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HELLO SEPTEMBER! DID YOU KNOW...

- September 3rd: The famous novel Wizard of OZ was published on this day in 1900!

- September 7th: Labor Day! A monumental day in US history that brought an end to WWII! - September 7th: On this day in 1915, Babe Ruth hit his first ever home run!

- September 19th: The loveable Mickey Mouse made his first debut on this day in 1928!

OCMULGEE INDIAN CELEBRATION SATURDAY & SUNDAY, THE 19TH-20TH

Celebrate the culture of the Muscogee, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and more at the annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration. It is a fantastic event for all ages, drawing thousands of visitors each year for food, music, dance, storytelling, crafts and demonstrations by Native Americans, as well as exhibits about the

first cultural community of Macon. It is an excellent chance to rediscover the grounds, artifacts and nature within the 702-acre Ocmulgee National Monument.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is $6 per person, children ages 6-12 are $3 and 5 and under are free. Free parking. 1207 Emery Hwy.

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Friday, Sept 11 “Swell Party” Presented by Theatre Macon - Thru September 12, Intrigue, mystery, murder and comedy and you’re invited! It’s 1932, and it’s been a swell party to honor the return of the young R.J. Reynolds tobacco heir. His new wife, the Broadways star LIbby Holman and her eccentric “acting coach” are in tow. We discover that for Southerners, the truth isn’t neary as important as a good story.

A Middle Georgia premiere. Adults $25 Seniors $20 (60+)Students $15 (through age 22). 438 Cherry Street. 478-746-9485

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Macon Music CD Release Party - Presented

by NewTown Macon at The Armory Ballroom.

Free 7-11 p.m. Get a taste of local music at the Macon Music CD Release Party! The live September concert highlights the local winning artists. The artists range from country singer Matt Rogers to Hip Hop artist RAY, and acoustical musician Dean Brown. Pick up the free compilation CD at the show or other locations around town in late September.

Want to be featured? It’s not too late! Macon Music Volume 2 starts accepting submissions in January until March of 2016.

Heart of Georgia Air Show The first Heart of Georgia Air Show, part of Middle Georgia State University’s 2015

homecoming celebration, takes to the skies from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, on the Eastman Campus, which is east of Eastman on Georgia Highway 46, adjacent to the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport. The show, featuring aerobatic flying performances, is free and open to the public.

Scheduled to perform are Gary Ward, Greg Connell, Larry King and the Silver Wings Paratroopers. A “Kids Zone” and aviation-related displays and demonstrations are also part of the air show.

Tunes ‘N Balloons The Cherry Blossom Festival presents this annual favorite on the Macon campus of Middle Georgia State University. 4-9 p.m. In addition to a balloon glow (7:45-8:45pm) and tethered hot air balloon rides, there will be a variety of kids’ activities including a rock wall and inflatables, and entertainment by Laura Starling, Rewind Retry, and the MGA Jazz Band. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic basket and enjoy the Cox fireworks finale at 9pm.

Admission is $5 per person, free for children ages 6 and under. Free parking.

Second Saturday Art Fest at Middle Georgia Art Association - Artists, artwork and more, it’s a painting party! 10 a.m. - noon or 12:30-3 p.m. $25 supply fee. Located in historic Ingleside Village. 2330 Ingleside.

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Second Sunday Concerts are a College Hill Corridor signature event. Every second Sunday of the month, expect one of the best community picnics in Macon featuring live music in beautiful Washington Park. The concerts are free to attend and feature a cash bar and food available for purchase. Picnics, lawn chairs and pets are welcome. Please refrain from bringing tents and grills though. Second Sunday Concerts takes place from 6-8 p.m. on Coleman Hill.

Macon Film Guild Presents: The 100-YearOld Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Sweden, comedy, 114 minutes, rated R for language and some violence) After a long and colorful life working in munitions and getting entangled in the Spanish Civil War, the Manhattan Project, and other definitive events of the 20th century, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. Determined to escape on his 100th birthday, he leaps out of a window and onto the nearest bus, kicking off an unexpected journey involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some wicked criminals, and an elephant named Sonya. “ … sometimes daffy, often droll …” -- New York Times Critics’ Pick! Showing at 2pm, 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Discussion after the 4:30 showing. $5 general admission. Historic Douglass Theatre.

