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Clubs

VHS Class of 1983 5 tonight at LD’s Kitchen; Gwendolyn Appleby, 661-0870.

Vicksburg-Warren Alcorn Alumnae Chapter 7 tonight at Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.

Willing Workers Club 3 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Valley Church; Eddie Bryant is president.

Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club Old Car Cruise, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Sonic on Halls Ferry Road; 636-2720.

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.

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

VFW Post No. 2572 Officer elections for new year, 5-8 p.m. Monday.

Rosa A. Temple Class of 1968 Reunion meeting, 7 p.m. Monday at King Solomon Church Hall.

Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; Gen. Richard Coleman with the U.S. Army Reserves will speak.

Public programs

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

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

Dance Party Ballroom, Latin and Swing; 8-10 tonight 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 Cleanup 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.

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; featuring artwork from area junior and senior high students; for information, 638-9221; hostess is Nancy Mitchell.

Beautillion Beaus meet at 2:30 p.m., Belles at 5 and Mothers of Beaus at 6 Sunday at Good Shepherd Community Center; sponsored by AKA Sorority.

Mississippi Old Time Music Society Jam Session 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday at the Welcome Center, 4210 Washington St.; 638-7511.

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.

Blood Drive 1 until 5 p.m. Tuesday in the bloodmobile at Wal-Mart; low on O positive, O negative and B positive types; each donor will receive a free T-shirt; sponsored by United Blood Services.

Churches

Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 5:30 tonight at the church.

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

“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.

King Solomon M.B. Business meeting, 3 p.m. Saturday, 1401 Farmer St.; all members are asked to attend.

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

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.

Bingo for the Band Fund raiser for the St. Aloysius Band, 7 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus on Fisher Ferry Road; a 10-game pack and hamburger dinner is $10; babysitting is available; tickets may be purchased at the door or from any band member.