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Leadership Macon Class of 2017 Breaks Ground on Fitness Circuit at Amerson River Park The newest class of Leadership Macon, which is a program of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on December 18 to welcome construction of the Leadership Macon 2017 Fitness Circuit at Amerson River Park. The Circuit will introduce eight pieces of gym-quality fitness equipment from Greenfields Outdoor Fitness, which can serve up to 23 people at once, along the park’s walking trail.

“Leadership Macon is a signature program of the Chamber that, each year, brings together a diverse group of leaders from the across the community to not only learn more about Macon-Bibb County, but to develop a project that can benefit the area. I am delighted that this year’s class has chosen a project that reinforces what a wonderful place Macon is to live, work and play,” said Mike Dyer, Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce President and CEO. Spencer Hawkins, Leadership Macon Class of 2017 Project Manager, explained why the Fitness Circuit was chosen: “Our class wanted to find a unique project to address community issues we learned about during our time together. Two of the aspects that resonated with us were the need to raise the level of wellness in our community, and the financial roadblocks that can keep people from working toward their wellness goals.”

The Fitness Circuit will also enhance the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and Amerson River Park. Leadership Macon worked alongside the local public and private organizations, especially NewTown Macon and Macon-Bibb County, which have already invested in the area.

“The Ocmulgee Heritage Trail is already the region’s most-used recreation amenity, and the new Fitness Circuit is a wonderful improvement. NewTown is grateful to Leadership Macon for moving the Trail forward,” said Josh Rogers, NewTown Macon President and CEO. When construction is completed later this spring, the Leadership Macon 2017 Fitness Circuit at Amerson River Park will be a one-of-a-kind outdoor amenity in Macon, capable of serving a diverse range of users, including children, adults and even those with physical limitations.

“The Fitness Circuit will soon provide our entire Macon-Bibb community and Middle Georgia region with yet another good reason to come and enjoy the growing number of recreational opportunities available at Amerson River Park,” said Rabbi Larry Schlesinger, Macon-Bibb County Commissioner for District 2.

The Fitness Circuit is being funded by generous local sponsor. For more information about supporting this project, visit www.bit.ly/fitnesscircuit.

Contributors Marla Horton has lived in Macon, Georgia her entire life, first by birth, but now by choice.

She graduated from Middle Georgia State University with a BA in English and now spends her free time exploring her favorite city. In addition to words, she also consumes generous amounts of both red wine and red meat. If she is not reading/writing, drinking Cabernet Sauvignon, or eating burgers with bleu cheese, she is probably asleep.

Renee Corwine spent 13 years as a newspaper editor before switching this summer to a full time career in freelance writing and editing. She and her husband, Jake, live in Macon with three fur babies: Abbey, Ella and Whiskers. In addition to writing, Renee is a personal trainer and teaches classes at Pure Barre Macon (that’s exercise, not booze). A full Ironman finisher, she still dabbles in triathlon, but would rather spend her time taking selfies in foreign countries, drinking whiskey and torturing others through exercise. Find her on Inta @ reneecorwine.

With more than 20 years of journalism and publishing experience, Stacey Norwood earned her chops as an investigative reporter and features writer for daily and weekly community newspapers in Tuscaloosa, Bibb County (AL), and Clanton, AL before moving to a longish stint in TV news as a crime and courts reporter in Birmingham. Passionate about twangy prose and a devotee of Southern culture, Stacey deepened her wordsmithing skills serving as an editor and contributing writer for such magazines as Victoria, Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade, Taste of the South and Relish. Her hobbies include writing a Macon-centric blog, trolling the Internet for truly revolting vintage recipes, collecting real (not department store) art, and cooking. In her spare time, Stacey is the proud Mother of Doggos (it is known).

Much to her disappointment, however, her mutts, Miss Oda Mae Brown and Margaret Thatcher, have yet to breathe actual fire no matter how many times she yells “dracarys” at them.

Traci Burns was born and raised in Macon (Bloomfield represent!); she currently lives in Warner Robins with her husband and two kids. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Georgia College, where she also taught English and creative writing for some years before settling down to be a full time neurotic insomniac freelancer/stay at home parent. She’s into rap, disability rights advocacy, comics, and cuddling.

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HOCKEY AND ICE SKATING Hockey Weekends and Ice Skating fun

MUSIC Scott Baston and Jeremy Johnson at The Society Garden “They’re Back!”

If you’re in need of a holiday break... bring the entire family on down to The Society Garden. Young ones will enjoy the casual atmosphere complete with slide, sandbox and more. Then call in a sitter, for a special reunion concert of some of our favorite muscians, Scott Baston (formerly of Moonshine Still & St. Francis) and bandmate Jeremy Johnson.

Baston’s first Macon appearance in nearly two years, he’s been moving around the country with family, doing cool stuff and recording and writing along the way. The music will start at 8 p.m. Gates open at 4! Enjoy the 60+ craft beer offerings, hot mulled wine, fine wine bar and hot chocolate for the kids.

2389 Ingleside Ave. This is an outdoor space, but the campfires, heaters and afghans placed around are sure to keep you warm!