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MERCER OPERA PRESENTS “A MUSKRAT LULLABY”

AN OPERA FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES: Sept. 25-26 This charming 20-minute show is the perfect introduction to music theatre! The cast of Mercer students and children from local schools sing and dance their way into your hearts with audience participation and a Q&A session.

Performance dates and times include; Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. This is a free community event recommended for children K-6th.

Miles the Muskrat and his musician friends have big adventures in the swamp, where they meet Boss Alligator and his Alligator Gang!

The cast of Mercer students and children from local schools sing and dance their way into your hearts, with audience participation and a Q and A session with the cast. With 2 shows daily, you have plenty of opportunities-don’t miss it! Produced with St. Peter Claver School and Vineville Academy. Martha Malone, director; Richard Kosowski, conductor.

Tuesday, Sept 15

Sweet Georgia Sound Chorus Drop-In If you love to sing, we’ve got a place for you!

Middle Georgia’s own Sweet Georgia Sound Chorus is looking for female singers. Come visit or sing with us on guest night - a fun time to experience a cappella singing at its best. Radiate your passion for singing! Tuesday, September 15th at 7:PM, Riverside United Methodist d Church, 735 Pierce Avenue in Macon. Come see what we are all about and join the fun! Call Marian at 478-808-2222 for more details.

Mercer University Faculty Brass Quintet Presented by Townsend School of Music. Five For Brass will feature some of the world’s famous brass favorites. These brass enthusiasts g never fail to choose a program from an eclectic array of works that leave audiences coming back for more. Free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m.

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Groove Speak started in August 2013 and has been a crowd-pleaser every time. This event is a chance for the community to hear from both nationally-touring poets & up-and-coming local and regional spoken word artists, including the talented artists of Point B.L.A.N.K. Poetry such as published poet Mike Scott. For local poets, a limited number of open-mic slots are available, and sign-up begins at 7 pm. Tickets are $5 in

advance, $7 at the door. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30. The next Groove Speak is September 24. The featured artist will be Royce Lovett, a songwriter from Tallahassee, FL whose music is a fusion of hip-hop, neo-soul, and rock.

Mercer Theatre Presents ‘A Flea In Her Ear’ at Tattnall Square Center for the Arts - “This production has been called ‘the perfect farce’ for good reason,” said Scot Mann, director of Mercer Theatre. “‘A Flea In Her Ear’ involves a large cast with mistaken identities, faithless and faithful spouses, a letter, a hotel, a naughty maid and a few gunshots.” General admission tickets are $15. Advance purchase is recommended, but tickets will also be available at the door. To purchase tickets visit tickets.mercer.edu. Tattnall Square Center for the Arts is located at 1096 College St. in Macon. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Thru Oct. 4.

Saturday, Sept 26 Komen Race for the Cure One of Central Georgia’s largest 5K runs will return to Macon this year to Mercer’s campus.

The new route will take participants throughout the new developments in the revitalized College Hill Corridor area. Komen Central Georgia aspires to include participants of all ages during the event, celebrating life and bringing awareness to local breast health needs. Participants will be encouraged to run, walk or stroll at their own pace. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m. Register online: centralgeorgia.info-komen.org 11thHourOnline.com 05

Arts + Culture + Entertainment ONGOING SPECIAL EVENTS

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.

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Focus, determination, and an openness to bold transitions, 38 year old Frances Marine Davis found herself on her own “Camino” that led her to Macon, Georgia. Born in Miami to Cuban immigrants fleeing communism, Frances currently serves as University Counsel in the Office of the President at Middle Georgia State University, as well as a health coach and yoga instructor for Valor Wellness.

“Ultimately I dream of opening a studio space in the Vineville neighborhood, where I can offer yoga, fitness and nutrition support, and writing workshops at a price the average Macon resident can afford.” Though she does not plan to give up her day job, her lifestyle coaching will become a labor of love for the middle Georgia community. After a significant weight loss and soul enriching journey in Northern Spain where she hiked 120 miles in 10 days alone on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela (Way of James,) Frances found her path which ultimately led her on a path to wellness.

During law school, Frances yo-yo dieted her way to 270 pounds on her 5’3 frame. After much research, she decided to give gastric bypass surgery a try, and it helped her head toward her ultimate goal of achieving a healthier lifestyle. “I never looked to surgery as a magic bullet, just a necessary detour from a dangerous road. For me, it worked - but I still have to be mindful about my choices every day.” According to Frances, a major part of her wellness plan includes giving back and coaching others.

