Macon's Guide to What's Happening

THERE’S NOTHING TO DO IN MACON.... HA! INSIDE. R 9, ISSUE 5 A YE • 11 20 3, E N JU MAY 19

SOUND OF MUSIC

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Delta Moon, Nashville recording artist Dallas Rogers, The Lee Boys

NATIONAL HAMBURGER DAY

Specials all week at The Rookery

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AUDACIOUS, BUT FRANK, THE QUESTION WILL STUN MANY BELIEVERS INTO CONFUSED SILENCE...

New section highlights hot finds at local shops

Is God a Christian?

Kirby Godsey

A CHAT WITH FORMER MERCER PRESIDENT AND AUTHOR

PHOTO KEN KRAKOW

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PUBLISHER’S NOTES

by BRAD EVANS

KNOW MACON: MAY 19 - JUNE 2, 2011 THE SCENE

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e pack the wagons and head to the Second Annual Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, this weekend. Part of a crew that is 40,000 strong, we plan on burning up in the sun while watching Cee-Lo, The Black Keys, Motorhead, Bassnectar, The Avett Brothers and dozens of others. I even got both my big brothers to tag along, spurred on by a long and fun weekend we had here in Macon during the Reader’s Choice Awards.

Alabama can use the funds right now, and if there is one thing New Orleans taught America after Katrina, sometimes a party is the best way to get back up on your feet.

I spent a couple of hours with Bill Larson and Chris Diserio down at Historic Luther Williams field this week. They are gearing up for The Macon Pinetoppers new season in June, and I for one, can’t wait. I don’t know how anyone couldn’t get behind an effort to bring back baseball to Central City Park . There is no

doubt it’s hot down there, but we’re the ones who’ve chosen to live here, so we ought to quit whining about it and go. The wooden bat league is old school feeling, no frills baseball, so appropriate for that stadium.

These guys didn’t see enough of us down there last year, but they didn’t run. They are giving it another go, and I urge all of you to help them.

With door-closing threats looming over the Halls of Fame etc, let’s all make sure we go through the ones that are still open And make sure, while perusing this issue from cover to cover as I’m sure you often do, to read Chris Horne’s feature story on Kirby Godsey. Godsey, when you hear him speak about Macon offers hope in a very real way. The great thing is, he’s not just talking, he’s digging the ditches too. I can respect that. His new book, Is God a Christian, is a wonderful and important read.

Enjoy it. Hopefully the rapture won’t come before we see you again.

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Grace Potter at the Capitol, two new theatre productions, Styling the Silence at Signature Salon and so much more!

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THE SCENE -PAGE 28 - Dylan York’s Guide to Getting Down - The week in pics - The Blotter

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CULTURAL MUSINGS The Un-Chartered Georgia School System PAGE 21 SEEING RED Rockin' Like A HurriCain! PAGE 20

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hen salon owner Nichole Mitchell’s client mentioned that the Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia over $100,000 in supportive grant funding, she knew that she wanted to help. So she gathered her resources, which culminated in “Styling the Silence.”

On May 26, at 7 p.m., Mitchell will host a party at her business, Signature Salon & Spa, to benefit the nonprofit organization. “Our goal is mainly to build awareness in the community about the Safe House and Crisis Line and to raise money for them,” Mitchell said. “They receive the majority of their funding from the state.

Right now, they have some handicapped children and need extra resources to meet their individual needs.”

The Tyler Hammond Band, of Milledgeville, will play Country and Southern Rock Music in the parking lot and there will be a silent auction and raffle. Raffle ticket holders will receive a free drink and are entered into a drawing for one of three items: an iPad ($700), Green Egg ($699) or Spa day ($500). The silent auction includes items and gift certificates from local businesses. Hot dogs and hamburgers will also be served for donations.

According to Shelter Director Heather Havard, the Crisis Line was founded in 1978 and the Salvation Army Safe House was created in the late 90s; the two merged in 2005 and the Safe House was no longer apart of the Salvation Army.

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THRU 5/29 “A BAD YEAR FOR TOMATOES” AT MACON LITTLE THEATRE

A cast of zany eccentrics will serve up liberal helpings of broad comedy spiced with farce and slapstick in “A Bad Year for Tomatoes”.

Catherine Kjellstrom plays pivotal character Myra Marlowe, a television actress. Tired of the limelight, Marlowe has retired to a small North Georgia town to write her autobiography. Instead of peace and quiet, she finds herself surrounded by eccentric, nosy neighbors. Tickets $10-$18.

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5/30 GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS @ THE CAPITOL

Grace Potter of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals combines sexy and ass kicking into one hot and powerful rock act. Don’t miss this show taking place on an otherwise uneventful Monday night at the Cox Capitol Theatre. Part of the Bonaroo Buzz Tour, tickets $25. Opening act, the Futurebirds! “…their self-titled album may make a star of Potter, 27, who has already driven festival crowds crazy… Leave it to a dude from Brooklyn and a long-haired band from Vermont to collaborate on the year’s best Southern-rock album.”

- Playboy (July 2010) - “Best new bands 2010” - Rolling Stone

The things making our world just a little bit better | by brad evans

A childhood friend of my older brother is the King of Competition BBQ, Myron Mixon, as seen running his mouth on TLC’s BBQ Pitmasters. He just wrote a book called Smokin’ with Myron Mixon, that reveals the master’s trade secrets, or some of them anyway. Being a big BBQ fan myself, I’ve been enjoying every word of it.

I hated to see Mags meet her maker on my new favorite show, Justified, but better her than Raylond I guess. One thing is for sure, Walton Goggins knows how to play a bad man. I’m eager to find out how this feud plays out. Between that and the most loveable drug addict ever, Nurse Jackie, I don’t venture out much between Monday and Wednesdays these days.

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“We hope this event will raise awareness in the community about the services our organization provides to victims of domestic violence,” she said. “We also hope to gain financial support for Crisis Line and Safe House.”

A majority of the reduction of funds impacts personnel funding to operate a direct services organization, which requires around the clock advocates. “These advocates provide transportation to get the shelter children to and from school, purchase groceries so the women and children at the shelter can eat, these advocates drive victims to court as needed and sit in the courtroom with victims during a criminal trial when no one else is there,” Havard said.

“Direct services staff respond in the middle of the night to the hospital to be with a rape victim. All of our services are dependent on staff. With the budget cuts, we have had to combine positions, leaving fewer people at the shelter to provide services. Technically, we can't provide sufficient services if we are short staffed.”

Havard said that the shelter holds 12 women and children. They offer emergency shelter, referrals to jobs, housing and utility deposits, furnishings, support groups, individual counseling and legal advocates who assist women in getting temporary restraining orders.

The Crisis Line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week domestic violence victims, suicidal callers, those in emotional crisis or even lending an ear to those who need to talk. Volunteers man the phone lines, but make referrals to counselors as needed.

A sexual assault program is also part of the services offered by the Crisis Line. Volunteers are on standby to go to the hospital to support and advocate for the victims of sexual assault. To learn more about Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia, visit www.cl-sh.org. For personal help, call the Crisis Hotline at 478-745-9292, 24 hours a day.

Raffle tickets are $10 for one or $25 for three and are available for purchase at Signature Salon, 4524 Forsyth Road.

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I’ve also been listening to the super old school faves The Beastie Boys new album. I'll admit it's a little weird listening to old white men rap, but they still sound like the Beastie Boys to me, and that is a mighty good thing. Also been listening to John Paul White and Joy Williams as The Civil Wars. Their full length album Barton Hollow is folksy greatness. The only thing I can find to hold against them is that they have a song featured on Grey's Anatomy.

Steve Earle's new album, "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive," debuted last week at #4 on the Billboard Country, Folk, and Indie charts. Earle's long-anticipated debut novel of the same name, will be published and will be in stores May 12.

From the press release: The novel imagines the troubled life of Doc Ebersole as he is haunted by the ghost of his former patient and friend, Hank Williams.

Patti Smith stated, "Steve Earle brings to his prose the same authenticity, poetic spirit and cinematic energy he projects in his music, offering beauty and remorse, redemption in spades." Steve Earle has also reprised his role of Harley during the second season of HBO's celebrated series Treme (appearing for the first time this season in last week's new episode).

THE GOINGS ON IN THE CITY

Thur May 19 This day in history: (1897) writer Oscar Wilde

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is released from jail after two years of hard labor, he was convicted of homosexuality.

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New Macon Co-Ed Book Club: Looking for a hobby? Love to read? Want to make new friends? The new macon co-ed book club is just what you are looking for. For more information please call 912-227-4212.

Third Thursday Party in Mercer Village. Live music and fun at a free street party-style event hosted by College Hill. 6 to 9 p.m. 478.301.2008. CollegeHillMacon.com.

Montpelier Ave. at Coleman Ave.

"Figures" Exhibit at Middle Georgia Art Association. Thru June 10. Free and open to the public. Exhibit continues Tuesday - Friday, Noon 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon - 3 p.m. 478.744.9557.

MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330 Ingleside Ave.

Macon Film Festival presents 'FOLLOWED' Macon Premiere, 7- 9:00pm at The Edge 14 Macon, 245 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.

The Macon Film Festival & director James Kicklighter invite you to the Macon Premiere of 'FOLLOWED.' This is a FREE Screening & open to the public.Based on the short story by 2010 Hugo-winning writer Will McIntosh, 'Followed' is a socially conscious monster movie in which zombies symbolize society's disadvantaged and oppressed.

Macon Arts Gallery "5X" Photography Exhibit in The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance. Recent works

by Grant Blankenship, Doug Nurnberger, David Veal, Michael Williams, and Will Zachary. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission is always free. For more info call 478.743.6940. 486 First St.

