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Welcoming

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

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Pub Notes

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Thanksgiving is over. The Christmas tree is up. The greatest Elvis/Christmas film ever, Ten

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T-day, but it was met with much resistance. But isn’t that what the holidays is all about? Resistance? With two girls in tow, it’s been busier, but better than ever, and I don’t know that I’ve ever looked forward to anything more than the coming Christmas season.

This issue is dedicated to some folks in our community that spend their time making things here in Macon. We’ve got more places than ever to buy local for Christmas this year. From Mrs. Griffin’s BBQ sauce to hand-turned wooden bowls, there is an option for everyone on your list. Take a little more time this year, and buy something hand crafted here in Macon. There are also a lot more stores this year to buy locally from. A Kitchen Aid mixer from Robinson Home, or a Green Egg for that man in your life would make you a hero for sure. A growler from Ocmulgee Traders, or a good pair of jeans and some jewelry from Rumor. There are tons of places this year to stuff your stocking right here in Macon, and nothing says cool like keeping Christmas local.

Christmas in the Corridor Dec. 4

Ready for carolers, makers, yule tides, and a real 100 foot snow slide? How about shopping for quality holiday gifts made locally

by Macon Makers? There will be plenty of activities for everyone to experience from live music to SNOW, as well as great food and drink specials from each of our local Mercer Village restaurants.

That’s right, real snow, christmas dinner, and local quality products in the Corridor on December 4th, from 5-10 p.m.Celebrate the holidays with your community at Christmas in the Corridor!

Christmas Parade Dec. 7

3 p.m. This years Christmas parade theme is Macon’s Musical Christmas.

We’ll be celebrating the music of the season, Macon’s musical heritage, and the tremendous musicality of our great city. If you’re interested in participating or having a float in the parade you can download an application at http://mainstreetmaconga.com/.

minute documentary that explores the legendary fashion show battle between French and American designers at the Chateau de Versailles in 1973. The award-winning film, launched in 2012 at the Marche du Film at the Cannes Film Festival is now coming to Macon!

Don’t miss the exclusive screening at 7:00 pm the AmStar 16 – Macon, 5996 Zebulon Road. For tickets, visit http:// www.tugg.com/events/11789. Join Macon’s fashionistas, influencers, historians and lovers of great films and witness one of the greatest moments in fashion, American and Black history. Wear your favorite haute couture or pret-a-porter, French or American, and bring your questions for the highly anticipated Q&A with Filmmaker and style maven Deborah Riley Draper.

Fabian Concert Series: The Cortona Trio Featuring Amy Schwartz

Moretti, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano – The Center’s trio-in-residence presents an evening of Zwilich, Debussy and Arensky on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Fickling Hall. Tickets cost $12 each; Mercer Universty faculty, staff and students with a valid Mercer I.D. receive one ticket free. Fabian Concert Series Season Tickets are available for $65. To purchase tickets call (478) 301-5470.

Friday

12.05 Corks & Canvas

Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal at The 567 Center for Renewal 7 pm - 9:30 pm. Grab a friend and join artist Jennifer Hames as she guides you step by step to paint a 11x14 baby penguin painting as you enjoy your favorite wine or other beverage of your choice.

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Nutcracker of Middle Georgia presents the 2014 production of “The Nutcracker” at The Grand Opera House, December 10 – 14. Performances are Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Call (478) 301-5470 or click the link below to buy online.

Now celebrating its 30th annual performance, the ballet boasts six professional dancers hailing from all over the country, who perform along with more than 100 Central Georgia dancers. Spectacular costumes and scenery and Tchaikovsky’s timeless musical score make for a magical evening at the ballet.

Presented by Middle Georgia Art Association- Kick off your holiday season by shopping for one of a kind gifts for your family and friends. Items are available in all price ranges. Gift certificates are also available. This year give the gift of art.

Opening Reception, Friday, December 5, 6:00-8:00pm. 2330 Ingleside Avenue Open Studios and First Friday Reception Presented by Contemporary Arts Exchange Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary Arts Exchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits every First Friday.

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Friday

12.05 SHREK the Musical

Presented by Macon Little Theatre thru Dec. 14. SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar® winning DreamWorks film that started it all brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero.

Luckily, there’s one on hand…and his name is Shrek. Full of all-new songs, great dancing and breathtaking scenery, SHREK THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone. Adults:$18, Students(5-23)W/ ID:$10. 478-471-PLAY

Cinderella Presented by Theatre Macon December 5 - 14, 2014

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella has been a huge hit whether on television or stage. In the classic fairy tale, poor Cinderella is endlessly abused by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters and not allowed to attend the Royal Ball.

With help from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella does indeed go to the ball and we are all transported to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true. With great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike will soar when the slipper fits. Adults are $25.00, Seniors (60+) are $20.00 and Students are $15.00 (under 22). 746-9485 Mercer Singers: Lessons & Carols Over 100 musicians are featured in this annual holiday favorite. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Mercer Singers “Lessons and Carols” in Macon and in response to its popularity will be presented two nights; Dec. 5-6 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar St. Admission is free and open to the public.

Saxsational Christmas with Damon L. Brown Presented by Douglass Theatre Saxophonist, Damon L. Brown invites you to experience the soulful sounds of his jazzy Christmas interpretations.Tickets are $10 in Advance and $15 at the Door.

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Music Ambassadors Presents: Mike Cooley Music Ambassadors welcomes

Mike Cooley—songwriter, singer, guitarist and co-founder of Drive-By Truckers—to

Macon on Saturday, December 6. Cooley will play a rare and intimate house concert at a historic home in Macon’s College Hill Corridor. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, and $35 at the door (if available). Space is limited. The exact location will be provided to ticket buyers close to the day of the show.

Holiday Guided Night Walk

7-8:30 p.m. Presented by Ocmulgee National Monument. Come for a holiday themed night walk with lanterns. 1 mile round trip walk from the visitor center to the Great Temple Mound. Free cider and cookies before night walk. Gates will open at 6:30 pm. Walk starts at 7:00pm

Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes and Jazz Reception

2014 Biennial InTown Macon Christmas Candlelight Tour of Historic Homes with A Wine and Cheese Jazz Reception for and additional ticket price. Proceeds will provide grants to homeowners in the historic area near downtown to upgrade, repair, restore, etc. their homes. Approved projects must preserve the beauty of a historic home or improve the quality of life for a resident. Tour of Homes - $20. Jazz Reception - $10. 478-742-2190

Sunday

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Christmas Hay Day Family Event 11:00am to 4:00pm. Hay Days are FREE Family Days held on Saturdays twice a year. The next Hay Day will be on December 7, 2014. The house will be decorated for Christmas and there will be entertainment for the whole family to enjoy! 934 Georgia Avenue Robert McDuffie Center for Strings: Student Chamber Ensemble – The performance will take place on Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. in Bell House, 315 College St. Admission is free. First come, first served.

