Friday

8-9 a.m. — A public interfaith prayer service for the new city administration will be held at Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 815 Mission 66.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Rangers and volunteers will pre-sent and demonstrate Union Civil War artillery at Battery De Golyer, Stop No. 1 on the Vicksburg National Military Park’s tour road.  Visitors can enter the park at 3201 Clay St.  The admission fee is $8.

9 a.m.-4 p.m .— Pemberton Headquarters on Crawford Street will be open for public tours.

10 a.m.-noon — Local historian Gordon Cotton will sign copies of his latest book, “Like a Hideous Nightmare: Vicksburg Women Remember the Horrors of the Civil War” at the Cinnamon Tree, 1322 Washington St.  The book can be purchased for $20 at the Cinnamon Tree.

2-5 p.m. — Cotton will sign copies of “Like a Hideous Nightmare” at Peterson’s Art and Antiques, 1400 Washington St.  The book can be purchased for $20 at Peterson’s.

6 p.m. — City officials Paul Winfield, Michael Mayfield and Sid Beauman will be inaugurated at the Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry St.  The swearing-in ceremony is free and open to the public.

7 p.m. — The Brett Family of Branson, Mo., will put on a musical variety show at First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St.  Donations will be accepted at the show, which is sponsored by the local cultural organization Four Seasons of the Arts, but admission is free.

Saturday

9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Rangers and volunteers will pre-sent and demonstrate Union Civil War artillery at Battery De Golyer, Stop No. 1 on the Vicksburg National Military Park’s tour road. Visitors may enter the park at 3201 Clay St. The admission fee is $8.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Pemberton Headquarters on Crawford Street will be open for public tours.

9 a.m.-noon — Cotton will sign copies of “Like a Hideous Nightmare” at the Old Court House Museum, 1008 Cherry St.  The book can be purchased for $20 at the museum.

1-4 p.m. — A program commemorating Madame C. J. Walker, a native of Delta, La., and the nation’s first female self-made millionaire, will be held at the pavilion adjacent to the Hermione Museum, 315 N. Mulberry St., Tallulah.  The program, set to include live music and poetry readings, is free and open to the public.

7:30 p.m. — The Krackerjacks, a rock band from Greenville, will perform in front of the old train depot on Levee Street.  The concert is free and open to the public.

9 p.m. — A fireworks show will be at City Front.  The show is free and open to the public.