Fri May 20 This day in history: (1873) San Francisco

businessman Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of the blue jeans.

May 21 - October 31 – 55th Anniversary of Museum of Arts & Sciences: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m.

- 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.. Admission $4 - $8.

478.477.3232. MASMacon.com. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

"Twentieth Century" at Theatre Macon. Comedy about a Broadway producer

Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary Arts Exchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits every First Friday, 7 - 10 p.m. MySpace.com/CAEMacon.

2nd Floor, 590 Mulberry St.

and an actress on a train. Wednesday & Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Tickets $15 - $20. 478.746.9485. 438 Cherry St.Thru May 28.

"A Bad Year for Tomatoes" at Macon Little Theatre. Comedy about a soap opera

10 a.m. Admission $10 - $20. 478.227.0690.

CrossroadsWriters.org. 935 High St.

actress who flees to a small, quirky town to write her memoirs. Wednesday – Saturday, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Tickets $10 - $18. 4220 Forsyth Rd.Thru May 29.

Sun May 22 This day in history: (1455) England’s War of

Downtown Friday Fest The streets of downtown Macon are alive with music, art, and great food every Friday of the year.

There are activities for everyone from children and families to students and adults. Downtown merchants keep their doors open later each Friday with art galleries openings, dinner specials, family events and the like. In Third Street Park, an outdoor venue in the heart of downtown, you’ll find live entertainment each week and children’s inflatables from 5pm until 7 pm on the first and third Fridays of the month. May 20, live music by Not Hollywood; They are a true mix of southern rock, dirty south rap, reggae and alternative.

the Roses begins between Houses of York and Lancaster, lasts 30 years.

Reading and book signing at the Sidney Lanier Cottage, Join us at 2pm for a reception, reading and book signing by Dr. Kirby Godsey on his new book, Is God a Christian? This event is free and open to the public and is a great way to learn more about this book and enjoy an interactive discussion about faith.

Delta Moon in concert at The Big House. Time & admission TBA. TheBigHouseMuseum.com. 478.741.5551.

TheBigHouseMuseum.org. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Third Friday in Ingleside Village

Mercer University Children's Choir:

Joycine's has invited many of the local businesses to stay open from 5-8ish for an evening of art, shopping, dining and discovery.

“A Spring Song” at Vineville United Methodist Church. Richard Kosowski conducts.

478.301.5751. VinevilleMethodist.org. 2045 Vineville Avenue

"Figures" Exhibit at Middle Georgia Art Association. Opening Reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. Exhibit continues Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon - 3 p.m. 478.744.9557.

MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330 Ingleside Ave.

Sat May 21 This day in history: (1901) Connecticut pass-

es first speed limit at 12 mph in the city.

Finding Your Roots; genealogy workshop for beginners held at The Cannonball House on May 21, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and will include a light lunch. The workshop will off insights for both African American and Euro-American researchers.

Program cost will be $15 per person.

Reservations required as seating is limited to 35 people. Please call 478-745-5982. This program is funded in part by the City of Macon through the Purchase of Arts Services Grant administered by the Macon Arts Alliance.

"Remember the Titans" screening at Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Filmed in Atlanta, based on true story of the integration of a high school football team, starring Denzel Washington & Hayden Panitiere. 2 p.m. Included with Museum admission, $3.50 - $8.

478.752.1585. GSHF.org. 301 Cherry St.

Crossroads Writers Conference Workshop: Tim Lee at Sidney Lanier Cottage.

Topic: Evolution of a Writer with playwright Lee.

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Thur May 26 This day in history: (1897) first copies of the

classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops.

Signature Salon's Styling the Silence to benefit Crisis Line & Safe House, 7pm. An evening of live music with Tyler Hammond Band, raffle and silent auction. Three lucky winners will win an iPad, Big Green Egg or a $500 day at Signature (winners do not have to be present to win). Benefit will take place outdoors in the parking of Signature Salon, raffle tickets will give party goers a free drink at the event.

4524 Forsyth Road, (478) 474-4856.

Fri May 27 This day in history: (1647) First execution of an alleged witch in Salem, Mass.

Downtown Friday Fest The streets of down-

town Macon are alive with music, art, and great food every Friday of the year. There are activities for everyone from children and families to students and adults. Downtown merchants keep their doors open later each Friday with art galleries openings, dinner specials, family events and the like. In Third Street Park, an outdoor venue in the heart of downtown, you’ll find live entertainment each week and children’s inflatables from 5pm until 7 pm on the first and third Fridays of the month. May 27, live music by Martyr Your Muses; Self-described as an alternative/indie rock band, formed in 2009 in Milledgeville.

Fri June 3 This day in history: (1965) One hundred and

20 miles above the earth, Major Edward H. White II opens the hatch of the Gemini 4 and steps out of the capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to walk in space.

"Under 30, Under $100" Exhibit in The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance.

Recent works by artists age 30 & under, priced under $100: Ellen Banas, Maria Dondero, Nigel Esser, Heather Ivey-Sutterfield, and Kenneth Shearer. First Friday Opening Reception, June 3, 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Exhibit continues Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 478.743.6940. 486 First St.

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La Galerie is an art gallery across from the Cox Capitol Theatre open each Friday from 6:30-10 pm or later. 391 Second St, Downtown Macon.

Art on the Avenue Fine Art Gallery presents "Celebrating Life" a group show featuring the new artwork by all of the gallery's artists including selected works by the students of Debbie Anderson. 2368 Ingleside Ave, 478-743-3720

Steve Penley exhibit at Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Macon native artist’s portraits of Macon-related artists. September 9 – July 11 Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. $3 - $8.

478.751.3334. 200 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd.

May 3 - 28 - Dark Roses and Black Crepe: 18th & 19th Century Funeral Customs at Cannonball House. Included with admission, $3 to $6. Monday Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 478.745.5982.

CannonballHouse.org. 856 Mulberry St.

farmer’s markets

City Market on the Green, 9am - 1pm. Every Saturday morning in Poplar Street Park, middle Georgia merchants, craftsmen and artisans set up booths of locally grown produce, plants, delicious bakery items, art, crafts and more!

Wesleyan Market every second Saturday 9am - 1pm. Held monthly, this fun community event features a variety of locally grown and produced items ranging from flowers and organic fruits and vegetables to baked goods. Music, fun & educational events also offered. Free and open to the public. (478) 757-5233.

Mulberry Market every Wednesday. 4:30-7pm.

The Mulberry Street Market is part of the Macon Main Street Program's efforts to bring life and business to Downtown Macon, and is directed by vendors dedicated to the people of Macon. Find a variety of all things fresh and local, from honey to breads, seasonal vegetables to grass-fed beef.

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Museum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. Free for students & Bibb Co. residents the last Friday of each month, 5 – 8 p.m. 477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

sponsored by L. Westbrook, S. Turner and Aberrant Inception At the B Complex, 1272 Murphy Ave. SW ATL Exhibit is free and open to the public Questions? Please call (478) 334-4175

For a complete listing of events, including ongoing exhibits, musuem hours & more visit 11thHourOnline.com

Georgia Children’s Museum: Tuesday – Saturday 10:30 -5:30, $4 per person, 2 and under free. Free admission on Tuesdays from 10:30 -1:30 for City of Macon residents and First Fridays from 5:30-8:30.

The Allman Brothers Band Museum / The Big House. Call for hours. 478.741.5551.

TheBigHouseMuseum.org. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun. 1-888-GA-ROCKS. $8/$3.50.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun. Admission $8, children 4-16 $3.50.

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ARTS & CULTURE

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

A MT. DESALES STUDENT CREATED AN ONLINE JEWELRY STORE THAT GIVES BACK TO SEVERAL WORTHY CAUSES J. CINDY HILL

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t began with a dilemma. “One of my creative, quirky friends turned 16 and I was invited to a party,” recalls Katy Hutto. Not wanting to settle for a massproduced, off-the-shelf gift this bright

and creative Mt. DeSales honors student made 16 pairs of earrings for her friend.

A lover of art, Hutto says, “I was really just teaching myself. I went to a few classes at Bead Me Up and got a lot of good supplies.”

The earrings were a hit and soon she

cultivated a market. “I would make them for friends or myself – I didn’t take it all that seriously,” she says.

The more she worked, the greater her skill and demand for her work became.

Hutto’s time was scarce, split between keeping up a nearly perfect GPA, participating in school, church, and community groups, performing with the Mercer/ Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra. This artful juggler of time enjoyed her new jewelry business but says, “Something was missing.” Enter: humanitarianism.

“I felt it would be more worthwhile to help someone else,” and so Katy set about searching to multiply the meaning of her work, organizations that would be worthy recipients of the proceeds of her business.

“I tried to look for charities that addressed the roots of problems,” she explains. She eventually narrowed the field to Benefits Habitat for Humanity, Invisible Children, Project Hope, and Seeds of Peace.

She then set up her online store at KatyDid.us which now boasts more than 100 pieces of jewelry ranging in price from $12 to $35. Part of the buying experience is the shopper’s ability to choose which charity they want to benefit with their purchase.

All of this is remarkable for a person of any age, let alone someone in the stereotypical self-centered teenage years but this extraordinary young woman says she’s not alone. “There are a lot of people who get really involved in other things – there are a lot of people at my school who make an effort to get involved in good causes.”

Her cause extends beyond the gift of jewelry or the proceeds that benefit others. “Making people realize the world is bigger than ourselves,” is what fuels Katy’s passion for this project. “Making this jewelry has really helped me to see the bigger picture of life as a whole.”

