Today

• 9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Day 2 of the Meridian Area Coin Club’s 42nd Annual Coin and Currency Show at Howard Johnson Convention Center, 110 U.S. Highway 11/80. Admission is $1; children 12 and under will be admitted free. Call (601) 483-8281.



Monday, Aug. 7

• 9 a.m. — Multi-County Community Service Agency, Community Services Block Grant and Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program will hold a public hearing at the MCCSA building, 2900 St. Paul Street. Call (601) 483-4838.

• 9 a.m. — The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors will hold its semimonthly meeting at the Raymond P. Davis Courthouse Annex, Constitution Avenue in downtown Meridian. Call (601) 482-2393.

• 1 p.m. — Queen City Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. This is an open game and all are welcome. Call Mary at (601) 527-2107.

• 6 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous will meet at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1116 23rd Ave.; enter at the rear entrance. Call Sally, (601) 485-6943.

• 6 p.m. — Longstreet Masonic Lodge No. 268, 10405 Highway 495 North, will conduct a stated communications meeting. Dinner at 6 p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m. Call John Dunn, (601) 693-4346.

• 6 p.m.-8 p.m. — Computer classes begin at the Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Call (601)485-1812.

• 6 p.m.-8 p.m. — Line dancing classes begin at the Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Call (601)485-1812.



Tuesday, Aug. 8

• 1 p.m. — Meridian Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. This is an open game and everyone is welcome. Call Tommie at (601) 679-8466 or Josie at (601) 483-5884.

• 4 p.m. — Meridian Civil Service Commission will meet in the first-floor conference room at City Hall. Call Gloria Kirby, (601) 485-1931.

• 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. — East Central Community College Small Business Development Center is offering an “Introduction to QuickBooks” class. The class will be held at the new Integrated Technologies Training Center in TechParc on the Choctaw Reservation. Cost is $75 per person. Seating is limited to 12 participants. Call (601) 635-2111 or e-mail rwestbrook@eccc.edu.

• 6 p.m. — First Place Weight Loss registration at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, 5025 Zero Road. Call Carol Hosch, (601) 483-7016.

• 6 p.m. — Oakland Heights Masonic Lodge will confer a master mason degree at the lodge building, 4893 Highway 19 North. Dinner served at 6 p.m. and meeting begins at 7 p.m. Call David Stokes at (601) 616-2322.

• 6 p.m.-7 p.m. — Wesley House Community Center offers an open support group for survivors of sexual assault, 1520 Eighth Ave. Call (601) 485-4736.

• 6:30 p.m. — Lauderdale County Chapter of the Mississippi State University Alumni Association invites incoming MSU students for the Starkville and Meridian Campus, parents and friends to Lauderdale County “Send off” Party at Kahlmus Auditorium on the MSU-Meridian campus. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.; meeting begins at 7 p.m. Call (662) 325-7000 or (601) 484-0111 or e-mail www.sendoff.msstate.edu

• 7:30 p.m. — Andrew Chapel Masonic Lodge No. 151 will meet in a stated communication at the lodge building, 9198 Hillview Drive. Call (601) 681-8369.



Wednesday, Aug. 9

• 9 a.m.-11 a.m. — Computer classes at the Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave. (601)485-1812.

• 10 a.m. — Local Chapter of AARP will meet at the Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Call (601)485-1812.

• 2 p.m. — A two-hour workshop, “Getting the Most For Your Advertising Dollars,” will be held at the Leake County Chamber of Commerce Building. This free workshop is sponsored by the Leake County Chamber of Commerce and East Central Community College Small Business Development Center. Call (601) 635-2111.



Thursday, Aug. 10

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Automotive Job Fair at Meridian Community College’s Webb Hall, Sponsored by Mississippi Department of Employment and Tower Automotive and hosted by MCC. Call Dan Talley, (601) 484-8767.

• 9 a.m.-11 a.m. — Computer classes at Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Call (601)485-1812.

• 1 p.m. — Queen City Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. This is an open game and all are welcome. Call Mary at (601)527-2107.

• 2 p.m. — Lifetime Quest Great Books session at Meridian Community College, Hardin Hall, Room 124. Participants will review “The Value of Science.” Call Leia Hill, (601) 484-8696.

• 6 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous will meet at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1116 23rd Ave.; enter at the rear entrance. Call Sally, (601) 485-6943.

• 6 p.m. — Lauderdale County Country Line Dancers practice at Northeast Community Club, 628 Briarwood Road. Cloggers at 6 p.m., line dancers at 7 p.m., square dancers at 8 p.m. Call Carol Hosch, (601) 483-7016.

• 6 p.m. — Wesley House Community Center offers free grief counseling and homicide/suicide support group, 1520 Eighth Ave. in Meridian. This is a free service. Call (601) 485-4736.



Friday, Aug. 11

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Automotive Job Fair at Meridian Community College’s Webb Hall, Sponsored by Mississippi Department of Employment and Tower Automotive and hosted by MCC. Call Dan Talley, (601) 484-8767.