Tuesday

12.09

Lunch and Learn With Canaan Marshall Presented by Hay House Come to an exclusive dining event at Hay House, Macon’s premier National Historic Landmark. Not only will you be able to celebrate the Christmas spirit with a nice lunch, music, and decorations, but you also will have the opportunity to learn how to make a festive holiday decoration from one of Macon’s finest floral artists Canaan Marshall. This event will be held on December 9th at 12:00pm and 6:00pm.

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December 5 - 14 Cinderella at Theatre Macon

Based on the Oscar® winning DreamWorks film that started it all brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess.

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Friday, Dec. 5 at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

Join us for a FREE 7:00 showing of the Polar Express in the GSHF theater on Friday, December 5th. Come early and tour the museum. Popcorn, drinks, and hot chocolate will be on sale in the rotunda. Presented by The Children’s Hospital at Navicent Health

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Hay Days are FREE Family Days held on Saturdays twice a year. The next Hay Day will be on December 7, 2014. The house will be decorated for Christmas and there will be entertainment for the whole family to enjoy! Free 11a.m. - 4 p.m. 934 Georgia Avenue

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella has been a huge hit whether on television or stage.

With great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike will soar when the slipper fits. Performances 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 14. Adults are $25.00, Seniors (60+) are $20.00 and Students are $15.00 (under 22). 438 Cherry Street 478-746-9485

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Thursday, Dec. 4

Carolers, makers, yule tides, and a real 100 foot snow slide! The celebration begins with s’mores and a special presentation of “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen. Enjoy a live musical performance by the Well Reds at 8 p.m.

December 10-14, the Grand Opera House

Performances are Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Call (478) 301-5470.

Now celebrating its 30th annual performance, the ballet boasts six professional dancers hailing from all over the country, who perform along with more than 100 Central Georgia dancers. Spectacular costumes and scenery and Tchaikovsky’s timeless musical score make for a magical evening at the ballet.

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Friday

12.12 Corks & Canvas Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal at The 567 Center for Renewal 7 pm - 9:30 pm. Grab a friend and join artist Jennifer Hames as she guides you step by step to paint a 11x14 baby penguin painting as you enjoy your favorite wine or other beverage of your choice. The price includes all supplies. BYOB Admission Info: 25. 533 Cherry Street.

Celtic Summit at the Douglass Theatre With Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman.

Celebrating the release of their brand new DUET CD. “Celtic, Appalachian, and seasonal tunes played in beautiful harmony using guitar, mandolin, cittern, and banjo.”

Tickets are $20 and $10 for students and seniors. 478-742-2000

Saturday

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The Met Opera: Live in HD “Die Meistersinger Von Nurngerg” at the Douglass Theatre 12 noon. James Levine returns to one of his signature Wagner works conducting this epic comedy—back at the Met for the first time in eight years—about a group of Renaissance “master singers” whose song contest unites a city. $24 and $20 for students and seniors. 478-742-2000

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“The Skeleton Twins” Screening Presented by Macon Film Guild at Douglass Theatre 2pm, 4:30pm and 7:30pm. $5 per person. “The Skeleton Twins” (USA, Drama/Comedy, 93 minutes, rated R for language, some sexuality and drug use) starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader. After ten years of estrangement, twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the

same day, prompting them to reunite and confront how their lives went so wrong. As the twins’ reunion reinvigorates them both, they realize that the key to fixing their lives just may lie in fixing their relationship with each other. “This short, sweet and stirring feature . . . sweeps away any distinctions between funny and serious. It plays to the antic gifts of its stars, two Saturday Night Live luminaries . . . yet it also turns them loose to explore deeper regions of hurt and love.” Wall St. Journal Mercer University Children’s Choir: Sing and Rejoice! The angelic voices of the Mercer University Children’s Choir sing in the season of rejoicing! MUCC begins its 10th anniversary celebration in this joyous concert featuring music and readings for the Christmas season. This event will take place on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, 719 Mulberry St. Tickets to this show cost $10 each.

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A Hand Up:

Welcoming Helms Career Center to Downtown Macon Benjamin Disraeli One of the most important aspects of economic development is education and one of the areas where survey after survey has found Macon lacking is education. Despite the work that may have to be done in our public k-12 schools, our post secondary education has generally been exceptional. With public institutions like Middle Georgia State College and Georgia College and private colleges like Wesleyan and Mercer University, we have Fulbright Scholars, internationally known musical centers, and more than one hundred years of dedicated, public higher learning. To this stock Goodwill has added Helms College (the culinary school in Macon and Augusta), Helms Career Institute (which includes cosmetology, massage therapy, medical technicians, etc.), and Helms Continuing Education (which includes health sciences) to help prepare students for higher education and to help students gain employable skills which they could use to advance within and beyond their chosen field. To this end, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia is opening the new Helms Career Center in downtown Macon.

The shortage of a middle skills educated workforce has garnered press lately. Pundits have been debating whether there is or is not a middle skills shortage, but even in Macon the lack of skilled construction workers made headlines. Jim Stiff, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, has been working with the Fanning Institute to determine just where they should be heading with their strategic plan. “So we’re trying to figure out, in partnership with other people in the community, what’s the continuum to put together our 2016 strategic plan,” said Stiff. “We hired the Fanning Institute to help us figure out the niches that would be available for middle skills education. That’s going to be our niche. We’re not trying to compete with four-year schools and so forth.

And so, in the state of GA projected for the year 2020, the fastest growing middle skills occupation is in hospitality, so hot damn, we hit a home run that we already had that program and we want to continue to grow it.”

That includes adding associated degrees in food/beverage manager, baking/pastry, and farm to table specialization.

Health science came in at #2. “We don’t want to replicate existing programs that are meeting needs,” affirmed Stiff, “but we want to figure out what, again, are the niches in health sciences. The model for health sciences really fits into the Helms College model which has to do with classroom education where you’re getting a portable credential but lots and lots of applied learning.”

Another one of the Fanning Institute’s top 5 for 2020 middle skills was Industrial Trades, which is where the downtown Macon Helms Career Center comes in.