MUSIC The War & Treaty at The Cox Capitol Theatre Do yourself a favor, put this date on your calendar now. Every once in a while, a show comes thru town that we just can’t champion enough. The War & Treaty is one such musical experience you will not want to miss. The Maryland-based husband-and-wife duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount Trotter, known as The War and Treaty, will take you on an emotionally charged ride with stunning songs about love, loss, grief, heartache, redemption. Both artists are phenomenally talented singers, with Michael’s powerful tenor-to-falsetto range and Tanya’s gorgeous soprano inducing multiple goosebump moments throughout the show. From soulful country charmers to knock-down dramatic, foot-stompin gospel, this power duo will leave you wanting more. Tickets just $15 in advance. CoxCapitolTheatre.com.

BROADWAY IN MACON Nationally-touring production of The Sound of Music at The Grand Opera House

Nothing like hockey and ice skating to get into the winter spirit of things! The Macon Mayhem take on the Pensacola Ice Flyers Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and the Fayetteville Marksmen on Saturday. There’s a game Thursday, Jan. 4th against Roanoke, and Friday, Jan. 5 against Evansville. Ticket Information General admission seating is $16. Fans will be able to sit anywhere in the arena – excluding glass seats. Doors to the Macon Centreplex will open one hour prior to game time, and the general admission seating will be first come, first serve. Reserved glass seating is $22. Enjoy an after-game skate starting at 10:30 p.m. Admission Prices $10 per person, $8 for those with valid military ID. $8 for after game skate with ticket stub. For tickets visit MaconCentreplex.org or call 478-803-1593.

7:30pm both nights. Suitable for all audiences.

Arguably the most enduring and endearing musical of all time, this lavish new production celebrates the fiftieth anniversary since its landmark 1968 film treatment. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, it’s the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father. “It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures.” Single tickets to the 2017-18 Broadway Series are $65 for Area I and $57.50 for Area II. Save with a Broadway series package, for details visit TheGrandMacon.com or call our Box office at (478) 301-5470.

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MUSIC John Berry’s annual Christmas Concert at The Grand Opera House No one moves an audience quite the way this platinum-selling vocalist does, which is why his annual Grand appearance is the hottest holiday ticket in town. Returning to The Grand for the nineteeth year, John’s special take on the Christmas season is a Macon tradition, mixing such Berry classic hits as “Your Love Amazes Me” and “Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye,” and “I Think About It All The Time” with holiday favorites, including his always standing-ovation performance of “O Holy Night.” Tickets $35. Call (478) 301-5470 or visit TheGrandMacon.com.

ART Corks & Canvas at 567 Center for Renewal Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create an 11 x 14 painting. No painting experience required. An artist will guide you through the steps. $28 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://www. the567center.org/art-classes/.

FIRST FRIDAY First Friday art opening at the 567 Center for Renewal The January exhibit at The 567 will be “Hazy Forms,” featuring fumage art by Heather McLaurin. Join us First Friday, January 5, 6-9 pm, to see the new exhibit, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments. Admission is free. The exhibit will be on display January 5-26. 456 1st Street

MOVIE SCREENING “The Princess Bride” at The Grand Opera House 7:30 p.m. General admission is just $5, with a full bar and light concession available. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The Princess Bride (1987) A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other.

ART/GIFTS Holiday Artists’ Market Presented by Middle Georgia Art Association Unique and Handmade Christmas gifts for everyone on your list. The market will be open Tuesday-Saturday, through January 15th. 2330 Ingleside Ave., in Ingleside Village

Saturday 23rd MOVIES Holiday Movie Treats at The Douglass Theatre, free screenings!

1:00 PM Polar Express in 3-D 4:00 PM It’s A Wonderful Life 7:00 PM This Christmas 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

MUSIC Maggie Renfroe and Josh Carson at The Society Garden 7-9 p.m. A family-friendly, outdoor concert experience! Intimate setting with fire pits, heaters, craft beers and fine wine to keep you warm while enjoying some of the best music to come out of Macon. Maggie is home from Nashvillel for the holidays, and we want to welcome her to the Society Garden stage! $5 cover.

2389 Ingleside Ave.

Saturday 30th THEATRE Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker at the Macon City Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Visit MaconCentreplex.com for details.

New Year’s Eve! Sunday 31st MUSIC Special New Year’s Eve Campfire Jam at The Society Garden 6-8 p.m. A family-friendly, outdoor concert experience! Intimate setting with fire pits, heaters, craft beers, fine wine and hot spiced wine to keep you warm while enjoying some of the best music to come out of Macon. Free event, come to play or come to enjoy the dozens of musicians playing around the fire.

One of the most unique nights of live music you’ll find in Macon, GA! $5 champagne special. 2389 Ingleside Ave. MUSIC New Year’s Eve concert with Brent Cobb at the Cox Capitol Theatre The Grammy-nominated artist returns to Macon, GA! Tickets $20-30. Shine on Rainy Day is an album Brent’s been trying to make for a decade, enlisting his cousin and fellow Georgian, Dave Cobb, the Grammy Award-winning producer whose Elektra Records imprint Low Country Sound is home to the album.

Saturday 6th OUTDOORS Ranger led Earth Lodge Tour Presented by Ocmulgee National Monument, Free 11 a.m. Join a Ranger at 11 am at the Visitor Center. Walk to the Earth Lodge and have a brief talk about the structure and the people who used it 1,000 years ago.