Hutto recently “turned down Brown and Harvard,” according to her dad, Macon City Council member Rick Hutto, instead accepting a 4-year Jefferson Scholarship to the University of Virginia.

One can’t help but wonder how this one Macon, Georgia, native will go on to use her creative problem solving to impact “the bigger picture” as her life unfolds and who else will be inspired by her work and go on to impact the world with their own art.

Cindy Hill, Marketing & Grants Director of the Macon Arts Alliance, contributes a monthly column on behalf of the nonprofit organization. Macon Arts supports, promotes and advocates for the $18 million arts and culture industry in MaconBibb County and in 12 Central Georgia counties. Support the local arts by becoming a member of Macon Arts.

Please contact Cindy at 478-743-6940 with any questions.

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TIME FOR SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION: Unless you want to be stuck with stir-crazy kids zoned out on television and sugar cereal, it helps to have summer camp options to balance out at-home TLC and out-oftown vacation adventures. These are some of my favorites: - 25th annual Gaudet All-Star Camp for players ages 6-12 will be held at Luther Williams Field June 3.

Call 477-9480.

May 30 – June 10 - "Beauty & the Beast" Kids Camp at Macon Little Theatre. Presented by Academy of the Performing Arts. Mini-Camp (ages 5-8): May 30 - June 3 only, 9 a.m. - Noon. Tuition $100. Kids Camp (ages 9-18): May 30 - June 10, 1 - 3:30 p.m. plus performances June 10-12. Tuition: $150.

478.476.1910. 4220 Forsyth Rd. - Mercer Boys Soccer Academy: mercerboyssocceracademy.com - Museum of Arts and Sciences Summer Camp: masmacon.com June 5 – 11 - Center for the Arts Academy Summer Intensive at Wesleyan College. Week-long fine arts immersion in studio art, music or theatre, for high school students.

478.757.5171. WesleyanCollege.edu.

4760 Forsyth Rd. June 6 -10 - Summer Enrichment Camp at Georgia Children's Museum. Art workshops conducted by local artists. Time and tuition TBA. 478.755.9539. 370 Cherry St.

MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES JUNE 6 - REGISTER NOW FOR 25TH ANNUAL GAUDET ALLSTAR BASEBALL CAMP Two camp sessions open to all Bibb County students and the surrounding area.

Over 400 kids attended in 2010.

Registration forms at all area Krogers and Ga Sports Hall of Fame. This is a free event at Luther Wiliams Field.

TUSKS! ICE AGE MAMMOTHS & MASTODONS at Museum of Arts & Sciences. Exhibit about extinct relatives of modern day elephants.

Tusks! is full of "cool" Ice Age objects including 80 fossil specimens.

Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.. Admission $4 $8. 478.477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd. May 13 - December 4.

June 11 - SECOND SATURDAY at Georgia Children's Museum. Fun, family-friendly activities, 10:30 am.

Admission $4, free for Macon residents with ID. 478.755.9539. 370 Cherry St.

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THE URBAN EXPLORER

TWO BANDS FROM IOWA, CARROT CUPCAKES AND “LOCALS ONLY” AT THE BIRD

BY SEAN PRITCHARD

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ne of the worst parts about there being so much to do in Macon these days is that there's also so much to miss out on.

Because bills must be paid, I found myself working Saturday night but from what I've heard Bragg Jam Presents brought serious funk to the Capitol Theatre with performances

by Charles Walker, The Soulphonics, and Ruby Velle. This year's Bragg Jam Festival, scheduled for Saturday, July 31st has been in the works for some time now and I'm very honored to be working alongside a group of people that are so intent on changing the music scene in Macon.

These next two weeks should be no different then the past few have been so pay attention, but remember, these are simply my recommendations on having a blast here.

Because I'm limited on how much I can write, it's impossible to cover everything and this is a perfect reason for you and your cohorts to get out and do what you do best!

I'm spending this Thursday at The SoChi Gallery for an art show of SCAD graduates living and working in Macon. My good buddy Carl Phillips has some great work for sale, along with two other artists I'm excited to meet. Given that the world doesn't end on Saturday (have you heard about this??) I'd like to get out to The Ocmolgee Indian Mounds for a hike. Tuesday brings a loud and raucous show to The Golden Bough. I'll be starting my next weekend off at The 567 to see two bands from Iowa (yes, Iowa..this might be a first for Macon) called The River Monks and Elizabeth Arynn, alongside my

favorite lady in Macon, Amy Godwin, and my good friend Michael Suhr, who will be playing his second show to date. Check all of them out. I've got plans to spend as much of the following Saturday at one of Macon's nearly 50 parks (I did a bit of research) after I make a stop at Amanda's Cakery for Anna Mae Kersey carrot cake cupcakes. Weather permitting I'll spend Sunday floating from Dames to Popes with who ever would like to join me.

I am especially excited about Monday for a few reasons. Its Memorial Day. Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Futurebirds, Gary Clark Jr. and comedian Julian McCullough will be bringing down the house at The Capitol Theatre as part of the Bonaroo Buzz Tour. And best of all, I'll be spending the night on the town with my brother Jordan, who will be visiting for the first time in years from Germany. What ever hangover is accrued from prior events will be cured the Tuesday at Fountain of Juice and I suspect that the night will find me at The Hummingbird for their new "Locals Only" show series. Singer-songwriter Anna Mae Kersey will be lulling the crowd with original songs n guitar, piano, and harp. I haven't made my plans for the rest of the week and that's sort of exciting in itself to me. Let's do something. I'll probably wind down the week with the EDM sounds of Manits, Syl-O, and Macon's own Street Lurkin at The 567 on Saturday, then help myself to a Dr. John at The Rookery and some Sunday night jams. Send me an email (seanppritchard@gmail.com) and let me know what you like to get into around town.

Not Hollywood is a rock / southern funk band emerging out of Warner Robins and taking over live music venues throughout middle GA.

LISTEN UP TO CAMERON SLATER Lead singer- Drew Semmelink "AKA" Dirty Drew Drummer- Cameron Slater Bassist- Tyler Mills "AKA" Bug Hall Guitarist- Garret Cox Guitarist- Steve Bell "aka" Steveo Cameron took a few minutes to answer a few questions about his musical tastes and the bands upcoming feature performance in Third Street Park during Friday Fest on May 20. The band recently recorded and filmed their first music video with friends attending Full Sail University and will be projecting the finished product on a large screen beside the stage. The band will also be playing Rivalry’s on Friday, May 27. So take a minute to “Listen Up” to this Robins native.

Name a song you've listened to in the past 24 hours?

Brantley Gilbert- “Kick It In the Sticks” What was the first album you bought with your own money? Bryan Adams "Waking Up the Neighbors" Whose band t-shirt do you wear proudly? 311 Down!

Recommend a band our readers must hear now? US, check us out at Facebook.com/nothollywood1 What’s your favorite local happy hour spot? Mellow Mushroom in Warner Robins. My favorite beer is Heineken.

Favorite local independent restaurant? Got to be Tacos and More in Warner Robins. (you should try the loca torta's, and if you want a light but filling snack order the 3 soft tacos suaves) Tell us about your recent music video single “Bitter End”?

The video was produced and recorded in Orlando, FL with stu-

dents from Full Sail University. It has 3 different areas that we worked with to filmed it. It starts in downtown Orlando then moves to some random shots of us riding around. The whole concept was to get the band in a room with a poker table and having a fight break out because of lyrical content. The last scene worked out very well in its sincerity because a confrontation happened between two members of the group during our first night of recording in the studio which was on Monday and we filmed the video Wednesday night.

So from Monday to Wednesday there was some tension between everyone and by Wednesday we were ready to get rowdy. Shooting the last scene was the most fun that we had on that trip . It felt like the real deal with all the cameras, and props , and lights. And the booze made it more intense for us because we had to do a little acting on the spot. Overall, all props goes to our friend Jeremy Roland a recent graduate from Full Sail along with his film and engineering crew.

Thank you guys!!

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MACON’S LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE THUR 5/19 Open Mic Billy’s Clubhouse

Travis & Bravis Wild Wing Cafe

FRI 5/20

Larry G Hudson 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Dallas Rogers Billy’s Clubhouse

Back City Woods w/ Wesley Cook Band The Hummingbird Six Strings Rivalry’s Sports Bar

Lauren St. Jane and the Dead Westerns The Rookery Dad Gummit The Shamrock A2Z Band Wild Wing Cafe

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Delta Moon The Big House Museum on the lawn, 7pm, $10

Live Music Friends II,Warner Robins Tokyo Spa The Hummingbird

Comedy night Rivalry’s Sports Bar

The Suex Effect The Rookery Session Road The Shamrock

Chuck Courtenay Band Wild Wing Cafe

SUN 5/22

Open Mic Locos Grill & Pub Scott Pallot Wild Wing Cafe

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SUN 5/29

TUES 5/24

Scott Sanders Wild Wing Cafe

Alter Ego 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Jim Cable Johnny’s Pizzeria

B Keith Williams The Shamrock

WED 5/25

Rea Rea and Calvin Backporch Lounge

Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

THUR 5/26 Open Mic Billy’s Clubhouse

Josh Daniels Band The Hummingbird Keith & JP Wild Wing Cafe

FRI 5/27

Keith Williams 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Titania Billy’s Clubhouse

Open Mic Locos Grill & Pub

MON 5/30

Nathan Garrett 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals With the Futurebirds, 7:30pm Cox Capitol Theatre

TUES 5/31

B Keith Williams The Shamrock Jim Cable Johnny’s Pizzeria

Locals’ Showcase The Hummingbird

WED 6/1

Rea Rea and Calvin Backporch Lounge

Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

Scott Little Band The Hummingbird

FRI 6/3

Sterling Waite The Rookery

The Lee Boys Grant’s Lounge

Not Hollywood Rivalry’s Sports Bar

Chris Kneel The Shamrock

Villanova Wild Wing Cafe

SAT 5/28

Throat Punch Billy’s Clubhouse

Homeless Hill The Hummingbird Athel The Rookery

Chris Kneel The Shamrock

Radio Cult Wild Wing Cafe

Big Elk Trio 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Sugar Creek Billy’s Clubhouse

Soulshine The Hummingbird

Session Band Rivalry’s Sports Bar A2Z Band Wild Wing Cafe

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Daily Happy Hour; 4-7pm. 241 drafts, house wine and well drinks Guiseppi’s Pizza 2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar $1 Wells all night, The Bird Happy Hour open to close Rivalry’s Sports Bar

1/2 off salads! $2 house vodka Wild Wing Cafe

Service Industry Night 6PM-Close: 2 for $10 Jager Bombs; $3 House Margaritas; $3 3 Olives Vodka; $2 select Pints Macon Mellow BOGO drafts & house wine Kem’s/Holiday Inn N.