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Broadway or the Mulberry provision building for people who have been in Macon a long time - that we purchased in 1998,” said Stiff. “We operated it as a comprehensive one stop with 8 partners co-located where we helped people who were unemployed get jobs. We left that project in 2004 to build the Eisenhower campus.” Returning to the same location 10 years later, they are bringing back some of the old functionality as well as adding new components. “So we’ll be able to have again 8 or so partners co-located… We want to operate [Helms Career Center] as a comprehensive one stop for the unemployed or underemployed as well as the business community to be able to have resources or services that matches up jobready people with employers that have human resource needs. But we don’t want to help people just get entry-level jobs,” said Stiff. “We want to help them move along a continuum and that’s where the School of Industrial Trades will come in. We also have a local foundation that we’re asking to help us create basically a city cyber center so we can help close the digital divide and the illiteracy problems from a technology perspective of the poor and trying to help those individuals to create their database understanding of how to enter the new digital age and be able to navigate through equipment and technology by going to classes and getting certifications.”

This is not the first time that middle skills training was part of the Helms’ model for Goodwill. “The concept of middle skills training was in the mind of Edgar J. Helms, the founder of Goodwill, when he founded Goodwill in 1902 in Boston, MA. He worked with the business community in Boston to set up skills training programs in the middle skills of that era, which were cobblers, seamstresses, upholsterers, watch repairmen, etc. He was able to have this by collecting from the wealthy and then he brought this product in and instead of just handing it out to people as an act of charity he said, I want to give you a chance and to give you a hand up that you can develop a god given gift that you have and learn a trade and I’ll pay you while you’re learning the trade,” said Stiff. “So what he ended up doing was having the business community come in and set up workshops for cobbler training, seamstress training, upholster training, watch repair, and the product that was collected generously from the community… was then refurbished and improved in value… He then opened up a right nice looking goodwill store where he taught people customer service skills and how to manage their own business, manage books, business administration skills. The money that was generated through the register… he was able to then give people what he called opportunity wages, an ‘earn while you learn’ concept.”

Returning to middle skills training was not only Goodwill’s way to realign themselves with Helms’ orig

“The concept of middle skills training was in the mind of Edgar J. Helms, the founder of Goodwill, when he founded Goodwill in 1902 in Boston, MA. inal vision, but also a way to move away from simple job creation, which can create the working poor, to the continuum of job growth that Stiff believes the Helms College model will facilitate. “Up until [Helms’] death, we were doing these middle skills and then at that time, after WWII, we began serving mostly disabled veterans and helping people re-enter the workforce or people who had never been in the workforce enter the workforce so we became kind of the kings of soft skills training…[and] community colleges began to take over those middle skills training…” said Stiff. “About 2003-2004 in our strategic planning we began to say wait, what did our founder do? He focused on middle skills. You won’t find a cobbler ad on Monster today But what about if we started a middle skills college and we had as part of the pillars of that college an intensive career advisement, wrap around case management support service for people who needed it the same way we were able to help people successfully transition from welfare to work apply those same almost vocational services for people who need it so that they could work through all the issues to get a certificate, diploma, or associate degree… And we wanted to also have lots of experiential learning... Whatever college programs we begin, we’ll try to make sure we have business enterprises that complement those programs so people can apply what they learned in class. So it started in Edgar Helms’ head, then Goodwill stopped thinking about it in the 40s and then our local Goodwill in 2003 in Macon GA started thinking about it again and we decided to become a licensed, accredited, Title IV eligible, G.I. Bill eligible college so that the model could be self sustaining.”

According to Macon Economic Development Commission’s website, maconworks.com, [t]he exceptional quality of higher education available in Macon is increasingly recognized as a valuable community asset. One of the most beneficial features of Macon’s network of local universities, colleges, and technical schools is its visionary approach to developing specific employee training programs for individual industries and companies. From courses developed specifically for GEICO at Middle Georgia State College and Central Georgia Technical College to Mercer University’s School of Engineering internship and co-op programs with area businesses, these alliances have fostered a positive and invaluable relationship between local businesses and educational institutions. Goodwill’s new Helms Career Center School of Industrial Trades will take this same concept for industries and give students the practical application with hands on work in that industry or trade as well as an opportunity to teach others that follow behind them. They will focus on construction skills, masonry, plumbing, electrical trades, and also attend computer science classes, so grads can become apprentices and move up in their trade or move on to technical college.

Not only is the School of Industrial Trades a bonus to the communities surrounding the space at 240 Broadway because of the Resource Center but also because the Job Connection will be moved from the Eisenhower location to the downtown location. “...most of the people we find ourselves serving at this Job Connection, they’re taking public transportation or getting rides to come to this Job Connection Services location which is packed constantly,” said Stiff. “We were waiting for the right time and the right fiscal investment, which the Peyton Anderson Foundation has really helped us to make that reentry, and other individual donors in the construction industry that we’re having conversation with to kind of help create their future workers and to create a stronger center downtown that will allow people from the surrounding neighborhoods to have an easier access to service.”

Goodwill is hoping the School of Industrial Trades will open in 2015, allowing them to quickly begin to serve the job seeking community but also the business community looking to hire.

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Macon Action Plan It is hard not to be proud of a place like Macon. It is a place that can allow many things to happen, from the entire College Hill movement to hundreds of folks walking like zombies downtown without anyone thinking it is weird.

It is a place where people can join a cause and support it because it is an idea that can succeed. It is a city that sprawls out like a canvas for all of us to paint.

Macon is somewhat unusual in that one of its strengths is an absurdly low entry barrier for human capital, meaning anyone can lead the place to newer heights.

You can easily join Historic Macon and with your membership and volunteerism, greatly impact the revitalization of an entire neighborhood of homes in Beall’s Hill and advocate for necessary changes to the way we preserve our historic building stock.

You can volunteer with a group like Bragg Jam and bring to life a growing music festival with some of the best folks you’ll ever meet.

You can create your own events, your own venues, and your own strategy for livening forgotten spaces like Andrew Eck with Corner Concerts has.

You can start a side-business baking bread, begin mowing lawns, Spark your imagination and make something right here,

and you will always have someone there to support you.

Macon continues to invite people to reinvent themselves right along with her, as we see the changes taking place every week, every month, every event.

Bigger cities might have things we want to see, things that we aspire too, but few of them have that charm that we have. Not just the charm of our houses, our buildings, and our parks, but the charm of a community that joins, a community that changes. Bigger cities make for bigger ponds where it is harder to make a noticeable ripple.

And it is with that cause that we are so proud that so many people contributed to the first phase of the Macon Action Plan open house. Everyone who participated made a noticeable ripple in the plan that will unite so many in the building of the future of the urban core of our community.

And we will be even happier when we open phase 2 of the open house in the new year with yet another chance for everyone to make known where they see us heading.

Macon continues to give us all opportunities to lead her to the next level, and I love that I can see so many willing to do so.

That’s something to be proud of.

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Good Job Mayor Reichert: PLEASE Build That Stadium!

