Events  

WHAT'S HAPPENING

TODAY

Harrison County School District kindergarten and first-grade preregistration, 8 a.m.-noon, May 7-9, at Harrison County elementary schools. A child age 5 before Sept. 1 for kindergarten or age 6 on or before Sept. 1 for first grade. Bring certified birth certificate, Mississippi health compliance form, student's Social Security card, custody or guardianship papers and two documents to prove residency. Details: 539-6500.

Senior health fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ocean Springs Senior Citizen Center, 514 Washington Ave. Health screenings, demonstrations, refreshments, a speakers' program, door prizes and games. Details: Gigi Duffy, 432-8855.

HubZone Empowerment Program Workshop, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, 720 Krebs Ave., Pascagoula. Learn about SBA HubZone certification program. Preregistration is at mscpc.com, go to events, go to May 7. Details: 374-2970 or smcpc@mscpc.com.

Gulf Coast Symphony Guild meeting, 10 a.m., 9009 Victoria Circle, Gulfport. Details: 604-4021.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Keesler Federal Credit Union, third-floor conference room, Seaway administration building, 13083A Seaway Road, Gulfport. Details: 239-0700.

Diamondhead community blood drive, 1-6 p.m., on the American Red Cross trailer at the Aloha Gallery and Frame Shop, 4402 E. Aloha Drive, Diamondhead. Donors will receive a T-shirt and be entered into a "Save a Life and See Hollywood" prize package, which includes two round-trip domestic tickets on Delta Air Lines, a tour of Universal Studios and a two-night weekend stay. Details: 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or redcrossblood.org.

Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority, 2 p.m., conference room on the third floor of the terminal building.

Save the Gulfport Public Library, 5:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall , First United Methodist Church, 2301 15th St., Gulfport. Sponsored by We the People to Save The Library. Details: Mary Anne Barkley, 896-3501.

Brain Injury Association of Mississippi support group meeting, 6-8:30 p.m., Mississippi City United Methodist Church, Courthouse Road, Gulfport. Details: 452-3395.

Bay Poets monthly poetry reading, 7 p.m., Mockingbird Café, 110 Second St., Bay St. Louis. Guest poet is James Glennon Hietter. Open mic readings. Details: Lane at 344-8208 or Pat at 255-9214.

THURSDAY

Healthy Hearts class, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 4770 Amoco Road, Moss Point. Learn how to lower your cholesterol and blood pressure. Details: 860-7530.

Nonprofit Grant Writing Workshop, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Hancock County WIN Center, 454 U.S. 90, Waveland. Details: 575-9148.

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