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Sat, April 9

A Night with the Artists The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 4th annual Emerging Artists exhibition, showcasing rising stars from the Southeast. Six contemporary artists, representing some of the nation’s finest undergraduate and graduate art programs, will display works ranging from large-scale abstract paintings to bronze and ceramic sculpture. A special Cocktail Reception to benefit the Museum will include gallery talks with the Emerging Artists and 12 featured local artists, an opportunity to purchase the exhibited works, open bar, and catering by Fountain of Juice, plus artisanal bourbon tasting.

Tickets are $35. 7-10 p.m. 477-3232

Magnolia Street Soapbox Derby 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Washington Park. Up to 30 teams compete for bragging rights, glory, and swag as they race down Magnolia Street in all kinds of crazy custom race cars. Fans line the streets cheering on their favorites. Free admission to watch the action; food truck vendors on site.

11th Hour Readers’ Choice Awards at Cox Capitol Theatre - Red carpet at 7pm, show starts at 8! Celebrate the “Best of Macon” with live music throughout the evening by Good Night Alive,Milk Money, Justin Cutway and Josh Graff. General admission just $5. This event sells out, so get there early for tickets and seating.

Fri, April 8 Mercer University Orchestra at Neva Langley Fickling Hall - 7:30 p.m.

Free and open to the public. Fresh off his debut as conductor of the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra, Ward Stare returns to lead the Mercer University Orchestra in a series of challenging, inspiring concerts that are sure to please classical music fans old and new. 1329 Adams Street “Young Frankenstein” Presented

by Theatre Macon - Thru April 23.

IT’S ALIVE!!!!! What could possibly be funnier than Mel Brooks classic spoof film “Young Frankenstein”? Why the musical of course! All the panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added, it is scientifically proven to be monstrously good entertainment! And yet, ANOTHER Middle Georgia premiere! $25 adults, $15 students. 478-746-9485 Historic Macon’s annual Hard Hat Party - Historic Macon is pleased to announce that 1388 Calhoun Street, our most ambitious rehabilitation project to date, will serve as this year’s Design House. Work is well underway but there is still plenty to be completed by June 23, when the Design House opens to the public.

See the charming cottage before it is completed and decorated by talented designers from Middle Georgia.

Tickets include a light barbecue supper, beer, and wine. 7-9 p.m. $25 in advance. 478-742-5084

Mercer University presents Bearstock- Bearstock is an annual music festival sponsored by Mercer University featuring national and local artists. Don’t miss this great event on Saturday, April 9th from 1-11pm.

Free admission, Tattnall Square Park.

Headliners include MKTO, Jon Bellion, Elephante and DNK. Local and regional acts Electric Suns, Good Night Alive and Savannah Alday will also take the stage.

Cooking Class with Chef Kevin McCauley Presented by Robinson Home - Surf ‘n Turf: Menu and recipes include: Chateaubriand (beef tenderloin) with Lobster Brandy Cream Sauce, Potato Gratin, Grilled Asparagus, and Crème Brulee. (NOTE: This extended hands-on class will last about 3 hours) Admission Info: $65 per Student. Try to arrive 15 minutes before class starts and come hungry!

The Insane Inflatable 5K- Middle Georgia State University. The most wild and insane obstacle run in the world. Get “pumped up” for a course filled with the world’s largest and most extreme inflatable obstacles ever created. Here’s your chance to be a kid at heart, and insane by choice!

Register: Insaneinflatable5k.com Beards, Bourbon & Bacon - Make your reservations for the event of the year! $25 General Admission. VIP tickets: $50 includes private bourbon tasting as part of the package! Front Parlors dedicated to the Art of Manliness. Everything from beards, to style, to concerns for distinguished gentleman. Formal Dining Room will host a decadent array of bacon inspired dishes. From sweet to savory, feast on an unlimited amount of scumptious delicacies. Enjoy live music and dancing with a saloon style sing-a-long in the foyer. Show off your scrub in our wildly popular beard and mustache contest. Fabulous prizes for each category. All proceeds go to programs and preservation of the historic Cannonball House. 478-745-5982

Sun, April 10 Second Sunday featuring SUSTO Presented by Bragg Jam at Cole-

man Hill - Free community concert from 6-8 p.m. The 2016 Second Sunday Concert Series will kick off with SUSTO (an alt-country/progressive Americana band.) performing at Coleman Hill Park on April 10. This free community concert takes place every second Sunday of the month from April to October, so mark your calendars now! The Bragg Jam board will also be announcing the first wave of bands for the 2016 Bragg Jam Concert Crawl just before SUSTO takes the stage.

Fri, April 15 Fired Works Preview Party Sparks fly during the opening preview party of Fired Works, featuring original works by 65 regional potters in the Historic Round Building at Central City Park. Guests will enjoy a lovely Spring evening with live music from the Macon Pops Jazz Trio, catering

by Moonhanger Group, and complimentary drinks. Mix and mingle with potters and get the first chance to shop for sculptural and functional pottery.

Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 day of the party! Purchase tickets in person at Macon Arts Alliance, or visit firedworksmacon.com.

Sat, April 16

Music in the Arboretum, featuring Small Potatoes Presented by Wesleyan College - The Chicago based folk duo of Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso have developed a repertoire they describe as “Celtic to Cowboy.”

Superb musicianship and showmanship, award-winning songwriting, and a strong sense of tradition has made them. Tickets: $20 per person. Seating is limited to 50 seats maximum for this intimate house concert. Bring your finger food and beverages to enjoy before the concert.

The 11th Annual Fired Works Regional Ceramics Exhibition and Sale April 16-24, Macon’s beautiful Central City Park featuring 65 potters from Georgia and the Southeast. The nine-day exhibit and sale includes special events such as Clay Workshops for Children, Corks and Clay workshops for Adults, Pints and Pottery workshops for Adults, artist talks and more. $5 admission good for entire sale.

Wed, April 20 Earth Day at Tattnall Square Park 3 PM - 6 PM Ocmulgee National Monument will be giving away free native hardwood trees. Local Farmers market, kids activities, nature walks, live animals, giveaways, live music, and much more!

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Freebie of the Week Second Sunday Concerts Return April 10 SUSTO Kicks off at Coleman Hill, 6 p.m.

The wait is over for Macon’s most popular Sunday event! The 2016 Second Sunday Concert Series will kick off with SUSTO performing at Coleman Hill Park on April 10. This free community concert takes place every second Sunday of the month from April to October, so mark your calendars now!

The Bragg Jam board will also be announcing the first wave of bands for the 2016 Bragg Jam Concert Crawl just before SUSTO takes the stage.

The 2016 Second Sunday Concert Series kicks off with SUSTO, an alt-country/progressive Americana band. A large U.S. tour is being scheduled, and the band has secured notable upcoming slots including Columbia, S.C.’s Famously Hot New Year as direct support for Miss Lauryn Hill, Savannah Stopover, SXSW, and Stagecoach. The band recently finished a run of dates around the U.S. with FUTUREBIRDS and Heartless Bastards.

Second Sunday Concerts are a Bragg Jam signature event. Every second Sunday of the month, from April through October, expect one of the best community picnics in Macon featuring live music.

The concerts are free to attend and local restaurant The Brick will be in attendance selling food and beverage.. Picnics, lawn chairs and pets are welcome. Please refrain from bringing tents and grills though. The show starts at 6 p.m., but organizers recommend that folks get there early to secure a good picnic spot.

Looking Forward To Rosanne Cash in Concert The Grand Opera House - Thursday, April 14 Singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash and her musical director husband John Leventhal’s exciting show celebrates her highly-acclaimed and Grammy-award winning album, The River and the Thread (2014, Blue Note Records).