Her journey to law and wellness took a few twists and turns. As a toddler, her family moved to Puerto Rico, where they remained for several years. Having lived in a Spanish speaking territory and with Cuban parents, she did not learn to speak English until she was 8 years old. Her family did return to Miami, and according to her, they sacrificed greatly so that she and her brother could have a strong education. “I get my intellectual

1. I get the hiccups when I’m cold (my mom says this has been the case since I was an infant) and never acclimated to snowy winters (though I lived north of the Mason Dixon for half my adult life--DC and Philly for 6 years apiece) 2. I listen to Christian music in my car (and sing at the top of my lungs), and often include worship music in my yoga playlists 3. When I’m tired, I think in Spanish even if I’m speaking in English (don’t go as far as calling a blue shirt a shirt blue--camisa azul--but the sentence structure does sound a bit like a literal Google translation) 4. I am ridiculously competitive at board games (probably why I don’t gamble--that might get dangerous!)

5. I was a musical theater major for a semester, then a philosophy major, then went all “law school cliche” (ended up earning my BA in interdisciplinary social science) 6. I wrote the senior class poem in high school, and most recently wrote a poem I’m proud of the first time my husband sent me flowers (for my 36th birthday back in November 2012) 7. I gave the first media tour of death row in Florida (as a spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections during the 1999-2000 special legislative session that led to the switch, no pun intended, from the electric chair to lethal injection in the Sunshine State)--although I don’t believe in the death penalty (in my view, an imperfect system should not dole out the perfect punishment) 8. I purse my lips when I’m cooking (just like my mom) and scowl when I’m concentrating (just like my dad) 9. I learned to swim before I fully learned to walk (one of my earliest memories is of my aunt teaching me how to float) 10. I rode in rodeos in Puerto Rico (barrel racing) as a 5 and 6 year old 11. My favorite thing about my marriage is that my husband is the first person with whom I actually ENJOY laughing at myself

curiosity from my dad, who is a voracious reader. He always reminded me that you can lose many things, (wealth, friends, possessions, even your country,) but what you know, no one can take from you.”

Frances would go on to study at FIU in Miami and Florida State. She transferred to the Catholic University in Washington, DC to study law. She ended up spending her first year studying abroad in Krakow, Poland. “I very much want to be in a position to help a post-Castro Cuba. I loved learning about a post - communist transition from people who actually lived through it.”

Frances later met her husband on a cruise in the Caribbean. As if fate would have it, she would soon discover someone to spend the rest of her life with that had so much in common with her. That same man was living in Macon, Georgia. “We both graduated from law school the same year, we both spoke Spanish fluently, we had both lived in Miami, we both had a strong faith in God, and the list goes on and on.” Later, she would expand her job search to Georgia. September 23rd of last year, they tied the knot at their lake house on Tobesofkee.

Frances spends her spare time with her husband and stepchild, as well as two grandchildren. She and her husband are currently attending Beth Yeshua International, where they enjoy attending Shabbat services and learning about Jesus and the Jewish faith. She is also in Leadership Macon Class of 2015. “I love learning about the place where we will raise our family, as I meet people who are committed to making a positive difference here.” She also serves on the Board of Directors for Communities in Schools of Central Georgia. “I believe all children deserve a quality education, and every member of the community has a vested interest in making that happen.”

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Macon a Mecca of Writers At the beginning of my book, A Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia, I include a favorite quote from one of Georgia’s best writers, Flannery O’Connor: “I have found that anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the Northern reader unless it is grotesque in which case it is going to be called realistic.” Her flawed and disturbing characters remain with the reader long after her books are read. O’Connor could not understand the cynicism that reviewers ascribed to her writing, once responding, “The stories are hard but they are hard because there is nothing harder or less sentimental than Christian realism.”

World War II. Killens was the founding chairman of the Harlem Writers Guild and also founded the National Black Writers Conference at Medger Evers College.

Speaking of film, few young writers have come to success so quickly as Nathan Edmondson. A Mercer graduate, he achieved fame with his series of “graphic novels” (formerly known as comic books) written here in Macon. NPR has already chosen his work as among the “Top 6 Comics to Draw You In,” and his book, Who Is Jake Ellis? is currently being filmed by 20th Century Fox as a major motion picture.