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$1 PBR, Natty lite and High Life, Locos $8 bottomless mugs HL, PBR, $5 carbombs, $3 Guinness The Hummingbird

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Country Fried Weds- $1.50 natty lites, $2 bud & bud LT drafts, $4 rodeo bombs and country fried chicken wings Wild Wing Cafe BOGO Whiskey, 1/2 price wine Kem’s/Holiday Inn N.

$1 PBR, Natty lite and High Life Locos

8-9pm: Free cocktails and Miller High Life Draft, Kaos Macon

Ladies night, free wells for the gals The Hummingbird Hippy Chick Night 6PM-Close: $1.50 House Wine & $4.50 Jager Mellow Mushroom $5.99 Pitchers - Trivia Johnny’s Pizzeria

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$1.99 drafts, Johnny’s Pizzeria BJ Billiards, $3 wells and $2 domestics, shots

45¢ wings, BOGO drafts, $2 mart.

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Gals, $2 drinks all night Rivalry’s Beer pong: $2 pitchers for teams, $1.50 wine for ladies, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Macon Mellow Taco Rita Nite- $2 tacos, $3 margaritas, $6 Megaritas, $4 Irish Bombs Wild Wing $4 Jager Bombs! Locos

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$2 pints of Mellow Blonde, $2.25 PBR Tall Boys Mellow Macon BOGO house wine, $5 Pitchers Kem’s/Holiday Inn N.

The Rookery 11-1am: $2 BL bottles, $4.50 well doubles, $3 Sex on the Beach and 2 for 1 Jager.

Everyday, Miller Lite buckets just $12! Wild Wing

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$1 PBR, Natty lite and High Life, Locos $10 Beer Buckets, 20’s Pub $2 pints, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Mellow Macon

$4 Firefly cocktails, $3 20oz. domestics Wild Wing Cafe

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$10 beer buckets, 20’s Pub

$7.99 Beer buckets Giuseppi’s $3 Wells, Ritas & $2 select pints Macon Mellow

Live acoustic on patio, 6:309:30pm. $2.50 Miller Lt & Coors Lt Bottles $3 Bloody Marys Wild Wing Cafe Lady’s Hour 7:30-8:30pm. Gals enjoy $1 Wells/Domestics BJ’s Billiards

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The dual slide guitars of Delta Moon carry the listener deep into the heart of the American South, where sinuous Mississippi blues meets the gritty backwoods twang of Appalachia and winds around a rock-steady beat like kudzu on a barbwire fence.The American Roots Music Association named whiskey-voiced Tom Gray 2008 Blues Songwriter of the Year. His songs have been recorded by Cyndi Lauper (including the hit “Money Changes Everything”), Manfred Mann, Carlene Carter, Bonnie Bramlett and many others.Delta Moon’s latest CD, Hellbound Train, is out now in Europe on the Blues Boulevard label, and in the United States, Canada and Japan by Red Parlor Records.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are like a modern-day version of Tina Turner stroking the microphone in a spangled minidress while fronting the Rolling Stones circa Sticky Fingers. The proof is there for all to hear on the band’s third album for Hollywood Records, hitting this spring, and marks an artistic breakthrough for a vital young band caught in the act of fulfilling its immense promise. Little wonder that Grace and her cohorts have chosen to title it, directly and emphatically, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals @ Capitol

Delta Moon @ The Big House

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Wed,Thursday & Sat, 8p, 20’s Pub

Thursdays with Brad “the Man in the Box” at Rivalry’s

Wednesdays with Mitch Kersey from 9p-1a at BJ Billiards Every Wednesday with DKH, Macon Shroom

Every Friday & Saturday, Friends Bar & Grill, Macon

Karaoke with DJ Dale, 9pm Friends II in Warner Robins Sundays with Brad, 9pm The Backporch Lounge

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NOW TUESDAYS: Hardest Trivia in Macon 7-9pm at BJs Billiards Wednesdays, Johnny’s Pizzeria Wednesday nights at Guiseppis, hosted by Outspoken Ent. Tuesday Night Trivia (8pm) with Outspoken Entertainment., Wild Wing Cafe Tuesday night trivia with our own Jammin’ Rivalrys Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Billy’s Clubhouse

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Thursdays 7:30pm. Friends II in Warner Robins

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FRI. MAY 20

Back City Woods w/ Wesley Cook Band @ The Hummingbird

“Back City Woods is an Americana/alt-country band from Macon, GA. Starting out as an acoustic duo who never left the studio, the band has grown into a five-headed monster with a barn storming attitude. They want their audience to cut loose and lock into the groove. Classic Southern rock licks and vocal harmonies mixed with uptempo bluegrass banjo, grounded with a bass line and an in-your-face drum beat that will get your feet moving.”

Lauren St. Jane and the Dead Westerns @ The Rookery

From the southern roots of Georgia come Lauren St. Jane & The Dead Westerns with their own combination of country swagger and Americana rock. This fiery, female-fronted band offers a raw sound complimented by strong, alluring vocals, ripping licks and lyrics you'd expect from a true redhead. A southern girl by blood, Lauren finally met her match when first paired with former Beggar’s Guild guitarist Ryan Stephens – a duo that didn’t stay two for long. She explains, “When I first met Ryan, we wrote three songs in one night. It was one of those moments that just came together. Our first gig was for over 400 people and everyone was on the dance floor; at that moment, we knew we had something and began to search for other members.” \It was then that they found infectious energy as a 5-piece with the additions of Ian Campbell, Kevin Justmann and Jeff Beach in 2010. After touring the Southeast for years, it was only a matter of time before the five found themselves in a studio and onstage while touring with bands such as The Grand Magnolias and playing packed-out shows in clubs and college towns.

A2Z BAND @ WILD WING CAFE

A2Z Band @ Wild Wing Café

Nominated as Best Cover band in this years Readers Choice Awards, A2Z does a little bit of everything, from funk to blues to rock . They will have you dancing and singing along before you’d finished dinner.

Nashville recording artist Dallas Rodgers @ Billy’s Clubhouse

This Georgia boy is just 19 years-old and has only been playing for about year, but he’s already recorded an album to rave reviews in Nashville, and opened up for country music legends like Travis Tritt and Lee Brice. He’s also on the ballot for Georgia Country Artist of the year, vote for him atgeorgia-country.com.

SAT. MAY 21

Tokyo Spa @ The Hummingbird

A group of seasoned musicians, some wellknown faces around Macon, GA, and four guys that have a seriously good time when they play!

They rock out an impressive collection of tunes from every decade since the 60s. From the "Stones" to Stone Temple Pilots, and from Pink Floyd to the White Stripes, they play an awesome collection of music. Some original tunes are also in the works.

Delta Moon @ The Big House

See Editor’s Picks, above. $10 admission

The Suex Effect @ The Rookery

The Suex Effect (pronounced "sway") is redefining high-energy rock. Forged in the furnace of the Athens, Georgia music scene, the Suex Effect showcases a diverse amalgam of influences honed to a fiercely focused and driven edge. For the Suex, the goal has always been to produce live music that challenges, energizes and ultimately uplifts the audience.

DALLAS RODGERS @ BILLY’S

Chuck Courtenay Band @ Wild Wing CaféCourtenay was voted Savannah’s

Best Country Act for 3 consecutive years. This opened the doors for the Courtenay Brothers, allowing them opportunities to open for big named artists, such as Mark Chesnutt, Chely Wright, Craig Morgan, Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton and Lee Greenwood, as well as playing on the USO tours.Most recently, with the help of his band mate and co-producer, Tommy Butler, Courtenay began work on his debut album and signed with Platinum Road Records out of Nashville, Tennessee. This album exhibits his unique, soulful, true southern country vocals.

With tracks like, “Sunday That Didn’t Have A Prayer” and “Laughing All The Way To The Bank”, Courtenay is sure to b e scaling up the country music charts in no time.

FRI. MAY 27

Not Hollywood @ Rivalry’s

NOT HOLLYWOOD plans to conquer the music industry through their innovative style. Inspired profoundly by classics like Ronnie Van Zant and Jeff Healy, they have gradually evolved in to a sound influenced by everything from Sublime and 311 to Camouflage and Bob Marley. This young and enthusiastic band adds versatility to today's music scene. They are a true mix of southern rock, dirty south rap, reggae and alternative. Their original songs express their personal life's stories of loss and love, trials and tribulations, growing up and always surviving the obstacles that have been handed their way.

MON. MAY 30

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals with the Futurebirds @ The Capitol See Editor’s Picks, above.

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FEATURE “The case, generally, is that our gods are too small.