The album is a collection of original songs that connect and re-connect Rosanne to the American South, and is a Project From the Library of Congress.

Written with her longtime collaborator, producer, guitarist and husband John Leventhal, the album reflects journeys through the Southern states, with stops at William Faulkner’s house; Dockery Farms, the plantation where Howlin’ Wolf and Charley Patton worked and sang; her father’s boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas; the Sun Records Studio in Memphis; and the Mississippi Delta, with its memories of the birth of the Civil Rights era and the haunting gravesite of the great bluesman Robert Johnson.

The oldest daughter of country music icon Johnny Cash and stepdaughter of June Carter Cash, she holds a lineage rooted in the very beginning of American country music. Over a three-decade career she has responded to this heritage with 15 albums of extraordinary songs that have earned four GRAMMY Awards and nominations for 12 more, the Americana Honors and Awards’ Album of the Year Award, and 21 top-40 hits, including 11 No. 1 singles. For tickets, visit TheGrandMacon.com or call the box office: (478) 301-5470.

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Fun Facts About one of Macon’s

FAVORITE PHILANTHROPISTS • Graduated from the Naval Academy • Served in WWII as the Public Relations Officer for the Seventh Fleet in the Southwest Pacific and earned the rank of Commander.

• He had his father P.T. Anderson’s watch with him, always set on Macon time.

April marks the 109th birthday and 28 years since the passing of Peyton Tooke Anderson, Jr. April 9, 1907 - April 24, 1988 The late newspaper publisher loved Macon so much that he left the majority of his fortune to the town where his money was made. Since its inception in 1989, The Peyton Anderson Foundation has invested over $86 million in Central Georgia. Funds support economic development, spur Downtown Macon revitalization, preserve historic treasures, promote the arts, support disaster relief, feed the hungry, invest in healthcare and foster education and well-being of children, including the highly-acclaimed Peyton Anderson Scholars program that awarded over $1 million in college scholarship funds to highly promising Bibb County students, with a new class of scholars announced soon.

• He was a gadget enthusiast. Although he made his fortune in the newspaper business, starting with the Macon Telegraph and News, he was one of the first in Macon to own a television.

• He later owned Georgia’s first Corvette and later turned it into a company vehicle, with Macon Telegraph blazed on its sides.

• Hosted an annual “Pea Party” that served hog jowls and black-eyed peas every New Year’s Day. • He and wife Kat owned a home on Lake Sinclair called “Peyton’s Place.” After retirement, he bought two yachts, both called “Peyton’s Place II.” He later donated the first yacht to the International Oceanographic Foundation and sailed the other to Key Largo.

• He loved giving generous Christmas gifts and kept an enormous list, but if he didn’t receive a thank you note, the recipient was the recipient was out of luck next year.

• He never met a stranger and had a rollicking sense of humor. He once received a birthday cake featuring an elephant with bright pink hindquarters and the words “PAE Anyone?”

The cake referenced an inside joke (you’ll have to read the book Bestest by Jaclyn Weldon White to get in on it!)

• He discovered Hoi Toi, also known as the “Laughing Buddha,” in a tiny shop in Hong Kong.

He began collecting the figures and putting the image on everything – from stationary to serving trays.

Look carefully, and you’ll see he’s holding it in his portrait.

• He believed in rewarding “good-doers, not do-gooders.”

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BEARDS, BOURBON & BACON How elements from history made one historic house museum relevant

By: Nicole Thurston

It was a challenge, to say the very least. Here was a 163 year old historic house museum, with an attached, very small, Civil War museum, and a membership that was literally aging itself out. I took the position of Executive Director last year and spent a few months searching the deepest depths of my brain to find some way to bring a different generation into the home. One of the many duties I have to fulfill include purchasing items for the gift shop. One day, while perusing a publisher’s catalog of books, I came across one that caught my eye. It was called “Bad Ass Civil War Beards,” and it was written by Anna & Julia Hider. Then it hit me.

I had found our signature fundraiser.

A lover of alliteration, I began to think about the different trends with millennials: The fuller, longer beard was making a massive comeback, as well as this desire to try anything artisan: food, drink, clothing… Thus – Beards, Bourbon, and Bacon was born!

These beards that many young men are flaunting happened to rise to fame in the 1850s & 1860s and it was known as the Golden Age of the Beard. That time period happens to be the exact same time the house at 856 Mulberry Street was constructed by Macon architect, Elam Alexander. At this year’s event, scheduled for Saturday, April the 9th, the two front parlors will be dedicated to the Art of Manliness. One booth, in particular, will feature a local barber that guests can consult for advice. In the 19th century, barbers cared for the personal needs of others, whether that meant trimming their hair, shaving their beards, or lancing their boils. Their shop became the place where people could go to have advanced procedures such as bloodletting and cupping performed, as well as

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having their hair cut. Dentists were not common yet, so barber surgeons performed these duties as well, cleaning and pulling teeth as needed. One such booth will be featured in the parlor.

When celebrating Southern heritage, one ingredient sings the praises of all that is good and a must on any table – Bacon. In the formal dining room, guests will get the opportunity to sample a wide variety of bacon or bourbon inspired dishes. Everything from maple icing covered donuts sprinkled with bacon, to a bacon jam with bread. From sweet to savory, everyone will indulge their taste buds on over 2 dozen different dishes celebrating swine! After having a bite, join in a saloon style sing-along in the foyer.

Grab your cell phones, and head upstairs and throw on costume props for a 19th century photo booth experience. While clowning around with friends in the upper

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foyer, take a quick tour of the small Confederate Museum located in the old sleeping quarters.

There you will learn about Macon’s involvement in the War Between the States. You can also sneak a peek at the Judge and lady of the house’s bedrooms.

For the bourbon connoisseur, join 15 of your closest friends in the original brick outdoor kitchen, built at the same time as the house. The Bourbon Bar is sponsoring this experience with three distinct bourbons from Colorado, New York, and Kentucky. The room is the former kitchen to the family, and showcases vintage cooking tools. The room itself is lit by candlelight and oil lamps, preserving the authenticity of that time period.

Finally, join your friends in the outdoor Victorian Garden for music, libations, and a beard contest that will start at 8pm. Categories include: The Hanging Gardens (longest,) The Rebel (the wildest/fullest,) the Rhettrosexual (Mustache Guy,) and so many more! Attention all cigar aficionados, bring your favorite cigar and relax in the grotto.

Tickets are $25 for the standard, and $50 for VIP. VIPS get a SWAG bag and an earlier entry into the event.

The event is 6pm – 9:30pm, with an after party at The Bourbon Bar at 10pm. Proceeds from this event go back into the museum, to maintain and preserve this beautiful piece of Macon’s history. The mission of the Cannonball House is devoted to acquiring, conserving, interpreting, and exhibiting artifacts reflecting Georgia’s heritage from the antebellum through reconstruction eras. It strives to engage and inspire community members and visitors by presenting authentic and entertaining educational programs, exhibits, and special events through a wide range of history. Visit www.cannonballhouse.org for more information.

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q Accountability. It is no secret that Sheriff Davis terminated the employment of

some jailers and deputies since becoming sheriff. It is no secret he reprimanded, made reassignments and ordered remedial training. H Sheriff Davis brought accountability to the Sheriff’s Office with a very strong Internal Affairs Division. With State Certification achieved for the first time in Bibb County Sheriff’s Office history, all employees now follow state standards and recognized policies.

Accountability makes for a stronger agency – and for a better Bibb County.

q Results.