Over the years I have written many columns expressing my hope that someone would bring minor league baseball back to Macon and try and renovate or do something with Luther Williams Field, the second oldest baseball park in the United States. I got my hopes built up to a fever pitch when Mayor Reichert dropped a late bombshell in his campaign against Jack Ellis that he would try and get a team here by doing a feasibility study, which would explore the possibility.

I even went so far as to contact different leagues that were willing to put a team here.

All of my hopes seemed to be thrashed when I started asking around and found that Mayor Reichert’s efforts were being thwarted by some who don’t think that baseball is a needed commodity in Macon, so I gave up in my personal efforts putting it on the back burner along side the unfinished books I’ve dreamed of completing, the screenplay about the late boxer and Maconite Young Stribling and cleaning out my home office.

Apparently Mayor Reichert hasn’t given up, as last week he announced that he has a plan to build a new 5500 seat stadium next to the Marriott and Coliseum in the old Bibb Mill site. In the past as I have thought about baseball’s return to Macon, I pretty much always envisioned it returning to the quaint Luther Williams Field. But the more I have thought about Reichert’s plan, the more I like it. Good Job Mr. Mayor!

Although Luther Williams Field really is in decent shape for a park its’ age, the location is really awful to sustain a team. Fans have to drive through Central City Park one way in...One way out. Plus you have to cross over ancient railroad track two or three times which slows down traffic even more. Further, ever since the original field was built, there has been another nagging problem: The dog days of summer bring in mosquitos as big as Blackhawk helicopters because of where the field is located. That being said, a new state of the art location might be just what we need to actually keep a team here.

I also agree that the move of the Braves from The Ted up to Cobb County will have a major impact on people who live in our area. Right now, I can get in my car and be in the parking lot at Turner Field in less than an hour. Moving 12 miles north may not seem like a long way, that is unless you have ever driven that particular 12 miles when there is congestion, which is normally 22 hours out of 24 hours of every day.

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Moving people out of Atlanta fast. I don’t trust Deal’s promise about traffic relief anymore than Tweety trusts Sylvester. Yes I’m cynical...I sat in that traffic one afternoon for about two and half hours inching my way from The Varsity up to Marietta to pick up my wife at a business conference she was attending. The late Lewis Grizzard told us that “Chili Dogs Bark at Midnight”, but he didn’t mention that they also growl and moan in mid-afternoon traffic.

That being said, I wholeheartedly support the building of a new stadium for another reason: local pain in the gluteus maximums Councilwoman Elaine Lucas says it’s not needed because we need more senior centers. What we need is another way to drive income, taxpayers, visitors and new residents into our community. Again, as I have written in past columns, just look at the economic impact that the Mercer sports program has brought to Middle Georgia! A new baseball team lured here by a new stadium and longing fans will be another welcome addition into a Mid State that sorely needs more shots in the arm like the Kuhmo Tire Plant.

Mayor Reichert, if you are reading this I do want to make a suggestion to you if you can get this passed and a new stadium built: Donate Luther Williams Field to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame with three stipulation: 1. It never be torn down or renovated in a way as to ruin it’s original looks. 2. It never be sold. 3. Make it a living museum to celebrate the history of minor league baseball in Georgia. I can see a wonderful exhibit hall built between the ticket office and the stands, leaving the field intact to play old timer games complete with vintage uniforms and famous players who have played in Georgia for decades.

The County could allocate some money to help with the renovation and it will be given back 100’s fold in tax revenues from visitors for years to come. If you don’t believe it will work, go look at the Field of Dreams that sees thousands of visitors every year in Dyersville, Iowa. Truly, if you build it, they will come.

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The Elusive Blessing

As the Chairman of the Macon-Bibb County Commission’s Economic and Development Committee, I believe that we all ought to be gratified by, and extremely optimistic about, all the construction and renovation throughout the county that is currently and very noticeably going on.

Most evident and prominent, perhaps, is the Second Street Corridor’s ‘Vision Block’ between Poplar and Cherry Streets, but even closer inspection reveals that a number of downtown storefronts and loft renovation projects are currently underway.

Phase 4 of the ongoing Mercer Lofts projects is swiftly going up behind the main post office, and in addition, the university now plans to expand the reach of its own campus across Little Richard Penniman Boulevard where it plans to erect additional dormitory, restaurant, meeting and parking deck facilities.

The Knight Foundation along with other county and community leaders is very seriously contemplating the establishment of something of an art village in a currently depressed neighborhood just across the Ocmulgee River on the east side.

Mark Stevens of the Hull Storey Gibson Companies, LLC that own the Macon Mall is spearheading an endeavor to revitalize the current economically challenged Eisenhower Corridor into a revitalized, gateway Middle Georgia Education Corridor.

I attribute this rather dramatic upswing in economic activity and development here in Macon-Bibb County to four relatively recent milestone events and occurrences.

The first was the vote by the voters of Bibb County to pass the additional penny SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) that is projected to raise $190 million for specifically des-

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ignated projects throughout the county (including the Second Street Corridor mentioned above) that will benefit us all.

The second was the passage of the referendum to consolidate the governments of the City of Macon and Bibb County by those same voters. With the first anniversary of that consolidation presently at hand, I will testify from inside of it all that, in comparison to the way that it used to be, the efficiency of local government has improved dramatically.

The third was the election of former City of Macon Mayor Robert Reichert to the position of Mayor of the new consolidated government. This selection again by the majority of voters in Bibb County provided important and essential continuity vis-à-vis the leadership, vision and direction in which we as a community were already headed.

Finally, the ‘Great Recession’ that began in 2008, and that brought many a project then on the drawing board to demise, appears now to be over. In my mind, the end of that economic slowdown was heralded by Kumho Tire last July in its decision to resume construction of what will now be a $413 million project in south Macon-Bibb County.

So make some time to take your own look around Macon-Bibb County at all of the economic development activity that is currently going on, and as the holiday season now descends upon us all, let us be grateful that the at times elusive blessing of economic development and activity is now with us once more.

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GIVE the GIFT of Take your local shopping experience one step deeper into the heart of the community – buy Macon Made. The College Hill Alliance launched the economic awareness campaign this past summer and has been at work taking not only an inventory of products produced locally, but the names, faces and stories behind the Macon Makers who create and manufacture them.

With the gift-giving season upon us, now is no better time to support local business, and in turn, give it right back to your local economy. According to an economic impact calculator on IndependentWeStand.org, if families shift just $10 from a national chain to a local business, $7,021,925 will be directly returned to Macon.

Check out the 2014 Macon Made Holiday Guide for a sampling of where you can make that kind of monumental shift in spending – not to mention give (or receive!) some serious local pride. What’s even more warm and fuzzy? The passion and pride invested into their community that these featured Macon Makers express. You can’t Scrooge that.

