Clubs

VICKSBURG HOMECOMING CLUB 7 tonight, home of the president; members should bring a covered dish and gift.

VICKSBURG-WARREN ALCORN ALUMNAE CHAPTER 7 p.m. Friday at the Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.

IVYETTES Girls Club; 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Rolling Acres Community Center.

WILLING WORKERS CLUB 3 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Valley, 2585 N. Washington St.; Eddie Bryant is president.

BROADWATER LODGE NO. 55 Meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday at Masonic Hall; all Prince Hall Masons welcome; casual attire.

WALKER FAMILY REUNION Annual Christmas gathering; 4 p.m. Sunday at Locust Grove M.B. Church; Walker, Johnson, Grady, Reed, Kelly, Williams, Brown, Lewis, Holt and Crump families invited; Mary Walker Anderson, 634-0111 or Ernest Walker, 638-4432.

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY 4 p.m. Sunday, Mount Heroden Fellowship Hall on Clay Street.

Public programs

VICKSBURG SENIOR CENTER Friday: 9-11 a.m., walking at Jackson Street community center; 10, bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., open-play dominoes; 6:30, Christmas party and dancing at City Auditorium, bring covered dish.

“COUNTING THE COST” Auditions; 7 tonight at American Legion “The Hut,” 1618 Main Street; five female parts, three singing, and four male parts, two singing; P. Bradley, 636-6648.

LEVI’S “A Gathering Place,” tonight: 7-10, Christmas party, bring finger foods, Shelter Drive off Mount Alban Road; Saturday: 7-10 p.m.; music by Lanny McCann and the Backwater Band.

CHRISTMAS POTLUCK DANCE PARTY Friday 8-10 p.m. Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive in Ridgeland, $10 per person; Cha Cha lessons from 7-8, $10 per person; other classes and private lessons available; 856-6168.

LUNCH WITH THE ANGELS 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Friday; menu includes fried catfish, red beans and rice, Mexican cornbread and dessert; $5 for dine-in or carry-out and $6 for delivery; to place orders in advance, 301-0118 or 638-8100; sponsored by Keystone Ministries.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP 2 until 3 p.m. each second Monday of the month, River Region West cafeteria.

RIF WORKSHOP 10 a.m. Saturday at Rolling Acres Community Center for kindergarten through sixth grade; books and goodie bags will be distributed; Vicksburg High School History Club members will be presenters; sponsored by AKA Sorority.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM “The True Meaning of Christmas,” 6 p.m. Saturday at Highway 27 and Stenson Road; sponsored by Locust Grove Sunday School.

CHRISTMAS PARTY Saturday, 8 p.m. until; Bovina Center; admission is $2.

SHRINERS BALL Saturday, 9 p.m. until; Vicksburg City Auditorium, 901 Monroe St.; food, fellowship, music and dance; presented by Mecca Temple No. 1 and Rose of Sharon Court No. 2; Notton Jones, 638-6498 and 415-0736, or Peter Anderson, 619-9998.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION 2 p.m. Sunday, County Market parking lot; 500 boxes of food to go to those drawing unemployment, with proof; sponsored by Mountain of Faith Ministries and County Market; Tina Hayward, 831-4405, or Ruth Pugh, 636-7655.

Churches

TRIUMPH M.B. 7 tonight, Sanctuary Choir rehearsal; Friday: 11 a.m., Bible study and lunch.

PLEASANT VALLEY Choir rehearsal and Christmas practice at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 2585 N. Washington St.

FAMILY LIFE CATHEDRAL “The Light Is Come,” a Christmas celebration with fun, fellowship and special music; 7 p.m. Friday at the church, 2832 Ken Karyl Ave.; $15 per person; Raymond O. Biard will be the guest speaker.