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THE 5TH ANNUAL MACON BEER FESTIVAL - AUG. 22 2-9 p.m. Downtown Macon. $35/$45 tickets

The Macon Beer Fest, sponsored by Main Street Macon and the Downtown Macon Rotary Club, is a fundraiser for Pints for Prostates, an organization that works to support, educate and advocate for men with prostate cancer and their families.

MERCER FOOTBALL TEAM GREETS THE COMMUNITY

The Mercer University football team will be hosting Fan Day at Mercer University Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 5:30 p.m.

“We would love to have people come over to the football stadium right after work this Thursday at 5:30 p.m,” said head coach Bobby Lamb. “We will have posters and a lot of things going on. You can meet your favorite player and get your picture taken and it’s just a great time for our guys to connect with the community.”

The team is scheduled to greet the crowd, give out official team posters and sign autographs outside the main entrance to the stadium. Mercer will conclude the free event with a 7 p.m. scrimmage.

“At 7 p.m. we will kick it off for another scrimmage,” said Lamb. “We are really looking forward to that since it will be exactly two weeks before we kick it off against Austin Peay” The Bears open the 2015 season two weeks later on Sept. 12, when they host Stetson for a 6 p.m. contest. Tickets for reserved seating are still on sale through the Mercer Ticket Office. Fans can purchase tickets online at tickets.mercer.edu or by calling the Mercer Ticket Office at (478) 301-5470.

This fun beer festival showcases downtown Macon, while promoting a good cause. Participants walk from beer distributor to beer distributor with their 3 oz pilsner glass tasting some amazing beers. Tastings are unlimited until those beers run out. This health fair disguised as a beer festival helps educate men about prostate cancer. Men also have the opportunity to have free PSA blood tests at the event.

As you enjoy the beer that is flowing enjoy the music as well as well as the vendors. Advance tickets $35, day of $45. Beer tastings will take place the Corner of Poplar Street and Third Street. To purchase your advance tickets, call the box office at (478) 301-5470 or visit the Beer Fest’s facebook page for a direct link.

Friday, August 14 Story Stroll presented by Historic Macon Foundation 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Downtown Macon is full with alleys, all with a storied past. Learn about the urban landscape of downtown Macon and the role of alleys.

The tour begins in Historic Macon’s alley, located between 551 Cherry Street and the Rookery at 5:15pm. The tour is $15 for non-members and $10 for Historic Macon members. Reservations are required. Contact Kim Campbell at kcampbell@historicmacon. org or 478-742-5084. This event is party of the Macon History series. This series is generously supported by Capital City Bank and Bob and Carolyn Hargrove.

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Historic Macon Flea Market Don’t miss this opportunity to find items for your summer porch parties, Macon stay-cations, and road trips. The sale is free and open to the public. 551 Cherry Street, next to the Rookery, on Saturday, August 15 from 8am to noon. For more information, visit historicmacon.org or call 478-742-5084.

Randall Bramblett Live at the Library Ballroom - “One of the south’s most literate and lyrical songwriters.” - Rolling Stone. $15 pre-sale, $20 at the door. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. www.libraryballroom.com

Corks & Canvas at The 567 Center for Renewal - Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create a 11 x 14 duel elephants acrylic painting. No painting experience required. Artist Katrina will guide you through the steps. $25 includes all materials for the class (except the wine), and the class lasts 2 and 1/2 hours. Space is limited. To register, call (478) 238-6051 or you can pay online at http://the567.org/art-classes/.

preservationist, stylist, designer, photographer, songwriter, all around renaissance man, charismatic force of nature, and (first of all, perhaps), leader of the extraordinary, versatile touring and recording band The Fabulous Superlatives, Marty Stuart has shown a showman’s zest for every conceivable flavor of country music. Opening is Nashville darling Emi Sunshine - she sings like old soul and sparkles at age 10. General admission $35.

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Thursday, August 20 Kishi Bashi in concert at The Cox Capitol Theatre - Having collaborated and toured with indie strangelings of Montreal, Regina Spektor, and Sondre Lerche, singer, violinist, and composer, Kishibashi embarks on a epic orchestral solo project. His solo live show is a dazzling array of looping and vocal/violin gymnastics. K is also singer of the NYC synth rock band Jupiter One. $15 in advance, $18 day o fthe show. Coxcapitoltheatre.com

Saturday, August 22 Marty Stuart in concert at The Cox Capitol Theatre - Since starting out singing gospel as a child, the bluegrass stint with Lester Flatt in the ‘70s, the six years with Johnny Cash in the ‘80s, and coming up with his smash “hillbilly rock” hits of the ‘90s, the four time GRAMMYwinner, platinum recording artist, Grand Ole Opry star, country music memorabilia

Cookbook Signing & Demo with Kevin Gillespie at Robinson Home - Free event starts at 2 p.m. Chef Gillespie has been named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef of the Year Award for three consecutive years, nominated for Food & Wine’s People’s Best New Chef and named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for his outstanding accomplishments in the restaurant industry. You can purchase a $30 VIP pass that includes a copy of Pure Pork Awesomeness cookbook, and reserved seating for the cooking demonstration.

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MERCER BEARS OPEN THE 2015 SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 5

The Mercer University football program announced the start times for its first five home games, all of which will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and on local radio.

