4/23/03

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 23, 2003

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Clubs

Vicksburg Coin Club 7 p.m. Thursday at the Vicksburg Clinic conference room.

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VHS Class of 1993 Reunion, May 30-31; contact Amy Armstrong, asarmstrongmd@yahoo.com or 251-625-3447 for information.

TRIAD 2 p.m. today in the board room; Chris Counts will speak on the “Are You OK?” program.

Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club 7 p.m. Thursday at the home of Willie Glasper, 1715 Main St.; bring a covered dish.

Vicksburg-Warren Alcorn Alumnae Chapter 7 p.m. Friday at Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.

Letitia Street Reunion ’70s Dance, 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Saturday at American Legion, The Hut, 1618 Main St.; $2 in advance and $3 at the door; DJ is Alonzo Stevens.

Negro BPW Founders Day program, 4 p.m. Sunday; Mount Heroden Baptist Church, 1117 Clay St.; guest speaker will be Wanda Caldwell Wilson; music provided by Cedar Grove Youth Choir; Martha Walker and Barbara Johnson, program chairman.

Class of 1988 Urgent meeting, 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Shoney’s; all classmates are asked to attend.

Public programs

Senior Center Thursday: 9 a.m., chair exercises; 10:30, beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 12:30 p.m., richter bridge; 6:30 p.m., dance with music by the Bud Shiers Band.

Public Library Thursday: 10:30 a.m., staff from the Child Abuse Prevention Center will read stories and host an art project in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Adult CPR 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Red Cross building, 908 Cherry St.; $20 per person; 636-9182; sponsored by the American Red Cross.

“Les Miserables” Auditions 5:15-7:45 p.m. Friday and 5:15-6:45 p.m. April 28; students, ages 19 and under, only; choral directors at high schools are urged to participate in casting; sponsored by the Vicksburg Theatre Guild; visit the web site, www.vicksburg.com/~sparky, for more audition information; to be performed August 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. at Vicksburg Theatre Guild; tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under.

Oak Ridge Opry 7 p.m. Friday at the Oak Ridge Community Center; music by: Magnolias and Moonshine; donations are accepted; burgers and drinks will be for sale.

Teen Dance 9 p.m. until midnight Friday at City Park Pavilion; free admission; sponsored by the City of Vicksburg.

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

Great American Clean-up 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at the Battlefield Mall parking lot; clothes, furniture, paper, plastics, tires and metals, including appliances, aluminum, copper, brass, steel and bi-metal cans; hazardous materials will not be accepted; sponsored by Keep Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Warren County and the City of Vicksburg; 636-4048 or kvwb@vicksburg.com for information.

Pet First Aid Class 9 a.m. Saturday at the Red Cross building, 908 Cherry St.; $25; 636-9182; sponsored by the American Red Cross.

Fitness for Youth and Drug Awareness For ages 5-9, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Riverfront Park; sponsored by Nu Kappa Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.; Nakreshia T. Cox, 661-6439.

Adopt-A-Thon 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at Pemberton Square mall, by RadioShack; sponsored by the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society.

Auditions for “Fairy Tale Theatre” 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Parkside Playhouse; for youth ages 7 and up; 636-0471 or www.e-vtg.com for information; sponsored by the Vicksburg Theatre Guild.

Vicksburg Art Association Youth Art Exhibit 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Constitution Firehouse at Main and Openwood streets; hostess is Nancy Mitchell.

Celebrate Recovery A Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program; Monday: 6:30-8 p.m., Beacon Fellowship, 1901 N. Frontage Road, Executive Plaza, Suite 2; Thursday: 7-8:30 p.m., Keystone Ministries, 1702 Court St.; 636-8787.

Spring Recital Piano and voice students from Jeanne Evans’ Mississippi Bliss Music Studio will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church, Main Street at Openwood; free and open to the public; awards reception to follow in the lower level of the church.

Churches

Shiloh First Baptist Revival, 7 tonight through Friday, 100 Fayette St. in Fayette; the Rev. Leonard Walker is evangelist and the Rev. Larry D. Jackson is pastor.

Holy Hill Baptist Spring revival, 7:30 tonight through Friday, 9610 Oak Ridge Road; the Rev. Silas Stapleton of Jackson is the guest evangelist; the Rev. Booker T. Smith is host pastor.

Pleasant Green Baptist Revival, 7:15 tonight through Friday; the Rev. Leon Nelson is evangelist.

Mount Zion M.B., Ballground Annual fellowship, 7 tonight through Friday; speakers include Edmond Gibbs, Terry Moore and James Gage; Charlie Blackmore Jr. is pastor.

Triumph M.B. Wednesday at 6 p.m., 124 Pittman Road, food distribution for all living in the North Washington Street area; must bring proof of income, social security cards and a recent utility bill; 638-8108 or 638-8110.

“Walk For Jesus” 10 a.m. Saturday at the Warren County Courthouse on Cherry Street; free T-shirts, gifts, flags and more; Bibles will be available to purchase for the troops; Nickole Evans, 831-4405 or 206-8015; sponsored by Mountain of Faith Ministries.

Boy Scouts for Christ 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James M.B. Church, 1922 Pearl St.; a pizza party will follow; Charlie Blackmore Jr. is pastor and Michael T. Williams is the Scout leader; 629-9427 or 631-0813.

Musical Extravaganza 6 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pilgrim M.B. Church, Freetown Community; the Rev. Joseph Brown is pastor and Johnny Sims is choir president.

Travelers Rest M.B. C.J. Williams and the Angelic Voices of Christ will present a fourth anniversary celebration at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the church on Bowmar Avenue; special guests include Julian Lott, the JSU Interfaith Gospel Choir, Lorrie George and Dee Rawls.

Benefits

Second Annual Spaghetti Dinner 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, 1309 Mission 66; $5 per plate; tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 634-8853; sponsored by Stonewood Apartments.

Garage Sale and Catfish Dinners 7 a.m.-noon Saturday; Cedar Grove M.B. Church, 3300 Grange Hall Road; 636-5602.

Plant Sale 8 a.m. until noon Saturday on Pecan Boulevard in Openwood Plantation, follow signs; proceeds to go towards the median plantings.