Friday 12th MOVIE SCREENING “The Right Stuff” at The Grand Opera House 7:30 p.m. General admission is just $5, with a full bar and light concession available.

Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The Right Stuff (1983) This adaptation of the non-fiction novel

by Tom Wolfe chronicles the first 15 years of America’s space program. By focusing on the lives of the Mercury astronauts, including John Glenn (Ed Harris) and Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn), the film recounts the dangers and frustrations experienced by those involved with NASA’s earliest achievements. It also depicts their family lives and the personal crises they endured during an era of great political turmoil and technological innovation.

Saturday 13th FAMILY FUN Family Fun Day at Museum of Aviation 9am-4pm. While your family and friends are running a race, you can enjoy a multitude of family events. This fun-filled outing will include a snow play area, obstacle course, bounce houses, petting zoo, rock wall climbing, and a hay ride just to name a few!

There will be a live DJ to keep you and the children rocking your way through the line-up of Food Truck Vendors. Armbands will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. the day of!

ART CLASS Kool-Aid and Canvas For kids 6-12. Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal, 10:30 a.m. At Kool-Aid & Canvas, an artist takes children step-by-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 10:30 am and lasts an hour and a half. $20 includes all materials for the class and a snack. To reserve your child’s spot, call (478) 238-6051. Or, you can register online at http://www. the567center.org

Sunday 14th MOVIE SCREENING Macon Film Guild Presents: “Polina” at the Douglass Theatre Polina (France, drama/dance, 108 minutes, unrated) Polina, a promising classical ballet dancer, is just about to join the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet when she discovers contemporary dance, totally changing her life. Screening at 1 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30. $5 general admission.

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Sunday 21st BROADWAY IN MACON The Sound of Music at The Grand Opera House The Grand’s 2017-18 Broadway Series; Sunday, January 21, and Monday, January 22, 7:30pm both nights Suitable for all audiences. Arguably the most enduring and endearing musical of all time, this lavish new production celebrates the fiftieth anniversary since its landmark 1968 film treatment. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, it’s the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp. But when the Captain is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, he and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. “It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures.”

– The Philadelphia Inquirer. Single tickets to the 201718 Broadway Series are $65 for Area I and $57.50 for Area II. Save with a Broadway series package, for details visit TheGrandMacon.com or call our Box office at (478) 301-5470.

Ongoing WEDNESDAYS Mulberry Market 3:30-6 p.m. A producer-only farmers’ market to Downtown Macon. On Wednesday evenings (year-round) you will be able to get your fresh local produce and local, organic meats and eggs at Tattnall Square Park.

WEDNESDAYS Yoga at Tattnall Square Park 6 p.m. Free community event! Bring your own mat and water. Donations encouraged for instructor.

SATURDAYS Yoga at Tattnall Square Park 9 a.m. Free community event! Bring your own mat and water. Donations encouraged for instructor.

Tours TOURS Rock Candy Tours Rock Candy Tours offers Macon music history walking tours every Friday and Saturday. Please make reservations 24 hours in advance, call 478.955.5997.

City of Macon Van Tours Offered every weekend in March and April. From architectural masterpieces to the places that inspired musical legends, this 2-hour journey through the heart of Georgia is a can’t-miss. Contact the Downtown Macon Visitor Center to schedule your tour of Macon today.

It’s more than a place on a map. It’s a vibe all its own. $25 for adults, $22 for children (12 and under), and $22 for Macon residents. VisitMacon.org

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I Am A Mercerian.

Dr. Sharon Murphy Augustine, Associate Professor of Education and Chair of Teacher Education A favorite cartoon clipped from The New Yorker hangs on Dr. Sharon Murphy Augustine’s office door at Mercer University. In it, a bigger fish tells a tiny guppy, “You can be anything you want – no limits.” Both appear sublimely oblivious to the fact that they are confined to a fish bowl. For Dr. Augustine, the cartoon is both a delicious irony and a daily reminder of what sparks her passion as an educator.

“We tell students ‘you can do anything,’ but as educators we have to realize there are always limits and it’s our job to help students get past those,” Dr. Augustine says. For those who embrace that challenge, she adds, the rewards are boundless.

As chair of Teacher Education for Mercer’s Tift College of Education in Macon, Dr. Augustine teaches those hoping to become educators themselves.

She also serves as an associate professor of education, as well as the program director of the Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellowship. Equipping prospective teachers to take over their own 6-12 classrooms is a passion Dr. Augustine is eager to share, and she has been an instrumental voice in developing Mercer’s unique Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Secondary Education program offered on the Macon campus.

“Our real mission is not just to get you a job, but to give you a vocation – and a vocation is a type of calling,” A calling, she adds that offers aspiring educators to “give back what you have so people can change their own lives.”

The M.A.T. program is designed for professionals who are considering careers in education and who already hold four-year degrees in other fields. An

intensive combination of classwork and hands-on experience, the program allows students to simultaneously pursue a master’s degree and teaching certification.

“The M.A.T. degree program is designed to be four semesters. You start one summer and by the next summer you are graduated - you have a master of arts in teaching degree in secondary education. That means you can go into any high school in Georgia and start teaching,” Dr. Augustine says. She emphasizes that, from the beginning, M.A.T. candidates receive not only an education themselves, but also a deeply immersive experience working with real students and fellow teachers.