Because Macon-Bibb is a diverse community, each neighborhood has different needs. One need, though, is consistent for each: SAFETY. Everyone wants to feel safe in their own homes and on their own streets. Sheriff Davis spent his term in office

making sure the citizens of Bibb County have a way to make their concerns heard and he ensured those concerns are met. H His patrol deputies and investigators respond when needed, and Sheriff Davis enacted many proactive initiatives to help Bibb County neighborhoods move forward. H Through the Sheriff’s Outreach Section, the community’s needs are addressed using school, church and youth programs and Neighborhood Watch and Business Watch initiatives.

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Sheriff Davis found that getting out into the community and truly listening is making a difference. His Walks for Safety brought about progress in neighborhoods that just needed a little help: overgrown lots have been mowed and cut with inmate work crews; houses in disrepair have been noted and requested to be addressed by County code enforcers; drug dealers have been identified, and afterschool programs have been implemented. H His active Neighborhood Watch and Neighborhood Association participation led to changes in patrol allocation and duties for his Sheriff’s Response Team. He listens to concerns and puts plans in motion to address them.

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What Magnolia Soap Box Derby When Saturday, April 9 Where Magnolia Street & Washington Park

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It was a warm but breezy day in Akron, Ohio – perfect weather for the 100,000 estimated spectators that came out to see the All-American Soap Box Derby. The year was 1936 and a young Herman Brown of Macon stood with the crowds as he watched his fellow racers speed to the finish line. Eliminated in his second round heat, Brown cheered the other racers on and in the process became a crowd favorite.

Ronald Reed wrote of Brown and his claim to fame in his book ‘Derby Downs: The 1936 and 1937 All American Soap Box Derbies’. After a fellow racers car crashed during the 41st Heat, Brown offered his red-and-black racer so that the driver could continue to compete.

Reed writes, “While the cars were being towed up the hill, the track announcer told the crowd of Herman’s splendid offer. Thousands of people cheered as the towheaded youngster grinned bashfully, and his parents beamed proudly. So although Herman was not acclaimed as a racing champion, he was recognized as a champion sportsman.”

80 years have passed and our Soap Box Derby has had many changes. But the great sportsmanship shown

by Brown back in 1936 is something that is alive here in Macon still with the Magnolia Soap Box Derby. It isn’t just a race down a hill and bragging rights – although you

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get that too. It’s about community, education, and fun. It’s about bringing people together.

After the derby took a 40 year break from 1947-1987, 100 local volunteers came together – including Macon Derby Champion Herman Brown and City Councilman Ed Defore – to bring the Soap box excitement back to Macon. In the years that followed, the race was moved to different areas along Eisenhower Parkway before eventually ceasing in the 1990’s.

In 2009, everything changed. A rag-tag team of Maconites gave our Soap Box Derby a new start and life after a long hiatus by racing cars down Magnolia Street hill in downtown Macon, right next to Washington Park.

This new beginning was named the Magnolia Street Soap Box Derby.

“What started out as a crazy idea concocted on a front porch has grown into an event that brings together a gloriously eclectic group of people from the community at large to celebrate feats of speed, science, creativity, and community. In short, it’s pretty rad and if you’ve never made it. You should fix that. Pronto,” said Chris Nylund, Race Co- Chair. “The word “pronto” isn’t used enough.

We should fix that too.”

The changes didn’t just stop there. In 2014 Magnolia Street Soap Box Derby was awarded a Knight Neighbor-

hood Challenge grant, which is used to supply all seven Bibb County High Schools with soap box car kits, tools, and programming within their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Curriculum. To mark this development and the broadening of the event to all of the Macon-Bibb community, the Derby officially changed its name to Magnolia Soap Box Derby.

“Our new tagline - feats of speed, science, creativity, and community - speak to the vision and type of experience you will encounter on #soapboxsaturday,” said Chris Tsavatewa, Race Co-Chair. “Our group’s passion for this event is more than evident and our commitment to community engagement and education positions the Magnolia Derby to not only be sustainable but grow over time.”

On Saturday, April 9th, over 30 adult teams and 11 high school teams will test their craftsmanship as they speed down Magnolia Street. Teams will compete in three divisions – professional, shadetree and the Gravity Racing Challenge for high school students. Not to exclude anyone, aspiring racers that are too young for the adult races can participate in the free kid’s Big Wheel Race – with Big Wheels provided by the Derby! DJ Shawty Slim and DJ Bruce Wonder will keep the crowd moving, and food trucks will be set up to keep the hunger pains away.

This year there will also be a change in the Best of Show Awards as the Derby has moved to a community texting vote. Prizes will be award for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Win or lose, everyone is invited to the Hummingbird Stage and Taproom afterwards for the Magnolia Soap Box Derby After Party. B3 will be on the back deck and Back City Woods –along with The Pollies- will be keeping things going inside. Your favorite bartenders will be keeping everyone hydrated.

It’s Soap Box Saturday, y’all. Let’s keep the tradition going and the great spirit of Herman Brown alive. And let’s have a lot of fun in the process.

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SUSANNAH MADDOX Local Entrepreneur Goods Public Relations 1. Must Eat The Standard breakfast plate at H&H, the noodle soup at Phò Saigon, whatever The Dirt Farmers are delivering, and anything at Fountain of Juice.

2. Must Do Yoga with Hometown Yoga in one of our parks and/or dance at a live show at The Cox Capitol Theatre.

3. Must See The underground flowing spring at the original Johnston spring house.

4. Must Go To the Hay House cupola at sunset with a glass of champagne before or after Second Sunday at Coleman Hill.

5. Living in Macon Living in Macon has affirmed my place in this world as a “yes” person. It is one of the most wonderful, life changing, endlessly eye opening choices I have ever made.

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1. ANT Sculpture; Fountain installation at Travis Jean 2. Kaitlynn Jones; Mayor’s Choice 3. Eric O’dell Liberty Hall 4. Tim Hughes; City Center

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OPEN STREETS MACON Sunday, April 17 - College Street

Run, walk, skate, or bike during the inaugural Open Streets Macon on College Street in Downtown Macon. Open Streets Macon closes our city’s streets to traffic and opens the valuable public space to pedestrians, bicycles, and a variety of health and wellness activities. Open Streets Macon is FREE and open to people of all ages and abilities.

Open Streets begins at Riverside Drive and College Street, continues through Mercer University, and ends at Anthony Road. Open Streets will take place on on Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.

Bring your bicycle, skates, or just your feet, and get ready to explore Macon in a safer, healthier, more livable way.

In order to make this a safe and enjoyable event for all, Open Streets needs volunteers. All volunteers will receive an Open Streets t-shirt, snacks, and bragging rights as the first to volunteer for this great event. Please contact David Moore at david@newtownmacon.com if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.

Find more information about the event and learn how to get involved atbikemacon.org/openstreets and join the event on Facebook (Open Streets Macon).

Open Streets Macon is organized and sponsored by Bike Macon, the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Macon-Bibb County Parks and Beautification, Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority, and Main Street Macon.

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MACON’S FIRST BREWPUB ANNOUNCED Ocmulgee Brewpub announced for 484 Second Street

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The Kressin family who own and operate Just Tap’d have announced a new business they will be adding to downtown Macon.

Middle Georgia’s first brewpub; Ocmulgee Brewpub “Where the Water Boils Up!” is now under construction at 484 Second Street.

For thousands of years the Ocmulgee River has been the lifeblood of this area, and at the heart of Macon’s economic and ecological systems. Jeff Kressin, owner, believes that the artistry and craftsmanship used in brewing their beers allows them to bottle a sense of adventure and creativity pardon the pun - so that others can enjoy the labors of their hard work and the joys of fermentation. “We believe the best of Macon will “boil up” around our tables & taps, much like the great societies and cultures that weave a vibrant fabric of history and civilization throughout Macon’s past,

present & future,” he said.

