This Week events in South Mississippi: March 7-13
TODAY
East Central Harrison County Public Utility District meeting: 10:30 a.m., Offices of Hopkins, Barvie and Hopkins, 2701 24th Ave., Gulfport.
Outdoor Cooking Seminar: 11:20 a.m., University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park, Long Beach. Features author J.E. Matthews. Details: 493-3365.
Public testing of voting equipment: 1 p.m., Harrison County Election Commissioner's Office, 2600 24th Ave., Gulfport. Two voting precincts have changed for election. North Bay has moved to multipurpose center at 10935 Automall Parkway in D'Iberville and new Popp's Ferry has moved to First Baptist Church, 1560 Popp's Ferry Road, Biloxi.
Health and Life Skills: 4:30 p.m., Qatar Center at Pass Christian, 220 Church St. Event is part of Boys and Girls Club Week.
Piyo: Pilates and yoga with Kim Jackson: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays, River Rock Yoga, 2429 W. Commerce St. Suite C, Ocean Springs. Details: 365-3191.
Auxiliary meeting: 6 p.m., 182 Howard Ave., Biloxi. Presented by French Club of Biloxi Women. Details: 436-6472.
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting: 6:30-7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 1992, 3824 Old Spanish Trail, Gautier. Details: 497-6422.
Sandi Patty concert: 7 p.m. Pearl River Community College, Brownstone Center for the Arts, Poplarville. Cost: $30 reserved orchestra and $25 balcony. Details: 601-403-1180.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" auditions: 7 p.m. March 7-8, Center Stage Theatre, 2670 Rue Palafox, Biloxi. Bring a short piece of music prepared. An accompanist will be available. Production scheduled for July. Details: 388-6258.
American Legion Riders: 7-8 p.m., 3824 Old Spanish Trail, Gautier. Details: 497-6422.
TUESDAY
West Jackson County Utility District meeting: 9 a.m., District Office, 7312 Rose Farm Road, Ocean Springs. Details: 872-3898.
Backyard Gardening workshop: 10 a.m., Lucedale-George County Public Library, 507 Oak St. Led by Heath Steede, Mississippi Extension Service. Details: 947-2123.
Diabetes Management session: 10 a.m., Ocean Springs Municipal Library, 525 Dewey Ave. Led by Linda Gwaltney, certified diabetes educator. Details: 875-1193.
Pinterest 101: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Kiln Public Library.
AARP 569 monthly meeting: 11:30 a.m., Sicily's, U.S. 49, Gulfport. Speaker: from the Gulfport Fire Department. Topic: Safety. Details: 697-0116.
Parkinson's Support Group meeting: 11:30 a.m., Beauvoir Methodist Church, 2113 E. Pass Road, Biloxi. Program includes roundtable discussion at which patients and caregivers will be encouraged to share experiences.
Spring Music Recital: 12:30 p.m., Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston campus. Features Woodwinds, Kim Hickey, Kristina McRaney, Steve Moffett and Kenny Myrick.
Lego Club meeting: 3:30 p.m. March 8 and 26, East Central Public Library, 21801 Slider Road. Designed for ages 8 and older. Refreshments. Details: 588-6263.
Coast Singles of South Mississippi meeting: 4 p.m., St. Martin Public Library, 15400 Lemoyne Blvd. Details: 875-3138.
Character and Leadership Development: 4:30 p.m., East Biloxi Unit, 390 Crusaders Blvd. Part of Boys and Girls Club Week.
VFW Post 6731 auxiliary meeting: 6 p.m., 4321 W. Gay Road, D'Iberville. Details: 392-1152.
Coast Young Professional's third annual Meeting Social: 6-8 p.m., Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, 246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport. Cost: $25 in advance and $35 at the door. Details: 604-0014.
WEDNESDAY
Southern Regional Diabetes Coalition meeting: 8:30-9:30 a.m., William Carey College, Room B112, Mississippi 67, Biloxi.
French Club of Biloxi Men's meeting: 7 p.m., 182 Howard Ave. Details: 436-6472.
MGCCC golf fundraising tournament: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Pine Burr Country Club, Wiggins. Cost: $100 individuals and $550 sponsor a tee. Awards will be given. Details: 601-928-6344 or 601-528-8952.
Long Beach Historical Society open house: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 645 Klondyke Road, Long Beach. See historical pictures on display and use the new library.
Women of Wisdom luncheon: Noon, Lyman Community Center, U.S. 49 N, Gulfport. Speaker: Minister Lana Martin. Bring baby wipes and diapers for Women Resource Center and gently worn shoes for the Caleb project. Details: 832-1714 or 424-0098.
Gulf Coast Cancer Support group: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Trinity United Methodist Church, 5700 Lawson Ave., Gulfport. Details: 669-9102.
Teen Tech Week Technology: 4-6 p.m., Lucedale-George County Public Library, 507 Oak St. Led by computer trainer Kim Harvey. Topics: Word, Magnolia Database, Mango and Learning Express Library. Details: 947-2123.