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Be Macon Made

We’re all makers by nature. But with the launch of the Macon Made brand, the opening of Spark Mark, a new maker space in the heart of Downtown, and a full-blown, regional maker festival slated for this spring in Tattnall Square Park, now is no better time to proclaim your product as proudly Macon Made.

Visit our active Tumblr page to read profiles about our local Macon Makers: collegehillalliance.tumblr.com. You can also join the Macon Made movement. Contact the College Hill Alliance at nfo@collegehillmacon.com / 478.621.4420. Visit CollegeHillMacon.com.

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What gift products do you make?

If you're looking for wow factor, I can create a signature scent in hand-selected containers. And the Sniff Notes line is a big hit with the bibliophiles! One of my candle containers is a glass from one of Macon’s fine former hotels, the Dinkler.

Macon Maker: Roland Neel

What's special about being a Macon Maker? Being made in the south, BBQ is such a big part of life here, and we are proud that local business people are exporting their products as Macon-Made!

What’s your wish in the New Year for Macon Makers? To make Macon a prosperous place and to hope the local community will buy locally made products!

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What’s special to about being a Macon Maker?

I spent my childhood in Macon. I What gift products do you make? moved away to start my family, and Mrs. Griffins BBQ Sauce, the then decided that I really wanted oldest BBQ in the South! We put to return to my roots in order to the South in your Mouth! start our business. I believe that bringing revenue to Macon is important and anything I can do to put back into the local economy is What gift products do you make? a growler (a glass container for Macon Makers: Jeremy Knowles really supporting the future of my What guitar-head wouldn't like a craft beer to go!) of Macon Prog& Cory Smith handcrafted Doctor H guitar under family. Macon’s tight-knit, commuress from one of the local growler nal atmosphere is great for makers. the tree on Christmas morning? shops and bring it to a family What's special about being a I was selling my products at a dinner. And if you're having dinner Macon Maker? market recently, and I had so many out over the holidays look for our Macon Beer Company was heavily friends and family show up to tap handle and ask for Progress! Our founded on community as a core Macon Maker: Ashley Smith support my business. It’s really t-shirts also make a great gift for principle. We strive to be a comencouraging to have that support under the Christmas tree. Shirts are pany for the community in all What's special about being a and know people want to see the printed on demand so as to offer the ways. Being accepted into the Macon Maker?

Macon community thrive. most color and size options to our Macon Maker community, being I studied the art of making candles fans.

Order early and look for able to put the seal on our prodin Antibes. My mentor founded a What’s your wish in the New Year specials on our website. ucts, and benefiting from the company that pours candles for for Macon Makers? budding private-to-private Her Majesty's boutiques. And, I would like to see more of them. relationships is what makes being a today, he is known to be one of the I’d like to see more small busimaker in Macon special. most renown in the world – only nesses opening in the Downtown Macon Maker: David Hullings four others are considered his area and more shops that will What’s your wish in the New Year equal. Being a Macon Maker allows continue the effort of keeping What's special about being a for Macon Makers? A sense of me the special opportunity to grow things local. I’m excited about the community is vital in any town or Macon Maker? renovations happening Downtown city. Macon has momentum in that Since we moved here 17 years ago, at a pace that prepares me to follow in his footsteps.

I see and hope to see more people living I have been constantly aware of the regard. My wish is for the people artisans that almost get it right in the area. It’s exciting to watch musical heritage that exists in of Macon to come together and –making sacrifices in the interest of and see Macon’s hustle and bustle Macon. It is very much alive and it continue the work it takes for grow more and more. It’s really community to exist and realize the inspires me to move forward in my sales volume. I don't want that. I want to run a small shop that vital to the survival of our commuMacon Maker seal as to what it is: guitar building. Producing a high nity. quality instrument that may inspire makes the finest candles possible. a seal of community, a seal of someone else to create even more quality, and a seal of prestige.

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All of our teas really make good very seriously.

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I wish, for Macon Makers, opporgifts. We currently sell four differThe gift of beer is a great gift for tunities for learning.

Not everyone ent teas: Inspiration, Love and What’s your wish in the New Year any season but especially for the can travel thousands of miles to Laughter, Worry Free, and Confiholidays. Craft beer is catching on for Macon Makers? learn from a visionary in a very dence. Any of our four flavors For Doctor H Guitars and all the in Central Georgia and is a great specific field. But I certainly think come in tins and make great gift to bring along to Thanksgiving other Macon Makers, I wish the stocking stuffers. coming year to be a time of expan- that the idea of arranging for the and Christmas dinners. Macon sion. There is a renaissance coming Illuminati of the Makers movement Beer Company's Progress brand is to visit us and share is a reasonable in this town, and I'm sure all of light and refreshing and pairs the Makers would love to take part idea to close my eyes and toss a nicely with traditional holiday penny after. meats like turkey and ham. Pick up in it.

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days. I will also sell the next edition of the shirt at Christmas in the Corridor on December 4.

I’ve designed and screen-printed art prints that would make great gifts! I also have several t-shirts, band posters and button packs that would work well too. I make little sketchbooks by hand from old test screen prints - Similar to Field Note journals, only the cover is cut from test prints and each sketchbook is unique.

Macon Maker: Suzanne Rogers What's special about being a Macon Maker?

For me, the distinction in being a Macon Maker lies within the fact that Macon has acknowledged its creative "makers" and encouraged us to pursue those avenues of creativity with vigor, knowing that we are supported wholeheartedly within the community.

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What’s your wish in the New Year for Macon Makers?

My wish for Macon Makers in 2015 is for us to continue creating useful and unique products and making them readily available to the people and businesses in the Macon community so that our local economy will prosper. The opportunities that have been offered to us in this last year are so generous; it is my hope that this will inspire more Macon Makers to participate in the "Movement.”

Macon Maker: Margaret O’Neal

What’s special about being a Macon Maker?

There are many special things about being a Macon Maker, but the one which is most important to me is being recognized for having a and a variety of chocolates and nut and custom furniture from unique product. Being chosen to logs. Our Delights – creamy reclaimed wood. The products we be a Macon Maker is an honor caramel, milk chocolate, and three make are intended to inspire the different variations of nuts tradition of buying heirloom pieces because it recognizes the hard work I have put into making my baking (almond, pecan and peanut); that generations enjoy in their special. It is also an honor to be Peppermint Bark – chocolate and homes and family dinner tables. peppermint bits; and our Logs, One of a kind pieces are made with chosen as a representative of Macon's varied craftspeople. which come in three nut varieties – the utmost care by local Georgia What gift products do you make? peanut, almond, and pecan – are Artists and 100 percent of the Handmade Southern Sugar Scrub; What’s your wish in the New Year especially popular during the profits are being used to support One-of-a-Kind Handmade Natural for Macon Makers? holidays. animal rescue and spay/neuter Cotton Linens & Home Goods I think 2015 will be a special year programs. for the Macon Makers as we become better known in the community. People will come to know Macon Maker: Jamie Weatherford, Macon Maker: Founders Lisa and Shannon Harris various artists on Macon Maker: Jason Frost the quality of our work and our Plant Manager of Crown Candy site pride in it. This will happen Corporation What's special about being a through our increased exposure in What's special about being a Macon Maker? fairs and greater publicity.

