What's Happening for APRIL (Updated April 29) - SunHerald

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TODAY

Digital camera classes: 9 a.m.-noon, using digital camera, 1-4 p.m. editing digital photos with Picasa, Pass Christian Public Library, 111 Hiern Ave., Details: 452-4596.

Business 101 Series class: 9:30-11:30 a.m., Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center, 1636 Popp's Ferry Road, Biloxi. Topic: Starting a Business -- First Steps. Details: 396-8661 or 392-9741.

Introduction to Microsoft Word: 10 a.m., Ocean Springs Library. Details: 769-3060, ext. 238.

Jewelry making class: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs. Learn to craft jewelry with crystals, pearls and other provided accessories. Registration required. Cost: $25 members, $35 nonmembers. Details: 818-2878.

Kiwanis meeting: Noon, Golden Corral, Gulfport. Speaker: Shellie Moses, Make-A-Wish Foundation. Details: 860-3311.

Red Cross blood drive: Noon-4:30 p.m., Sun Herald, 205 DeBuys Road, Biloxi. Registration: redcrossblood.org, sponsor code NEWS.

Voter Awareness Day: 1-6:30 p.m., Orange Grove Community Center, 14416 Dedeaux Road (formerly the Klein Road Church of God). Voter registration. Details: 669-2001.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel: 2 p.m., St. Martin Library. Details: 769-3060, ext. 238.

Harrison County Library board of trustees meeting: 3 p.m. West Biloxi Library, 2047 Pass Road, Biloxi. Details: 539-0110.

Manga Madness swap day: 5-7 p.m., Gautier Public Library, 2100 Library Lane. Swap manga graphic with other comic enthusiasts. Refreshments. Details: 497-4531.

Science Cafe: 6-7:30 p.m., Gulf Coast Research Lab dining hall, Ocean Springs. "Alpacas: From Peru to the Bayou" by Maryanne Anthony, GCRL library assistant, fiber artist and alpaca rancher. Free. Refreshments. Details: 872-4213.

Something New, Something Later cooking class: 6-8:30 p.m., Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, 246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport. Tickets: $30 members, $35 nonmembers. Includes a take-home meal. Details/registration: 897-6039 or lmdc.org.

Marine Corps League meeting: 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 2434, 289 Veterans Ave., Biloxi. Details: 609-457-2372.

Pearl River Community College spring concert: 7 p.m., PRCC Ethel Holden Brownstone Center for the Arts. Details: 601-403-1328.

WEDNESDAY

Bone Marrow Registry Drive: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Memorial Hospital in main atrium, Gulfport. Ages 18-44, joining the registry is free; those over the age of 44 are required to pay $100 fee. Details: 877-601-1925, ext. 4350.

DAR Harrison Central awards and flag retirement ceremony: 2-3:30 p.m. awards ceremony, flag retirement ceremony to follow, Harrison Central High School.

Great Cities of the World: 2-4 p.m., St. Thomas Catholic Church, 720 East Beach, Long Beach. Provided by Beach Garden Society of Mississippi Gulf Coast Flower Show.

Jackson County Town Hall meeting: 6:30 p.m., Fontainebleau Community Center, Mississippi 57 South. Supervisor John McKay and speakers will discuss water and sewer services in the unincorporated areas of District 5. Questions will be taken.

"Sunshine Boys": 7:30 p.m. April 30-May 3, 2 p.m. May 4, Center Stage Theatre, 240 Eisenhower Drive, Biloxi. Cost: $16 adults, $13 seniors, students, military. Details: 388-6258.