Mercer, which opens the 2015 season on Sept. 5 at Austin Peay, will kick off its sixgame home schedule against Stetson on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. inside Five Star Stadium.

On Oct. 3, Mercer will welcome Wofford to Macon for a 6 p.m. kick-off in the Southern Conference opener for both teams. The Bears will then host ETSU on Oct. 17 with a 4 p.m. start time scheduled at Five Star Stadium.

Mercer hosts VMI on Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 24, as the two teams headline the festivities with a 3 p.m. kick-off. The Bears open the month of November at home with a 4 p.m. contest against defending SoCon champions Chattanooga on Nov. 7.

The start time for the 2015 home finale against Samford on Nov. 21 will be released at a later date.

Season Tickets On Sale: 2015 Mercer Football season tickets cost just $100 and are on sale through the Mercer Ticket Office. A limited number are still available, so visit tickets.mercer.edu to purchase yours today.

How to Follow the Bears: For complete information on Mercer Football, follow the program via social media on Twitter (@MercerFootball), Instagram (@MercerFootball) and on Facebook at facebook.com/MercerFootball.

Butterfly Bio Blitz at Ocmulgee National Monument - Help the park by counting butterflies!

Help us by taking photographs of as many e different butterfly species as possible. Please bring your own cameras if possible. The park has a limited amount. Participants will receive a f free t-shirt, drawstring backpack, and waterbottle. The event is fun for the whole family! Free 9a.m. - 4 p.m. 1207 Emery Highway Rachel Ivery Book Signing Presented by Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia - Join children’s author Rachel Ivery for a signing of her book, Daniel the Fastest Horse. The event will be held at Hire Grounds Cafe next to Goodwill. Free noon - 2 p.m. Hire Grounds Cafe, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway

The Macon Beer Fest - Pints for Prostates The Macon Beer Festival is a Pints for Prostates event. Its goal is to promote awareness and education of prostate cancer to the community through the universal language of beer. This fun beer festival showcases downtown Macon, while promoting a good cause. Participants walk from beer distributor to beer distributor with their 3 oz pilsner glass tasting some amazing beers.

Tastings are unlimited until those beers run out. d This health fair disguised as a beer festival helps educate men about prostate cancer. Men also have the opportunity to have free PSA blood tests at the event. As you enjoy the beer that is flowing enjoy the music as well as well as the vendors. Admission $35 in advance, $45 day of.

Saturday, August 29 The Big House Presents: Planet of the Abts 6-10 p.m. on the lawn behind the Allman Brothers Band Museum. Featuring Matt Abts and Jorgen Carlsson of Gov’t Mule! POA was born in 2011 and fuses rock, blues and at times pop.

The members Abts, Carlsson and Anderson combine over three decades of writing recording and touring experience. Coming from different sides of the rock world and different sides of the globe, (Anderson and Carlsson are from Sweden, while Abts was a US Army kid born in Panama), they found common ground in Los Angeles, CA where they create and play whenever they get a break from Gov’t Mule’s ongoing tour schedule. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 2321 Vineville Ave. 478-741-5551 Pathos and Passion Presented by Macon Symphony Orchestra - In the opening concert of the Macon Symphony Orchestra’s 39th season, Macon native Roderick Cox leads the orchestra in presenting some of the most lovely and enduring music of the classical repertoire.

Opening with one of Beethoven’s greatest overtures, the concert will also feature delightful selections from the incidental music written for one of Shakespeare’s most boisterous romantice comedies. Join the MSO for an evening of powerful and transformative musical drama as the symphony portrays the unexpected turns in life and love. $40 Adults, $20 Students, $10 Children 12 & Under. The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street . For tickets 301-5470.

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Farmer’s Markets Wesleyan Farmer’s Market: Twice Monthly 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9a.m. - 1 p.m. The Wesleyan Market provides the Middle Georgia community with the opportunity to buy from and speak directly with local farmers, producers, and artisans. All vendors sell local, organic products from the Macon/Middle Georgia area.

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Mulberry Market in Tattnall Square Park Mulberry Market is a producer-only farmers’s market in historic Tattnall Square Park in Macon, Every Wednesday from 3:30-6:00. We accept EBT benefits! Join the My Market Club for exclusive benefits and support 8 local farms.

First Saturday Village Market at Mercer Village 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Designed to attract true artists who hand craft their product or grow produce locally and need an outlet. Some of the produce is organic and identified as organic by farmers.

The market is open to local artists who produce jewelry, dog clothing, hard and soft candies, melons, cucumbers and more.

Special Events Macon’s First Friday Every first Friday of the month, downtown Macon businesses celebrate with drink and dinner specials, live entertainment and late hours. Gallery hop from Macon Arts to the Arts Exchange and much more. 5-10 p.m. Free event sponsored by NewTown Macon.

Yappy Hour every 3rd Thursday at the Macon Dog Park 5pm – 8pm. Macon Bibb Parks and Rec received a Knight Neighborhood Challenge Grant for Yappy Hour. It is a once a month “happy hour” at the dog park for people to gather in a social setting with their pups! Dog demonstrations, live music, and give aways. Patrons will also have the opportunity to purchase beer or wine from our vendor and be entered in to drawings for door prizes!