YA writer (that’s “Young Adult” for those who no longer fit into that category) Lauren Morrill has yet to hit 30 but already has two nationally-successful books under her belt with one more to be released in a few months and another next year. Just to keep herself busy, she is a roller derby coach and has a toddler with her husband, former NPR reporter Adam Ragusea, who is now a visiting professor at Mercer.

Writers Jackie K. Cooper and Ed Grisamore both prove that you can produce a prodigious amount of writing yet retain both a fresh perspective and a friendly smile while doing so. While my law school classmate, Nancy Grace, is better-known for her national television program, she’s also an accomplished writer of mystery thrillers and donates a portion of the sales proceeds to victim right organizations.

Until they left Macon to accept professional positions in Akron, Ohio, Chris Horne and his wife, Dr. Heather Braun, put on a terrific annual literary conference here in Macon. Now, we are incredibly fortunate to have the superb Decatur Book Festival within an easy drive. I am always amazed to see the thousands of Labor Day weekend attendees who obviously prefer the written word to a cold drink on the beach. And we should never forget the tremendous asset we have in our Mercer University Press which releases 35-40 new titles each year.

I began by mentioning my book, Peculiar Tribe. I’m delighted to announce that Investigative Discovery channel has filmed an entire program based on the book, complete with a re-creation of the murder.

A broadcast date in October or November should be announced soon. Stay tuned and keep writing!

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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Other writers who can be assigned the “Southern Gothic” characterization include fellow Georgians Carson McCullers and Erskine Caldwell (we love family names as first names in the South, sometimes confusing those who don’t know whether to address a letter to “Mr.” or “Ms.), as well as Alabama’s Harper Lee and Mississippi’s William Faulkner. Not to be outdone, the highly-popular writer Pat Conroy insists that his mother once told him, “All southern literature can be summed up in these words: ‘On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.’”

Although they may not yet be nationally-known, Macon and central Georgia currently boast some exceptional writers.

Poet Anya Silver, whose textured work is complex yet accessible, has received highly-deserved accolades for her work that is often informed by her recurrent battle with cancer. Although it is not an assignment she would have wished for, Silver often is the voice of the damaged soul still seeking redemption and comprehension in a culture that glorifies the healthy and whole.

Freelance writers, to quote an old Robert Benchley line, are “paid per piece, per word, or perhaps.” Candice Dyer, who wrote for the Macon Telegraph for years before becoming Georgia’s best freelancer, is known for her polished prose and her entertaining interviews. She hammers in the nail without bruising the wood. It is impossible to pick up a copy of Georgia Trend or Atlanta magazines without enjoying some of Candice’s excellent work.

Judson Mitcham, who taught for years at Fort Valley State University and at Mercer University, was named Georgia’s Poet Laureate in 2012, a year before he was inducted into the Georgia Writers’ Hall of Fame. He and his wife chose to live in Macon.

Tina McElroy Ansa was born in Macon and set her first four novels in the fictional town of Mulberry modeled on her native Pleasant Hill district. Her book, Baby of the Family, was chosen by the Georgia Center for the Book as one of the “Top 25 Books Every Georgian Should Read,” and is currently being adapted for film. She follows in the footsteps of the late Macon-born John Oliver Killens whose second novel, And Then We Heard the Thunder, was named one of the five best works of fiction about

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MACON’S

FADING FIVE

by Emily Farlow

Historic Macon plans to work with property owners, community organizations, businesses, and other supporters to find ways to restore and preserve the five places.

Ethiel Garlington, executive director of Historic Macon, said the organization had talked about creating a Fading Five list for years, but the recent loss of two downtown structures provided the extra push to create a list of endangered historic places.

“On the heels of the [demolition of] Tremont Temple Baptist Church and the Douglass House, we knew that we needed to be more proactive with these properties and raise more awareness from the beginning,” said Garlington.

Historic Macon’s preservation committee used six criteria to narrow down a pool of 25 nominations sent in by individuals and organizations from across Macon-Bibb County: historic significance, threat, community commitment, outcomes, messages, and diversity.

Garlington said each place needed to be able to garner community support and have possible solutions.

Their “messages” had to highlight preservation issues in Macon, and they needed to represent diversity in history and location.