American Red Cross blood drive: 4-8 p.m., Family Life Church, Mississippi 63. Details: 1-800-733-2767.
Education and Career Development: 4:30 p.m., Forest Heights Center, 201 Holly Circle, Gulfport. Part of Boys and Girls Club Week.
Computer programming class for kids: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 9, Ocean Springs Library. Bring laptop with latest version of Flash installed. Each child that is younger than 12 should be accompanied by an adult. Seating is limited. Registration encouraged. Details: 875-1193.
THURSDAY
Introduction to Windows 7: 9 a.m.-noon, Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library. Details: 467-5282.
Housing Resource and Health Fair: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Orange Grove Community Center, 14416 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport. Services include diabetes testing, blood pressure checks, free and confidential HIV testing and more. Details: 248-1030 Ext. 1022.
Social Security Benefits program: 10 a.m., Ocean Springs Municipal Library, 525 Dewey Ave. Led by Sal Crespo, certified financial planner. Registration encouraged. Details: 875-1193.
As the Page Turns book club meeting: 12:30 p.m., East Central Public Library, 21801 Slider Road. Focus on author David Baldacci. Refreshments. Details: 588-6263.
Gardening on a Budget: 1:30 p.m., Pass Christian Public Library, 111 Hiern Ave. Led by Christian Stephenson, Hancock County Extension agent. Details: 452-4596.
Fine Arts with National Boys and Girls Club Week: 4:30 p.m., Hancock County Unit, 310 Old Spanish Trail, Bay St. Louis.
American Legion Post 1992 house committee meeting: 5 p.m. committee meeting and 6 p.m. executive committee meeting, 3824 Old Spanish Trail, Gautier. Details: 497-6422.
South Mississippi Art League Group Art Show reception: 5-8 p.m., Negrotto's Gallery, 2645 Executive Place, Biloxi. Features twelve artists and exhibit that highlights selected works by each Mississippi Gulf Coast artists. Details: 388-8822.
Taste of South Mississippi: 5:30-8 p.m., Salvation Army Kroc Center, Division Street, Biloxi. Proceeds benefit the Salvation Army Kroc Center Youth Programs and Scholarship Fund. Details: 207-1218.
Local History in Gulfport Schools and Presentation of History Teacher of the Year Award to Lauren Lassabe: 6-7 p.m., West Side Community Center, 4006 Eighth St. Sponsored by Historical Society of Gulfport. Refreshments.
Hatha Yoga: 6-7 p.m. Thursdays, Swamp Storytelling: 10 a.m., Pascagoula River Audubon Center, 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point. Cost: $9 class. Details: 475-0825 Ext. 4.
Starting a Business -- First Steps: 6-8 p.m., Innovation Center, 1636 Popp's Ferry Road, Biloxi. Details: 396-8661.
Millsaps Night for Prospective Students: 6-8 p.m., Get2College Center, 715 Cox Ave., Ocean Springs. Details: 601-974-1051.
Spanish Trail District monthly roundtable meeting: 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Gulfport. Adult Scout Leaders in the Cub and Scout programs. Details: 234-0220.
FRIDAY
Beauvoir Lecture Series: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 11-12, Beauvoir -- Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library, 2244 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Led by Bridget Smith. Details:388-4400 Ext. 217.
Fried fish dinners: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays through March 18, St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, 3521 19th St., Gulfport. Cost: $9. Delivery available for 10 or more dinners.
Lenten seafood dinners: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays through March 18 at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, Biloxi. Cost: $7 per plate. Details: 435-0007.
Pinterest 101: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library.
Cooking demonstrations and book signing: Noon, Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Details: 493-3365.
Friday Lenten Dinners (shrimp spaghetti): 2:45-7 p.m. carry out, 5-7 p.m. dine in, March 11, and 19, Nativity BVM Elementary, Biloxi. Details: 432-2269.
Lenten fish fry (buffet style): 4-7 p.m. Fridays until March 18, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Mississippi 53, Lizana. Cost: $13 adults and $7 children.
Fry-Day Lenten Fish Fry: 4-7 p.m. Fridays until March 18, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Presentation Hall, 2414 17th St., Gulfport. Presented by St. John Men's Club. Cost: $8. Proceeds benefit Presentation Hall kitchen. Details: 864-2272.
Sports, Fitness and Recreation: 4:30 p.m., IP Center at North Bay, 10444 Lamey St., D'Iberville. Part of Boys and Girls Club Week.
Fried fish dinner: 5 p.m., 546 Klondyke Road, Long Beach. Cost: $11 adults and $7 children. Hosted by Southern Star Masonic Lodge.
Lenten seafood dinners: 5-7 p.m. Fridays through March 18 at Blessed Seelos Catholic Church, 360 Lameuse St., Biloxi. Cost: $6 per plate. Details: 860-5077.
