We welcome your items for the Community Calendar. Submit items by postal service (P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182), e-mail (newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com), fax (634-0897), delivered in person to 1601-F N. Frontage Road, or by calling 636-4545 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. If corresponding by fax, mail or e-mail, be sure to include your name and phone number.

Clubs

Vicksburg Toastmasters Club 2052 Noon Thursday; Melinda Lamb, 634-3888, or Stephen Spangler, 634-3104.

DAR 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Piccadilly.

River City BPW 6 p.m. Thursday, Piccadilly Cafeteria; speaker will be Sen. Mike Chaney; public welcome; Jeanie Whitaker, president, 634-1984.

John C. Pemberton Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans, 6 p.m. Thursday; Masonic Lodge on Cain Ridge Road; film on raising the Cairo; public welcome.

Army/Navy Club Steak dinner meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at the club house.

Woodmen of the World 6 p.m. Friday, Fisher Ferry Volunteer Fire Department on Goodrum Road; 638-2495.

Sanders, Younger, Mosley and Webb Families Reunion meeting, 4 p.m. Sunday at the Leothis Webb home; 636-7030.

VFW 10734 7 p.m. Monday, post home on Indiana Avenue.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Thursday: 9 a.m., chair exercises; 10:30, quilting and beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 12:30, richter bridge; 1, piano; 2:30, open-play dominoes.

March of Dimes Kickoff 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Calypso’s at the Isle of Capri Casino; interested teams or individual participants should attend; breakfast will be served; 362-8945.

Emergency Appeal Blood Drives Thursday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at River Region Medical Center, U.S. 61 North, and noon-4 p.m. at River Region West Campus, North Frontage Road; each donor will receive a T-shirt.

Parkinson’s Support Group 2-3 p.m. Thursday, River Region West Campus cafeteria.

Health Awareness Seminar for Women Free, 5:30 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 25 at Shoney’s; topics include hormone replacement therapy and toxins in cosmetics or care products; Sherry Pratt, 529-4829, or Susan Gussio, 331-0167.

Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” Friday, Shelter Drive; benefit for Phil Witters will be 5-7 p.m.; hamburger plates, $2; ladies bring side dish, donations accepted; music will follow 7-10 by the Oak Ridge Band; the Wright Road Band will play 7-10 p.m. Saturday.

Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Party 8-10 p.m. Friday; Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive in Ridgeland; swing lesson, 7-8; $10 per person; 856-6168 or Vicksburg classes, 636-7000.

Adopt-A-Thon 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Pemberton Square mall by Radio Shack; sponsored by Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, 636-6631 or www.vwhumanesociety.com.

Lupus Education and Support Group 2 p.m. Saturday, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center’s Busey Auditorium in Jackson; 366-5655 or 800-866-9606.

Vicksburg Theatre Guild Auditions for “An Evening of Culture,” 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; parts available for five women and three men; 636-0471 or www.e-vtg.com.

YMCA Swimming Lessons Registration now open; preschool learn-to-swim begins Oct. 6; mom-n-tot lessons begin Nov. 3; adult beginner lessons begin Nov. 10; 638-1071.

Churches

Vicksburg Church of God Benefit sale of donated items, 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; corner of Lee Road and Indiana Avenue.

Lutheran Church of the Messiah Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday; 301 Cain Ridge Road; 636-1894.

Christian Light M.B. in Anguilla 12th-year anniversary celebration for Singing Sensations of Rolling Fork, 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday; the Rev. H.C. Hagler, pastor.