Ocmulgee Brewpub embodies a return to an era of community where food was sourced naturally, conversation served as a civic foundation, Macon citizens were explorers seeking new frontiers, and most importantly, where people enjoyed well-crafted fermented beverages!

In addition to serving excellent beer and food, Ocmulgee Brewpub will have an intentional focus on highlighting the active lifestyle and environment surrounding the Ocmulgee River, whether that be by biking the Heritage Trail, hiking at the National Monument, or floating the Ox Bow at Amerson River Park. It’s time that Macon went back to the source of our adventure. Business or pleasure; it doesn’t get any better than craft beer, good food, the Ocmulgee River and great people. An opening date will be announced soon.

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NATIVE/NEW Native Maconite Profession Assistant Dean to Cultural Affairs at Wesleyan College

Eleven Quirky Facts about Tanya: 1. I have more of a dark humor than most people are aware.

2. I have alopecia areata, but I’ve owned it!

3. I shave the little hair that will grow on my head these days at least 3 times a week.

4. My miniature Schnauzer, Mocha, attends doggy daycare 3 days a week.

5. I appear to be quite the extrovert, but I

have introvert tendencies. Ask my friends!

6. I love to eat gummie bears and gummie worms.

7. Prince is my all-time favorite musician, followed by Tina Turner.

8. I often sing in the shower.

9. I l enjoy shedding tears during a good

heart-felt movie. I think it’s cleansing for the soul.

10. My favorite TV shows include Gotham, Grey’s Anatomy, Once Upon a Time, and Sleepy Hollow.

11. Some of my exercise routines include

dancing around the house to Salt-N-Pepa’s

Meet Tanya Parker

By Nicole Thurston

When she walks into a room, her very presence lights up the place. Having never met a stranger, Tonya Parker will walk right up to you and begin a conversation. For her, it is about the connection. Her smile is healing, her words comforting, and her ability to truly listen has set her apart from the pack. Raised in Twiggs County, Tonya spent her childhood with her nose stuck in a book or riding her bike and wandering around her neighborhood.

“Growing up I was the curious and ambitious child. If the answer was “no” I wanted to know why,” she explained.

“I enjoyed my alone time as a child, and I still do as an adult. I always have been quite reflective; I have kept a journal since I was 12 years old.”

Unlike other children her age, Parker had to overcome a very tragic event that would put her on the path to serving others. Her father was killed by a 17-pound cement block being thrown from an overpass. It crashed into the car, killing him instantly, with both Parker (9) and her older sister (11) in the car. “I saw the whole thing happen. Something that traumatic changes your whole way of thinking,” she said, “I thought my mind would never heal from the vivid images that often recurred, let alone my heart and the emotions that followed. I can truly say that this accident drove me straight to God. It was

either that, or insane. I needed something much greater than myself or anyone else to heal properly.”

Turning to writing and poetry was the therapy she needed more than anything. Her need to take these lemons and turn them into lemonade is what pushed her to eventually become the Salutatorian of Northeast High School in 1997 and attending Wesleyan College. “I felt a pull towards theology and religion while at Wesleyan.

Even though I majored in English, and was two classes away from completing the Philosophy major as well, I decided to continue my education in theology. I was accepted into Candler’s School of Theology at Emory and Vanderbilt’s School of Theology. However, after starting a program at the Bibb County Teen Parent Center and several communities under the Macon Housing Authority, I felt the need to stay and fulfill a more immediate purpose.” She would then go on to study at Beacon University’s Christian Life School of Theology in Columbus, GA. She ended up with a Master of Theology.

But this was not the only turning point. “The other life-changing event was my divorce in 2012. I was completely devastated when my husband of 5 years abruptly left me without explanation. It was the kind of thing in which you come home, divorce papers are on the table, his closet is cleaned out, and you’re left trying to understand what happened and why.” Parker had been working

“Push It”, EnVogue’s “Free Your Mind”, Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation”, and numerous hits by Prince.

for the Girl Scouts of Middle/Historic Georgia for over 13 years at this point. “I went from being a camp counselor in college, to a membership manager and camp director, until ultimately I became an executive camp director in which I supervised, directed, and supported other camp directors for 86% of the state of Georgia.”

Though her job was fulfilling and she made a lasting impact of thousands of girls’ lives, she knew she needed a change.

Which led her to catapulting the Tubman African American Museum’s education department to major success. After almost four years with the museum, an opportunity would come along that would bring her full circle, using all of her life experiences and education. “I am now the Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at my alma mater, Wesleyan College,” smiled Parker proudly, “What I hope to accomplish at Wesleyan is very similar to what I hope to accomplish in the community.

My goal at Wesleyan is to develop and implement educationally meaningful and inclusive experiences. We are a very diverse campus and I aim to help bring out the best of our differences to enhance learning and understanding by intentionally creating inclusive experiences. Every student, staff and faculty member should feel a sense of belonging at Wesleyan, and all of us can if we are open and willing to try.”

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HAPPENINGS, LOCALS & REGIONAL INSIGHTS

STOREFRONT What Kay-Lynn Massage & Bodywork Where Historic Ingleside Village Operating Since 2014

I D E N T I C A L T W I N S O F F E R S PA - L I K E E X P E R I E N C E O N I N G L E S I D E

By Nicole Thurston If there is one thing in this world that is probably more glorious than chocolate, a fine wine, or even trip to your favorite destination… it is the experience of having a professional massage. Luckily, Macon has great options, however there is one place in particular you might want to check out. It’s located in the historic Ingleside Village and it is called Kay-Lynn Massage & Bodywork Studio, owned and operated by twin sisters Deanna Lynn Green and Deidra Kay Harris.

The twins grew up in a small town in Southern Mississippi. That slow pace Southern culture remained with them as they grew older. “Our favorite moments were visiting our grandparents’ home in the country,” they explained, “We believe everyone should have a place like that to relax and escape the stresses of today’s hectic lifestyle. We feel that our comforting and homey atmosphere set us apart from other studios. We want our guests to feel as though they are walking into an old country home.”

Massage and body work is one of the best ways to help people conquer stress, release tension, and unwind from their hectic lives. “Anyone can benefit from massage. We see marathon runners, teachers, grandparents, students, office workers, and everyone in between. Our 18 APRIL 5 - 19, 2016

massages are customized for each individual that comes through our doors. Massage has been shown to reduce physical and mental stress, anxiety, chronic pain, headaches, soft tissue strains and injuries, among many others. We recommend regular massage to help maintain a healthier lifestyle.”

But what about the first timer? Many people express a certain level of anxiety of having someone they do not know work with their body. According to Deidra and Deanna, there is very little to worry about and to prepare for. “There is no prep work needed before you receive a massage. The only thing you need to do is be prepared to relax and focus on taking care of yourself for the time you are here. (And yes, sometimes that means turning off your cell phone).”

And the price is right. According to their website, prices begin at $65 for 45 minutes. “Because we price by time and not individual services, our guests may mix and match or combine different types of massage into a single session. We are also glad to offer couples massage either in the same room or separate.”

So what can you expect at your visit? “Each of our massage services begin with a full consultation and health history with your therapist while you relax in a warm, lavender foot bath. During this consultation we will discuss your specific needs, expectations, and choice

of complementary aromatherapy. We will then explain what the massage will entail, how to get on the massage table, and answer ANY questions you may have before the session begins. Once the massage has concluded we will leave you to enjoy a chocolate mint and glass of water while you get redressed. If there is ever any time during your massage that we can adjust the pressure, room temperature, bolster or face cradle, or anything else to make you more comfortable, please communicate this with us.