Lenten seafood dinners: 5-8 p.m. Fridays through March 18, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 2090 Pass Road, Biloxi. Cost: $7 adults, $4 children. Details: 388-3887.
Friday Night Dinners: 6-8 p.m. March 4, 11, 18 and 25, French Club of Biloxi, 182 Howard Ave. Cost: $8-10. Live entertainment. Details: 436-6472.
Dinner at JD's Freedom Grill: 6-8 p.m., American Legion Post 1992, 3824 Old Spanish Trail, Gautier. Cost: $9 seafood night of shrimp or catfish. Details: 497-6422.
Trashcan chicken dinner: 6-8 p.m., Ocean Springs Elks Lodge, 2501 Beachview Drive. Cost: $10.
Ronnie Kole performance: 7:30 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Features New Orleans jazz pianist Ronnie Kole. Cost: $18 non-members and $15 members. Details: 818-2878.
Friday Night Dinner Dance: 7:30 p.m. March 11, 18 and 25, Amour Danzar Ballroom, 9355 County Farm Road, Gulfport. Cost: $6 dinner and $10 dance. Details: 324-3730.
"Is He Dead": 8 p.m. March 11-12, 2 p.m. March 13 and 8 p.m. March 17-19, Biloxi Little Theatre, 220 Lee St. Cost: $15 adults; $12 seniors, military and students. Details: 432-8543 or 4blt.org.
SATURDAY
10th annual Community Shred Day: 7:30 a.m., Wal-Mart Supercenter, 3615 Sangani Blvd., D'Iberville. Details: 601-359-4230.
Picayune Chess Club Tournament: 8-9 a.m. registration, 9:15 a.m. Round one, 1 p.m. Round two and 4:30 p.m. Round three, March 12-13, Holiday Inn Express Suites, 1001 Dauphin St. Cost: $40 entry fee paid by March 4. Details: 901-609-0696.
Long Beach Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m.-noon, March 12, 19 and 26, corner of Church Avenue and First Street. Features local produce, artisan breads, honey, dairy and more. Live acoustic music. Details: 234-8732.
Exploring the Elements of Abstract Painting: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 12-13, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Art Cottage, 510 Washington Ave., Ocean Springs. Led by New Orleans artist, Anne Cicero. Supplies will need to be purchased before the class. Cost: $250. Spots limited to 10. Details: 872-3164.
American Red Cross blood drive: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Latimer Community Center, 10908 Daisy Vestry Road, Ocean Springs. Details: 1-800-733-2767.
Wonderful World of Frogs: 10 a.m., Pascagoula River Audubon Center. Led by Kathy Shelton. Free.
27th Avenue Market: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, between 13th Street and 14th Street, downtown Gulfport. Features local growers and artists. Details: 596-2496.
Food Market Day: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Vendor cost: $20 members and $25 nonmembers. Details: 818-2878.
10th annual Grillin' on the Green: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Biloxi Town Green. BBQ cookoff, awards, live entertainment and arts and crafts vendors. Details: 435-6339.
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss: 10:30-11:30 a.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Cost: $5 per person and $10 per family.
Chef class for kids: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Cost: $12 online and $14 door. Greenhouse on Porter teach children how to create biscuits. Details: 818-2878.
Boneyard Lake Rookery talk and Meet the Artist with photographer Larry Dees: 1 p.m., Pascagoula River Audubon Center. Free.
Mississippi Poetry Society meeting 2 p.m., Gautier Public Library. Speaker: Poet of the Year will be announced. Guests can bring a poem.
Home of Grace 51st Homecoming: 3 p.m., Center Pointe Church, Ocean Springs. Musical performances by choirs, testimonies and more. Details: 826-6521.
Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society event: 6 p.m.-1 a.m., Beauvoir -- The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library, 2244 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Cost: $40. Details: 388-4400 Ext. 217.
Arts Under the Dome: 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 15th Street and 24th Avenue, Gulfport. Features Duo del Sol, violin and guitar duo. Cost: $15 adults, $10 students. Details: 229-6851.
Boogie Night: 7-11 p.m., Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, 246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport. Music from 1980s, food, cash bar and silent auction. Details: 897-6039 or lmdc.org.
SUNDAY
VFW Post 6731 breakfast: 8-11 a.m. March 13, 20 and 27, 4321 W. Gay Road, D'Iberville. Details: 392-1152.
American Red Cross blood drive: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Clare Parish, 236 S. Beach Blvd., Waveland. Details: 1-800-733-2767.
Country-fried steak and eggs: 9-11 a.m., Ocean Springs Elks Lodge 2501, 2501 Beachview Drive. Cost: $10.
Gulf Coast Winter Classic Grand Prix: 2 p.m. Sundays through March 20, Harrison County Fairgrounds, 15321 County Farm Road, Gulfport. Free to spectators.
This story was originally published March 6, 2016 at 8:43 PM with the headline "This Week events in South Mississippi: March 7-13 ."