For the Kids Storytime at Barnes & Noble Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Singing, snacks and great children’s books are the regular features of our children’s Storytime events.

Storytime at the Library Thursdays and Saturdays at Washington Library - Little Bookworms (for kids 4 and under)

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10:30am. Fridays 10:30am at Riverside Library.

Story Times consist of a variety of activities including read-aloud stories, finger plays, special guests, songs and puppets.

Kool-Aid & Canvas at the 567 Center for Renewal, an artist takes children age 6-12 stepby-step through the process of creating a fun painting with acrylic paints on a real canvas. The students learn a variety of painting techniques to inspire them in their own creative endeavors.

The workshop starts at 10 am and lasts an hour and a half. $20 includes all materials for the class and a snack. To register your child online, please give us their name and click the “Pay Now” button below. Or, you can contact Melissa Macker at (478)238-6051 or melissa@the567. org.

Outdoors Sky Over Macon Every fourth Friday 8-10 p.m. at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. Explore space, the constellations and planets visible from Central Georgia in “Sky Over Macon” in the Mark Smith Planetarium. The show starts with a general tour of the heavenly sights visible each season, then a live presentation updates the current position of the planets and special events in the sky. After “Sky Over Macon” (if the sky is clear) view the real night sky through our telescopes in the Observatory. $5 to $10. 478-477-3232 Twin Oaks Fun Farm, Forsyth This summer, pick our juicy, plump and delicious golf ball sized strawberries and picnic under our cool pavilion with strawberry cider and ice cream! Enjoy Our Playscape Playground, animal feeding and “goatel”, covered pavilion and honey hut. Open Tuesday - Saturday 9am-6pm.

Sunday 12-6pm. 678-544-0756 The Rock Ranch, Thomaston It’s time for some outdoor fun. Make a day of memories as you enjoy all The Rock Ranch attractions. The Ranch is an adventure destination like none other. From a miniature locomotive train ride, to flying through the air on amazing ziplines, to exploring a complete miniature town just for kids, The Rock Ranch attractions are like no other. Other activities include; Pedal cars, petting zoo, pony rides, cane pole fishing, John Deere Gators, rope maze, paddle boats and so much more! Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm.

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11 Things You Need To Know About Rob:

Hometown: Chappaqua, NY Occupation: Executive Director of The Allman Brothers Band museum at The Big House Favorite Restaurant and/or dish? H and H, Fried Chicken Macon’s Best Cultural Asset? Music History and future!

-Spoke Spanish fluently when he was five but forgot how to count in English - Lived on a two masted schooner sailing in the North Sea and Mediterranean Ocean sophomore year of high school.

- Has signed Adidas Shell Toe sneaker signed by Run DMC - Favorite cookie is Mallomars - 3 sons are named Jason, Ben and Tank - Has an Olde English Bulldogge (yes that’s the correct spelling and type of dawg) - Sang first soprano in The Boys Choir of Westchester from age 9-13 - Married a woman from Georgia that oldest childhood friend introduced him too - Favorite ride at Disney is Its A Small World - “Acquired” original bricks from The Fillmore East and presented them to all ABB band and crew members at The Beacon Theatre in 1990’s.

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Oftentimes as Maconites, we tend to chat it up about our “hidden jewels” in town. Perhaps someone you know will brag about this building or that great legacy. Everyone has some sort of story that puts them within six degrees of our Macon music legends. However, now we have a hidden gem in a person, someone who has not only lived music on a big level, but is helping preserve a part of Macon’s history.

Robert “Rob” Schneck was born in Westchester, New York. Yes, that Westchester – the 5th wealthiest county in America. A lover of music and skiing, Rob spent most of his formative years struggling in school. Diagnosed with a severe case of dyslexia, his family took a unique approach in helping him move forward in school. He took a course his sophomore year of school that allowed him to live and work on a sailboat. “I sailed around Norway and the Mediterranean. The process of sailing retaught me how to learn.” If he wanted to do something, he had to learn step by step the process, which was a completely new way for his brain to process the information. “Sailing provided me an opportunity to show myself that I could do a thing, I could learn a thing, and where my downfalls were,” said Schneck. He quickly learned he was an auditory learner versus a visual learner which led him to his love of music.

Upon re-entering high school, Rob went from an underachiever to the honor roll.

Later he would enter Curry College, right outside of Boston, where he entered the honors program and majored in Education and minored in Music. He knew he wanted to go into music management, so he started small. “I “played” tour manager with a lot of local bands,” said Schneck, “These bands had no budget, no vehicle.” He says the first time he

ever made it down to Macon was after GABBA Fest in 1996. He came into town to pick up a little known band at the time, Government Mule, and went on the road with them for two years.

While living and working in New York, he was the tour manager for many bands.

After his stint on tour, he got engaged and started working at a, as he called it, “little record company.” “You may have heard of it,” said Schneck, “Arista Records. I worked there for four years, then I started working for Def Jam doing internet stuff.” The “stuff ” he is referring to would be fan clubs, social media, and helping bands set up their websites. I asked if there was any name we would be familiar with and he said in the most humble way, “Uh… Mariah Carey. I got the job and people asked me why? They would say, “But there is no guitar,” and I would say, “Hey, they are cutting a check.”