We want you to enjoy every moment that you are here.”

Kay-Lynn Massage offers a wide variety of services.

Their services include Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, massage cupping, and reflexology. They also provide body wraps and body scrubs. Interested in purchasing products related to skincare and relaxation? They offer Frontier natural products such as loose leaf teas and infusers, as well as room and body sprays. Plus, they partner with Dark Moon trading company. It is a Georgia owned and operated business that provides their lotion bars and deodorant bars. Each are made with rich butters, natural oils and pure essential oils. All soaps are hot pressed and hand cut.

To make an appointment, call (478)621-4150 or visit their website at www.kaylynnmassage.com. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday.

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20’s Pub Boasting freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and dinner specials in a well-lit tavern-like setting. LD • BAR • $ 3076 Riverside Dr. AP’s Hidden Hideaway Making homecooked meals like your mamma used tomake.Menu also features burgers, sandwiches, wings and more.

LD • BAR $ 4274 Broadway. Open Tues-Fri 3pm - 2am. Sat and Sunday at noon. Waiter service and outdoor seating available. (478) 781-5656 Bearfoot Tavern The new Bearfoot Tavern is a gastropub featuring an English pub-style atmosphere, 50 beers on tap and bar food at its finest with all soups and breads made in-house. Large beer garden with outdoor stage! LD • BAR • $ 468 Second Street. Open 7 days a week at 11 a.m. Special brunch menu Saturday & Sunday.

BBQ Fincher’s - You haven’t had delicious southern barbecue until you’ve had us. For over 75 years, we’ve been teasing taste buds with our pit-cooked pork, sandwiches, and more. Voted “Best BBQ” by readers of the 11th Hour for six years in a row, their BBQ even made a trip to the moon on the 1969 space mission. Four locations in Macon and Warner Robins. Family owned and operated!

Lee & Eddie’s - Dine on mouth-watering BBQ, chicken and ribs while exploring the bike shop housed next door. Downtown delivery available.

Open for lunch - (478) 718-5979, 484 2nd St.

Pizza / Italian Ingleside Village Pizza IVP is probably the one place in Macon you HAVE to go if you are new here. According to the readers of the 11th Hour, and the Macon Telegraph, it’s the best Pizza in Macon. Homemade dough, loaded with toppings, it just doesn’t get any better. And the atmosphere is as cool as they come. Friendly, and lively, and filled with all kinds of great people, IVP is a one of a kind Macon experience. They also have one of the most extensive beer lists in Macon. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside.

Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining. We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends. Delivery and catering also available. LD BAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive.

Sauced at Mercer Village Serving pizza, calzones, sammies and fresh salads, Sauced makes all their dough, specialty sauce and breads inhouse. Delivery available within the College Hill Corridor. (478) 743-4113.

The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer. Two time winner of Best Burger in Macon in the Readers Choice Awards. Sandwiches, fresh salads and house specialties. LD BAR $-$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658

Just Tap’d - Yes, they specialize in over 75 craft beers on tap, but the downtown venue has also added some tasty artisan, pub-style food.

Featuring Neapolitan pizza, authentic bavarian brats, fresh made pretzels and more! Indoor and outddoor seating. 488 First Street. Mon-Thur 2-10, Friday & Sat 12-11:30, Sunday 1-8.

Texas Cattle Company Macon’s original premier steak house and banquet facility. Featuring hand-cut, choice-grain, aged beef, fresh seafood, in-house ground steak burgers and banquet accamadations for groups of 5-50. TCC will buy your dinner on your birthday, simply bring in a valid ID after 4 p.m. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Prices from $5.99 - $24.99.

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Wild Wing Cafe Newly opened franchise at the Shoppes at River Crossing, fantastic wings in over 30 flavors, over 20 brews on tap, great salads and one of the few dining options in North Macon that offers live music on the weekends.

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Mexican Margaritas Four locations serving Macon......

Presidential Pkwy., Zebulon Rd., Bass Rd and Mercer Village....outdoor dining available at Bass and Mercer. 24 draft beers at Mercer Village location. LD • BAR • $

Lunch Spots Harpin’s A mid-town lunch favorite, serving chicken salad, pimento cheese, deli sandwiches and fresh salads and daily soup specials. Call ahead for take-out or try their new Take ‘n Go cooler. 3378 Brookdale Ave. (478) 742-5252 Grow is Macon’s only farm to table lunch restaurant, specializing in local meats and produce. Healthy food with Southern flair. Open Mon-Sat 11-3pm. Check out the facebook page for this week’s menu. Reservations accepted.

743-4663 Kudzu Seafood Co. Newly opened on Third Street by veteran caterer Lee Clack, Kudzu features seafood and breads flown in direct from the Big Easy. With New Orleans flair, their menu features po’boys, jambalaya, cajun fish tacos, fresh salads and their own blue cheese slaw.

LD Monday - Saturday 11am - 3 pm, Dinner Friday & Saturday • $ • 470 Third Street.

Specialty The Backburner Under new ownership with a new chef, this longtime Macon favorite has a refreshed menu featuring gourmet entrees including duck, sea bass, New York strip, lamb, oysters and more. Elegant dining experience on Ingeside. LD • $$-$$$ (478) 746-3336 The Downtown Grill Slightly upscale dining serving specialties like Andouille- crusted rainbow trout, cranberry and goat cheese stuffed filets and desserts to die for. Also features an extensive wine list and it’s own humidor. Free valet parking. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 562 Mulberry Street, 742.5999 Dovetail Featuring farm to table cuisine and a fully stocked bar of premier bourbons measured by “the finger.” Southern crafted small plates and inspired entrees in a cozy, lodge-like atmosphere. Located above the Rookery, they do accept reservations. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 543 Cherry Street, 238.4693. Hours: Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11am-2pm. Dinner Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5:30-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays Edgar’s Bistro City-chic and a foodie’s dream!

Edgar’s Bistro presents a dining experience that nourishes the body and soul. Open for lunch Monday thru Friday, Edgar’s serves as a hands-on training facility for the culinary students at Helms College’s Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality. Come dine with them on an array of New American selections of soups, garden-fresh salads, sandwiches and entrees. To view the quarterly menu visit Edgarshospitality. com/menu.

Roasted Cafe & Lounge Serving delicious specialty deli-style sandwiches like the Cali Club, The Greek Heat and Roasted Chicken. Also, delicious salads and grown-up PB&Js. Try their famous Date Shake or specialty coffees. Open at 6 a.m. Monday - Friday and 11am on Sat. Now serving dinner Wed-Sat! 442 Second Street, downtown.

The Tic Toc Room Contemporary setting with a sophisticated menu, great wine selection. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 401Cherry Street, 743.4645

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Tuesdays Moe’s - One Kid 12 and Under eats free with the purchase of any adult meal.

Locos Grill Kids eat free on Tuesdays at Locos Gril and Pub. Purchase of an adult entrée is required.

Wednesdays Georgia Bobs-10 and Under eat free. One per adult and after 5PM Saturday.

Thursdays Barberitos - Kids eat free ater 3pm with the purchase of an adult entrée. Dine in Only One per adult entrée -Twelve and Under.

Ginger Stir-Fry Located downtown, it’s Macon’s only build your own stir fry bar with over 500 combinations. Cool experience for the kids, not your average dining experience. You want it spicy, sweet, both? You be the judge, but don’t worry, there are recipe cards as well for the beginner. LD • BAR • $-$$ 496 Second Street.

