Pi Day and St. Patrick’s Day were both celebrated this past week. Pi Day is celebrated each year on March 14 because the date resembles the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, 3.14 for short, and St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17. Neither holiday merits time off from school or work, here in Vicksburg, but they are still fun to appreciate. Easter however, which is less than a week away is celebrated with many having time off from school and work. Local merchants have seen an upsurge in traffic for those needing Easter clothing for their children.

“Easter is one of our biggest seasons, Fredrick’s owner Norma Massey said.

“We have lots of Easter dresses, lots of spring colors and lots of floral prints,” she said.

And what would Easter be without chocolate Easter eggs.

For those looking for designer eggs, Gibson Memorial Church is selling their chocolate covered Easter eggs through Friday.

Members of the church met on Tuesday to begin preparing for the approximately 1,500 eggs that will be sold. The flavors offered include peanut butter, vanilla, coconut, maple nut, almond, almond coconut and raspberry.

Each egg weighs 4 ounces and sells for $2.50. Orders can be placed by calling 601-636-2605, 601-415-4428 or by emailing gibsonmumc@att.net.

Other positive happenings in Vicksburg this week include:

• The Attic Gallery held a themed art show on Friday, which featured more than 20 artists from around the state.

“We do this every year,” the owner of the gallery Lesley Silver said.

“We invite a group of artists, both familiar and new, to create something inspired by a theme.”

• The Strand Cinema had a screening of “Once Upon A Time in the West” in memory of David Reid, a local man that died of cancer in 2007.

The movie was a favorite of Reid’s, the film programmer of the Strand Cinema, Daniel Boone said. Reid was also a friend of the local film aficionado. In addition to honoring Reid with the screening, donations were also accepted for the Culkin Volunteer Fire Department.

“David lived in Culkin and was active in the fire department in its early days,” Boone said.

• On Sunday, Crawford Street United Methodist Church presented “Amazing Love” during the morning worship service. For the cantata, the church’s chancel choir teamed up with musicians, students and teachers, from Mississippi, Louisiana and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in Jackson to present the Palm Sunday program.