In 2006, he started his own limousine company. “I was able to take my contacts in rock & roll and music and parlay into my limo service.” He worked with Patty Smyth, The Grateful Dead, Black Crowes, and many others.

In January of 2014, his wife’s father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for the second time. “I told Jen, if you need to move home (Milledgeville,) then we can.”

And with that, Rob, Jenn and their three boys moved to middle Georgia. Rob currently works as the Executive Director of the Big House. “Macon is a great little town that not enough people know is here. I really just love walking downtown and imagining what happened here. I’m loving the slower pace. I actually get to see my kids grow up… and that’s not just words.”

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Libya to Macon Pipeline Why should you care that Libya has the 10th largest oil reserves of any country in the world and the largest in Africa? Or that Libya is the third

largest exporter of oil to Europe (second only to Russia and Norway)? In fact, even if no new oil reserves are found in Libya, at the current pro-

duction rates it would take 77 years to deplete that resource. As strange as it may seem, our own economy here in central Georgia is being positively affected by Libya.

...Libya’s Waha Oil Company has recently sent 17 employees to spend one entire calendar year being trained at Central Georgia Technical College. the specialized jobs in the oil industry are presently held by expatriates who have the requisite education and training to undertake technical duties.

Recognizing the need to address that inequity and to give those needed skills to its own citizens, Libya’s Waha Oil Company has recently sent 17 employees to spend one entire calendar year being trained at Central Georgia Technical College. Rather than taking general educational courses, their curriculum will be specifically tied to their highly-technical job assignments. They will be certified in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Instrumentation & Control. Those of you who are concerned about spending taxpayers’ dollars to educate foreign students will be pleased to know that they will be paying four times the tuition costs charged to a Georgia student.

These are not typical young college students but valued employees who have close family ties to their home. Each was interviewed face-to-face by representatives of the U.S. government at our embassy in Amman, Jordan, and approved for this highly-selective program. They will live here along with their families, contributing to our economy as well as to the cultural diversity from which we will all benefit. While they were still jet-lagged from their long journey, on their first night they took a taxi to downtown Macon to view their new home.

In relating their experience, they told me they had not expected to see so many people walking down the street in party mode holding alcoholic drinks. It took a moment for me to realize they were talking about Bragg Jam’s annual pub crawl, and I’m not sure they believed me when I insisted it only happens once a year.

Since then they have made friends, attended religious services, made major purchases to furnish their new homes, and have learned many of our American idiosyncrasies. We have as much to learn from them as they have from us. Please join me in welcoming our new Libyan friends to central Georgia.

From new construction to fully rehabilitated historic homes, the College Hill Corridor’s Beall’s Hill neighborhood offers a community garden, outdoor picnic pavilion, pedestrian bridge and accessible walking and biking distance to some of Macon’s best attractions, including Tattnall Square Park, Mercer Village and the Macon Dog Park. It’s also home to the 2006 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, Alexander II Elementary Magnet School, as well as St. Joseph’s Elementary School and Mount de Sales Academy.

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First, a bit of history. If you know your Bible, you will recognize the name Simon of Cyrene whom Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tell us helped carry the cross of Jesus when he was on his way to crucifixion.

Simon’s action is commemorated in the fifth or seventh Station of the Cross as well as a particularly moving painting by Rubens.

There even arose a Cyrene movement in the United Kingdom that took as its guiding principle “sharing the burden” as Simon did that day. His home of Cyrene, in present-day Libya, was the largest and most important Greek city in the region, often referred to as the “Athens of Africa.” In Acts 2:10, we learn of people from Cyrene who were in Jerusalem on the first day of Pentecost. The Coptic Orthodox Church, the largest Christian church in Egypt, recognizes as its founder Saint Mark who was supposedly a native of Cyrene and ordained its first bishop.

Finally, in Acts 11:20 we are told of Jewish Christians from Cyrene who first preached the gospel to non-Jews. Yet we rarely think of northern Africa when considering what we now view as the Holy Land even though Libya was an early seat of Christianity.

Ottoman rule began in 1551 and, after a heavy Italian occupation ended with World War II, Libya became an independent kingdom in 1951. While in Turkey for medical treatment in 1969, Libya’s King Idris I, a descendant of the prophet Mohammed, was deposed by a military coup d’etat led

by Muammar Gadaffi. In 2011, after the Arab spring revolts in both Tunisia and Egypt, a civil war toppled Gadaffi and led to his death along with 30,000 Libyans. The first free elections in 40 years took place in 2012 leading to an elected Congress even though continued in-fighting and sectarian violence have constantly plagued the nation.

The nadir took place on September 11, 2012 (the 11th anniversary of the Twin Towers attack) when Islamic militants stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, killing the U.S. Ambassador and three others.

As Libya has struggled to reinvent itself and re-enter the world community, oil currently accounts for 80% of its GDP and 97% of its exports. The World Bank now defines Libya as an “Upper Middle Income Economy” along with only seven other African countries. One of the largest oil companies is Waha which has heavy U.S. investment

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CART YOURSELF DOWNTOWN ByNicole Thurston

In the next couple of weeks, folks will begin to see a new mode of transportation downtown. While the city has made some minor adjustments to encourage bikers, Article V of Chapter 28 of the Macon-Bibb County Code of Ordinances will allow “Motorized Carts,” (Golf Carts) to be used as an alternative mode of transportation. This new law is not as simple as loading up your cart and taking a trip downtown. In fact, there are several pieces of information you need before you head out.