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Thousands of causes can turn a once beautiful and lively building into an abandoned and dilapidated structure. Though we may never know how to prevent the neglect of historic buildings, Historic Macon hopes to turn back time and save some of Macon’s most endangered places.

The inaugural “Fading Five” list, announced on Aug. 26, includes the Schofield Iron Works Complex, Alexander IV Elementary School, the Cotton Avenue District, the Bonnybrae-Bedgood House,

Schofield Iron Works Complex 509, 513, 521 Fifth Street Schofield Iron Works was founded in 1859. “At that time, Macon was the center of industry not just for the state, but for the region because of our proximity to the coast and the rail lines,” said Garlington.

Schofield took advantage of Macon’s booming industrial scene, manufacturing steam-powered cotton presses

and the Ware House.

and railroad equipment, and shipping products all over the world. As the company grew bigger, so did the Schofield complex, and eventually the company moved to a location on Edgewood Avenue.

Several iron works and manufacturing companies operated in the complex on Fifth Street, and in 1942, C.W. Farmer Company, a retail and mill supply business, moved in. C.W. Farmer closed in 1979 and the complex sat vacant until the mid-80s when L&M Manufacturers moved in. The Schofield Complex has been vacant since 1995, when L&M moved out.

“That building is a perfect example of demolition by neglect,” Garlington said. “There is a hole in the roof the size of a car in one portion of the building. It’s just slowly falling in on itself because [the current owners] haven’t maintained it.”

A few developers and buyers have been interested in the complex, and organizations like NewTown Macon and the Urban Development Authority want the building to be restored and reused.

Garlington said Schofield is ideal for a mixed-use development with commercial and residential spaces. Because of its size, it could be used for almost anything, such as offices or a recreation center. Historic Macon will work

“Mercer’s fan base is the best in the SoCon. We have loyal and passionate donors and fans who support the Bears every week. Five Star Stadium was recently voted the best home environment in the SoCon and we have truly become Macon’s team”.

- Brian Gerrity Executive Director, Mercer Athletic Foundation with Magnolia State Bank, the current owner, to find a buyer who can reuse the complex.

The industrial area of downtown Macon “is not really on people’s radar yet, and those types of industrial buildings aren’t necessarily what we think of when we think of historic architecture,” said Garlington.

Alexander IV Elementary School 3769 Ridge Avenue Alexander IV is one of two remaining schools named after Elam Alexander, who was a supporter of public education in Macon and who set up the Alexander Free School Board (now called the Elam Alexander Trust) in his will.

Alexander IV, along with the three other schools, was supported by the Trust. It opened in 1932 in the Ingleside neighborhood.

“It represents an era of public education when school buildings were neighborhood schools,” said Garlington.

“So especially for the Ingleside neighborhood, that building and that school is highly significant.”

The school closed in 2011, and in 2013 the Bibb County Board of Education declared it surplus.

Unlike Schofield, Garlington said Alexander IV is not an example of “demolition by neglect.” The school board maintains the building and keeps it secure, but it doesn’t have a plan for the building’s future.

“Historic Macon wants to help serve as a facilitator to help find a new developer or buyer for the building that’s compatible not only to the building, but also to the neighborhood,” said Garlington. “Ideally, whatever it’s used for could employ people in the neighborhood and be a catalyst for that neighborhood.”

Some potential uses for Alexander IV are a school, of course, or housing. Garlington said the building could be used for condos, market rate rentals, or senior housing.

Repurposing Alexander IV is made all the more important by the fact that the Ingleside neighborhood will soon be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Cotton Avenue District This area isn’t actually on Cotton Avenue. It’s the section of Forsyth Street that houses H&H Restaurant and turns into DT Walton Senior Way. The area was one of a few African American commercial districts in Macon established during the Jim Crow era. It also housed the Capricorn Records office.

“Believe it or not, [Cotton Avenue District] is the most in-tact of those neighborhoods in Macon,” said Garlingd ton. “The others have been even more obliterated.”

Losing Tremont Temple and the Douglass House heightened the threat to Cotton Avenue. Because it’s a high-traffic area near Navicent Health, the neighborhood h is susceptible to developments that don’t preserve the historic architecture already in place. Historic Macon

The Ware house represents what a lot of Maconites see in their neighborhoods: rundown or abandoned houses. Historic Macon hopes that by finding a solution for this house, it can show people that there are solutions for similar structures throughout the county.

hopes to educate developers on their options concerning reusing existing buildings.

