[04/19/02]

Published 12:00 am Friday, April 19, 2002

Clubs

VICKSBURG ALCORN ALUMNI 7 tonight, Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.; Dr. Ben Craft, executive director of the Alcorn State Foundation, will speak.

IVYETTES GIRLS CLUB 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Rolling Acres Community Center.

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MU XI OMEGA CHAPTER Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority; 8 a.m. Saturday, Shoney’s; all members are urged to attend.

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

REUNITE SOCIAL AND CIVIC CLUB Riverfest jam; 9 p.m.-until, Saturday; American Legion “The Hut;” admission is $3.

NEGRO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN Annual founders day and community service awards program; 4 p.m. Sunday, Mount Heroden M.B. Church, 1117-1119 Clay St.; LeVerne Henry Burks, equal employment opportunity specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will speak.

PROJECT ALPHA LEADERSHIP 4 p.m. Sunday, Vicksburg Housing Authority; boys ages 12-17 are welcome; Darrin Gibbs, 634-6120, Tierre Brown, 638-9047, or Gregory L. Jackson, 636-1793.

LADIES OASIS FELLOWSHIP 10 a.m. Monday, 502 Elmwood St.; Carol Irons, of Cornerstone Church in Jackson, will speak; 636-7289.

EXCHANGE 12:30 p.m. Monday, Piccadilly; Susan Calbert, Child Abuse Prevention Center, will speak.

WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1982 Final reunion meeting, 4 p.m. April 27 at Garfield’s; Karen Brown, 634-1693 or 661-7202.

Public programs

LEVI’S “A Gathering Place” Open 7-11 tonight for teens; 7-10 p.m. Saturday with music by the Oak Ridge Band; cappuccino, coffee, fountain drinks, sweets, gameroom with pool table and more; no cover charge.

CAPITOL CITY COIN AND CURRENCY SHOW 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Clarion Hotel, I-55 High Street in Jackson; buy sell and trade U.S. and foreign coins, currency, gold, silver and other numismatic items; free admission.

NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY 2 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office, Highway 8 West in Grenada; Becky Woods, herpetologist, will speak; Tena Taylor, 662-628-11625.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SALTILLO BREAKFAST 8-11 a.m. Sunday, KC Hall; $3 per person or $12 for immediate family.

SUMMER THERAPEUTIC CAMP Central Mississippi Prevention Services is accepting applications for the 4th annual YMCA overnight camps which will provide a variety of life-skills training and recreational activities; camp dates are May 26-31; deadline to register is April 24; 631-0102.

Churches

ST. MARK M.B. REVIVAL 6:30 tonight; 3395 N. Washington St.; Elder W.C. Wallace, pastor, will be the evangelist; Joseph Willis is associate pastor.

GREATER MOUNT LEBANON M.B. REVIVAL 7:30 tonight; the Rev. Percy Turner of Hazlehurst will be the guest evangelist; Dr. Larry Clark is pastor.

CEDAR GROVE M.B. REVIVAL 7:30 tonight; the Rev. Casey Fisher will be the guest speaker; the Rev. Glenn Turner Sr. is pastor; 3300 Grange Hall Road.

TRIUMPH M.B. YOUTH MINISTRY CAR WASH 10 a.m. Saturday, behind Wal-Mart SuperCenter.

ROCK OF AGES CHOIR REHEARSAL 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

BRIGHT MORNING STAR M.B. BUSINESS MEETING 4 p.m. Saturday; 801 Green St.

GOSPEL TEMPLE Singing, drama and praise dancing; 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 1612 Lane St.; featured guests will be J.B. Mance and Soul Consolaters of Jackson; the Rev. Walter Edley is pastor; 638-2581.

FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA HAIR AND HAT SHOW 6 p.m. Saturday, Travelers Rest M.B. Church, 718 Bowmar Ave.; the Rev. Thomas Bernard is pastor.

MOUNT PILGRIM M.B. MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA Senior choir program, 6 p.m. Saturday; the Rev. Joseph Brown is pastor; Johnny Sims, 636-2753.

GREATER MOUNT ZION M.B. GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA 6:30 p.m. Saturday, 907 Farmer St.; featuring various pastors and speakers.

Benefits

GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION POKER RUN Saturday; registration begins at 8 a.m., first bike out will be at 9 and last bike in is at 11 p.m., Sevier Outdoors, Highway 27 South; games, door prizes, food and drinks and drawings; all proceeds benefit the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society; David Thames, 638-0347 or Ken Moody, 636-5934.

SWAC ALL-AMERICAN ALUMNI BASKETBALL SHOOTOUT 1 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg High School gym; sponsored by Vicksburg-Warren County Chapter of Alcorn State University Alumni; admission, $3; proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund; Doug Fitzgerald, event coordinator, 638-0031 ext. 3042.

VICKSBURG KIWANIS GOLF BALL DROP 4:30 p.m. Sunday, downtown; $5 per golf ball; all proceeds benefit scholarship and youth service projects; Charlie McKinnie, 638-7722.

EXCHANGE CLUB AND KROGER Selling tickets to win a $500 Kroger shopping spree; tickets are $2 and may be purchased by calling 634-0557; all proceeds will benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Center.