According to Sheriff David Davis, rules of the road still apply, as well as making sure you follow all of the steps to getting “street legal.”

First thing you need to do is register your cart. The cost is $15 and is done so by contacting the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff ’s Department. The registration is good for a period of one year from the issuance date and should be renewed annually so long as you plan to use it on authorized streets. Prior to issuing the initial registration permit, the golf cart must be brought to the Bibb County Sheriff ’s Office for a physical inspection. The cart must meet the following requirements: - is equipped with a rear vision mirror and at least two red rear reflectors which are at least three inches in height and width - is equipped with a reflective “slow moving” sign, caution sign, and/or flag on the rear of the cart - has all of the standard safety features provided by the manufacturer and has not been modified to exceed a speed of twenty miles per hour You must be at least 16 years old and understand that you are being held to the laws of the road, just as if you 14 AUGUST 12 - 26, 2015

were driving an automobile. “The carts are prohibited from operating on sidewalks and, thus, cannot park on sidewalks. Carts must be parked in conventional parking spaces,” said Sheriff ’s Office Lt. Brad Wolfe, “Cart operators should be hyper vigilant in operating the cart.

Everyone should be aware this is not a situation with cart paths where only carts will drive. The carts will share the road with all other vehicles. Operators should be exceedingly cautious and focused to avoid the possibly severe effects of a collision between a car or truck and a much lighter golf cart.”

“I like the idea of people being able to use alternative modes of transportation and golf carts,” said Main Street Macon Manager, Steven Fulbright, “This will be especially convenient for Intown and Downtown residents who want to zip over to their favorite downtown restaurant

without breaking out the Range Rover. I can’t imagine that this will have an impact on business one way or another because the golf carts will be driven and parked just like other vehicles, the only difference is they are smaller than cars, well… maybe not my Smart Car.” According to Mike Williams at Mike’s Golf Carts in Perry, owning a cart is not just another mode of transportation, it is a way of life. “Owning a Golf Cart is a lifestyle, like motorcycles. People love to accessorize them and add features. The sky really is the limit.” Williams says that figuring out what works best for your family is simply answering a few questions. “You need to decide if electric or gas better suits you,” he said. According to Williams, both have their benefits. As far as used golf carts go, gas generally cost several hundred dollars more. He says that the gas powered carts get around 30mpg and hold up to six gallons of gas. While electric powered carts are less when buying used, maintenance is usually less since there is no gas or oil. Williams also stressed the importance of buying from an established and reputable dealer who has a service department. “Just like a car, once you purchase it, you will need someone to maintain and service it in order to protect the value of your investment.”

Another key tip is to have an individual key switch, since most carts use a universal key.

“I think this is a good thing for Macon. I would love to see this expanded to more areas,” said Williams, “This could help by cutting down on traffic congestion, parking, and it’s better for the environment. I’d love to see every town follow in Macon’s footsteps with this ordinance.”

A YEAR-LONG SERIES: The Life & Times of

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Thousands of people have read the first six chapters of a year long series we are doing on the life of Ed Flowers, also known as Teddy Bear. Ed grew up in Macon, took part in his first bank robbery when he was fourteen years old, a crime for which he never went to jail for. He went on to play baseball at Dudley Hughes High, under coach Goot Stiener where his team won a State Championship in 1964. He practiced with Pete Rose. But Teddy couldn’t stay out of trouble, and ended up in Reidsville Prison right after he graduated, as fucked up as a research monkey, on morphine.

Two men tried to rape him the first night he was there, and Teddy almost killed them both. His reputation at Reidsville made him one of the most feared men there, and when he got back to Macon, that reputation followed him.

Over the next 10 years, his crimes would land him in prison, to which he escaped five times, be put on America’s Most Wanted list, and is believed by some to have robbed over 60 banks. If this is true, that’s more than Jesse James and John Dillinger combined.

It took me a year to get Teddy to talk to me, and I’ve spent countless hours with him. The DA’s office has enough paperwork to choke a courtroom on him. So many people have asked me why I’m not writing a book. Well here is why.

We are asking that you buy a VIP Membership to 11thHouronline.com to read the rest of Teddy’s story. It’s less than the price of a digital book. $7.99. For that, you’ll get to read the rest of the story, as well as hear audio interviews with Teddy himself, with online digital video coming this fall. The money will help The 11th Hour continue to offer great content, and calendars and reviews to our readers for years to come.

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Here is a sample from Chapter 8: LIFE ON THE RUN...

1969, the Summer of Love. Yeah, fuck you.

I knew Womack and I needed two things to keep going - cash and a passable ID. New Orleans during Mardi Gras was filled with both of them. I didn’t have a weapon, so I’d find some half drunk tourist smeared in paint and sweat, lure him into an alley, grab him by the throat, and threaten to squeeze until he was gone if he didn’t give me his wallet. I rustled up about 1200 dollars and a couple useable IDs in three days that way...