To educate the public on the neighborhood’s history, Historic Macon led a walking tour of the Cotton Avenue District and hopes to lead more in the future.

“We want to continue to get the word out about the stories that happened there and the history that is there,” said Garlington. Historic Macon also plans to work with the hospital and other companies who might want to develop parts of Cotton Avenue.

Garlington said this area is also the hub for Macon’s music tourism. Visitors from across the country take photos in front of the Capricorn office and eat at H&H. “This neighborhood represents the rich and diverse African American legacy in Macon, not just through the music history of Otis Redding and Capricorn, but also in the churches, in the civil rights activism, [and] in the locally owned African American businesses that are still in that neighborhood,” he said.

Bonnybrae-Bedgood House 1073 Georgia Avenue The Bonnybrae-Bedgood House is an antebellum home near Mercer’s Law School. Garlington said it might be the last antebellum house in Macon that hasn’t been fully restored.

It was built between 1838 and 1839 by James Goddard, who was from Massachusetts. Prominent Macon leaders owned the house throughout its life, including Isaac Scott, president of the Macon and Western Railroad and the Upson County Railroad, and Walter Arnold Huff, mayor of Macon.

In 1893, William McEwan Johnston bought the house for his wife, who gave it the name “Bonnybrae.”

“In the early 20th century, Neil Reid totally transformed that house,” said Garlington. “So, the house that we see today is not the way it looked originally.”

However, because Neil Reid was a prominent Macon and Georgia architect, his additions and changes add to Bonnybrae’s historic significance.

The size of the house limits its potential long term uses. Historic Macon plans to work with the current owners to find a developer with a solid business plan and a concern for preserving the historic home.

The organization would also like to put easements on the house to vet potential buyers.

“We want to make sure people can rehab that house within a certain timeline. We want to make sure they have the experience for a project of that size and the financial backing to pull something like that off,” said Garlington.

Ware House 1107 Oglethorpe Street Local Macon leader Thomas Jefferson Ware built the

Queen Anne style house in Beall’s Hill around 1880. He lived there until 1917, when he moved to Atlanta.

Ware died two years later and one of his sons-in-law lived in the house for a short time. Beginning in 1920, the house was rented to several people and by 1940 it was a boarding house.

Eventually, the Ware house became a single-family home again, and in 1965 the current owners bought the house. Several more people lived there throughout the years, and now it sits vacant on the corner of Oglethorpe and Ross streets.

Garlington said it’s another example of demolition by neglect. “It appears to have some roof leaks, and we know that the longer it sits empty, the more risk it is of either rotting or burning,” he said.

Historic Macon has been working with Beall’s Hill for a few years. The organization has talked about buying the house and repurposing it, finding another developer to restore it, or working with the current owners to fix and stabilize the house.

“This house is a great example of what a lot of people think of as blight, but the way we see it is as an opportunity. It is a dilapidated house, but it’s something with a whole lot of potential,” said Garlington.

The Ware house also represents what a lot of Maconites see in their neighborhoods: rundown or abandoned houses. Historic Macon hopes that by finding a solution for this house, it can show people that there are solutions for similar structures throughout the county.

Get Involved These five places will remain on the Fading Five list until they are either saved or demolished, and each year, five more places will join the list. In order to keep working toward solutions for the Fading Five, Historic Macon’s preservation committee will meet every month to review the list and work on strategies for restoring them. These meetings are open to the public and occur every second Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Sidney Lanier House.

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When I asked Teddy if this is the craziest thing he’d ever done, he laughed. “We haven’t even started robbing banks yet...”

Thousands of people have read the first nine 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.

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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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The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer. Two time winner of Best Burger in Macon in the Readers Choice Awards. Sandwiches, fresh salads and house specialties. LD BAR $-$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658 Texas Cattle Company Macon’s original premier steak house and banquet facility. Featuring hand-cut, choice-grain, aged beef, fresh seafood, in-house ground steak burgers and banquet accamadations for groups of 5-50. TCC will buy your dinner on your birthday, simply bring in a valid ID after 4 p.m. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Prices from $5.99 - $24.99.

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

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Everything is So Epic.