Ghengis Grill A new build-your-own stir-fry restaurant just off Bass Road. There’s only one person in charge at Genghis Grill: You. Seize control and build your own bowl from over 80 delicious, fresh ingredients, then sit back and watch as our Grill Masters cook up your creation in a blaze of perfection. Also featuring a full bar with signature cocktails. LD • BAR • Open 11am - 10 p.m.

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The Scene

MACON MUSIC

Where Soul Lives...

And the South Rocks

If you enter Downtown Macon from the Otis Redding Bridge and pass the Douglass Theatre, you can’t miss it: the giant banner on the side of the Lofts at Cherry Street, singing loud and proud that you are here: “Where the South Rocks.”

b y J E S S I C A WA L D E N Co-owner, Rock Candy Tours Come from the opposite direction, where the traffic often flows in from Highway 247, and you catch a new catchphrase grazing the skyline. On the side of the Downtown Welcome Center is the stirring slogan revealed by the Macon-Bibb Convention & Visitors Bureau stating: “Where Soul Lives.”

Recently, Rock Candy Tours and Moonhanger Group (home of the Rookery, Dovetail, H&H, the Cox Capitol Theatre and now El Camino) teamed up to co-brand on some advertising aimed at visitors. We realize that as a downtown, music-loving community, we have a lot to offer. But the challenge is how do we communicate it all?

Recent survey research conducted by the Macon CVB through marketing firm Chandler Thinks revealed “historic” is what Macon does best, with the city’s music heritage highly cited as our greatest attraction asset. It was also revealed to be under-utilized in tourism with a “product delivery issue on southern rock history.”

Although, I think “Song and Soul of the South” did a darn fine job in communicating our Macon tourism draw, Macon is now in the midst of figuring out the rest of the story – and what else we have that not only addresses the visitor but also the sense of pride and place for the resident.

And with a “product delivery issue” being cited, it’s time to take a three-guitar stage approach and do declare what we bring to

the southern stage.

So I dug deep, then I went simple. Months ago, in a meeting with graphic design artist Jim Burt, there was one of those lightening bolt “ah-ha” moments. Our eyes widened and our pens started scribbling. We never missed a beat in being on the same page. Simply put: Macon rocks.

Macon, Georgia is where soul lives AND the south rocks. As the Rock Candy Tours and Moonhanger ad communicates, the Macon city experience – whether for a visitor or resident – rocks for all concerned. Take a Rock Candy music tour.

Have a drink on the rocks at Dovetail. Eat where rock stars were fed at H&H. Catch a rock show at the Cox Capitol Theatre.

And those are just a few options.

Imagine those beautiful rocks in the shoals of the river water as you take an Ocmulgee Expeditions float. Imagine that rhythmic front porch rocking chair, offering a stunning view of our stately architecture. Imagine everyone and everything that rocks you through the night in Macon – from the latest rock band coming through Macon at the Crazy Bull to the echoing hum of a world-renowned violinist Robert McDuffie and R.E.M. rocker Mike Mills raising the roof off everywhere they play together.

We really do rock everywhere.

And for all y’all living under a rock, well, this message aims at you, too.

To see a sample of what we’re working on, visit MaconRocks.com.

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The Scene I N T E RV I E W b y B R A D E VA N S

Billy Joe Shaver His resume reads like outlaw country royalty. His life is, in fact, a coun-

try song. Somehow, though he never lost it. The things in a hard life that made Willie Nelson start wearing New Balance, hasn’t found it’s way to

one of the greatest country songwriters to have ever lived. Billy Joe Shaver has done it all. You’ve heard his hits, “Georgia on a Fast Train”, “Old

Chunk of Coal”, “Honky Tonk Heroes”, but you may have missed the fact that for the past couple of decades, his been driving around the country,

dressed in denim, singing them in the same type of places he came up in.

Along the way he shot a man in the face, lost his son to a drug overdose, and broke several hearts, among other things. I could have talked to this

man for days. He never tires of telling stories about his life and in my several interviews with him over the last decade I never tire of hearing them.

Here are a few more stories from Billy you might not have heard.

Who Billy Joe Shaver When Friday, April 8 Where Cox Capitol Theatre Hey Billy. We just love you man. I interviewed you a long time ago, a decade ago now when you first played Macon. Tell me some stories about your Macon days?

Oh yeah. As a matter of fact, I spent a lot of time there with Dickey Betts. Him and his dad built this log cabin out there. It was nice. He had these kind of structure out back, like the Indians had. It was hot in there. What do you call them?

A sweat lodge?

Yeah that’s it. You kinda lock yourself in them things.

That Georgia’s sun as hot as Texas sometimes, and he had it down in this bottom, and man let me tell you, it got hot in there.

But he invited me out there one time, and I’d never met him. I thought Gah Lee, that’s pretty cool you know, so I went out there. I was just running around then. I think I had a car. I was just kinda roaming around living all these songs I wrote. I got down there, and we got in the kitchen around the table. He asked me to play him a song, and I did. Then he took the guitar and played “Rambling Man.” I said “Damn man that’s good, that’s one of my favorite songs, who wrote that.” He looked at me and said “Hell Billy, I did.” We became really, really good friends after that.

Now ya’ll got into some trouble didn’t you?

Oh yeah. Man, he had this old truck, I think he just used it to take trash to the dump or something. It was painted camo. We went through this kind of white part of town, it was downtown I think. We ran over a bunch of parking meters. All those quarters started coming out. We got arrested, went to jail. I’ll never forget we started singing songs in jail, and the jailer came back and said. “I was gonna let you out, but I ain’t gonna do it now.”

But you know Dickey gave my son his first guitar.

He was 12 years old. I had him tuning my guitars.

Dickey came over and heard him doing it one day.

Next time he saw him he gave him a 55 Strat. That was one of his main guitars. Actually that guitar is out at Willie’s ranch, in his safe. It’s been there since Eddy passed on. I hope he’ll give it back to

me one day. I need to go get it, I reckon, I was just always scared it would get stole. Willie said the only way someone would get it was over his dead body.

That’s good enough for me.

“...The entire ass end of that Honky Tonk was blown to smithereens. The bus was hauling across a field toward the highway. I turned around and there sat Waylon, holding a stick of dynamite, laughing.”

I read somewhere today that you and Waylon Jennings blew up a honkey tonk back in the day.

Is that true?

Well he did, I ain’t taking no credit for that. It was back when we were pretty unknown singer/songwriters. He was touring in this old school bus. He’d just taken cans of black house paint and painted the whole damn thing black. We traveled around in that bus. We played this joint, it was in an old Country town in Texas. We played there, and we filled the place up. I mean people was hanging off the rafters.

And that ole boy, I swear, he must have had some bills he had to pay, because after the show, he took off with the money. ‘Ole Waylon was mean when it came time to get paid. He was liable to kill you, you know what I mean? The manager kept giving us the run around. They kept telling us “Five minutes.”

Finally, Waylon ran him off. Made us wait a couple of hours. That’s a long time. Shel Silverstien was with us. He kept trying to calm Waylon down. Finally, he just said “Let’s get out of here.” We started out across the field, and I heard a loud BOOM! The entire ass end of that Honky Tonk was blown to smithereens. The bus was hauling across a field toward

the highway. I turned around and there sat Waylon, holding a stick of dynamite, laughing. It was so late they wasn’t a soul left in there thank goodness, but I still thought they were gonna put us under the jail for that one. We got in so much trouble together that my wife at the time made me stop touring with him. But that didn’t stop me getting in trouble.

Who is your favorite songwriter?

Guy Clark. Hands down. I love Townes. But I think Guy was better. The one that gets me is “Randall Knife.” Gets me every time.

Tell me a story about Townes.