“It's like an apprenticeship - you really are working with students from day one. You come in during the summer and you work with middle-school students – 6th to 8th grade students from Middle Georgia. We run a field placement in the summer, a STEM camp that students go through,” Dr. Augustine says. “Then in the fall you are placed in an area school, and you have a year-long placement with that school with a mentor teacher. You're in there four days a week, all year long, so you really get to understand the rhythms of a school year for a teacher.”

M.A.T. students return to Mercer in the spring and summer, and upon successful completion of their coursework, emerge with the skillsets, degree, and certification needed to take over their own classrooms. “All of our students get jobs … if you want to get into the classroom and changing students' lives, this is the degree for you.”

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HAPPENINGS, LOCALS & REGIONAL INSIGHTS

The Maconites compiled by Susannah Maddox | Photographer Maryann Bates

Meet Marguerite

“I move in, and The Findleys who lived there prior to me, had left a list of everybody who had lived there. The house was built in 1859. In 1874, one of my relatives lived there. I have a silver bowl in my house that his daughter gave me when she was 101 because she was afraid she wouldn’t live to see me get married.

I love the people. The people who sit out here on the corner at The Dempsey, they’re all your friends!

The restaurants…everybody just knows you.

My mother instilled in me such a love of this place and of our history and our heritage. And, I am trying to do the same with my children. My brother, my brother was an architect who was here, and he was killed eight years ago. But, he was on the When I walked into that house, I just felt like I was home.

My family’s been here since the beginning. And, I love Macon. cusp of the revitalization downtown. And now I feel like I am seeing come to fruition the things, the vision that he saw beI just love Macon. I do. fore a lot of people saw.

Coming from North Macon, everybody said, “Oh, aren’t you afraid of being downtown?” Oh my goodness, I feel so much That to me is soooo, so cool. I just love that. safer being downtown than I ever felt in North Macon.

I am loving that I am outside of my box that I have been in for I hope my children will feel like, I want Macon to feel like a place that they want to come back to one day. I want them to pretty much all of my life. want come back one day. So, I hope they will.”

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Go and Tell That Midnight Rider A round-up of Southern gothic-inspired superstitions, granny wisdom, and righteous resolutions to keep your mojo working and the Devil at bay in 2018.

By Stacey Norwood A granny woman, in case you were wondering, is not someone you want to mess with.

For one thing, who else is going to tell you what part of the woods to stay out of when the booger dogs are out?

For another, when you’re down with the miseries or a killer migraine, you don’t want a granny woman feeling hex-y towards you. She could slip a little dragon’s wort into your tea instead of slippery elm’s bark when you’re not looking - or worse. Granny women are fast with their hands and they can whip up a doll baby from bee’s wax and grave dirt faster than a possum can shimmy up a ‘simmon tree … then do things to it with knitting needles you don’t want to know about.

Now, for those of y’all raised outside the heavenly realm and geographic boundaries of Appalachia or the Ozarks, a granny woman is a revered and central figure of the community, and she has many names. Neighbor lady, conjure woman, kitchen witch, midwife even - all are variations on a theme of a particular type of Southern woman of a certain age who possesses the wisdom of many generations. And some say knowledge isn’t the only thing packed away in her root bag.

A granny woman is no booger dog mind you – which, for the record is a shape-shifting witch who likes to turn herself into a black-coated critter covered in fur, roam the countryside after dark, and maybe gobble up small children for spite.

A granny woman doesn’t work like that. She’s no hellhound or doer of vindictive deeds. Which is not to say that she’s above reading the tea leaves for omens or receiving a vision from the other side through the flurry of clouds in the sky, the crackle of logs on the fire, or an empty swimming hole’s deceptively still reflection.

Booger dogs are of a darker ilk – and whether or not you believe in them, I’m gonna tell you right now: My computer crashed about 8 times today while I was trying to write this intro. My hand to you know who. Unh-unh. I don’t truck with booger dogs – nor haints nor oogles. I’m not saying I “believe” in them, or their power. I’m saying I was born and raised in Alabama, now I live in Georgia, I’m as Southern as a cobbler, and I’m not stupid.

If you’re Southern also (either by birth or by spirit), you do too. Even if you don’t realize it, or you’re just to cuss-stubborn to admit it.

The healing arts and knowledge of nature so prized by granny women can’t be chalked up to old wives’ tales – most of their practices are grounded in practical sense and science. The superstitions are another matter of course, but c’mon now. If you think it’s all a bunch of hillbilly hoodoo, and you’re willing to walk under a ladder 14 DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 11, 2018

Hoppin’ John, a Lowcountry dish from the Carolinas and coastal Georgia, deliciously combines the peas, rice and pork. Traditionally, collard greens seasoned with ham hock are served on the side and corn bread is used to sop up the porky likkers from both. Some folks add canned tomatoes to their Hoppin’ John – supposedly for health.

But here’s a cooking tip you’ll thank me for: If you’re making your recipe from dried peas, don’t add the ‘maters until the peas are fully cooked. Otherwise they never will be – fully cooked that is. The acidic tomatoes toughen the peas, rendering your Hoppin’ John a hot inedible mess.

