This weekend in Vicksburg

Published 12:00 am Friday, October 9, 2009

Classics in the Courtyard — Noon today; Southern Cultural Heritage Center; $9 lunch by Juke Joint Restaurant & Blues Exhibit; music by Reed Bishop and Nicholas and Julia Blake, free.

Bovina Fall Festival — 5:30-7:30 tonight; Bovina Elementary School, 5 Willow Creek Drive off of Interstate 20; $5 armbands for rides and 4 tickets for $1 for booths.

Latimore concert — 9 tonight; LD’s Restaurant & Lounge, 1111 Mulberry St.; $20 and includes seafood buffet.

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“Deadwood Dick” — 7:15 tonight and Saturday; Westside Theatre Foundation, Coral Room at The Vicksburg, 801 Clay St.; $10 for adults, $5 for children.

Over the River Run — 8 a.m. Saturday; event starts at U.S. 80 bridge; after-party will be at Ameristar Casino parking lot; call or go online for registration fees; 601-856-9884 or www.mstrackclub.com.

Civil War & Antiques Expo — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday; Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry St.; $6 for adults and free for 12 and under.

Teddy Bearfest 2009 — 9 a.m. Saturday; Courthouse Square, Tallulah; free.

Shopping Extravaganza — 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Outlets at Vicksburg; $15.

19th Annual MS Bike Tour — Route begins Saturday morning at Clinton Baptist Healthplex on Clinton Parkway and ends at Vicksburg Battlefield Inn; $30 for individuals or $20 per person for teams.

Mississippi State Fair — 11 a.m.-1 a.m. today, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. weekdays; Kids Day: noon-6 p.m. today; Ride-A-Thon: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight, $20 unlimited rides; $5 general admission, free for 6 and under; $5 general parking; 1207 Mississippi St., Jackson.

Chautauqua Bike Rally in Crystal Springs — Today-Sunday; $30 for weekend pass, $10 for today or $20 for Saturday, and $10 for camping site; 26031 U.S. 51 North.

Salvation Army Soup and Sandwich Luncheon — 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday; Wesley Hall of Crawford Street United Methodist Church; $6 in advance; 601-529-8500 or 601-831-0279.