7/31/03

Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 31, 2003

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Clubs

Vicksburg Coin Club 7 tonight, River Region West Campus conference room.

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American Legion Tyner-Ford Post No. 213 Installation of officers at 5 p.m. Sunday, 1618 Main St.

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Noon Monday, Citadel sanctuary; bring a dish and a friend.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; 1:30 p.m., open play dominoes.

Organ Recital and Even-Song Presentation 7:30 tonight, Church of the Holy Trinity, 900 South St.; sponsored by the Mississippi Music Conference.

Bowmar Elementary’s “Getting Ready” Day 8 a.m.-noon Saturday at the school; parents welcome to help spruce up ABC Garden.

Citywide Event Against Brutality 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 1318 South St.; guest speakers and entertainment by the Swartz brothers; all candidates welcome; fish, rib and chicken dinners will be for sale, proceeds will benefit Doris Jackson.

Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by Old Habits.

Adult Community Dance 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday at American Legion “The Hut”; admission, $3; proceeds go to championship rings for the Vicksburg High School powerlifting team.

Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 661-7646; evening, Jackie G., 638-8456 or 415-3345.

Job Application/Interview Workshop Free, 10 a.m. Monday at the Vicksburg Convention Center; sponsored by Hinds Community College.

Figure Drawing Workshop By James Smithhart, 6-8:30 p.m. Monday and Aug. 6, 11 and 13 at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center; cost, $20 for members and $25 for non-members; cost includes supplies; 631-2997 to register.

Cheer and Dance Camp 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, St. Aloysius High School gymnasium; open to girls in grades K-8; cost is $60; 636-2256.

Explorers Interdenominational Bible Study 9:30-11:15 a.m. each Wednesday Sept. 10-May 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St.; cost is $60; children’s program available for ages 2-5, nursery provided; Maurice Tadlock, 638-2552, or Virginia Morton, 638-6385, to register.

Churches

Pleasant Valley 2585 N. Washington St.; revival, 7 nightly through Friday; evangelist, the Rev. Robert Miller; pastor, the Rev. Alex Miller.

Gospel Temple Vacation Bible School, 6 nightly through Friday; 1612 Lane St.; Walter Edley, pastor.

Evergreen M.B., Redwood Revival, 7:30 nightly through Friday; Oscar Thompson, associate minister of St. Paul M.B. Church in Bovina, will be the guest speaker; the Rev. Frank Gardner, pastor.

New Oak Ridge M.B. Vacation Bible School, 6:30-8:30 nightly through Friday; Mississippi 27, Utica-Edwards; Patricia H. Gardener and Mary Welch, directors; the Rev. K.C. Frazier, pastor.

Mount Ararat Baptist Revival, 7 nightly through Friday, 50 Culkin Road; the Rev. Terry Moore, evangelist; the Rev. P.J. Moreland, pastor.

Old Come and See M.B., Ingleside Community Revival, 7 nightly through Friday, Claiborne County; the Rev. Henry Mayfield Sr., evangelist; the Rev. E.S. Cosey, pastor.

Mount Alban M.B. Revival, 7 nightly through Friday, 2385 Mount Alban Road; the Rev. Kennie Ramsey, pastor of churches in Tallulah and Louise, will be the evangelist.

St. Paul M.B. Prayer service, 6 tonight through Friday; revival, 7 p.m. Monday-Aug. 8; Elm Street; the Rev. Henry J. Williams, pastor; the Rev. Hugh Lewis, evangelist.

Warren County Sunday School Convention No. 1 105th annual session, 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zion Traveler’s M.B. Church; speakers will be the Revs. Alfred Lassiter, Walter Weathersby, Robert Miller and Booker Smith.

Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 4:30 p.m. Friday; 2585 N. Washington St.

Wayside Apostolic Preconvocation evangelistic seminar, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday; 4615 Halls Ferry Road; speakers will be Evangelist Robert Honeycutt and Minister Michael Waldrup.

Hopewell Baptist “Gospel Musical Explosion,” 6 p.m. Saturday; the Rev. J.D. Cooper is pastor; 636-3693.

Greater Mount Zion Baptist Choir extravaganza, 6:30 p.m. Saturday; guests will include Nathaniel Williams and the Mighty Train, Gospel Train Play, Kevin Winters, Lola Sneed, Gwendolyn England and Tiny Miller.

Berachah Baptist “Great Big God” Kids Praisers presentation, 7 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Benefits

Vicksburg Church of God Benefit sale, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; corner of Indiana Avenue and Lee Road.

St. James Youth Car Wash 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Pizza Hut on Pemberton Boulevard; proceeds will go to Six Flags youth trip.

St. Aloysius Band Car Wash 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Britton & Koontz National Bank on South Frontage Road.