosted by University of Southern Mississippi College of Arts and Letters; depot hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, noon until 4 p.m. Sundays; 601-266-4315.

‘Rigoletto’

Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15; based on Victor Hugo’s attack on the French court, the opera explores the darker motivations of the human condition; tickets: $10 for children, $10-$55 for students, $20-$55 for regular, $18-$49.50 for seniors and $17-$46.75 for groups; tickets or info: 601-960-2300.

Father, daughter art show

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans; through January 2009; includes sketchings, writings and paintings by father/daughter art team; admission: free for members, children younger than 5, UNO students, faculty and staff; $5 for adults, seniors 65 and older and students; www.ogdenmuseum.org.

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT

LaNise Kirk

Variety; Ameristar Casino’s Cabaret Lounge, 4116 Washington St.; tonight; free; 601-638-1000.

Memphis All Stars

Variety; Ameristar Casino’s Bottleneck Blues Bar, 4116 Washington St.; Friday-Saturday; free; 601-638-1000.

Mike Zito

Rock, blues; Ameristar Casino’s Bottleneck Blues Bar, 4116 Washington St.; Friday-Saturday; free; 601-638-1000.

Shabang

Variety; Ameristar’s Casino Cabaret, 4116 Washington St.; Tuesday-Oct. 26, Oct. 28-Nov. 2; free; 601-638-1000.

Lee Greenwood

Country pop; DiamondJacks Casino, 3990 Washington St.; 8 p.m. Nov. 8; to purchase tickets: 877-711-0677.

John Michael Montgomery

Country; DiamondJacks Casino, 3990 Washington St.; 8 p.m. Dec. 6; to purchase tickets: 877-711-0677.