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Middle Georgia State Introduces Film Production Certificate Program

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By Sheron Smith

With Georgia continuing to earn billing as “Hollywood of the South,” many of the state’s people, places and institutions are looking to get into the act.

They include leaders of the University System of Georgia, who are working with the Technical College System to develop a Georgia Film Academy to support the workforce needs of the state’s film and digital entertainment industries.

Since 2008, when the Georgia Legislature passed generous tax incentives to attract those industries, the number of film, TV and digital projects produced have taken off, generating more than $5.1 billion in economic impact and employing more than 23,000 people, according to the state Department of Economic Development.

In fall 2015, Middle Georgia State University will tie into the University System’s efforts by rolling out a new certificate program in film production, building upon an already successful bachelor’s degree in new media and communications.

“We’ve been teaching filmmaking for a while, and our cohort of faculty in that area is exceptionally strong,” said Dr. Kevin Cantwell, chair of the university’s Department of Media, Culture and the Arts. “With the developing film industry in Georgia and increasing popularity of the Macon Film Festival” - Middle Georgia State is one of the sponsors – “a lot of things are converging that make it the right time to introduce a certificate program.”

The 12-credit-hour program is open to current Middle Georgia State students, regardless of their majors.

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Prospective students, including those who already hold degrees, can apply for admission to Middle Georgia State and, if accepted, pursue the film production certificate.

All students will be required to take a course in digital storytelling. They will take two classes from among choices in screenwriting; visual rhetoric: principles of production; and advanced video production, then choose one from among courses in film history (I and II) and film analysis.

Playing a key role in the certificate program is Jesse Klein, who joined the Media, Culture and the Arts faculty in 2013 as assistant professor of film. He will serve as faculty advisor to students pursuing the certificate.

Klein, who holds a master of fine arts in film and video production from the University of Texas at Austin, is an accomplished filmmaker. In 2013, his first full-length feature film, “Shadowboxing,” premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois and was also screened at the Lone Star Film Festival.

He recently completed his second full-length film project, “We’re Still Together,” and is writing the screenplay for a third, “Natural Beauty.”

“I’m very excited about the certificate program,” Klein said. “It’s a welcome addition and should be of interest to any student, regardless of major, interested in getting entry level jobs in the film industry. There’s a surplus of jobs in Georgia, specifically because of those tax incentives.”

Dr. Patrick Brennan, professor of English who in 2002 was among the first to teach film production at what is

now Middle Georgia State, thinks interest in the certificate program will be significant.

“Film and TV production is thriving in Georgia, so there is now career potential for students who want to work in film and video production but who do not want to relocate to Los Angeles or New York, as they would have done in the past,” he said. “Now, they can feasibly stay in Georgia to pursue their careers. In addition, other career paths, such as public relations, teaching, advertising and human resources, are moving more and more online and relying on short, coherent videos for web content. A student who can produce such content will have a career edge. This is also true for entrepreneurial students who want to set up blogs and web-based businesses.”

Jessica Whitley, 26, a senior who will finish her B.A. in interdisciplinary studies this fall, is among the students seriously considering returning to pursue the film certificate. A talented still photographer now working on her videographer skills, Whitley has already taken a number of new media courses and figures she would only need another two or three to pick up the certificate.

“I don’t want to close myself off to film production,” she said. “There’s an open market for it. The certificate could be the extra ticket to getting into that field.”

For more information about Middle Georgia State’s new film production certificate, call the Department of Media, Culture and the Arts at (478) 471-5792.

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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 Downtown Macon’s only sports tavern with loads of beers on tap, over 50 craft beers (the largest in middle ga!), great food and flat screen tvs at every booth. LD • BAR • $ 401 Cherry Street. Open Monday through Friday at 4:00 p.m and Sat-Sunday at noon.

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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 Avenue.

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.

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.

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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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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!

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Ghengis Grill A new build-your-own stir-fry restaurant just off Bass Road.

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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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NEIGHBORHOOD HARDWARE

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By Nicole Thurston

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The original idea was to try something new in a new location. A mom & pop shop for all of your local hardware and gardening supplies in the heart of Macon. Karsten Denson has been around since 1917. It originated in downtown Macon and was named for the owner, a Mr. Karsten. According to the current owner, not much is known of Mr. Karsten, other than he was originally from Chicago. Later on in 1921, he took a young Bill Denson on board as a junior partner and the store became known as Karsten Denson.

It changed hands over the years and eventually wiggled out of the family. That’s when Jones County native, Johnny Davis, decided to give running his own hardware store a try.

Davis, a former John Milledge Academy teacher, did not see any reason to change the name of the store. In 2000, he did fairly well at the downtown location, then by 2007, he wanted to add another location in a different part of town. “The original idea turned out to be a very bad idea. We tried keeping both open for about a year,” said Davis, “But something had to change. We had parking over here (Ingleside,) yet people liked the old building downtown.

But the parking was a problem down there, and the material handling, it was not a good place.”

Add to it that no air conditioning and limited heat, Davis had to make a change. So he closed up shop on his downtown store, and concentrated on his Ingleside Village store. However, it was not easy sailing. “It was a struggle for a few years,” said Davis, “whenever you move, there is a lag time for people to catch up to you.” In 2008, the economy tanked.