DragonCon 2015

By Leila Regan Porter

The Great Atlanta Nerd Homecoming descended on downtown Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. Even your first Dragon Con feels like coming home. Just imaging over 70,000 like-minded people who are really, really into that super-obscure thing you adore the ever-loving crap out of. Whether it’s hobbits, time lords, zombies, superheroes, super-villains, slayers, hunters, storm troopers, Muppets, wizards, fairies – since 1987, Dragon Con has you covered.

On Thursday, there were already thousands of Dragon Con attendees checking in, many gathering at Trader Vic’s, a kitschy Polynesian-style tiki lounge beneath the Hilton Atlanta, for epically strong Mai Tais and the first glimpses of epic cosplay (spoiler: everything is epic at Dragon Con). Surf music played as hobbits, wizards and super heroes reunited or made new friends. Because this is one of the most important parts of any con: friendship.

Sure, it sounds cheesy, but for many people this is the first (physical) place where they can be themselves and, as a self-proclaimed “lonely nerd” Vanessa Marshall (the voice of Hera Syndulla in Star Wars Rebels) said at her panel on Saturday, “To see so many people in a safe place to express themselves and let their flag fly,” is a beautiful thing.

One of the biggest draws at this year’s Dragon Con was another person who started life on the other side of the con, as a huge fan and nerd. Felicia Day, whose book You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) has been on the New York Times Best Seller List since its release almost a month ago, spoke to a packed ballroom for her first panel “Women on Supernatural,” on Friday morning.

She talked about how she’d been an outsider who found a place to thrive.

“I want to stay in this world because I actually feel accepted,” she explained, comparing herself to her Supernatural character, Charlie. “I’ve always felt like a weird person and an outsider. No one should feel like they have to keep a part of themselves secret to be accepted because those people aren’t really accepting you.”

Finding those like-minded people who make you feel a little less alone, all while celebrating the things you love and go crazy over, that’s a remarkable thing to have. Which is probably why everyone at cons, but especially Dragon Con, are so epically nice.

Dragon Con programmers are the masters of picking guests who are not only stars and creators of fantastic shows, movies,

games and comics, but they are almost always guaranteed to be utterly charming, widely entertaining, and hugely loving of their fandom communities. The trio that are the “Celebrity Dwarven Trio: Genisys,” made up of Peter Hambleton (Gloin), Stephen Hunter (Bombur), and Dean O’Gorman (Fili) have proved to be so delightful and hilarious both in the Hobbit movies and off the screen, that they have become fast fan favorites.

Another huge fan favorite for Dragon Con is Sylvester McCoy, most known for playing the seventh Doctor in Doctor Who. Extremely mischievous, amiable, and mobile at the age of 72 (even with his walking stick he still insists on trotting up and down the aisles finding and taking his own audience questions for most of the panel), the Scottish actor had the huge audience in stitches with his witty answers and mixture of snark and affection for his fellow Who actors.

Amongst the other legendary guests of Dragon Con included Nichelle Nichols (the original Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, and Grand Marshall of the Dragon Con parade), Peter Mayhew (Star Wars’ Chewbacca) and Steve Whitmire (the famed Muppet performer who took over the role of Kermit in 1990 following Jim Henson’s death). The Muppets themselves (and Sesame Street puppets) were not expected to make appearances due to restrictions from the networks and studios that own them, so when Kermit the Frog was brought out, some were overwhelmed to the point of tears.

And who could blame them? Being in the same room as a childhood hero, and perhaps even being able to ask him a question, is a dream come true for many, especially when that hero embodies an abstract concept of love, friendship and acceptance.

New favorites to the con scene are Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison, the stars of Fox’s super supernatural show Sleepy Hollow.

The show was already striking a really strong chord with its mixture of smart writing, clever plot twists, historical references and much-needed minority representation in that particular genre of TV. With such a kick-ass foundation, the icing on the cake was the incredible chemistry the two leads playing Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane, with both Beharie and Mison remarking on the trust and enjoyment they are able to share while working together. Then the fact that both actors – especially the easy-on-the-eyes Brit, Mison – are

exceedingly amusing and engaging on panels, means their fanbase is a well-founded one that grows stronger each season. As Beharie was running a little late, the crowded ballroom was treated to Mison musing on the possibility of the show following the “filthy” Benjamin Franklin to his “debauched” adventures in Paris, with Crane able to let his hair down and partake in the “theatrical orgies and the like” that Franklin may have enjoyed, and Mison texting his mum when he was referred to by a fan as “Super Hot British Jesus,” a moniker that came back several times during the panel.