God is bigger than any of our perceptions, our religious proclamations of God. Religion is a place to stand and celebrate God, not a place to exclude and condemn others who believe differently.”

Further, he says, being created in God’s image is not limited to Christians. There is sanctity about every person that we should acknowledge. Listening to and embracing those who find God on other paths, Godsey says, can strengthen a Christian’s faith as it has his own. It opens up perspectives on the Almighty of whom we’ve only been shown a small portion. The converse is true, too, that limiting the conversation about God attempts to put limits on God. “I guess some people are scared to listen because they’re afraid they’ll be persuaded.”

Being uncertain is a by-product of being human,and should be, Godsey says, a reminder to remain open, if to nothing else than to the possibility of “meeting God in unexpected places,” also a chapter in his book.

IT’S ALL CONNECTED

IS GOD A CHRISTIAN? A talk with author Kirby Godsey.

by CHRIS HORNE

DR. KIRBY GODSEY is sitting by the 1000-pound bronze statue of Jesse Mercer, founder of the private university that bears his name. Godsey waits patiently, as placid and expressionless as the statue, chatting with his publicist, who has kept him company. Words of wisdom from the noted Baptist leader, hand-picked by Godsey, the university’s former president and current chancellor, encircle them. Sayings like, “The Lord save us from an ignorant ministry.” And, “Surely there are some Baptists who may be trusted,” a stone-set quote Godsey once pointed out to the head of the Baptist Convention.

Today, he’s holding a copy of his latest book, “Is God a Christian?” Audacious but frank, the question will stun many believers into confused silence, but its author is hoping for dialogue. In fact, that is almost entirely the point. The Christian’s claim of exclusivity to God shuts us off from others, ends connections that could make our faith stronger. It’s also arrogant, he says.

This stick of dynamite is a follow-up of sorts on themes first developed in 1997’s “When We Talk about God, Let’s Be Honest,” a volume the Georgia Baptist Association labeled as “punctuated with heresy.” A decade before that, he drew lightning from fundamentalist Baptists who perceived his support of academic freedom as a sort of lasciviousness. They used, as proof of it, Mercer’s head-scratching inclusion (at #9 of 40) on Playboy’s list of hardest partying schools.

As Mercer’s president, he would eventually sever ties with the Georgia Baptist Association, surrendering the $2.7 million a year they gave the university. This, he told the school’s Board of Trustees, would improve the relationship between Mercer and the Baptists. This, he says today, has been proven true.

As a university, Mercer would have suffered without academic freedom, to be sure, but without a healthy relationship with “the Baptists,” as he says, Mercer couldn’t have grown as it has. The institution honors its Baptist heritage without beholding to its political influences, which is another way it stays true to the Baptist tradition of freedom for the individual and the church. Thus, that good relationship.

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“We are our relationships more than our chemistry.

We tend, in our culture, to be oriented towards nouns— things—but the power of life is in the verbs, in our relationships to other people,” Godsey explains. “We are not a field of data. People are what they care about, who they love.”

YOUR GOD IS TOO SMALL He is a philosopher, by training and trade. He metes out responses in measured, thought-halted lines, as if he weighs the truthfulness of each word on his tongue before releasing it.

In this and in deed, Godsey is the opposite of absolutism, the unfortunate condition of the know-it-all. The entire first part of his book is dedicated to examining it and urging (strongly) the reader away from it with chapters like “The Plague of Certainty,” “The Peril of Exclusivity,” and “The Tragedy of Fundamentalism.”

Being uncertain is a by-product of being human, and should be, he says, a reminder to remain open, if to nothing else than to the possibility of “meeting God in unexpected places,” also a chapter in his book.

“Look: we’re limited. We see through a glass darkly.

We have limited understanding. We’re not all-knowing, for goodness sakes. We have knowledge but we live on the boundaries of ignorance,” he says. “So we don’t have absolute truth.”

But if there are no absolutes, isn’t truth subject to change? If God isn’t Christian, then why are we? How can you believe, as a Christian, and still think other religions are right?

“Relativism and absolutism—those are not the only options.”

The tendency in a debate is to argue against the total opposite of one’s position, forgetting all the possibilities between. In this case, Godsey is radical, in that he goes to point of origin, the center, the radius. There human beings are the creation of God and therefore defined by their relationship to God. It should not be the other way around, he says, that God becomes defined by human beings.

The temperature hasn’t climbed much as the time nears lunch, so it’s still nice out. Especially in the shade. It’s a Saturday morning, at the end of the Spring semester, but there’s life everywhere on campus. A bike race occupies the roads around Tattnall Square Park, blocked off by orange barrels and off-duty cops. Stray students, like scouting ants, appear and disappear in and out of buildings. Occasionally, someone’s adjacent smoke break sends tendrils of nicotine into the plaza where Jesse Mercer sits. A few runners cut through.

Dr. Godsey interrupts himself to call out, “Bill!”

The current president of Mercer, Godsey’s successor, Dr. William Underwood, is one of these runners, enjoying the pleasantly cool day. They talk. Nothing big, just friendly. When they finish and Underwood jogs off, Godsey says, “I like him.”

“What was I saying?” He asks.

He was talking about the ways we connect with the world—our friends, our family, even our enemies. This, he said, is the principal role of religion, to have a faith that shapes and defines us and the relationships we develop, which are what make us who we are.

“It is not about adopting a set of beliefs.”

But this is the fruit of absolutism, of fundamentalism, of believing one has achieved a complete and total knowledge of God: the role of religion is reduced to adopting a set of beliefs, a paint-by-numbers path to eternal life.

In “Is God a Christian?”—and as evidenced by his life as a Christian—Godsey not only questions the legitimacy of that approach, but he questions the bedrock beliefs that he thinks have caused the greatest problems.

Like: Is the Bible the infallible word of God? “I don’t think the Bible is inerrant. It has been built up as an idol to be worshipped, not to be studied. People want something to hold on to. It’s the same reason the Israelites built the golden calf—they wanted something they could see, something they could touch, visible evidence that God was with them. They wanted to build a calf; well, we want to hold on to a Bible and say, ‘Here, I’ve got God’s word right here.’

“But look, God’s still speaking! God will speak to us.

God will still guide us. God is in us, with us, around us. I think it’s been a sort of deadly error. That’s the reason I speak so frankly about inerrancy and infallibility— because I think they have been the error that have distorted and twisted and misguided people’s lives and faith.”

Similarly, he doesn’t believe that Heaven and Hell are literal places that one goes to, but rather conditions of closeness or separation from God. The preoccupation with them as destinations has altered the spiritual journey, externalized it, made it about winning a prize or avoiding punishment instead of seeking to be close to God. “For some people, it’s more difficult to take the Bible seriously than it is literally. I’m in favor of taking it seriously.”

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RIVALRY’S ROLLS OUT FRESH, NEW MENU - DELIVERY OPTIONS Rivalry’s is well-known as the “Best Sports Bar” around town, but now owner Nick Smith wants his Northside Drive pub to be a destination not just for drinks and live music, but great food as well. The new menu features fresh salad options that can be topped with hand-cut ribeye, grilled chicken or deli meats. A mix and match appetizer list allows your table of friends to try additional warm-ups such as Sweet Corn Fritters, Breaded Mushrooms, Mozzarella Sticks, Boneless Wings or Southwestern Eggrolls for just an additional $1.50 after your first selection.

Of course Rivalry’s have kept their hand-pattied burgers, both 1/2 pound and the whopping Pounder, their signature Rivalry’s Ribeye and the Legendary Steak Sandwich, but they’ve also added some welcome favorites. Try one of their Baskets brimming with Buffalo Shrimp ($7.25), Boneless Wings ($6.99) or Fish and Chips ($6.75), or our favorite bartender Jammin’s recommendation, the Chicken Philly.

With the new menu, Rivalry’s is now also offering a delivery service to your business. Daily lunch specials start at just $4.99, and include a soft drink. So stop in, or call it in, Rivalry’s is ready to take your order.

Go out and show your burger love today if for no other reason than to revel in burger happiness. The Rookery is making May 26 Locavore Thursday, and will have daily burger specials all week long.

If you enjoy grilling your own whopper at home, visit the Mulberry Market on Wednesday evenings to order grass-fed, organic beef from Hunter Cattle! Here are some burger Dos and Don’ts by Burger expert George Montz, author of Hamburger America.

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• Toast your bun with butter.

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• Never press on the patty while it’s cooking; you’ll push out the juices.

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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.

5 Guys Burgers & Fries The best burgers in Macon is what our readers say, serving dogs and peanuts too. LD • $ 120 Tom Hill Sr., 474.0445

Billy’s Clubhouse Come try Billy's new menu with our angus burgers, colossal sandwiches, great salads, appetizers and more. Lunch and dinner specials available as well as our late nite menu.

"We upped our standards, Now up yours!" LD • $ • BAR 1580 Forest Hill Road, Macon. Mon-Sat 11a-2p, Sun 12:30p - 12a.

BJs Billiards BJs is now serving up your favorite late night snacks. Nachos, hot dogs, pizza, sandwiches and breakfast all day, every day. Smoking, open 2pm-2am. Now open Sundays til midnight! LD • BAR • $

Buffalos Cafe on Zebulon You know this place has great wings, but they also feature a large selection of salads and sandwiches, large screen tvs to watch all your favorite games and a popular trivia night for the whole family. LD • BAR • $ 5990 Zebulon Rd. CJ’s Bar & Grill You can’t really call this bar food. Is it fried, yes, but it’s fresh and so, so good! Sloppy nachos, great burgers and chicken wraps. LD • BAR • $ 2910 Riverside Drive, 757-3262

Friends Bar & Grill Serving up your favorite homestyle dishes, along with famous burgers, chicken tenders and other bar food staples.