He loaned me four hundred dollars one time. I didn’t borrow money from folks a lot, but I was in a bad way and he loaned me some. And I paid him back every cent, but you know Townes was known to drink a lot.

And back then, so was I. And he made me pay him back like three or four times, and still walked around saying I didn’t pay him back. I think he got a kick out of it. But I love him. He was a great songwriter and a wonderful guy.

“Old Chunk of Coal” is probably my favorite song of all time, tell me about writing that?

That’s a good one ain’t it. I was on LSD that night, and just about everything else you can think of, running around in the desert. I wrote about it in the book, but I think all them drugs just made me realize how small I was that night. And a chunk of coal is about the dirtiest little thing I could think of.

What’s a normal day on the road like for you? You have any routines or habits that you are religious about? Bout the only routine I have these days, is waking up and taking a piss a few times a night.

(Laughs) But naw, I’m a rambler like that. Every day is pretty different. I just take them as they come along.

Well we sure are looking forward to you coming to Macon, Billy.

Man, I’m looking forward to it to. My old stomping grounds. We are gonna have a good time!

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Local Tastemaker

The Scene

MACON MUSIC

KORYN YOUNG Magnolia Soap Box Derby

1. Must Eat I’m a local flavor kind of girl. I love a Rookery Burger. I enjoy a great sandwich at Roasted. I always bring visitors to H&H, because living history needs to be seen. I like to dress up and have date night at Tic Toc. Grabbing a beer and Brat at Just Tap’d is the kind of low key meal a girl might need.

2. Must Do Take a walk through Tatnall Square Park and enjoy the public art and fancy new shiny fountain.

Of course, Coleman Hill has the giant adult slide, who does not like a giant slide? MOST OF ALL – the Magnolia Soap Box Derby – a community collaboration. The Second Saturday of April brings out the competitor in everyone as teams of homemade soap box racers vie to be named the fastest or most creative car in a thrilling race down the steep hill of Magnolia Street.

3. Must See Hands down, Rosehill Cemetary.

A beautiful and surreal place.

4. Living in Macon I have been here 7 ½ years. I am always inspired and encouraged by my fellow Maconite. There is nothing that cannot be accomplished here with a vision and the immense support of the vast characters that, in my mind, only exists here in Macon.

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LIVE SHOW REVIEW

Mighty at The Bird words & photos Luke Usry

For Angelo Fiaretti, it seems that teenage angst has paid off well…and he’s still decades from being bored and old. It was apparent as he centered himself on stage, taking a long drag on his cigarette and fiddling with the knobs on his fireglo finish Rickenbacker 360, his face a portrait of quiet intensity. It was almost like he was holding in a sneeze, his finger plugged firmly in the dyke of relative silence that was the only thing shielding the crowded Macon barroom in front of him from the insatiable, crushing avalanche of musical fury he’s spent the last several years creating.

I had a chance to listen to MIGHTY’s 2015 EP “Bye, Have Nice” before their appearance at the Hummingbird, so I more or less had an idea of what to expect.

It’s a fantastic record, composed of songs brimming with harsh, emotional vulnerability and sardonic existential confusion.

(Read more about Angelo Fiaretti and the EP in Chris Nylund’s interview at www. fieldnotestenographers.com) On stage, the band’s explosive energy and Fiaretti’s coy charm as a front man make the music even more compelling and engaging. On the band’s website, MIGHTY describes its mu-

sic as “off-kilter garage rock with (more than a modest) grunge influence.” I think they can be described more simply: MIGHTY is a grunge band.

Yes, I know that Atlanta is a long way from Seattle, and I don’t even think Fiaretti was alive in the early 90’s. But, like any genre, grunge music bears distinctive, ubiquitous qualities that transcend time and geography. There’s a lot more to it than a drop d tuning and thrift store flannel. What sets grunge apart from the generalized rebellious nature of rock and roll is the nihilism. It’s chaotic, glib, and misanthropic. Grunge’s worldview encompasses all of the anti-establishment sentiments found in punk rock, but strips

them of their idealistic optimism, adopting instead a grim acceptance of society’s shortcomings. While punk wants to go after The Man with a baseball bat, grunge opts instead to blow smoke in his face and make fun of his suit. It has every bit as much potential to appeal to the post 9/11 generation as it did to generation X. My point is that grunge, like punk rock, is not just a musical era but an artistic perspective, something that never truly goes away. In the twenty plus years since grunge ruled the airwaves there have been plenty of imitators, the Nirvana/Soundgarden/ Mudhoney sound-alikes who enthusiastically mimic the easy-to-grasp sonic elements of these pioneering groups while failing to cover any new artistic ground.

And that is what sets MIGHTY apart, what makes the band so aptly named. Instead of writing contrived songs that reek with the sad stench of naïve derivation, Fiaretti is taking up the stark, bleach-soaked torch of his musical forefathers and marching boldly into the artistic wilderness…leaving a trail of beer cans as he goes.

Field Note Stenographers is a group of musicians, promoters, business owners and live music fans based in Macon, Georgia interested in how live musical experiences can benefit the community. By reviewing shows and musical experiences that you, dear reader, may or may not have had the esteemed privilege to witness, we, the Field Note Stenographers, hope to showcase bits of awesome, intriguing or soul-stirring music happenings in our fair city of Macon with the ultimate goal of convincing you to support live music. in our area. We believe that together, we can improve our city by supporting live music. After all, this is your music scene.

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HAPPENINGS, LOCALS & REGIONAL INSIGHTS

RAISING THE BAR Fine wine, craft beer, locally-sourced cocktails, live music, great food, creative people and much more

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Featuring

1. What is your favorite cocktail?

Meet your Bartender

4. Hobbies?

My favorite cocktail would consist of a beautiful blend of barley, water, hops and yeast that has been fermented with a Belgian yeast to have a fairly high attenuation and be carefully dry hopped to create a bouquet that you could only dream of.

This cocktail should be refreshing and sessionable for those awesome spring Sundays spent on the front porch.

My primary hobby is renovating a historic home my fiance, Rebecca Sills, and I bought in the spring of 2012. We are slowly going room by room and gutting it to the studs. Its a stressful, never ending project but I genuinely enjoy doing everything myself (with my dads help). It is very rewarding to step back and say “I did this.”

2. Least favorite drink to make?

5. Best recent night on the town?

I don’t go out often because of my schedule, but I really enjoyed my last Sunday off. My fiance and I had two beers and a light lunch at Just Tap’d, then walked down Second Street to Mulberry to just stroll through the park. It is a really nice walk when the streets are empty around 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

My least favorite cocktail to make is probably a dirty martini.

I have pretty forgiving palate but i find olives to be absolutely repulsive and the thought of ruining a quality gin or vodka with the brine makes me cringe.

3. Do’s & Don’ts at the bar?

When ordering just be ready. I am more than happy to answer questions about our food, cocktaild, or beer but please, if you simply do not know what you want then just let me go to the next person who does. So much time is wasted just waiting for someone to decide what they want when i could have processed multiple other orders. Double this philosophy when the bar is two-deep.

Cocktail Recipe:

JUSTIN CUNNINGHAM El Camino, manager

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Camino Paloma: 1 oz Pueblo Viejo Blanco, .5oz Deep Eddy Ruby Red Grapefruit vodka, .5 oz fresh lime juice, .5 oz organic amber agave nectar. Mix all ingredients together in a mixing glass and add ice. Shake it hard and fast for about 10s then strain over freah ice and top with Jarritos grapefuit soda.

GO HEAR - LIVE MUSIC Caroline Aiken at The Big House Saturday, 4/9!