I made that mistake one year, and let’s just say I paid the price. Hard.

while holding a black cat or break a few mirrors without throwing salt over your shoulder then turning around 3 times and spitting, you’re either telling the truth or you’re a Yankee.

Either way, if you’ve at least got an open mind, here’s your guidebook to better living in 2018. Like any set of New Year’s resolutions or good luck list, this round-up is a mix of wisdom and good intentions – but with the unique perspective of Southern traditions and dare I say it … a little magic all swirled up in there too.

Luck Get Your Mojo Workin’ Eat your peas and greens! You can be a vegetarian the other 364 days of the year, but on New Year’s Day, it’s best to avoid tempting fate. For good luck and prosperity all year long, your plate should be filled to busting with black-eyed peas (the all-seeing “eye” shoos away evil spirits), collard greens (to attract more greenbacks), corn bread (to accrue riches in gold), rice (for sowing the grains of prosperity), and pork from a fattening pig (so you’ll live high on the hog all year).

Sweeten your pockets. Just to hedge your bets on increasing your fortunes in 2018, place 3 dried blackeyed peas in a small mojo bag, along with other such money-drawing charms (take your pick) as a silver dime, a bay leaf wrapped in a dollar bill, cinnamon stick, whole cloves, peridots, garnets, and jade. As with all mojos (and just like the song says), yours shouldn’t be seen or touched by another. Keep it in your purse or pocket, under your pillow – or like a true granny woman, pinned to the inside of your dress.

Six hens a’laying. If you’ve got yard chickens about, keep an eye on their eggs in 2018. According to a newsy tidbit printed in the May 29, 1893 edition of the Weekly Telegraph here in Macon, hens were “laying all kinds of eggs,” but “some resemble gophers and some have pictures on them.” Such were considered, at least by a few folks to be “an omen of bad luck.” Seems reasonable to assume that eggs resembling gophers would still be considered harbingers of calamity.

The rainbow connection. If at any time over the course of the coming year you happen to spot a rainbow, quick, quick like a bunny: Stop, drop, make a cross in the nearest spot of dirt or earth you can. Then spit in all 4 corners.

Good luck will be on you like white on rice.

Home Kitchen Witching & Love Soap Get on the good foot. What you eat may be what you are, but the first person to step foot over your threshold after midnight on Dec. 31 could determine your fate for the whole year. Or so the Scottish believe, according to

Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news My head’s been wet with the midnight dew I’ve been down on bended knee talkin’ to the man from Galilee He spoke to me in the voice so sweet I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel’s feet - Johnny Cash, God’s Gonna Cut You Down

the New Year’s tradition known as Hogmanay, or “First Footing.” Remembering that most of the granny women traditions are handed down from their Scottish and Irish ancestors, this one seems pertinent to us Southerners.

The legend holds that to ensure good luck, the owner of the first foot to step through your door after midnight on Jan. 1 should be tall, dark-haired, and male, and he should bring with him symbolic gifts of coal (for a warm hearth), bread and salt (so everyone will be well fed), and a dram of whisky (for good cheer). If you can’t find a tall, dark fella, it’s ok to make do … with one caveat. No offense to the gingers, but a redheaded first footer spells certain doom. Avoid them.

Tidy up before Jan. 1. Going into the New Year with household chores left undone is a portent of trouble to come. To start off 2018 with a (literally) clean slate, sweep and mop all floors (preferably with a good luck floor wash), remove any ashes from fireplaces (very important), and give your entire home a good cleaning.

Then anoint each room, as a sort of spiritual cleansing.

Simply place a dot of olive oil or essential oils (sage, rosemary, and clove is a good mix) on door and window frames, and pray in whatever faith you follow as you move through the house.

Mirror, Mirror on the porch. To deflect ill spirits and keep the Devil far from your doorstep, try the best honeypot trap there is: Hang a mirror on your front porch, as far away from your front door as possible. It’s said Beelzebub is so vain he can’t resist looking at himself and once he catches his own reflection, he’s too entranced to stop.

Speaking of porches. If you’re from the South, you’ve heard about “the witch riding you” at night. If you’ve somehow managed to miss out on this one, take it from me, you want to avoid it. It’s unseemly business, and her encroachment of your person as you sleep leaves you both temporarily paralyzed and with a head of hair so tangled (a sure sign you’ve been ridden), that nothing short of a shearing will get the knots out. Painting your porch (ceiling and all) “Haint Blue,” however, just may deter the old crone – along with any other restless spirits roaming around. Some believe it’s an aversion to water (holy or otherwise), which blue symbolizes, and others insist that the color has a kind of “cleansing energy” that repels ill spirits of any sort. If you want to double down, nail a horseshoe to the bottom of your butter churn or hang branches of holly from a doorframe. Both like anti-charms for malicious spirits – especially witches.

And speaking of Witches. They’re not all bad. To whit – Glinda, the Good Witch, who not only saved all the wee folk in Munchkinland, but who also took little Dorothy under her wing when her wicked counterpart took a bead on the young Kansasian. Kitchen witchery is a time-honored artform of Southern women, who may or may not have a good-luck doll baby hanging near the oven or fridge, and who definitely consider the kitchen a sacred space. Providing nourishment for yourself and others, is, after all, the exact same thing as dishing out love. To up your kitchen witch game this year, start growing the ingredients you put into the food you prepare, at least some of them. Start small, with fresh herbs (these are crucial), then ramp it up with a small kitchen or container garden with tomatoes, peppers, and whatever you feel ambitious enough to try.