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Kem’s Bar & Grill inside the North Macon Holiday Inn features daily specials, burgers, pizzas, wings and our specialty, our ribeye dinner. LD • BAR • $ 3953 Riverplace Drive.

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.

Montana’s Steakhouse, Byron Specializing in some of this areas finest steaks, ribs, chicken & seafood. Located in the Peach Outlet Mall and open Monday - Sunday 11 am - 10 pm! 311 Ga Highway 49 N Byron, (478) 956-0441.

Nu-Way Weiners Open since 1916, this original store with its neon sign is one of America's oldest hot dog stands and they serve secret recipe chili sauce, famous hot dogs, hamburgers, and other sandwiches. BLD • $ 430 Cotton Avenue, 743.1368

Rivalry’s – The only place in town where you can order Atomic Buffalo Turds and wash them down with a giantsized bottle of Monty Python’s Holy Ale. 3986 Northside Dr., Macon 474-0606 LD BAR $

The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer.The Rookery offers some of the best comfort food in Macon. Burgers, Nachos, Sandwiches and daily lunch specials that can’t be beat. LD BAR $ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658

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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Where he works? Loco’s Grill & Pub Hometown: Macon Favorite new menu item - The new roasted wings are amazing, slow-cooked for four hours! And the Chicken Philly is phenomenal.

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Caliente’s Burrito Shop We’ve all had this style of big burrito by now, but Caliente’s does them the best. If you can handle it, get the MOAB… if not, there’s always the Thrilla From Tha Grilla, which is just right. LD • $ 6255 Zebulon Road El Sombrero Witha brand new outside dining patio, this is the place to get some fresh, authentic mexican cuisine in downtown Macon. LD • BAR • $ Located off Spring Street in the Baconsfield Shopping Center.

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Jim Shaw’s Casual dining with Macon’s best seafood, tuna tidbits, scallops, wild Georgia shrimp. Seperate bar area with smoking. D • BAR $-$$ 3040 Vineville

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Luigi’s Bistro Casual Italian cuisine in a hip, swanky atmosphere. LD • BAR • $-$$ 401 Cherry Street, 743.4645 Ingleside Village Pizza IVP has the best pizza in town and the best beer selection. Keep it classy with the white pizza and a Stella Artois or, keep it real with a slice of the ultimate and a 24-oz. High Life. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside Avenue, & downtown across from Mercer Univ.

Johnny’s Pizzeria A New York style pizzeria featuring fresh baked pizza, authentic pasta dishes, calzones, subs and salads. Monday nights, kids dine for 99¢ (one-topping slice and a drink.) This north Macon pizzeria offers an amazing and affordable menu also featuring weekly drink specials and some nightly entertainment. Student Special Monday - Friday 2-5pm, enjoy 2 cheese slices and a coke for just $4.99.

LD • BAR • $-$$ 6255 Zebulon Rd. Open Mon-Thu,Sun 11am-9:30pm; FriSat 11am-10:30pm.

Mellow Mushroom In 1974, three college students in Atlanta opened the first of what has now grown to 100 restaurants. Each one locallyowned and operated, with their own distinct, funkified flavor. Gourmet pizza, original sandwiches and a large drink menu. Family friendly! LD • BAR • $$$ Located just off Bass Road at 5425 Bowman Road, Macon.

Guiseppi’s Pizza With fresh baked pizza and exclusive wedgies, pasta dishes and salads, this pizza place has a little something for everyone. Happy hour Mon-Fri 4-7pm. LD • BAR • $-$$ Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.

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Adriana’s Quick & delicious cafeteriastyle lunch, serving the most authentic Italian in town, including sandwiches, soup, salads, pasta, pizza. Mon-Thur 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6pm. L • $ 359 Third Street Market City Café – Superb sandwiches, homemade soups, loaded salads, pizza and pastas. Unique breakfast menu including gourmet coffees and teas.

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Greek Corner Deli Serving delicious lamb gyros, monster greek salads, subs and specialty sandwiches 7 days a week.

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D • BAR • $$-$$$ 562 Mulberry Street, 742.5999 The Shamrock Dargan and his crew cook up some of the best homemade meals in Macon, including his legendary Shepard’s Pie. Plus, he’ll surprise you from time to time with some interesting seafood selections. D • BAR $-$$ 342 Rose Avenue, Payne City 750.1555

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

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Killian’s Coffeehouse Serving patries, coffees and smoothies for breakfast and lunch. BL • $ 490 Cherry Street, 492-1771.

J. Christopher’s Open 7am-2pm daily, and their signature breakfast dishes all day long. Strawberry waffles to eggs benedict, fresh salads to innovative sandwiches. BL • $ 220 Starcadia Circle, Macon, 476-0220

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GODSEY’S PASSION FOR OUR FUTURE With the eloquence of a writer and passion of a community leader, Godsey presented five challenges we face as a community, from prejudice to constructing passenger rail to Atlanta.

RICK HUTTO Macon City Council Author and

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nyone who has paid attention to the development of Mercer University for the past couple of decades is aware of its long-time former president (and now Chancellor), Dr. Kirby Godsey. Although no one is more deserving of a retirement devoted to family and golf than he, Dr. Godsey shows no signs of slowing down or, perhaps more important, staying quiet. Having spearheaded the activities of NewTown Macon and written books that have stirred more than a bit of controversy, he has resisted all attempts to lure him into elected office.

When Dr. Godsey was the featured speaker at our recent Rotary meeting, I assumed he would be discussing his newest book, “Is God a Christian?” He sprang to the microphone with the vitality of a young man and immediately dispelled that idea, launching into a spirited and wide-ranging discussion of our City’s future that should be required reading for every resident of Macon and Bibb County. His discourse on five challenges we face in our community was pre-

sented with the intellectual organization of a professor, the eloquence of a writer, and the passion of a community leader. He has been all three.

First, he correctly explained that we must break our cycle of ignorance which ultimately leads to two classes – the educated and the uneducated – that will be far more disastrous than the divide between rich and poor or black and white. As he made clear, ignorance is the underlying cause of many of our ills including teenage pregnancy, racial prejudice, religious bigotry, and crime. Instead of blaming Washington or Atlanta for the state of our schools, Dr. Godsey insisted that our public schools will only succeed when we put into them the resources they deserve and make teaching jobs the most prized to secure.

Next, he agreed with a position from which I have never wavered – the consolidation of our city and county government (my only caveat is that voters in both the city and the county must approve). Why would we continue paying for two governments when we can barely afford one? I have said publicly that I can support either the Peake plan or the Brown/Staton plan even though there are components I don’t particularly like. Dr.

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ROCKIN’ LIKE A HURRI-CAIN! To say that I am excited about Herman Cain’s candidacy for President of the United States is an understatement BILL KNOWLES Active member of the Republican Party

little over a year ago, I introduced the readers of The 11th Hour to Herman Cain, then a man who in an off the cuff statement hinted at the possibility that he would run for President. Unless you have lived under a rock, you have most likely become very well familiar with the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza over the last month as Herman has vaulted from a virtual unknown outside of the South to a candidate poised to break the top tier of Republicans vying for the nomination of our party and for a chance of going head to head against President Obama.

To say that I am excited about Herman’s candidacy is an understatement.

Up until a few weeks ago, although I was excited and passionate about Herman’s potential bid, I viewed him as a Don Quixote type of candidate with excellent vision for the future of America, fantastic oratory skills, superb ideas but also not sure if he could vanquish the windmills of other candidates that were more well known to us such as Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee (who has since taken himself out of contention), Rick Santorum, Ron Paul or for-

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mer Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. All of those thoughts came to a screeching halt as I watched the first Presidential debate that was held in Columbia, South Carolina as Herman not only won the debate decisively, but in doing so catapulted himself over all of the other participants as well as the candidates who failed to come to South Carolina, such as Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann and Romney. After the debate, political consultant Frank Luntz questioned a focus group that he got together who overwhelmingly said that Cain had won the debate.

In their words, Cain was “direct…a breath of fresh air…clear and concise…very impressive…and the Godfather of business sense.”

WOW, I thought! Then Lunzt asked of the 29 participants, how many of them walked in with Herman Cain as their first choice to be the GOP nominee. One hand went up. He then asked how many people now felt Cain was their number one choice. In what Luntz called, ‘unprecedented’ sixteen hands went up. Then a statement that will be said many more times throughout this campaign was made by a young lady in the group, “He won us over, I think he can win America over!” I agree. And have agreed for a long time now. The more people who see and hear Herman, the more

Godsey’s assertion is that, whatever it takes to forge an acceptable plan, those negotiations need to include the entire community. If we wait for the perfect plan, we will miss our golden opportunity.

His third point is one he calls, “Pride and Prejudice.” Dr. Godsey accurately protests prejudice in all its racial, political, religious, and gender-based forms. One point in his argument, though perhaps not politically correct, accurately asserts that both blacks and whites are often prejudiced and we allow those preconceived notions to fill us with resentment and arrogance. As he says, “We have to stop defining ourselves by our differences.”

Next is what he calls “the century of the woman.” It was particularly interesting to gauge the reaction of our overwhelmingly-male club membership (don’t despair, our presidentelect is Kathryn Dennis). We know there are more women than men in the world (girl babies have a higher survival rate and live longer), but he informed us that, in the U.S., boys in K-12 have a dropout rate that is four times higher than girls. Not only do more of our girls now go to college than boys, but more masters degrees and PhD.s are earned by women than men and there are more women than men now going

into accounting, law, pharmacy, and medicine.

Unless we recognize women as full partners men are going to be left behind.

