This weekend

Published 11:02 am Friday, July 13, 2012

Events of interest in the area this weekend:

Today

7:30 p.m. — Gold in the Hills; Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Blvd.; $10 general admission, $5 for 12 and younger; 601-636-0471, www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

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Saturday

8-11 a.m. — Vicksburg Farmers’ Market; Washington and Jackson streets.

7:30 p.m. — Gold in the Hills; Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Blvd.; $10 general admission, $5 for 12 and younger; 601-636-0471, www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

7:30 p.m. — 14th annual River City Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and Men’s Physique Championship; Rainbow Casino, 1380 Warrenton Road; $20; sponsored by Wyatt’s Gym; 601-636-9414.

Sunday

2 p.m. — Old Depot Museum grand opening; Levee Street; 601-638-6500.

4 p.m. — Civil liberty program; Eureka Temple No. 737 Civil Liberty Department; Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St; Beverly Hebron Wallace, speaker; free, donations accepted; 601-456-1330.

4 p.m. — Heritage Music Series; David Dunavent and Evol Love; Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, 4116 Washington St.; free; www.vicksburgheritage.com

Vicksburg National

Military Park

Living History Program

$8 per car; 601-636-0583

Cannon firing: 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. on Friday and Sunday; 8:30 and 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday

Weapons demonstration: 9 and 11 a.m. and 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Pemberton’s Headquarters: 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; 1018 Crawford St.; open to public.

Shirley House: 9-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m., Saturday

and Sunday

USS Cairo ranger talks: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. hourly, 15 minutes; daily; 601-636-2199.