Health From Poultices to Potlikker Don’t hold the onions. If you’re going to live in Georgia (or anywhere else in the South for the rest of your life), you need to know the difference between a poultice and a salve. A poultice is a medicated dressing that covers a wound, and it can be hot or cold, depending on the need, and the herbal or natural remedy is frequently rendered into a paste, then held in place over the affected area with cloth bandaging. For burns, use a poultice of oatmeal and aloe, potatoes, or fresh mashed plantains to draw out the fire. A poultice of sliced steamed onions (wrapped in kitchen or tea towel) is said to cure everything from coughing and congestion to infection.

They can be applied to the chest, back, feet (to draw the sickness down) or wherever infection is present.

One salve to rule them all. When it comes to healing salves, the holy of granny woman holies is unquestionably the Balm of Gilead. This healing ointment is to treat everything from chapped lips to diaper rash to saddle sores. It’s also used to speed the healing of bruises, soothe sore muscles, and induce sleep. Balm of Gilead is derived from an infused oil made with the new buds of balsam poplar and cottonwood trees. Once the resinous buds are harvested, they’re covered in oil (olive, which has healing properties too is a good choice), infused for weeks in a sealed jar, occasionally stirred and eventually strained. The oil is then mixed with melted beeswax and vitamin E to make the salve. You can also buy it online and local wildcrafters if the labor-intensive process is too much for you. Just have a tin or two handy in 2018.

Honey do list. Honey isn’t good on peanut butter sandwiches and in tea – it’s good for a host of first aid and healing uses well. Mix honey, lemon juice and whiskey to quell a persistent cough or swallow a spoonful or two to help fight off insomnia or a throbbing hangover.

Honey also holds healing properties than can help with minor burns and cuts or improve the quality of your skin and hair.

All you need is love. If you want to keep the rest of your skin soft, smelling sweet, and stop your lover from straying, mix up a batch of love honey soap and lather up. To make it, cut a pound of plain white soap bars into shavings or cubes and melt in batches in a heatproof glass bowl in the microwave. Stir at 30-second increments to keep from scorching. Stir in 3-4 tablespoons of honey. Cool slightly, then add a few drops of essential oil (sandalwood, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, and neroli are all especially potent for romance). Pour into a deep, heatproof dish to cool; cut into cakes, wrap in unbleached coffee filters or squares of muslin, and let it cure for a few days to a week before using.

With the sweet comes the sour. You know that pot likker that’s always left over when you’ve picked all the greens out? Don’t throw it away! While honey can help cure what ails you, adding some apple cider vinegar to vitamin-rich pot likker and sipping a cup a day like broth will prevent a host of ills before they ever set in.

Similar health-boosting tonics can also be made from dandelion greens, sassafras tea (made from sassafras roots steeped in water and sweetened with honey), and rhubarb.

While you may not believe in superstitions, there is no doubting that collard greens and black-eyed peas are nutritional superstars that can be prepared in a number of yummy ways. Collard greens pack in a whole lot of nutrients for few calories, including protein, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, calcium and iron to name a few. Likewise, black-eyed peas are packed with protein, fiber, calcium, iron, and potassium along with a bunch of other vitamins and minerals. What better way to start the new year, especially if being healthier is one of your resolutions for the new year.

Black-Eyed Pea Salad 6 Servings Ingredients 1 tsp honey 1 1/2 Tbsp white wine vinegar 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 2 cans black-eyed peas drained and rinsed 1 green onion, sliced thin 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped Instructions In a small bowl, whisk together the honey and vinegar. Slowly whisk in the olive oil, salt and pepper until well combined.

In a medium size bowl, combine the black-eyed peas, green onion, and parsley. Drizzle the dressing over and toss gently to mix well. Refrigerate the salad until ready to serve. For best flavor, chill for at least 2 hours.

Voodoo Queen’s Floor Wash Say what you will about New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Laveau, but the woman knew how to make a dollar. According to the revised edition of the Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook by Denise Alvarado, here’s what Mam’zelle Laveau washed her floors with to bring in new customers and increase her coin.

Marie Laveau’s Floor Wash for Business Success Ingredients • Ammonia • 1 cup sugar • 1 cup powdered cinnamon • 30-40 drops of cinnamon essential oil • 1 cup nutmeg • 1 cup cloves • 1 cup mint leaves • 20 drops mint oil • Pint of whiskey Add dry ingredients to a bucket you have filled ¾ full with hot boiling water. Stir well, then add the oils. Stir again, then add the whiskey. Stir again. Pour some of the mixture into the four corners of your place of business; then mop the floors with it.

Throw the remaining water to the east at or before sunrise.

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LD • BAR • $ 468 Second Street. Open 7 days a week at 11 a.m. Special brunch menu Saturday & Sunday. 478-305-7703 Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining. We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends. Delivery and catering also available. LD BAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive.

NuWay Weiners An iconic Macon restaurant featuring the famous red hot dog. In 1916, Greek American James Mallis opened a hot dog stand in Macon named “Nu-Way Weiners.”Established the same year as Nathan’s Famous hot dog stand in New York City, Nu-Way is one of the oldest hot dog restaurants in the United States. The New York Times declared Nu-Way to be the “king” of the slaw dog “hill”.

