• Oxford residents wishing to take part in the “Elizabeth Williams Nashville get-away” trip, planned for April 14-15 in memory of Elizabeth Williams, should call Jane at 256-665-5803 or Willie at 256-490-1498.
• Oxford’s Eric Wilcox and his wife, Estefania, will star in the Jacksonville Opera Theatre’s Romeo Et Juliette by Charles Gounod tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. The event will be in Wallace Hall’s Fine Arts Center at Gadsden State Community College, 1001 George Wallace Dr. The Etowah Youth Orchestra will accompany the opera. Tickets are $12, $14, $16 and $20. Call 888-565-0411 or 256-549-0351. Eric is from Oxford.
• Pastor Torail Jackson of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Hobson City, is to speak on Sunday at the 21st appreciation for Bishop Billy Ray and Lady Mildred Morgan, 3 p.m., Rest Haven Missionary Baptist Church, 2420 Noble St.
• Volunteers are needed to help clean the Choccolocco Creek on Sat., Mar. 31. Meet by 8 a.m. at the north side of U.S. 77 at the bridge. This is two miles south of I-20 near the boat launch. The event ends at noon. The Choccolocco Creek Watershed Alliance is sponsoring the event. Call 256-447-0008 or 205-338-9416.
• Oxford Public Library will have a crocheting classes at 9:30 a.m. every Monday beginning in April. Please bring a size H crochet hook and some worsted weight yarn. Quilting Classes will be every Wednesday morning at 10. Please bring small scissors/snips and your favorite thimble.
• Relay for Life’s Survivors’ Dinner is scheduled for April 12 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Anniston City Meeting Center. Deadline to register is April 6. All cancer survivors and caregivers are encouraged to attend. Call 256-403-6818 or email relaycc12@yahoo.com. Relay for Life is May 11at the soccer fields at McClellan.
• The RMC Team Life Run for Life 5K/Fun Run events are to be at 7:30 a.m. and 8:30, respectively, on May 5 at McClellan Medical Complex. The cost is $20 for the 5K and $15 for the Fun Run, prior to April 20. Afterward, the cost will be $25 for the 5K and $18 for the Fun Run. Visit www.rmccares.org.
• Hobson City Public Library is seeking volunteers to assist with the play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.” The play will be on May 12-13. Call Donna or Fred at 256-831-7069.
• Plant sale of Calhoun County Master Gardener/Tree Amigos Program is to be at 8-11 a.m. on Sat., April 21 at Cane Creek Community Gardens at McClellan. Unique perennials for sun and shade, trees and shrubs will be available. The fundraiser benefits the Coosa Valley Attention Home. Call 256-237-1621.
Regular events:
• Yoshukai Karate, free one-time class, Mon. or Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., at Oxford Civic Center. Call 256-835-0052.
• Rotary Club of Oxford is seeking new members. They meet every Monday at noon at Western Sizzling. Contact Clint Haynes at www.chaynes@westinsco.com or cal 256-831-0205.
• Yellow Dot program, sponsored by the Oxford Fire Dept., encourages all residents to come by the #1 station, 70 E. 6th St., between 7 a.m.-7 p.m., seven days a week and fill out forms related to procedures to take in case of an auto accident. Call 256-256-831-3208.
• Free computer classes for beginners, Oxford Public Library, 10 a.m. every Wednesday morning. Reservations needed. Call 256-831-1750. First-come, first serve. Also, new classes will begin on Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
• Golden K meets at 10 a.m. the first and third Friday of each month at the Oxford Civic Center.
• The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) provides free confidential counseling for prospective and existing small business owners. There is no charge for this counseling that is held every Tuesday afternoon at the Northeast Alabama Entrepreneurial System at 1400 Commerce Blvd, just off Greenbrier Road. To make an appointment or seek additional information, call 256-831-5215.
• Gym Jammers exercise class, free for seniors over the age of 55, Tues., Wed., Fri., 10-11 a.m., Oxford Civic Center. Call 256-831-2660.
• Rainy Day Patriots, second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Western Sizzlin’ Restaurant, 200 E. Hamic Dr. Call 256-225-1704.
• Senior Volleyball free game, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Sundays, 1:30-4 p.m. Senior volleyball, Friendship Community Center gymnasium, 2930 Friendship Road. Call 256-831-2679.
• Masters Games of Alabama, registration for senior citizen game program, Oxford Civic Center, including shuffleboard, table tennis, basketball free throw, softball throw, line-dancing, board games and other activities. $10 annual fee. Call 256-831-2660.
• Blue-grass music day, new and former musicians are invited to blue-grass day at Friendship Community Center, 2930 Friendship Road, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesdays. Refreshments served. Spectators free. Call 256-831-2679.
• Oxford Lions Club meets at 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Shoney’s, 1017 Ala. 21 South. Call 256-835-4735.
• Friendship Preschool is accepting enrollment registration from 8:30 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The part-time program is for children ages 3-5. Call 256-831-2660.
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