“For the last three years, it is getting better,” said Davis, “We are finally back to where we were in ‘06. A lot of people didn’t make it, and we are still here.”

Upon entering Karsten Denson Hardware store, you immediately notice how hands-on the staff is. “The store is like a small Ace hardware. The way they used to be.” Davis’s store is a smaller version of the modern hardware store. They have 5,000 sq feet of hardware, plumbing, electrical, some lawn and garden, and small hand tools. “We specialize in a few things that are not common in other stores,” said Davis, “We sell a lot of garden seed and a lot of different fertilizers and chemicals that you will not find at a Home Depot or Wal-Mart.”

Davis is originally from Gray, Georgia and educated at Mercer University, where he met his wife. His kids are grown and have moved on, and now he spends a majority of his time cultivating his business at the Ingleside Village store. “Being here is also a little bit of nexus for shopping with stores and eateries,” said Davis, “There has been some new energy over here, some new businesses opening up. It’s been good.

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THE INTERVIEW Arts + Culture + Entertainment

today if I hadn’t run into him. When I saw him doing this, one of the things I really liked about it was the completeness of it. I didn’t need to get a band together, in order to play it. Because finger-style players just sit on their back porch and play.

JORMA KAUKONEN Of Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna!

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has been the leading practitioner and teacher of fingerstyle guitar, one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-androll. He was a founding member of two legendary bands, The Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna, a Grammy nominee, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the most in-demand instructor in the galaxy of stars who teach at the Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp that he and his wife operate in picturesque Southeastern Ohio. On Rolling Stone’s top 500 guitarists of all time list, Jorma is number 54. He’s number 16 when you are talking about Acoustic guitars. And he’s playing Macon Wednesday August 12. INTERVIEW BY BRIAN WHITLEY Really excited having you in Macon. We have a very rich musical history here, not sure that you are aware of that, but we are excited to have you come here and be a part of that. I did know you guys have a rich musical history there, but I don’t believe that I’ve ever been there. My guitar tech is a giant Southern Rock Fan. So this is like a major Pilgrimage for him.

How long before you realized you really had a knack for the guitar? When I started playing the guitar I really just wanted to sing the songs. My goal was to be able to accompany myself the best I could. The stuff I listened to; the Carter Family, Flatt And Scruggs, that kind of stuff. Then Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly came up. Over the years I found myself becoming a guitar player sort of

in spite of myself. A guitar is not like the piano.

Learning the piano, you don’t have to put up with calluses. So you have to work through a little pain to be able to get good at the guitar, and I liked it enough that I did that.

How did you get hooked on the finger-picking style? Well, I didn’t start out with that. I was in D.C., and I wasn’t seeing anybody doing that. When the Joan Baez album came out and I knew she was doing that stuff with her fingers, that got me really fired up. So it was in late 1959 and 1960 I went to Antioch College in Ohio, and that’s where I met Ian Buchanan, who has long since passed away, but was this great finger-style guitar player. For some unknown reason he took me under his wing. My life would be so different

I’m sure moving to California changed things for you. You were there at the end of the beatnik scene and at the beginning of the hippie scene there. What was it like being around so many great musicians at such a critical moment in American history? You know most people who do these interviews miss the Beatnik thing. Most people don’t remember what it was. When I moved to California, I wanted to continue college for many reasons, not the least of which was to avoid being drafted. But I wanted to go to San Francisco because of the Beatnik thing. That whole existential mindset.

I ended up 50 miles south in a camp in Santa Clara. Of course, when my friends asked me, I’d say I lived in San Francisco. The whole experience in San Fran was like something out of a Dashiell Hammett novel. Everything was monochromatic. North beach dingy coffee houses with people snapping their fingers, all that stuff. Of course, a lot of the people that we talk about today, like Janis and Big Brother, and Quicksilver, we were all post-beatniks, but we hadn’t decided what we wanted to be.

And one thing we always remember, is that the whole thing was a very small community.

It was cheap to live there back then. It was not a desirable city, except that it was cool. It was a community where everyone knew each other.

Everyone was very supportive. Some of those early scenes with open mics. You could see anything. Bill Graham would put on these crazy things early on. He’d put on Victor Shanko, followed by someone reading translations of some old text, followed by Jefferson Airplane.

It was random but so cool. Then, when the hippie thing began to happen. It was like the Wizard of Oz. Everything had been in black and white, and now all of a sudden it was in Technicolor.

You mentioned a lot of my favorite names just a few minutes ago. Janis, Jerry, and Pigpen. I’m a huge Pigpen fan. I think the Dead would have been a totally different band had he not died early on. He was the leader. The sound was so different when he was with them. Tell me a story about playing with these guys? I met Janis the first week I was there, and not to long after I met Jerry and Pig. And when I first met Jerry and Pig, they weren’t known as the Dead at that point. At the time, Jerry was sort of in

the background. Pigpen was the leader; he had this incredible Blues voice. That mixed with Jerry’s country and bluegrass thing had a great affect on the band. But like you said, things would have been a lot different had Pigpen not passed on. An unbelievably talented young guy. A really old soul. I mean who knows where he got all this stuff. But that’s who he was. I had the same feelings about Janis. He knew Janis’s sister and she told me that Janis was constantly re-inventing herself. I knew the bluesy Janis, not the rock and roll Janis. And whenever she came down the peninsula I got to back her up.