What's special about being a Macon Maker?

Being involved in something that’s Macon Maker? bigger than yourself. For so long, What gift products do you make?

As a Macon-based candy company From a simplicity standpoint, we think it's a necessity to buy and I’ve worked independently with I have unique dog treats, which are that ships our products all over the gluten, corn, and soy-free, so there country, it’s making a high quality provide for your community. Being printing and design. However, a small business is an enriching being part of the Macon Maker is nothing in them to irritate the product that reminds people of a part of being a citizen of the community helps push down that dog's health. This year's treats are simpler time. As a local manufaccommunity; keeping economic, wall and bring us “makers” liver and carrot brownies, sweet turer, it’s providing jobs for people potato and peanut butter treats, who really want them. It's a special health and social benefits closer to together for collaboration, where home is a win-win for Maconites. we’re stronger. ginger cookie treats, and peanut honor when your employees thank butter and bacon treats. They may you for helping them put food on What’s your wish for the New Year What’s your wish in the New Year be ordered as individual bags, or as the table and gifts under the tree. for Macon Makers? for Macon Makers? mixed bags of all four. I have a dog To continue to celebrate local To have the best Maker Festival Christmas stocking full of mixed What’s your wish in the New Year makers and invoke interest for ever this spring in Tattnall Square treats and a chew toy from for Macon Makers? people to follow creative passions Park!

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Prosperity. Our community needs that provide for both their families I am very excited about a new to shop local so our money stays What gift products do you make? and community. line of food I am introducing. where it belongs, Central Georgia.

I am the official screen-printer of Being highly allergic to gluten What gift products do you make? the official Macon Made t-shirt! myself, I am developing a line of What gift products do you make?

We make hand-turned food-safe Ordering is on demand, so you will gluten-free “people” food, which All of it: we make candy! We have bowls, decorative home accessories need to order early for the holitastes as good as traditional food. coconut candies, pecan divinity

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Yabu Sushi is a tucked away little treasauce was the perfect blend of spicy and sure in downtown Macon. Like a secret sweet. Corporate Chef of Yabu, Michael sushi hideaway. It sits above Ginger Wright, explained to me that green curry Stir Fry and Grille, is slightly sweeter than but the door to Yabu is red curry. It was deliaround the corner. You cious, and I couldn’t get really have to look for enough!

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by Brooke Williams I opened that red door, and flaky with tons of and climbed the stairs flavor on its own. The to the restaurant, I was blown away by cucumber salad was the perfect palate the decor. The cool blue walls mixed cleanser between bites. This is the dish with black and white decor, gives Yabu I will go back for over and over again. a chic, loungey feel. I instantly relaxed However, these chefs weren’t done yet. and knew that if the food was anything My second course was a sushi platter delike the decor, I was in for a special signed my Chef Myko. I say “designed” sushi treat! Owner, Cesare Mammarella, because this wasn’t just a sushi boat greeted me in the bar area and led me that you could get at other restaurants. to another stunning room with crystal This was artfully crafted and almost to chandeliers and small white bistro tables beautiful to eat! The platter included the overlooking Macon’s downtown area.

Crazy Tuna Roll, Torched Hamachi with As we sat and chatted, I asked him about ponzu sauce, and BBQ Eel with corianthe decor, concept and the name “Yabu.” der pesto. It was hands down the best “We didn’t want to create a regular sushi I have ever eaten! The Crazy Tuna restaurant kind of feel. I wanted someRoll was my favorite, the beautiful piece thing a little funkier and edgier. It’s a of tuna with avocado and spicy mayo different vibe, it’s cool and edgy.” Yabu sauce blew my taste buds away. Everyis actually a small mountain town in Jathing was over the top, but I was most pan, that reminded Cesare of his family’s impressed with the sauces that accompaland in Italy. “It’s night and day, one’s nied each piece of sushi. Three different Japan and one’s Italy, but when I would sauces that complimented each other so see pictures it just reminded me of my well. I asked Cesare about them and he family’s land and so it just seemed like explained that each sauce is prepared it was a sign for me,” said Cesare. And in house. Nothing is ever pre-made or keeping with the cool and edgy vibe, the frozen and the fish that Yabu gets is the menu is very different than what you best quality fresh fish that he could find. will find at other Japanese restaurants At this point, I didn’t think I could be more impressed with this restaurant. But in Macon. There are no Hibachi tables, it wasn’t over yet. and California rolls are NOT on the My third course was prepared by menu. Executive Chef, Myko Estacio, Chef Myko, his specialty, Yakisoba. adds, “We want to sell Japanese street Yakisoba is a traditional Japanese street food on a higher scale, and still make food made with pan fried buckwheat it affordable. California rolls are not noodles. This version came with beef, on my menu, but you can order it and I cabbage, carrots, tons of other vegetawill make it with real snow crab and not bles and another incredibly delicious, imitation crab like most sushi places.” slightly salty, sauce. It was a huge Other unique menu items include Pork noodle bowl, but it was so yummy, so Belly Sushi, Drunken Hamachi Kama, and the Opera Roll (which happens to be I couldn’t let it go to waste. I actually Cesare’s favorite). Chef Myko designed asked for to go boxes and brought home the left overs to share with my husband, a tasting menu for me the night I dined he was as impressed as I was! with him. I had no idea that I was in I would highly recommend Yabu sufor such a special treat! My first course shi. It is the prefect place for a chill evewas a gorgeous piece of Red Snapper ning with friends or a classy date night. served over a green curry sauce and a But whenever you go or whoever you go refreshing cucumber salad. I have only with, you must order the Red Snapper had curry one other time and since then with green curry sauce... and the crazy have considered myself not a fan of the tuna roll! And the BBQ eel! Or just the spicy stuff. But this dish was nothing entire menu! Yes, it is that good! like my first curry experience. The

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The Law Protects Law Enforcement, Not the People A lot has been said about the Michael Brown shooting by Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. A lot. Some people claim others are using it as a way to create racial division, other people are holding it up as an example of systemic racism. What I can say is that when the decision came down from the grand jury of St. Louis County, I was personally very upset. Not because of the racial elements, but because the grand jury’s deliberations in this case illustrate quite clearly the double standard for the prosecution of cops nationwide.