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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. LD • BAR $-$$, 477.WILD

Greek Corner Deli and Greek Corner Pizza The downtown location serves up Greek specialties like gyros and pastichio, Boar’s Head subs, greek lasagna and happy hour specials.

Greek Corner Pizza on Forsyth Road offers a large dine-in area, speciality pizzas, greek seasoned fries along with their specialty menu items. They also deliver! Don’t forget dessert when ordering, with several decadent options all made in-house. LD • BAR • $-$$

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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!

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

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LUNCH SPOTS Harp & Bowl Le Bistro From quinoa bowls to acai bowls, hormone free sandwiches and fresh seasonal salads. Featuring a massive fresh juice bar; Kefirs, young green coconuts, salads, soups, smoothies, teas, desserts, fresh fruit, homemade pies, American pound cake, creams, and homemade sauces. We also offer nutrient-dense vitamins, mineral supplements from Body Ecology. BL Open Mon-Fri 8am2:30pm. 520 Mulberry St Grow is Macon’s only farm-to-table lunch restaurant, specializing in local meats and pro-

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(478) 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. ID Monday - Saturday 11am - 3 pm, Dinner Friday & Saturday • $ • 470 Third Street.

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

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Imagine with me, for just a moment, this classic Christmas morning scene. A quiet house, covered in Christmas-lights and snow, suddenly awakened by the sound of tiny footsteps thundering down the stairs, fresh garland cloaking the railing fills the air. Red and white striped cotton covers the kids from their wrists to their toes, causing them to slip and slide a little as they hurry across the floor. Once in the living room, they barely notice the milk glass completely drained and the few remaining crumbs left on Santa’s plate. Their eyes are wide and sparkling as they take in the pile of pristine presents beneath the dazzling tree. They look at their parents eagerly, squealing, “Can we open them, please?” Mom and Dad, standing side-by-side, beaming with the pride of a million workshop elves, simply nod and say, “Go ahead.” A snowstorm-like chaos ensues, wrapping paper and ribbons whirling across the room. There is laughter and applause and a whole lot of holiday cheer.

My first celebration of the season was a little different this year. On Saturday, December 2nd, a close friend and I attended a holiday event downtown. Just before 9 PM, we entered a building on Cherry Street and then made our way down a set of stairs, much like the pajama-clad children in the scenario above. However, we did not run, but stepped slowly instead, for she had been drinking and I was wearing heels. Also unlike those impatient, imaginary kids, we

HOLIDAY HIJINKS AT AMPERSAND GUILD took our time getting to the event, stopping to order drinks (and purchase bumper stickers) at a pop-up bar inside the lobby. I had chosen not to drink on that particular night (my own personal lump of coal), but my friend ordered two glasses (read: plastic cups) of Chardonnay to-go.

We find our seats and settle in. The hostess for the evening, dripping in sartorial gold, appears and announces that there is still time to take photos with Santa—Sexy Santa, that is—before the show. I turn my head and meet the wide, sparkling eyes of my friend.

Before I know it, we are back on our feet and walking again. Just as soon as we gain momentum, though, we turn the corner and immediately come to a halt. We have come face-to-face, not with a voluptuous Santa in red lace, but with a barely-bearded man in boxer shorts. Looking at her again, I can

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see the sparkle has left her eyes. She shrugs and we have our photo taken anyway, all the while she is double-fisting Chardonnay. We return to our seats, laughing all the way.

A little after 9 PM, the holiday hijinks finally begin. As you might have guessed by now, this was not your typical holiday event.

Yet Holiday Hijinks presented by Bible Belt Burlesque was every bit as festive as your cousin’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, but with much more sex appeal. The next few hours pass by quickly, a blur of sequins and stockings appearing and then disappearing before us as each Sunday School graduate takes the stage. This is not your granny’s Sunday School, by the way. There was definitely a lot more stripping and shimmying than is typical at a more traditional holiday event. But what are Christmas presents wrapped and waiting beneath a tree if not

a tease? The Sunday School graduates certainly taught me that tassels come in all shapes and sizes, and are not just for decorating trees. I also noticed that, just like the stockings on Christmas morning, stockings stuffed with flesh also look really fun to empty. And as different as this holiday celebration might appear, throughout the night there was still laughter and applause and a whole hell of a lot of holiday cheer.

The event was a fundraiser to help support the Ampersand Guild, which has recently relocated to 382 Cherry Street. Ampersand has been the home stage for Bible Belt Burlesque for two years, and Holiday Hijinks was the troupe’s way of giving back to the venue. Nothing says holiday spirit quite like that, and nothing says Macon quite like artists supporting other artists.

Speaking of which, if you are still scrambling to find a few last-minute gifts, Ampersand offers a variety of memberships. Or if you want something a little more adventurous for that extra spirited friend, burlesque classes would definitely do the trick.

Burlesque might not be for everyone, especially when it comes to celebrating the holidays, but let’s face it, the holidays are not for everyone either. I for one am grateful for the inclusivity of events like this, and for the increasing diversity of Macon residents, which thanks to Ampersand Guild and Bible Belt Burlesque, has now expanded to include those in G-strings and fishnets.