Our final challenge is transportation.

Atlanta is projected to grow by more than three million people over the next three decades and at least a quarter million of those people will move here because the area north of Atlanta does not have the water resources that we do.

We are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to dredge the Savannah River so that larger cargo ships can unload freight from around the world. We must create the largest inland port in the southeast here to take advantage of those jobs and ensure that we become the distribution hub for millions of freight containers that will be coming from Savannah. At the same time, passenger rail must be a reality between here and Atlanta. My brothers-in-law have for years commuted to work from Connecticut to New York City. They read the newspapers in the morning and play cards at their regular seats on their afternoon return. That must become the mindset we establish here over the coming years. While it is true that fares will only cover about 30% of the cost, our interstate transportation system – which has transformed America – is completely subsidized.

Dr. Godsey advised us to tackle all these issues by becoming “peddlers of hope.

Despair is not an answer.” Dr. Godsey’s current book (www.isgodachristian.com) deals with complex issues of religion and assures us that “Faith is not about finding a place to rest.” I don’t think that last word is an option for Kirby Godsey.

ly subdued wife as I listened to Herman backpeople will support his candidacy. No doubt.

Macon has been the center point of the stage. (Thanks to my buddy Maurice presidential campaign for the past week as not Atkinson.) She had a great seat in the only Herman, but Newt Gingrich came to our Convention in the third row listening as well. fair city to address the Georgia Republican Now my wife was brought up Southern Baptist, but since Convention held we have been marlast weekend, and I ried she has conwas fortunate verted to my faith enough to be able as a Lutheran. If to hear both of their you know anything speeches in person. about Lutherans, Now I have heard we’re all a stoic that comparing the bunch and my wife two speeches is not has become the fair to Speaker perfect Lutheran; Gingrich as on this day howevGingrich was speaker, she was far from ing to a subdued reserved. Her first crowd who paid a text to me said, chunk of money to Herman Cain will be announcing formally his “Wow! He makes hear him with a side Presidential candidacy this coming Saturday, me proud to be an dish of chicken, American again! while Cain spoke to May 21st at high noon at the Olympic I’m almost in the entire Centennial Park in Downtown Atlanta. tears!” and then Convention with followed with, supporters lining the top rows of the Coliseum. I say hogwash! I “He’s incredible!” To paraphrase the young can compare the two speeches and will in a lady in the focus group in South Carolina, if VERY short summary: Gingrich: informative, Herman can bring out those feelings in my well thought out, decisive, long, bland and status wife, he can certainly do it across America. quo. Cain: informative, well thought out, deci- (My wife is a Marriage and Family Therapist. sive, exciting, vibrant and not one shred of status She doesn’t look at things emotionally. She quo thought. Oh yeah…BOTH were delivered analyzes and makes decisions based on the data presented. I call it “therapyzing”. And with NO notes and NO teleprompters.

I am not going to compare on contrast she’s damn good at it.) Over the weekend, we the speeches by breaking them down line by watched a replay of Newt’s speech on CSPAN. line. That’s not what I do. I will tell you, how- Within about five minutes, she had switched ever, that I kept getting texts from my normal- the channel to a Hoarders show.

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Seriously?

City Councilwoman Elaine Lucas is known for her, um, flamboyance—her rift with Chris Krok (a venomous radio host who answered my prayers when he moved to Dallas), which was followed by her rift with Erick Erickson (the CNN pundit and former councilman whose name she spells with three consecutive Ks).

Now she’s on Facebook. (Full disclosure: she de-friended me a couple weeks ago after calling me a racist.) It appears she’s set a new standard for outrageous with a confusing status update about “masters” and “slaves.”

$74,335,423 – total for the city of Macon’s FY 2012 budget, which begins in July and fully funds the pay scale implemented last year despite lower revenues. $5.6 million – the total increase in pension costs for the city, which has been underfunding pensions and now has to pay it back plus interest in five annual installments.

18-percent - the amount non-salary and benefit costs have decreased since FY 2011.

Is she suggesting that Sen. Robert Brown and former Mayor Jack Ellis have been tricked into running against each other in the mayoral election? If so, who is pulling their strings? Honestly, I’m confused.

That’s What You Think I asked the folks on the RFM (Radio Free Macon) Facebook page what ideas they’ve seen in other cities that they want our leaders to “steal” for Macon. Among the top ideas were free citywide Wi-Fi and duplicating the Harlem Children’s Zone, a network of programs to do “whatever it takes to educate children.”

However, out of 92 votes, most were for passenger rail, which flourishes in other countries. Good news, kiddos, the advocacy group, Georgians for Passenger Rail, have reportedly relocated to Macon to help spur that effort. In a recent speech at the Rotary Club (and reprinted by the Telegraph), Dr. Kirby Godsey (the man is everywhere) said by 2040, there could be as many as 250,000 people living in Macon and working in Atlanta, which will have added another three million people.

Godsey also urged Maconites to work beyond the tension between area whites and blacks, much like his new book suggests members of other religions must move past fear and intolerance of each other.

Is That a Fact?

WMAZ ran a puzzling headline on their website May 4—“Mayor Reichert Begins Demolition List”—even though, as the story made clear, it was just a new round of demolitions. Regardless, critics are claiming the mayor is doing this for the election.

The fact is: head-to-head with former Mayor Ellis, Mayor Reichert has demolished more houses a year.

From 2000 to 2007, according to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Ellis averaged 40 demolished houses a year, which isn’t bad. But in a little less than 3.5 years, from 2008 to last week, Reichert has averaged 55 houses a year. (Not including the old Causey Building) Last year, the city tore down 99 houses. The highest total under the Ellis administration was 69 in 2002. Ellis used outside vendors but Reichert has utilized Public Works, which is more efficient. Under Reichert, the city turned condemned houses in Beall’s Hill over to Hills & Heights, which rehabbed them and found buyers.

I have complaints about Reichert, but he’s tearing down condemned houses as

$9.1 million – proposed for capital improvements, including upgrades for police, technology, E911 and the Centreplex. $1.2 million – how much the city saves in 2012 from shifting costs to the county in the new service delivery strategy.

fast as he can. His goal is 100 a year, which is ambitious, but with a list that holds steady around 400, it takes at least 100 a year to put a dent in the problem.

Highlights from the Budget I only went up for a couple days’ worth of reviews because I’m more interested in the outside agencies that receive funding from the city. You get to hear about the good work going on in the city, as well as our leaders’ collective foresight in helping fund them.

The Georgia Children’s Museum asked for $23,500, a 5-percent decrease from FY 2011 because the mayor asked all agencies to consider it, but they aren’t decreasing their offerings or the number of free days they give city residents, on First Fridays, Second Saturdays and Second Tuesdays. Their paid admissions have increased from 2,500 to 9,000 in 2010 and will hopefully hit 12,000 this year.

The aforementioned Hills & Heights, which built five new houses and rehabbed six historic homes once condemned by the city (saving taxpayers about $20,000 for each slated demolition), is asking for $67,000 (down from $75,000 in FY 2011) to continue the revitalization of Beall’s Hill. Next, they’ll take their one neighborhood at a time approach to Tindall Heights.

NewTown Macon, which gets $10,000 from the city came with the good news that some of the long-stalled downtown residential projects will have a second life because of a new $5 million bond issue.

And the Middle Georgia Food Bank.

These guys always deliver more than they get, which is good because they only get $8,100 from the city (and the county is threatening to “phase out” funding to agencies like this). If you have a few spare bucks, give them some because they know how to use it wisely, serving 117,000 people in 24 counties.

Steal This Idea: Check out MoveYourMoneyProject.org, launched by Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington to encourage people to put their money into small, local banks, which do most of their lending to small, local businesses.

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UN-CHARTERED SCHOOLS TINA WHITTLE Middle Georgia liberal and published author

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ast Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court struck down the Georgia Charter School Commission, which destroyed the state’s ability to approve charter schools and direct local funding to approved schools. This decision reversed a previous court ruling, finding that the seventeen schools approved as commission charter schools were, in effect, unconstitutional.

This ruling affects Bulloch County especially hard, since one of our public schools The Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology is a commission charter school. I know this issue up close and personal my daughter attends CCAT, and I’m involved in this issue not just as a taxpayer in Bulloch County and a citizen of Georgia, but as a parent.

And I’m disheartened. And it’s more than the upset that comes from knowing that my daughter’s school has suffered this blow, this place that is so very good for my daughter, that is teaching her to think and encouraging her to develop a lifelong love of learning. CCAT is doing an outstanding job. I know this because I see it happening, the graduation rate especially, which is 94% (compared to the state average of 72.9%).

But the majority opinion did not argue that CCAT and the other sixteen schools were doing a lousy job. The argument concerned who got to decide whether local tax dollars should support local schools that by every other Constitutional provision have a right to exist. I don’t get to decide. My vote does not count, not about what kind of education I want in my county and in my state, and not about how I want the tax dollars that I pay supporting Bulloch’s public education system to be spent.

There’s an argument that is used quite often in the public school debate; the tax dollars should follow the child. There’s

solid reasoning behind this position. But it’s not the reason this decision is so wrong-wrong-wrong.

As citizens of Bulloch County, we don’t pay taxes so that our own particular child can have the best education possible we pay taxes so that ALL the children in our county can have the best education possible. And we do this not just because we particularly like children, although children are likeable and worthy, but because it is in the best interest of society to have a well-educated citizenry. Having a strong, diverse public school system is good for everyone, even the childless, those with kids in private school, or those who home school. Nobody should get a pass on supporting the greater good that comes from quality schools.