In a nutshell, cops get to present their defense to the grand jury, and no other citizen in this country enjoys that right. If we did, there would be a lot less prosecutions of the citizens. But the Government wants to throw citizens in jail, and let their cops go free.

In every state that uses a grand jury, a judge appoints jurors for a term, and a prosecutor convenes the grand jury in hopes of getting an indictment on a case.

The grand jurors have to analyze the facts of a prosecutor’s cases to determine if there is probable cause to prosecute. If the grand jury finds probable cause to prosecute, that is called a “true bill” indictment. Then, the accused is charged with a crime and his case marches towards a public trial.

It is important to note that all that is presented to a grand jury is the facts of the prosecution’s case. The accused doesn’t get to testify, he doesn’t get to explain his side of the story to the grand jury, and in most states he isn’t even allowed to be present to hear the proceedings that will ultimately lead to his indictment. That is, of course, unless the accused is a cop.

Cops have special rules for them in every state, and those rules were used to the fullest extent of their authority in the grand jury proceedings which lead to a “no true bill” in Ferguson, Missouri.

Here in Georgia, the code says the following with regard to prosecuting cops who kill citizens: “The accused shall have the right to appear before the grand jury to make such sworn statement as he or she shall desire at the conclusion of the presentation of the state’s evidence. The accused shall not be subject to examination, either direct or cross, and shall not have the right individually or through his or her counsel to examine the state’s witnesses. The accused and his or her counsel shall have the right to be present during the presentation of all evidence and alleged statements of the accused on the proposed indictment, presentment, or accusation, after which the accused and his or her counsel shall retire instanter from the grand jury room to permit the grand jury to deliberate upon the indictment.” O.C.G.A. 45-11-4(g).

And this is the crux of my problem with the return of a “no true bill” against Darren Wilson, Michael Brown’s killer.

The media, supporters of Darren Wilson

(whom seem generally to be dissenters to the President and Al Sharpton as opposed to advocates for killer cops), and specifically the Ferguson Police Department have been presenting evidence to the nation as to the justification of Darren Wilson’s conduct since late August. They say he was defending himself.

Self defense is a great defense for Mr. Wilson, and it may very well have led to his acquittal, as it did for George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin. But, just like Zimmerman, Darren Wilson should’ve been indicted based solely on the facts of the prosecution’s case, should have gone to trial, and should have presented the affirmative defense of self defense.

In criminal law, an affirmative defense admits wrongdoing, but justifies that wrongdoing on separate grounds. In this case, it is the same as saying “Yes, I Darren Wilson murdered Michael Brown, but I was justified in doing so because I was defending myself.” An affirmative defense, for every other citizen in this great country who isn’t a cop, is a compelling explanation of your side of the story at a real trial in front of a jury that is charged to determine whether or not you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. An affirmative defense is never permitted to be presented to a grand jury, except for where the law protects law enforcement.

What’s the difference? Why does that matter? If the grand jury thinks he didn’t do it, he didn’t do it, and that’s that. Right?

Wrong.

The difference is that grand juries meet in secret, their deliberations are confidential, and the identities of the grand jurors are almost always made 100% secret from the public. By contrast, a trial, as we learned in the George Zimmerman case (or just from watching Nancy Grace, ever) is completely open to the general public.

Those whom have concerns about the civil rights implications of the case can hear every bit of testimony for themselves; they can make their own evaluations, and can ultimately agree or disagree with the jurors’ decision and question those jurors about their votes and feelings on the case.

Cops like Darren Wilson are forever shielded from that public scrutiny until we change the law. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once said “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” The factual circumstances surrounding public concern over a case can only be resolved by a fair, just, honest, open, and public trial: a right guaranteed every citizen in the event he is accused of a crime. A criminal defendant has the right to due process (something Michael Brown did not get for his alleged wrongdoing) and the public has the right to know the truth.

But alas, cops get rights we citizens do not have and that is the biggest injustice to come out of Ferguson, Missouri. The law protects law enforcement.

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Things are starting to happen in our fair city. Local, original music things. Things we like and hope you will as well. Floco Torres recently released ANOTHER killer EP. Dalmation has several shows booked over the next month and a half and more recording set for release. Widow Pills debut EP is now available online and they (full disclosure: I play in this one, so I suppose “we” is more appropriate) have a few shows in November. The point: there’s a momentum starting to build. I wish I could sit here and truthfully say that I (and we here @ FNS) have a finger on all of the great bands sprouting up and playing some damn fine original music in our area, but I (and we) cannot. If you are a band or know of a band, contact us on Facebook or fieldnotestenograpers@gmail.com. (you can follow us on twitter @FNStenographers) Remember: this is your music Macon. Get dirty. Dig the field.

Live Show Review Around here, promoters usually hedge their bets and book shows on the weekends hoping for the best crowds, so it was nice to see the Capitol host two diverse shows during the week, a jam-heavy Bear Creek Festival pre-party on Tuesday headlined by Tauk and a bill of neo-folkies featuring recent NPR darlings the Lone Bellow on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Fritz opens up. I always internally sigh when I see a gaggle of keyboards front and center on stage. It always seems awkward – like instead of watching a band, you’re looking through the front window of the starship Enterprise. The stage becomes that bridge, the keyboard player Captain Kirk issuing disjointed orders to the crew. I can’t get past it. I suppose that awkwardness is what led to the invention of the keytar, begetting even more awkwardness. Anyways, as soon as Fritz lead man Jamar Woods hits the first note, my doubts walk out the door. This kid can play. He’s definitely listened to some Stevie Wonder in his life.

Stevie Wonder fronting Yes. Remember what Stevie did to the Doors’ “Light My Fire”? The j Fritz did the same thing with Hendrix’s “Foxy Lady.” One cover can’t define their set, though. It was full of clever, original arrangements that often ventured into well thought-out jams.

Speaking of covers and influences – if I had a nickel for every artist or group that has come through Macon and claims Otis Redding as their favorite singer or the Allman Brothers Band as their favorite group, I’d surely have enough change to afford at least a Johnny Jenkins burger at the Rookery, maybe even one that’s outfitted with that fancy beef. Most of the time the statement is accepted as obligatory, and the artist follows it up with a mediocre cover as a half-assed tribute. On Tuesday night, though, Roger Blevins, Jr., the lead singer and guitarist with Mingo Fishtrap, might well have been the first to convince me that he really means it.

Though he did go through a verse or two of “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)” during soundcheck, there were no gratuitous covers in the set.

