Please e-mail all calendar briefs to calendar@themeridianstar.com. Calendar items are listed by date and it may take a while before an event submitted weeks in advance appears in the paper.

F.Y.I.

• The Lauderdale Christian Women’s Job Corps is offering free training for underemployed and unemployed women 18 and over classes to gain skills for life and employment. Fall session evening classes will begin Aug. 17. Classes are Bible Study, Jobs for Life and Introduction to Computers. To enroll contact Ginger Richardson at 601-483-1419 or come by the Lauderdale Baptist Association at 5521 Clinton Street, Marion. Deadline for application is July 20.

• Eden Foundation, an outreach to the community. The crisis hotline is available 24 hours a day 601-453-4946.

• Longino Center Dance, Pecan Ave. behind Longino Fire Department in Philadelphia, open every Friday/Saturday night from 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission $8. Live music, free cokes/water, family atmosphere. FMI: Sam 601-728-0313.

• Lauderdale County Veteran Service Office at 1827 23rd Ave. is open from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday and 8-11 a.m. on Friday. Call for appointment. Walk-ins welcome. FMI: Jesse Barnett 601-482-9811.

• Lunch Bunch AA meets at Firehouse, 3753 19th St. Monday-Saturday, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

• Happy Hour AA meets at Firehouse daily from 5:30-6:30, 3753 19th St.

• Big Book AA meets at Alliance, 5000 Highway 39 North Sunday-Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Friday/Sunday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., and Friday/Saturday from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

• Quitman Serenity AA meets Tuesday/Thursday 7-8 p.m. and 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday at 205 Kirkland Drive.

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Saturday, July 15

• 7 a.m.-2 p.m. – Charity Garage Sale, 10165 Lynwood Drive, Tanglewood Estates. Televisions, clothes, purses, shoes, toys, puzzles, baby clothes, books, and etc. Be part of helping charities in our community. FMI: 601-483-8144.

• 8:30 a.m. – Stuff the Bus Benefit hosted by the Meridian Athletic Club. Bring school supplies and class is free. Open to members and non-members. 8:30 a.m. – Fighter Fit Bootcamp, 9:30 a.m. – Spin and Sculpt, 10:30 a.m. – Ropes unleashed. FMI: Contact MAC 601-453-5874. 2315 Highway 39 North.

• 9 a.m. – A Water Balloon 5K to help raise money for Kayson Blackwell, diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 will be held at Dumont Plaza in downtown Meridian. To register go to Facebook: Sportsministries777.

• 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. – Meridian Temple Theatre for the Performing Arts will be showing the Lego Batman Movie. Doors open one hour before showtime. All tickets just $5 at the door. Great concessions.

• 1- 9:30 p.m. – Hwy 80 Songwriters Fest Grand Finale at Soule Live Steamworks. Opening act is award winning singer songwriter and recording artist Karen E. Reynolds.

8 p.m. – The first ever “Glow So We Can Go,” 5K Run and 2-mile walk will take place at Bonita Lakes Park in Meridian. This glow run will benefit a 30-person medical mission team from two local churches that will serve the people of the Dominican Republic. Runners and walkers can sign up at www.northcrestbaptist.com/glow or beginning at 6 p.m. on the evening of the race. The cost is $30.

Sunday, July 16

• 2 p.m. – Meridian Temple Theatre for the Performing Arts will be showing the Lego Batman Movie. Doors open one hour before showtime. All tickets just $5 at the door. Great concessions.

• 7 p.m. – The 5th Annual Love Out Loud Meridian will kick off with a special worship service on the lawn at City Hall. This will begin a week of service. Participants will meet Monday-Friday morning at Northcrest Baptist Church’s multi-purpose building at 8 a.m. for breakfast and worship before going out to their site to serve. FMI: www.lolmeridian.com. 601-482-3498.

Monday, July 17

• 5:30 p.m. – A Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Meridian Public School District will be at Meridian High School Multi-Purpose Building, located at 2320 23rd St.

Tuesday, July 18

• 10 a.m. – Parkinson Support Group will meet at Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church. Fellowship and refreshments. FMI: C.W. Rankin, 601-604-1919.

