This and that|VWSD Honor Choir to perform Tuesday

Published 12:00 am Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Vicksburg Warren School District’s Honor Choir will perform Tuesday night at City Auditorium.

The theme will be Music! Just Imagine, and the show will begin at 6:30. Admission is free.

The choir features students from across the 9,000-student district. Call 601-638-5122.

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Fairy Tale auditions set for April 10-11

The Vicksburg Theatre Guild will host auditions for Fairy Tale Theatre, its annual summer youth program.

Auditions will be from 2 to 4 p.m. April 10-11 at Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave, and are open to ages 7-18. Production dates are June 24-27.

Registration is $35 for VTG members and $55 for nonmembers. Call 601-636-0471 or visit www.e-vtg.com for information.

Fundraiser walk set for Riverfest weekend

The Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is seeking walkers and volunteers for Walk MS, set for the same weekend as Vicksburg’s 2010 Riverfest.

The walk will begin at 9 a.m. April 17 at the Art Park at Catfish Row downtown. Partipation is free, but walkers are asked to set a personal fundraising goal. Participants who raise more than $125 will receive a T-shirt and prizes.

Call Angie Jackson at 601-856-5831, or e-mail her at angie.jackson@nmss.org.

Cultures on display Thursday at Alcorn

Alcorn State University will host its 2010 Multicultural Festival Thursday at the Lorman campus.

The free event will begin at 1 p.m. and will end at 6 p.m. with an international dinner in the dining hall. Cultures on display will include Spanish, Russian, Indian, Ecuadorian, Brazilian and African.

Events will take place at the plaza, between the union and the library. Events will be moved to the E.E. Simmons Gym in case of rain.   

Call 601-877-6100 or visit www.alcorn.edu for information.

LIFE of Mississippi plans art exhibit

LIFE of Mississippi’s third annual Art of Life EXPO-tential will be April 8 at the Mississippi Craft Center, 950 Rice Road, Ridgeland.

The art exhibit, set for 5 to 8 p.m., will feature potter Sheri Marshall, glass artist Jerry Hymel, painters Roz Roy and William Heard, painter and folk artist Earl Simmons and others.

Tickets are $15 for individuals or $25 for couples. Proceeds benefit LIFE of Mississippi, which aims to empower people with disabilities. LIFE stands for Living Independence for Everyone.

Call Christy Dunaway at 601-969-4009 or e-mail lifeofms@aol.com.