• 9 a.m.-noon — United Blood Services will hold a blood drive at Naval Air Station Meridian Administration Building, call (601)482-2482.

• 1 p.m. — Meridian Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. This is an open game and everyone is welcome. Call Tommie at (601) 679-8466 or Josie at (601) 483-5884.

• 7:30 p.m. — Day 1 of the Ralph Morgan Rodeo at the Ralph Morgan Arena on Highway 45. For more information, call (601) 679-8861.

• 10 p.m. — Meridian Moonlight Run, 5K run and 2-mile walk, at Northeast Park, 7300 Newell Road. Also a Kids Fun Run for children 12 and under. For information, call (601) 485-1805 or (601) 485-1985.



Saturday, Aug. 12

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Automotive Job Fair at Meridian Community College’s Webb Hall, Sponsored by Mississippi Department of Employment and Tower Automotive and hosted by MCC. Call Dan Talley, (601) 484-8767.

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. — Old-Fashioned Fun Day for motorcyclists and their families at Okatibbee Lake’s Heartbreak Hill. Turn onto Okatibbee Dam Road and follow the signs. For information, call (601) 479-5709, or Ronnie at (601) 479-9380, or e-mail tisdalec@bellsouth.net.

• 9 a.m.— Bob Ross Style oil painting workshop at the Meridian Activity Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Call (601)485-1812.

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. — Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department sponsors a Child I.D. Program at Wal-Mart in Philadelphia. This is a free service. Call (662) 841-7700.

• Noon-10 p.m. — Downtown Bike Race hosted by the Meridian Athletic Association. For more information, call (601) 485-5656 or visit www.meridianathletics.com.

• 3 p.m. — Second Chance Transplant/donor family support group will meet in the auditorium at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. Call (601) 693-3344.

• 4:30 p.m. — Marvin Weir and the Goodtimers will play at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. Call (601) 626-8128.

• 7:30 p.m. — Day 2 of the Ralph Morgan Rodeo at the Ralph Morgan Arena on Highway 45. For more information, call (601) 679-8861.



Sunday, Aug. 13

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. — Blood drive at Northpark Church, 7770 Highway 39 North in Meridian. Look for the bloodmobile. Call United Blood Services, (601) 482-2482.



Monday, Aug. 14

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Automotive Job Fair at Meridian Community College’s Webb Hall, Sponsored by Mississippi Department of Employment and Tower Automotive and hosted by MCC. Call Dan Talley, (601) 484-8767.

• 1 p.m. — Queen City Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. This is an open game and all are welcome. Call Mary at (601) 527-2107.

• 6 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous will meet at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1116 23rd Ave.; enter at the rear entrance. Call Sally, (601) 485-6943.



Tuesday, Aug. 15

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Automotive Job Fair at Meridian Community College’s Webb Hall, Sponsored by Mississippi Department of Employment and Tower Automotive and hosted by MCC. Call Dan Talley, (601) 484-8767.

• 1 p.m. — Meridian Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. This is an open game and everyone is welcome. Call Tommie at (601) 679-8466 or Josie at (601) 483-5884.

• 2 p.m.-3 p.m. — United Auto Workers Retiree Chapter No. 2185 will meet at the Senior Citizen Center, 3300 32nd Ave. Call Jim Mills, (601) 986-2587.

• 6 p.m. — First Place Weight Loss registration at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, 5025 Zero Road. Call Carol Hosch, (601) 483-7016.

• 6 p.m.-7 p.m. — Wesley House Community Center offers an open support group for survivors of sexual assault, 1520 Eighth Ave. Call (601) 485-4736.

• 6:30 p.m. — Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 56 and the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their monthly meeting in the Kendallwood Building, 4101 19th Street at Highland Park. Call Bob Gray at (601)485-6021.

• 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. — A new Breast Cancer Support Group is being formed for breast cancer survivors, spouses and family members. The meeting will be at Jeff Anderson Cancer Center, 1704 23rd Ave. Call Linda Farmer, (601) 553-2032.

• 7 p.m. — The Meridian Museum of Art’s annual murder mystery/dinner theatre production of “Bullets for Broadway,” at Weidmann’s Restaurant, 210 22nd Ave. For information, call (601) 693-1501.



Wednesday, Aug. 16

• 7 p.m. — The Meridian Museum of Art’s annual murder mystery/dinner theatre production of “Bullets for Broadway,” at Weidmann’s Restaurant, 210 22nd Ave. For information, call (601) 693-1501.

• 8 p.m. — Free online workshop “How to Get A SBA Loan to Purchase a Small Business” Go to www.USABizMart.com/education.



To submit an event to Community Calendar, call Stephanie Denham at (601) 693-1551, ext. 3303, or e-mail sdenham@themeridianstar.com. Announcements may also be submitted by fax, (601) 485-1275.