• 2-4 p.m. Stuff the Van at Bedford Care Center in Marion for United Way of East Mississippi. Fill the van for school supplies to support local students. Hotdog sale begins at 10:30.

Wednesday, July 19

• 7 p.m. – Love Out Loud Meridian worship service at City Hall.

Thursday, July 20

• 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – United Way of East Mississippi in Lauderdale County will have their annual Stuff The Bus at Raising Cane’s on North Hills Street. Bring donations of school supplies, new or gently used uniforms, monetary donations. FMI: 601-693-2782.

• 10 a.m. – The East Central Planning and Development District/Area Agency on Aging will hold a Public Hearing for Aging Programs in the Board Room of the ECP&D District Office building located at 280 Commercial Drive in Newton.

• 6 p.m. – The International Singing Brakeman Association will have their regular monthly meeting at the Red Roof Inn (formerly Best Western), located at 2219 South Frontage Road. We will meet in Suite B. Please bring a dish to share; we will eat at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. FMI: Contact Glyn Jones at 601-581-1601.

Friday, July 21

• Neshoba County Fair begins – July 21-28 – Tickets: $40 season pass – Age 10 and older. $15 Day Ticket – Children 9 and under free. Entertainment Tuesday, William Michael Morgan; Wednesday, Larry Gatlin, and the Gatlin Brothers; Thursday, Frank Foster; Friday, Brothers Osborne.

• 4 p.m. – Love Out Loud Meridian Block Party at City Hall. Will include food and games for kids.

• 7 p.m. – Love Out Loud Meridian worship service at City Hall.

Saturday, July 22

• 8:30 a.m. – The 3rd annual Clarke Country River Run on the Chickasawhay River will be Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Registration fee is $30 and includes a T-shirt and one chance to win a kayak and/or other prizes. FMI: Contact the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce at 601-776-5701.

• 1 p.m. – The Meridian MS Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club will be giving out school supplies to kids within the Meridian Community Areas. Bring your kids out, we would love to greet them. Location: In the parking lot of the Council of Organization Bldg. 814 45th Avenue, Meridian.

• 3:30 p.m. – Friends will gather at Sandy Ridge Blue Grass Park. Bring a covered dish for supper at 6 p.m. Free admission. FMI: 601-644-3701.

• 7 p.m. – The Rose Hill Company presents “The Rose Hill Revue” (Telling the stories of Historic Rose Hill Cemetery) onstage at the Meridian Little Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. FMI: Call 601-482-6371.

Sunday, July 23

• 10 a.m. – The annual Dearing Family Reunion will be held at the Mississippi Christian Service Center Camp on Highway 15 – 3 miles south of Decatur. Bring a covered dish, any family pictures you wish to share, and written family information updates. FMI: Call Sherry at 601-485-7943.

• 2 p.m. – The Rose Hill Company presents “The Rose Hill Revue” (Telling the stories of Historic Rose Hill Cemetery) onstage at the Meridian Little Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. FMI: Call 601-482-6371.

Tuesday, July 25

• 6-7 p.m. – The Mississippi Department of Human Services/Division of Youth Services of Lauderdale County will conduct a Community Forum to receive input from the community, and discuss the settlement agreement entered with the Department of Justice. The forum will be held at 31st Avenue Baptist Church, 3411 20th Street.

Wednesday, July 26

• 8:30 a.m. – There will be an AARP Smart Driver Class for 55 and older at the RSVP-United Way Office Building, 4817 N Park Dr. Ste V. AARP members $15, non-members $20. Good for three years. FMI: 601-482-0512.

• 11 a.m. – Meridian Day at the Neshoba County Fair. Representatives from Meridian will be there to showcase our Hospitals, City, Colleges, and Military. If you would like to donate a door prize please contact EMBDC 601-693-1306.

Sunday, July 30

• 11 a.m. – Historic First Union Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their annual Family and Friends Day with praise, worship, and preaching. Special guest speaker will be the Rev. David Ellington of Old Elam Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala. along with his church family.