But that’s not what did it for me (on a side note, the Saturday before, Sturgill Simpson also broke into a verse of the song during his soundcheck, which was a bit mind-blowing and at the same time indicative of the subtle stylistic diversity present in his songwriting). No, it was the way he interacts with and directs the band behind him. It’s like he’s watched the tapes of Otis Redding at Monterey Pop over and over again, carefully noting

every nuance. He calls out to the horn section; he pushes and pulls the tempo.

At times he calls to mind another Macon stopover, James Brown. “Hit me one time,” he says in the midst of a jam clearly inspired by Brown-style funk. The band snaps to attention and hits him once. “Hit me two times,” he counters. The band responds again, spot on. Upping the ante, he decides to challenge the band. “Hit me 23 and a half times,” he says. And wouldn’t ya know it, they do just that. He also incorporates that high-pitched yelp in the middle of a line that originates from no other place but Macon. Maybe other folks did it later, but – “SHUT UP!!” – Little Richard did it first. Otis Redding and James Brown subsequently used it in their own unique ways, first as Penniman students, later as masters. It’s a far stretch to put Blevins in the same league as those legends, but it was great to see an act that seemed to understand the essence of those musicians, able to acknowledge their influences but also transcend them.

Now imagine you’re playing Top Gear on your Super Nintendo, binge driving across the world as the loopy 8-bit melodies filter in and out of your consciousness. Suddenly you’re hit with the urge to call your insurance provider.

Of course you’re put on hold. But wait.

The grainy soft-rock filler is synching perfectly – maybe with a touch of delay – to the Top Gear soundtrack. Synching.

Singing. Synch. Synch-ro-ni-ci-ty. Sink.

Sinking. Synching. You’re getting sleepy, very sleepy. You snap awake as you hit the rumble strips. There are headlights directly in front of your face. They’re green.

Now they fade to purple. Dear god they’re moving in opposite directions. Are you dreaming? Or are you at a Tauk show?

I’m not certain I can help you answer those questions. I have no idea where this kind of music originates. I could venture a guess that it’s a product of listening to too much Pink Floyd after adolescence.

The recent release of ‘new’ material by that band seems to support that argument, but that statement would probably be met with some disagreement from the guys in Tauk. I feel like I do a decent job keeping up to date with current musical trends and I have a fairly decent knowledge of the history of recorded music, but after a brief conversation regarding musical influences with the band’s front of house engineer before the show starts, I realize that we’re in two separate worlds. But that’s okay.

And that’s what’s great about live music.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 6 CORNER CONCERTS @ THE SHRINER TEMPLE, 745 POPLAR ST. We [Maconites] are told that Macon has a great building stock, yet we only see the same 5-10 building in our weekly routine. Many of the ‘great’ buildings of Macon’s history are vacant, condemned or out of sight.

Overgrown with bushes or boarded up, these buildings are easy to overlook. And without a legitimate reason to go into these buildings, that’s all we see and think of them –just boarded up building on our way to work.

Macon is a city of history. We relive it and create it in the same stroke. And our buildings tell the best stories of the past. I live two doors down from where Greg Allman and Cher were lived when married and across from the original site the first ever Women’s college. We’ve seen that if we don’t use these story tellers, we lose them –at a great loss.

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is hosting its next concert in the Shriner Temple on 745 Poplar St. It’s that weird Egyptian building that sits across from City Hall next to Rosa Parks. Built in 1929, the Shriner Temple was the largest auditorium outside of Atlanta at the time. Built with obvious Egyptian influences, the story goes that at the time there was so much press about the ‘Tomb of Tutankhamen’ that the Shriner’s use the hieroglyphs from the tomb as the model for the paintings.

New Madrid is an Athens based band. Their unique indie sound will be sure to catch your attention. White Violet is an Athens based band that has a guitar-heavy presence with easy vocals and a sound that takes cues from peers in both their hometown of Athens and their new digs in the Music City. 100 Watt Horse gives a face to trendy music. Vocal and guitar emphasis make this band enjoyable be all.

This unique building will host Macon’s heritage for one night as Corner Concerts sets up shop on December 6 at 7:30. Tickets available at CornerConcerts.com for $10. Come out and explore!

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PROMISE DELIVERED FY 2014 PERFORMANCE

The NEW Central Georgia Technical College is a result of the July 2013 administrative consolidation of Middle Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins and the former Central Georgia Technical College in Macon. During the merger process, employees and students of both colleges promised to be BETTER TOGETHER. Today, we stand by that commitment and can affirm that the promise has been delivered! As one of the largest two-year colleges in the state, the NEW CGTC serves over 35,000 unique individuals annually through credit programs, adult education, and economic development. We invite you to review the results of our efforts during the first full year as a merged college.

3,346 Total Graduates

CGTC is the FIRST College in the Technical College System of Georgia to top more than 3,000 graduates in one fiscal year!

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

249 companies served through customized training and other programs such as QuickStart

19,467

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people trained through customized business and industry contract training opportunities

Trainee Contact Hours

CGTC led the TCSG in delivery of Economic Development Training hours for business, industry, and the Department of Defense.

97.5%

Job Placement Rate

CGTC’s students find jobs! More than 97 percent of students who graduate from CGTC are employed or choose to enter the military or continue their education.

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CGTC’s retention rate of 61.3 percent is higher than the national average for twoyear colleges, including public and private institutions (59 percent).

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RANKED NATIONALLY

#13 For one-year awards in all disciplines #1 For one-year awards among African-American students Based on IPEDS data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, Community College Week Magazine ranked CGTC in the Top 100 producing two-year institutions for the number of one-year awards conferred for the 2012-2013 academic year. CGTC topped one of the ranking lists, coming in at number one in the nation for one-year awards to African American students.

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DUAL-ENROLLMENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

ADULT EDUCATION GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA (GED) STUDENTS

CGTC has taken steps to expand globally in China, Colombia, Scotland, and England. Additionally, the College currently has full-time students enrolled from China, Japan, Serbia, Israel, and Tunisia.

CGTC’s graduation rate of 61.5 percent far exceeds the national average for two-year colleges (39.9 percent), according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.

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GLOBAL INITIATIVES

earned both high school and college credit simultaneously while enrolled in courses at high schools throughout CGTC’s service area and at three career academies in Baldwin, Houston, and Putnam counties.

TAACCCT Grant: Received $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to implement new learning technologies for healthcare programs for rural students.

First in the World Grant: Received $3.2 million from the U.S. Department of Education for the purpose of spurring innovations in higher education. CGTC is the only two-year institution in Georgia to receive the FITW Grant, and one of only five two-year college awardees in the nation.

NASA Grant: Partnered with West Georgia Technical College and Atlanta Metropolitan College in the Georgia Space Grant Consortium to receive grant funds to support internship opportunities with NASA and fund transfer scholarships for students in Aerospace and STEM-related fields.

Source: Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Scorecard

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