Thursday 4/7 11th Hour Readers’ Choice Awards COX CAPITOL THEATRE Join your neighbors and friends as we honor the “Best of Macon” voted by 11th Hour readers. Red carpet 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. Live music by Good Night Alive, Milk Money, Justin Cutway and Josh Graff. Admission just $5; or reserve a table of 6 (with champagne!) for $125. Let’s celebrate Macon and toast to another great year! With the help from DSEL productions, this awards show is the event you don’t want to miss!

Soul Mechanic THE HUMMINGBIRD This six piece rages every performance as if it was their last!

Spreading rapidly and constantly creating a new experience, Soul Mechanic is gaining momentum with every note and every night is a different experience They are a unique ensemble compiled of seasoned and schooled musicians, whose journey propels them through harmonies, melodies and intricate funk-inspired rhythms. Soul Mechanic is a family and that vibe has been shared with every audience and venue since the group’s birth 5 years ago. The band has recently shared the stage with G. Love and the Special Sauce, The Mantras, Pigeon’s Playing Ping Pong, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Trigger Hippie, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, and Morning Telaportation to name a few.

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Caroline Aiken THE BIG HOUSE “... she can do anything on guitar.

There’s a reason Aiken’s influenced so many songwriters over her storied career, which includes performing with the likes of Bonnie Raitt and sharing stages with the likes of Muddy Waters and Beach Boys, to name a few.

She’s the kind of artist that may just bleed music. Her playing is virtuosic and she writes and interprets songs that routinely take emotional punches.” - No Depression Caroline released her 2015 and 9th CD: BROKEN WINGS HEAL with special guests Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls), John Keane (GRAMMY nominated producer and musician), Michelle Malone, Ike Stubblefield (Legendary Motown B3) and Randall Bramblett (Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood, Allman Brothers). A 2015 national tour bega​n​7 weeks in Europe, then a 4 month tour including​ opening for the Indigo Girls, from San Diego to Seattle​. Weather permitting, this will be an outside concert with full band on the lawn of the Big House. A signed copy of Aiken’s newest release “Broken Wings Heal” will be given out with each ticket! 6-9 p.m. Limited seating, call for advance tickets.

2321 Vineville Ave.

Big Daddy & Co. WILD WING CAFE

Big Hairy Monster BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

Matt Pippin WILD WING CAFE

Friday 4/8 Uncle Earl & Friends 20’S PUB Southbound Mojo BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE A2Z Band THE CRAZY BULL Billy Joe Shaver COX CAPITOL THEATRE Billy Joe Shaver has never been a household name, but his songs became country standards during the ‘70s and his reputation among musicians and critics hasn’t diminished during the ensuing decades. Shaver’s own debut album, Old Five and Dimers Like Me, was produced

by Kristofferson in 1973. Along with the title track, it contained now-classic Shaver songs “Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me” and the aforementioned “Georgia on a Fast Train.” In 1978 Johnny Cash recorded “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal” a song Shaver wrote just after he chose to give up drugs .

Saturday 4/9 Yesterdaze Rock AP’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY

Macon Loves Music 100th Anniversary Celebration COX CAPITOL THEATRE Macon Music: now and then!

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GO HEAR - LIVE MUSIC Brett Harris at The Bird Friday, 4/15

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BACK CITY WOODS FRI. APRIL 15

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and Pam Floyd, Dangerous Dave, Brotha J, Kevin Ward and Casey Lambert. All genres from bluegrasss to soul! Full horn section, mandolin, violin, banjo,, wow, what a show!

7:30 p.m.

Jacob Powell THE CRAZY BULL Back City Woods w/ The Pollies THE HUMMINGBIRD Barry Darnell & the Mobile Slim Band THE LIBRARY BALLROOM The best Blues, Soul, Funk, and Rock-n-Roll! $10 or 2 for $15.

Wes & Ronnie WILD WING CAFE

Thursday 4/14 Taylor Hicks COX CAPITOL THEATRE Taylor Hicks is one of the most popular AMERICAN IDOL winnersof all time.

From the start, Hicks’ material on the mega-hit show set him apart, with a unique take on Southern soul, R & B, country and blues. Sixty-four million votes were cast and nearly 37 million American viewers and more than 200 million viewers worldwide tuned in to crown Hicks the Season 5 winner of AMERICAN IDOL, making it one of the most-watched TV events of the last decade. Hicks’ star continued to rise after he stepped off the IDOL stage. Less than three weeks after his IDOL victory, his debut single, “Do I Make You Proud,” entered at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100! He is currently in studio working on his first country album.

Wes & Ronnie WILD WING CAFE

Friday 4/15 The Placeholders 20’S PUB Yesterdaze Rock BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

Radio Romance THE CRAZY BULL Radio Romance has been writing, recording and touring together since 2011. Their style is rooted in country and influenced by 90’s pop rock. They are not another hopeful flash in the pan project, they are friends who view themselves as brothers and view their music as a reflection of not only themselves but the people in their lives that made them who they are today. They have been signed with Sony/ATV Nashville since 2013. Since signing they have been on the road grinding and working hard non-stop almost every weekend playing their own head-lining shows and have also opened for Luke Bryan, The Railers, Parmalee, Colt ford, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin, Michael Ray, Phil Vasser, Cole Swindell, ZZ Top and Bruce Hornsby to name a few.

Brett Harris w/Jack’s River Band THE HUMMINGBIRD Brett Harris is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Durham, NC. In 2010 his debut LP Man of Few Words was featured by Paste Magazine’s “Best of What’s Next”, NPR’s “All Songs Considered: Second Stage”, and made several “Best of” lists, drawing comparisons to the work of Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Harry Nilsson, and Emitt Rhodes. Additionally, Brett has participated as a core band member in live performances of Big Star’s Third, playing throughout the US in addition to the UK, Spain, and Australia. He has also served as a touring member of Jangle Pop progenitors The dB’s. Brett has recently completed work on a number of projects, including 2015’s critically revered Mr. Sunshine EP and a new LP, Up in the Air, released in March of 2016.

Travis & Scott Pallot WILD WING CAFE

Saturday 4/16 The Skeeterz AP’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY Swain & the Highway Souls BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

Craig Campbell THE CRAZY BULL Craig Campbell has never taken a backseat to anything. He’s certainly never taken a backseat in his career as one of Country’s brightest rising stars who launched onto the Country music scene in 2011 and continues to exist in a perfect sweet spot between tradition and modernity.

That doesn’t mean the road to five consecutive charted hits and over a half million downloads has always been easy.

There have been bumps along the way for the Georgia-born artist, on his path from the small town of Lyons to Nashville’s Music Row. But through hits like “Keep Them Kisses Comin’,” “Fish” and “Family Man,” and countless shows, he’s kept his eyes on his mission – to bring his fans true country music with a spin all his own, through timeless songs that tell his life story. And with his forthcoming debut project on RED BOW Records – flag-shipped by the earnest “Outskirts of Heaven,” which was co-written

by Campbell – he is ready to share the next chapter: where that timelessness meets the here and now.

The Bitterroots THE HUMMINGBIRD A2Z Band WILD WING CAFE A2Z band is upbeat feel good music.

Suitable for dancing, singing along, or just sitting back and watching what the band will do next. A2Z has energy to spare and has a great time doing what they do!

Thursday 4/21 The Oh Hellos COX CAPITOL THEATRE The Oh Hellos began in a cluttered bedroom, where siblings Maggie and Tyler Heath (born and raised in southern Texas) recorded their self-titled EP in 2011. In the fall of 2012, the sibling duo released their debut full-length record Through the Deep, Dark Valley, which they wrote, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered themselves. Their influences range from Fleet Foxes and Sufjan Stevens.

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