7/18/03
Published 12:00 am Friday, July 18, 2003
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
Broadwater Lodge No. 55 6 p.m. Saturday, Masonic Lodge; casual attire; all Prince Hall Masons welcome.
Vicksburg Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Col. Frederick Clapp with the Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District.
Public programs
Dance Party Ballroom, Latin and Swing; 8-10 tonight, Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive, Ridgeland, $10 per person; Cha Cha lesson, 7-8 p.m., $10 per person; other classes and private lessons available; 856-6168; Vicksburg classes, 636-7000.
Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by Music Barn Band of Polkville, Miss.; a potluck will be at 6 p.m.
Old Time Music Jam Session 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Mississippi Welcome Center, 4210 Washington St.; sponsored by the Mississippi Old Time Music Society; 638-7511.
Meet the State Candidates Forum 4-6 p.m. Sunday, City Auditorium, 901 Monroe St.; hosted by the Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., the Mississippi Chapter of Blacks in Government and the Vicksburg Branch of the NAACP; call Tiffany Young, 636-6681, for information.
Free Fish Fry 4-7 p.m. Sunday, City Park.
Hunter Education Course 6-9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Hinds Community College, Vicksburg campus; must attend each night, social security number required; instructor, Lonnie Friar, 636-8883; offered by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Make-A-Wish Foundation Volunteer Luncheon Noon until 1 p.m. Tuesday, Pemberton Square mall, community room; reservations needed by Monday to Lynn Conerly, 800-819-4072; orientation session for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer, 11:45-noon; no charge.
Churches
Jackson Street M.B. Vacation Bible School, 6-8 tonight, 1416 Jackson St.; for ages 2 through adult; pastor, the Rev. John W. Carroll Sr.
Ebenezer Baptist Revival, 7 tonight, 2346 Grove St.; speaker, the Rev. Hosea Williams; pastor, the Rev. David Brown Jr.
Morning Star Baptist Revival, 7 tonight, 848 Glass Road; speaker, the Rev. James C. Archer.
Worship Christian Center Vacation Bible School picnic, 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 3735 Fisher Ferry Road; classes, 6-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday for ages preschool through sixth grade; 636-1941 or 636-2425 for details; pastor, Malcolm Goodman.
King Solomon M.B. Senior and Youth choir annual musical, 6 p.m. Saturday; special guest, the West Haven Funeral Home Choir; master of ceremony, Marty Hart of WZRX 1590.
Pleasant Valley M.B. “Being Men,” 7 p.m. Saturday, 2585 N. Washington St.; presented by the deacon board.
Zion Travelers M.B. Vacation Bible School, 6-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1701 Poplar St.; church fun day, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. July 26; Vanessa Wright, 638-0241.
Benefits
Clover Valley M.B. Summer carnival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Highway 27; refreshments, games, rides, basketball, prizes and more; to benefit the church building fund; pastor, the Rev. Johnny L. Williams.