Panels are a huge part of Dragon Con, but many turn up just to watch the astounding displays of cosplay, where fans dress up as their favorite characters, sometimes with accuracy in mind, and sometimes with exciting interpretations, like a steampunk version of the fourth Doctor or a Playboy bunny Loki. Or one of the million versions of Deadpool. While the cosplayers are in full force on Saturday night (especially the less “family friendly” versions), the parade on Saturday morning is a collection of the finest, and thousands line the streets of downtown Atlanta to catch a glimpse of Darth Vader, Captain America, Wonder Woman, the Ghost Busters, Cinderella, Bilbo and hundreds of other great cosplayers, many of which make a point of coming to high five the kids sat in the front.

Watching the little nerds-in-the-making can be a high point of the whole weekend. With statements like, “Everything is so epic,” and “I am so happy my heart could explode,” are surefire ways to convince all nerds that the future is in safe hands.

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Live Show Review KISHI BASHI 8/26

At The Cox Capitol Theatre

by Justin Cutway

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Back in June a buddy of mine convinced me to head down to the Capitol to see Guster. I’d never heard of them, never heard any of their music, and the only reason I went was to give this family-man friend of mine a reason to get out of the house. I found Guster to be bland, dated, and completely forgettable (but Guster fans are dedicated and really seemed to enjoy themselves). If not for the opener, I would have purged this show from my memory banks to make room for a grocery list. I will always remember this night as when I first heard Athens-based Kishi Bashi. Kishi Bashi (the name for Kaoru Ishibashi’s solo project) performed virtuosic and live-loop heavy show that was equal parts fun, witty, free and precise. After the first few songs I was a fan and I’ve been anticipating his return ever since.

Georgia-born and Athens-based Thayer Sarrano opened the evening. She started with a couple of solo acoustic numbers and almost immediately had the crowd mesmerized. With each song, she drew more and more of the crowd to the stage with her simple, yet delicately syncopated guitar playing and hauntingly angelic voice. If she had chosen to play an entirely acoustic set that night, I don’t think anyone in the audience would have minded, but when her drummer and guitar player came out and she picked up her electric guitar, things started to take on a much more physical texture. It’s not that it just got louder. It was how the rumbling drums (and almost phantom bass it created) coupled with flashes of guitar noise allowed the audience to fully take in and appreciate Sarrano’s gentle voice. The songs went from being ghost stories told around a campfire, to songs that felt like a very real and mysterious adventure. While it is a sound that almost immediately brings to mind Mazzy Star, Sarrano’s dark and foreboding songwriting feels somewhat like Chan Marshal’s (aka Cat Power), she is definitely, as her website says, “forging her own path into a southern-psych-dreamland.” I enjoyed the 26 SEPTEMBER 10 - 24, 2015

trip Thayer Sarrano took us on and look forward to her new album “Shaky” which comes out on 8/28/15.

Before Kishi Bashi took the stage the crowd’s building energy began to take on a feeling of anticipation for a long lost friend’s homecoming. It was the same feeling I remembered from June. He has a very sincere relationship with his fans and it’s refreshing to see. I’d spent the last couple months periodically listening to Kishi Bashi’s last two albums and was anxious to see how they would be pulled off in a live setting and with a band. The sounds these fellows pulled out of their instruments on stage proved they were more than up to the task. For this tour the band was made up of drums, bass, keys, banjo (by Athens’ very own Tall Tall Trees), and of course Bashi’s violin. Bashi is a master of using his violin, voice (even the occasional beatbox) and a loop pedal to build melodic, massive sounding and danceable rhythmic orchestral pop songs. The amazingly precise and talented band backing him up was more than able to keep up and added a bit more body and authenticity to the music as a whole. This made popular songs like “Carry on Phenomenon” from last year’s Lightght even more energized and vivacious. Even though there were times when songs would stray in to newage jam territory, it was just a matter of waiting for the band to jump the track and send the song into a completely different direction. As the show was coming to an end, Bashi came back on stage by himself and played a beautifully subtle version of his song “Manchester.” Just one man with a violin on stage singing lines like “I’ve read the signs, I haven’t been this alive in a long time.” with an adoring and gleeful audience backing him up. That’s what makes Kishi Bashi so special. He’s the kind of musician that uses his performances to make a connection with the audience that is more than just musical.

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