Community calendar

Published 2:31 pm Wednesday, March 28, 2018

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.

• In observance of Good Friday, the Lauderdale County Court House will be closed on Friday.

• The Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library will hold a Book Sale April 9-14 during National Library Week. The hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. every day, upstairs in the library. FMI 601-693-6771.

• The “Welty” an exhibit featuring photographs by Eudora Welty, will be on display April 3-27 in the college’s Maie Ethel Burton Memorial Library at East Central Community College in Decatur. The Burton Library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 am. to 3 p.m. Fridays, and 6 p.m to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. The exhibit is free and open to the public. There will be an Open House on Thursday, April 5, 3-6 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

• The Veterans food pantry is still open to all honorably discharged veterans and widows of veterans at the DAV Bldg. 4101 19th St. Open Tuesday-Thursday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. POC Patti Lindner at 601-485-1813.

• The Meridian High School Class of 1968 will be celebrating its 50th Class Reunion on Aug. 25, at the Holiday Inn, North Frontage Road in Meridian. Special room rates will apply for all ’68 graduates. Festivities will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. A cash bar, buffet and 60’s – 70’s music will be provided. The cost is $50 per person. Please send checks to MHS Class of 68 Reunion, PO Box 3830, Meridian, MS 39305 by June 15. FMI: 601-917-6519.

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Thursday, March 29

• 9 a.m.-2 p.m. – Bake Sale at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital in the lobby. All proceeds will go to Clarke County Standing Together Against Cancer.

• 9:30-11 a.m. – Business, Education, and Healthcare Expo at East Central Community College in the Brackeen-Wood Gym on the Decatur campus. Vendors interested in setting up a booth at the expo should contact Linda Vance at 601-635-6210 or lvance@eccc.edu. The deadline to register is March 27.

• 4:30 p.m. – K-6th Grade Easter Egg Weaving Craft at the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library.

Friday, March 30

• 7 a.m. – The East Central Mississippi Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will hold its Inaugural Breakfast of Champions Banquet at the Tommy Dulaney Center at Meridian Community College. Gene Stallings will be the guest speaker. FMI: Contact Jonathan Fulcher, East Central MS FCA, Area Director, 601-934-4144 or jfulcher@fca.org.

• 10-11 a.m. – Easter Egg Hunt at James Chaney Park. FMI: 601-485-1804.

• 1-2 p.m. – Easter Egg Hunt at Sowashee Park. FMI: 601-485-1804.

Saturday, March 31

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Threefoot Arts Festival at City Hall Lawn, featuring top artists, fine crafts, fabulous music, events for kids, and of course, the famous Threefoot Bloody Mary. Named for Meridian’s iconic skyscraper. FMI: 601-485-1944.

• 10-11 a.m. – Highland Park Easter Egg Hunt – 4,000 eggs! Gold and Silver Prizes, candy, balloons, carousel rides. Age groups: 3-4-year-olds, 5-7-year-olds, 8-10-year-olds. FMI: 601-485-1802.

Sunday, April 1

• 3 p.m. – The Power of Passion – A Stage Play. Tickets available at Sam’s Fashion, Meridian Underground Music, Hair Queen, Temple Theatre Box Office, or at www.PrintYourTicketsNow.com. Premier Seating $46, General Admission $36. No evening show.

Tuesday, April 3

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Tax-Aide volunteers will assist taxpayers with their 2017 tax returns at United Way, RSVP, 4817 N. Park Dr. Please bring a copy of your previous year (2016) tax return, 2017 tax information, picture ID, and Social Security cards for all family members. Reservations needed at this location. FMI: 601-482-0512.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Anderson Regional Health System Blood Drive at the North Campus Auditorium. Donors will receive a T-shirt.

Wednesday, April 4

• The monthly meeting of the Central MS Chapter of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) will be held at Ronnie’s Steak and Grill, 734 Pecan Ave. Philadelphia. All active and retired federal employees and spouses are invited to attend. FMI: 601-389-1946.

Thursday, April 5

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Tax-Aide volunteers will assist taxpayers with their 2017 tax returns at EMEPA, 2128 Hwy. 39 N. Please bring a copy of your previous year (2016) tax return, 2017 tax information, picture ID, and Social Security cards for all family members. FMI: 601-692-2758. First come, first served at this location.

• 2 p.m. – The Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station will host a Coastal Plain Forage Production Field Day. The free workshop will be held at the Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station in Newton. A catered catfish dinner will be provided. Registration deadline is March 29. To register contact Jenna Mosley at 601-683-2084 or jlt205@msstate.edu.

• 5 p.m. – The Meridian Chapter of Miss. Valley State University Alumni will meet at the Council of Organizations Bldg., 814/45th Ave. to finalize its preparation for its “Green and White Scholarship Banquet.” All alumni in Meridian and surrounding counties are asked to attend. Tickets are still available. FMI: 601-482-4559.

• 6 p.m. – The Jerry Wentworth Detachment #1101 of the Marine Corps league will meet at the VFW Post #79, 5614 Old Hwy. 80 W. The Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the same time and place. Any honorably discharged Marine of FMF Corpsman of FMF Chaplain wishing to join the detachment may do so with a copy of their DD-214. Their adult family members are also invited to join the Auxiliary.

Friday, April 6

• 6 p.m. – The Meridian Chapter of Miss. Valley State University Alumni will have its annual “Green and White Scholarship Banquet” at the Council of Organizations Bldg., 814 45th Ave. The speaker will be MVSU’S new president Dr. Jerryl Briggs, Sr. and music will be rendered by the musical group “Silk”. Tickets are now available – 601-482-4559.

Saturday, April 7

• 9 a.m.-until – Revving Up for Autism – Hwy. 11 Baseball Field in Enterprise. FMI: Like our Facebook page Revving Up For Autism or call 601-480-8180 or 601-701-8455.

• 10 a.m-5 p.m. – Meridian Mini Maker Faire at the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum Historic Soule’ Steam Works, 1808 4th St. – downtown Meridian. FMI or to register as a Maker: 601-693-9905.

Sunday, April 8

• 1-5 p.m. – Meridian Mini Maker Faire at the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum Historic Soule’ Steam Works, 1808 4th St. – downtown Meridian. FMI or to register as a Maker: 601-693-9905.

Monday, April 9

• 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – The Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library will hold a Book Sale April 9-14 during National Library Week upstairs in the library. FMI: 601-693-6771.

Tuesday, April 10

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Tax-Aide volunteers will assist taxpayers with their 2017 tax returns at United Way, RSVP, 4817 N. Park Dr. Please bring a copy of your previous year (2016) tax return, 2017 tax information, picture ID, and Social Security cards for all family members. Reservations needed at this location. FMI: 601-482-0512.

Thursday, April 12

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – The last day Tax-Aide volunteers will assist taxpayers with their 2017 tax returns at EMEPA, 2128 Hwy. 39 N. Please bring a copy of your previous year (2016) tax return, 2017 tax information, picture ID, and Social Security cards for all family members. FMI: 601-692-2758. First come, first served at this location.

Saturday, April 14

• 7:30 p.m. – Jefferson Starship opens MSU Riley Center’s Spring/Summer Series. For details and the full schedule, see www.msurileycenter.com. 601-696-2200.

Thursday, April 19

• 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Shape Note Singing Workshop at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum-Education Center, corner of I-55 and Lakeland in Jackson. Learn to sing early American hymns in four-part harmony. Free. FMI: 601-953-1094.

• 7:30 p.m. – Moscow Festival Ballet presents Swan Lake at the MSU Riley Center. Call the box office at 601-696-2200 for tickets: $30, $24.