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Clubs

Vicksburg Coin Club 7 tonight, River Region West conference room.

Army/Navy Club Monthly steak dinner meeting, 7 tonight at the club house.

Temple High School Class of 1965 Reunion meeting, 7 tonight; King David No. 1, 2719 Letitia St.; Ron Queen, 638-0171.

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

William Foster/Alice Foster Family Reunion July 2004; Catherine Brown, 636-1786 for information.

Thundering Hooves and Smoking Guns Mississippi Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association; exhibition, Saturday, after the NBA chase show at the Vicksburg Riding Club arena; Kerry Southern, 638-2118.

NAACP, Vicksburg Branch Seventh annual Freedom Fund Banquet, 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Center, 1512 Main St.; guest speaker, Sen. Barbara Blackmon, District 21; tickets, $25; to purchase, 638-8495, 529-2044, 636-8628 or 638-9047.

Sunshine Lodge No. 99 Gospel program, 6 p.m. Saturday, Locust Grove M.B. Church; public invited.

Family Reunion Meeting Sanders, Younger, Mosley and Webb; 3 p.m. Sunday at home of Ruth Nixon; 636-6537 for information.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Nu Kappa Zeta Chapter; informal tea, 6 p.m. Sunday at 4901 Rollingwood Estate Drive; Dr. Alice Powell, 638-9826, or Linda Stewart, 638-0523.

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Noon Monday at the Citadel; annual soup and sandwich luncheon, Oct. 21; all members asked to attend.

VAMP Vicksburg Association of Marketing Professionals, noon Tuesday at Ameristar’s Bottleneck Blues Bar.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., chicken foot tournament and open play dominoes.

Book Signing and Reading 5-7 tonight, Public Library; presented by Sha’ Givens, author of “I Am Woman Through the Storm.”

St. Aloysius Homecoming Parade 5 p.m. today, Washington Street.

Health Awareness Free Seminar for Women 5:30 tonight and Oct. 9, Shoney’s; hormone replacement therapy and toxins in personal-care products will be discussed; Sherry Pratt, 529-4829, or Susan Gussio, 331-0167.

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

Humane Society Adopt-a-Thon 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; flea market by the Warren County Courthouse; 636-6631.

Mississippi’s Walk for Diabetes Registration, 8:30 a.m. and walk at 9:30 Saturday, BancorpSouth in downtown Vicksburg; Crystal Lewis, 877-336-2873, to form a team or for information.

Critical Needs Blood Drive 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, “Meeting Place” at Pemberton Square mall; sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and United Blood Services.

Red Carpet Invitational Marching Festival 1 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg Memorial Stadium, Vicksburg High School; $5 admission; bands across state to perform; presented by the Vicksburg Band Boosters.

Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by the Oak Ridge Band.

Free Bible Correspondence Course Study in your home; 661-9321 or write to 125 Timberlane Drive, Vicksburg, 39180.

Mississippi Animal Rescue League Accepting applications from arts and crafts vendors for the Oct. 25 Strut-Your-Mutt fund raiser in Jackson; $25 fee; Aileene Maldonado, 969-1671.

Olympic DanceSport Training Classes Modern Ballroom and Latin for Olympic competition for ages 6-18; $40 per month; limited space; other classes and private lessons available; Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive, Ridgeland; 856-6168 for information.

Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; day, Alvin J., 661-7646 or 415-2180; evening, Jackie G., 638-8456 or 415-3345.

Churches

St. James M.B. “Four Gospel Preachers,” 7:30 tonight; the Rev. Charlie Blackmore Jr., pastor.

Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. Friday; musician, Kevin Powell.

Gibson Memorial United Methodist Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday; 335 Bowie Road.

Porters Chapel United Methodist Free car wash, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; Porters Chapel United Methodist Church parking lot, 200 Porters Chapel Road; sponsored by the church youth; donations accepted.

Mount Zion No. 1 M.B. Ladies Auxiliary breakfast, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, 920 Fifth North St.; J.B. Johnson, 638-1832.

Eagle Lake Baptist Revival with various speakers; Sunday through Wednesday.

New Rock of Ages Business meeting, 5 p.m. Saturday; members asked to attend.

Greater Mount Zion Baptist Fall revival, 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 907 Farmer St.; speaker, the Rev. R.L. Miller; pastor, the Rev. Edmond E. Gibbs.

Benefits

Garage Sale 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, Crawford Street United Methodist Church Play School pick-up room in the church parking lot on South Street; to benefit the Play School.

Stonewood Apartments Bake Sale 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1309 Mission 66; 661-0318.

Ridgeway Baptist Church Teen Fund Raiser 6 a.m.-noon Saturday, 2065 Oak Ridge Road.