In that sense, CCAT fills a countywide need. I’m not going to argue that the educational experience at Bulloch’s public schools is inferior I know the teachers there, and the principals. I know the amazing job they do, and my daughter has benefited greatly. But CCAT is a better institutional fit for her, and not just for her, for lots of students, as its 100% public.

In the dissenting opinion, Justice David Nahmias wrote, “Today four judges have wiped away a small but important effort to improve public education in Georgia... That result is unnecessary, and it is unfortunate for Georgia’s children, particularly those already enrolled and thriving in state charter schools... The policy debate and the political process no longer matter.

The majority of this Court has announced the new policy and removed the issue from the political process.”

I couldn’t agree more. This decision is a blow to quality education, a blow to our rights as citizens, and a blow to the common good of Bulloch County and the state of Georgia. It’s a one-two-three punch right in the gullet. We deserved better from our judiciary, and so did our students.

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GODSEY, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES When, in 1979, Godsey moved up from executive vice president and Dean of the Liberal Arts College to take over as Mercer’s 17th president, the university was hardly a university at all but rather a loose collection of colleges—two in Macon and two in Atlanta. Before he arrived, the deans hardly spoke to each other and seldom discussed a collective vision for the future. As he weighed whether to start the Medical College, faculty came out against it for fear of sharing resources. Even members of the Macon community—hospital leadership included—were sharply divided.

Of course, he pushed forward, and by the end of his tenure, Mercer boasted 11 colleges, including engineering, music and business, which have raised the profile of the university as a whole. Likewise, it’s lifted Macon, which has benefited from the public-private partnership of the College Hill Alliance—started between Mercer, the city of Macon and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation—to revitalize neighborhoods around Mercer.

Like unfurling a large patchwork quilt, Godsey shares his story. A young man

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Those familiar with Godsey will recognize these accomplishments as the manifestation of his mantra: “What is good for Macon is good for Mercer, and what is good for Mercer is good for Macon.”

His book, and the philosophy that’s shaped it, could be framed similarly. What is good for reconnecting believers is good for faith, and what is good for faith is good for reconnecting believers.

If his book catches on, gets passed around, becomes the conversation starter he hopes, take that mantra one step further: it will be good for world peace.

He isn’t trying to get a rise out of the Baptist Church or even the worldwide

body of Christian believers, except perhaps that we stop seeing other believers in God as enemies of our faith and by extension, of our lives. The conversation between members of different religions— the lessons learned—could go a long ways to calming tensions between the world’s religions. Here, in the final section of his book, Godsey calls for an end to “our addiction to violence.”

He acknowledges that he isn’t “so naïve” to think that violence will just go away and he’s cautious to note he isn’t necessarily a pacifist, but with our capacity to destroy increasing, there aren’t many results available to the human race except mutual annihilation. If something doesn’t change.

“We haven’t been around here very long. The universe has been around 14 billion years or so, and we have—human beings have—only been around 100,000 years or so. So we’ve only been around a little while. If we can keep from killing each other, we’re going to get better at it.”

The “it” is what many would call being civilized, cooperative, friendly, giving, compassionate, empathetic. Godsey would say Christian.

He recalls the story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, praying the night before his arrest and eventual execution on the cross. While his disciples were sup-

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“Peter, in typical swashbuckling fashion, cuts off the ear of the guy who was about to arrest Him. Jesus reaches down and puts it back. (He says,) ‘Don’t respond to violence with violence.’”

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oonoses or zoonotic diseases are those diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Obviously any diseases that we can catch from our pets would be considered bad. There are hundreds if not thousands of diseases that may infect our pets and be transmitted to us (and occasionally we can infect our pets too!). Diseases that we can easily think about are rabies, rotaviruses, heartworms, scabies, mites, and the many intestinal parasites such as coccidia, giardia, hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, and tapeworms. More recently we have to think about some of the influenza or flu viruses that have been moving between species both from humans to animals and from animals to humans. It appears that viruses are becoming very clever and adapting to our crowded world, think bird flu, Ebola and HIV. In this week’s column we are going to look at the intestinal parasites more closely and determine which ones can potentially hurt us and how we can stop that from happening.

The most common parasites that we see in dogs and cats are roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and tapeworms. Most puppies and kittens will be born infected with roundworms and are probably the biggest potential threat to your family, especially if you have young children and elderly grandparents present. Most parasites are transmitted by oral

fecal contact which means that the eggs are shed in the feces and then these eggs are ingested by the new host which can be us as well as other pets. If you think your child could never do this think again. Most parasite infections in humans come from eating dirt that is contaminated by the eggs and larvae of the intestinal parasites that our pets carry. How on earth will little Johnny eat dirt when mommy is watching him so closely? Let’s count the ways shall we. He strokes his new puppy who has eggs attached to his fur from rolling in the yard, he eats an apple prepared by the store that was never washed before it was sliced (remember you cannot see eggs with the naked eye), he drops his favorite soft toy bunny on the ground and drags it across the yard. That night he falls asleep sucking on bunnies’ ear, voila, parasite ingestion. So as a veterinarian with two young children of my own am I telling you this to frighten you into not having a pet?; of course not. The important thing to remember is to minimize your risk of exposure by understanding the infection, the most common way to transmit the disease, and how to adequately control these diseases.

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To keep your family (including your pet) safe visit your veterinarian regularly and make sure they are testing your pets for intestinal parasites. Follow their deworming advice and always follow basic hygiene rules.

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t was Tuesday night and I was sitting outside The Hummingbird watching my friend down PBR. The Rookery thinks it can book a show then sit back and people will just magically wonder in off the street,” he says dragging off of a Pall Mall. I’d just wrecked my bicycle on the way home from Rock the Bells at the Capitol and stopped in The Bird to reaffix my chain; subconsciously I knew I’d wind up sitting there until 1:30AM instead. My friend and I were discussing something that had happened the Friday before; Denny Hanson had booked The Rookery and I was one of six people to

attend. The show was great, Denny’s flirtation with electronic drums and synths compliments his lyrics and live drumming; however, like most events in Macon this show had been ill-promoted. My mind began to wonder as I sat there, thinking of the many times I had seen something amazing Downtown having only a few people there with me to share in that excitement. It’s the whole reason I started my social photography page, a week doesn’t go by without something magical happening Downtown. Earlier that evening thirty or so people and I sat in the Cox Capitol Theater…

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As far as collectives go, the Wu-Tang Clan has been more influential on mankind than the Justice League, the Knights of Columbus and the cast of The View combined. My friend David Higdon and company brought to the Cox Capitol Theater the documentary Rock the Bells that evening, the touching story of a shameless booking agent’s reckless quest for self-importance via reuniting the original Clan members at a concert in California. For me the Wu-Tang nostalgia harkens back to a starry eyed fourteen year old just figuring out that there was better HipHop out there than Ja Rule and Nelly. Aside from the disturbing implications of the plot of this documentary, I was excited just to see something so cool on a big screen in Macon.

I actually had backstage passes to Rock the Bells a few years ago and missed it because of a lack of communication, however later that year I saw Ghostface Killah at Emory with about twenty other people who were somehow nerdier than me.

The Wu-Tang Clan embody an aspect of Americana which to me is amazing, a sort of Horatio Alger story if he had sold crack and watched kung-fu flicks all the time. Like most of the things I love, my admiration for the Clan is simultaneously ironic and sincere.

The documentary itself is a part of a series of music-inspired documentaries being showcased by the Capitol on various Tuesday nights throughout the year. Admission is only $3 if you wear a band tee; I opted for a Lady Gaga shirt. The previous week I’d landed overseeing social network promotion and street team for the legendary Wailers, Bob Marley’s original backing band. My partner Nick and I had a week and two days to promote and hopefully sell out the Cox; simultaneously being told that the dance party I started

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earlier this year, Le Disko, had been booked that same Thursday night at Club Element.

As I stood on the deck of my friends new apartment in North Macon the following Friday evening, staring out across the outstretched strip malls and chain restaurants I thought to myself, “There are a lot of people between the ages of 18 and 35 here, what the hell are they doing?” Le Disko and the Wailers had not been as successful as I had hoped, in both instances it was simply a matter of not having enough time to promote. Later that evening I wound up at the Noise House talking about the art of screen printing and also why there is such a cultural divide between everywhere outside of Downtown. As I was being told about how the Downtown culture isn’t promoted uptown, my eyes suddenly came across an old copy of The 11th Hour featuring Denny Hanson on the cover. Everything seemed to come full circle in my mind, as though every event that had happened in the course of that week was sandwiched between the idea of someone who at one time made the scene something vibrant and beautiful and who is now picking up the pieces.

Tuesday nights at The Hummingbird will now feature a local music showcase hosted by Denny Hanson. I’ll be there taking pictures. It will be after the free show at the Golden Bough book store, check that out as well. As the nights begin to warm up, stay tuned to The 11th Hour, the only social newspaper that does promote Downtown happenings to the rest of Macon on a consistent basis. For a visual guide to getting down check out my social photography page, Trashed&’Stached on Facebook and find out where I’ll be throughout the week. Until next time, stay hip, Macon and remember…WuTang is forever.

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According to witnesses’ statements, Chad Logan 37 years old of Payne City and his brother Steve Logan, 40 years old from Macon, arrived at Chad’s house Investigators arrested 24 year old Matthew Frank Bryant of Macon, for Criminal Attempt to Enter a Motor Vehicle.

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The employee got into his vehicle with two bank bags containing the money. A black male suspect, dressed in all black clothing, and wearing a black ski mask approached the vehicle with a nickel plated handgun. The suspect demanded money.

The employee refused. The suspect hit the Zaxby’s employee in the face with his handgun, grabbed the bank bags and fled the scene.

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