So Jefferson Airplane… Alot of good music happens the next several years. Tell me what you thought when you walked out on stage at Woodstock in 1969 with Jefferson Airplane. Airplane was big at that time. We had a big record and all the stuff that goes along with it at that time. We’d just played the Atlantic City Pop Festival before we went to Woodstock. We were used to playing festivals.

But we were not used to playing festivals like Woodstock was. I don’t think anyone had ever seen anything like it before and I doubt they will again. I personally will never see that many people in one place again.

The decision to leave the Airplane. I know they were already successful, but maybe they were just starting to become commercially successful. What led you to leave them to start exploring another side of American Music? Well I don’t think I looked at it like that, intellectually. For me, when Jack and I left the band, and this is for me, not for everyone in the band. But for me, the magic was starting to dissipate. Our recording sessions started to include more overdubbing than playing live together. We were sort of getting caught up in the business.

And Jack and I had already started pursuing what became Hot Tuna. And At some point it just made sense to do that. It just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

What do you think your legacy is going to be? One of the things I’m most proud of is turning so many people on to Reverend Gary Davis. I mean, my legacy is as a door opener to those that I consider to be the great ones.

It’s been so great talking with you.

I have an 11:30 interview or I’d love to talk more man. You’ve been very fun to talk to .

Thanks man, we’ll look forward to seeing you this week.

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Live Show Review BRAGG JAM 7/25 My First Bragg Jam

by Matthew Wentz

photo Jessica Whitley

FRIDAY - This year, I finally attended my first Bragg Jam. It began with a treasure map. The day before the festival proper, Field Note Stenographers hosted a secret concert with the bands Oak House (Athens,GA) and Roly-Bots (Macon, GA) at a location undisclosed until just before the show started. My friends and I found our way there with the aid of a map featuring only pictures to represent street names and landmarks. As we trod downtown, I recalled reading about warehouse raves in the ‘90s, clandestine parties advertised on fliers; one called a phone number at a predetermined time to discover their location. We made our way easily enough, and each had beers in our hands within a few minutes. The music had already started when we arrived, and Trapper Keeper’s light show provided a swirling visual backdrop to accompany the massive, psych-tinged rock walloping from the speakers. Next, Roly Bots prepared to play. Despite a few initial technical difficulties, the band began playing and the crowd quickly started moving. A few songs in, the band’s vocalist managed a feat I had never seen: he smoked an entire cigarette, while playing guitar and singing, without once removing it from between his lips. The band played a tight set, heavy yet danceable all at once. As time waxed into the earlier morning hours, we decided to make the walk back to the apartment to prepare for the next day. My ears pulsated on the journey home. I had been initiated into Bragg Jam after missing out for years.

SATURDAY - The next day started early in the morning, and another friend joined us around ten-thirty; he cracked a beer open at eleven. The four of us compared our personal itineraries for the day with the understanding that some compromises would be made since we wanted to stay together as much as possible. We were out for the first time slot of the day to see Cicada Rhythm play the Field Note Stenographers stage at Taste and See. The building was packed with Bragg Jam 26 AUGUST 12 - 26, 2015

attendees when we arrived, so we ended up sitting at a table where we couldn’t actually see the band. I closed my eyes and listened as the band played its last three songs, an emotionally powerful combination of female and male vocal harmonies accompanied by upright bass and acoustic guitar. Wanting to relax a little longer before fully beginning the all-day downtown madness of Bragg Jam, we went back to the apartment.

I originally planned to see Nude Tayne alone. After listening to the music posted to their Bandcamp page, I knew that the band catered exactly to the type of oddball extremes of music I love most. I warned my friends, who typically prefer less chaotic tunes, that they might want to see another band. When they told me they had no plans during Nude Tayne’s time slot, however, I challenged them to come with me and try enjoying post-hardcore music in its more visceral live context.

They were not disappointed. Within seconds of arriving, I was able to push to the front of the crowd – being a smaller-statured guy offers an advantage to weaving through concert crowds with relative ease. Vocalist Laith Abdel immediately spotted and approached me, screaming into his microphone an inch away from my face. When the band finished, I felt compelled to give them my money so I could take their music home with me.

Much to my enjoyment, I met most of the band, and spoke with Laith for a few minutes as I bought Nude Tayne’s newest recording, Nude Beach. He told me that his onstage antics may sometimes come across as frightening, and Nude Tayne’s bassist Danny agreed, as did my friend Colin, who apparently feared I would be punched in the face. Despite my friend’s jokingly pretended fears, Laith was an awesome guy and I thoroughly enjoyed the intensity and energy he and the rest of Nude Tayne brought to Bragg Jam. As we hugged and said goodbye, I encouraged Laith to make sure the band returns to Macon in the near future.

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Friday 8/14 B. Keith Williams 20’S PUB Chuck Courtenay THE CRAZY BULL This country singer/songwriter out of Savannah has been touring relentlessly these past few years and has become a Macon favorite. Chuck says, “I’m writing more and more and want my next album to feature a lot of my own material. Life experiences make the most believable type of songs because they’re all yours and they’re based in truth! As a rule, I always try to pick and sing songs I know I can deliver sincerely.”

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