Chef Rosas is back in the kitchen and cooking up his yummy creations at The Backburner. Dinner specials include his Traditional Spanish Seafood Paella, Garlic-Roasted Double-Cut Beef Short Ribs, Wild Georgia Shrimp & Grits Appetizer, among other favorites.

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Ok, full disclosure. The first time I met Brent Cobb was when he was in Macon performing at Mount De Sales and promoting his upcoming album last year. As he was walking down Cherry Street after performing live on the air, I turned to Anthony Ennis and said the following words: This is the last time you will ever see that man walking down the street carrying his own guitar. Over a year later, that prediction has come true. He is now one of the most sought after songwriters in the music industry and now a Grammy nominated recording artist in his own right. Brent took some time with us to talk about the ridiculous year he has had and about his upcoming show at the Cox Capitol Theatre on New Year’s Eve. Thank you so much for taking some time to talk to us and indeed congratulations are in order for your 2017 Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album with Shine On Rainy Day. How did you find out about the nomination?

My manager called me super early in the morning. He was in Nashville and I was in Georgia. It had to be around 6 in the morning in Nashville. So I looked down at the phone wondering what he was doing up that early. And then he said to me “I just wanted to call Grammy nominated artist Brent Cobb” and I was like what? My phone blew up all day. Just crazy stuff.

You are on the road headed towards Nashville now?

Yea. My label Low Country Sound just signed Brandi Carlile. So we are going to get together tonight at the Basement East. Me, Brandi and Anderson East.

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Theatre. Have you and Anderson been writing together recently?

We have written together but not recently. We are constantly collaborating and trying to inspire one another. It’s like when you go to your grandma’s house and you have that older cousin that says you aren’t cool if you haven’t heard this record so we are constantly trying to one up each other with that kind of stuff.

You are going back on the road in early 2018 with the Ain’t A Road Too Long Tour. With having the family back home, how do you balance being Artist Brent Cobb versus Husband/Father Brent Cobb?

Well, lucky for me they are sort of one in the same. It’s taken 12 years to get to the bottom and so I’m pretty humble and try to remain the same. As far as time goes, I was a pretty neat year last year. I was able to do a 3 days on/4 days off type thing. So I’d be home taking baby girl to school three mornings in a row and then hit the road and go to Canada. Then be gone, come back and do it all over again. But luckily my family is really supportive and we get a lot of help which is why we made the move back to Georgia so it has not been too bad so far.

Your cousin producer Dave Cobb, who produced for Anderson East’s upcoming album, Chris Stapleton and many more, was quoted in a Rolling Stone article calling you the Redneck Paul Simon due to your command of the lyrical imagery. Where do you think that mode of writing comes from? I don’t know. Where we are from, and it’s the same way in Macon, people just have a way of talking. It’s a bit of a story being told. There is a rhythm to it. I think that’s part of it. Another part of it is my dad is a writer. My uncles are all writers and I grew

up listening to writers that they were into like Neil Young and Tom T. Hall and stuff like that so I think maybe it got all mixed up together and I became the Redneck Paul Simon.

You have written for tons of artist like Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert. I also read that Shooter Jennings was one of the people that got you into the “songwriting for other people” mode. Do you find yourself writing differently when you are composing for other artists versus writing for yourself?

I’ll put it this way. Any cut that I have ever had has been a song that I wasn’t thinking of another artist. It’s always been songs that came naturally and lended themselves to me as a performer. There was a moment in time when I left the road for a while when my daughter was first born in 2014 and I focused solely on songwriting. I actually tried to write for other people during that time, and I will be completely honest, it is probably the worst batch of songs in my catalog.

And finally, you will be back in town with The Steel Woods at The Cox Capitol Theatre on New Year’s Eve to close out the year. I know you have been writing, performing on the road and giving the fans everything they want. What should the fans expect to see if it’s their first time seeing you?

It’s funny. I guess the first thing would be that if you listened to Shine On Rainy Day, you probably wouldn’t expect a rock show but somehow those songs have transformed and they kind of rock live. So you 4 might would expect a storyteller, singer/songwriter round type of thing. And if you haven’t heard The Steel Woods, they are a rock and roll band from the South. So it’s a full energy show. It’s gonna feel like Classic Macon. The kind of show that Macon may not have had in the last decade or so.

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MAGGIE RENFROE

Catch Maggie Renfroe with Josh Carson Saturday, Dec. 23 at The Society Garden.

Many Middle Georgians may know Macon’s own Maggie Renfroe from trying out on Season 11 of The Voice, but recently the 18 year old has been working her way into the Nashville music scene and studying music business at Belmont University. Renfroe will be playing in Macon December 23rd with Josh Carson, a musician she has known and co-wrote music with since she was 14. I spoke with Renfroe about her education in Nashville, why she plays guitar right-handed although she’s a lefty, and hot chicken.

What do you think is the most interesting or eye opening thing that you’ve learned in school so far?

The first day I knew I was where I was supposed to be was when I walked into class and we analyzed Taylor Swift’s new music video.

But we’ve also just had so many cool opportunities to see people like Julia Michaels. She sang a few songs and then she said I’ve a good friend that I write with that lives in Nashville and he’s going to come and play a few songs with me. Keith Urban walked out. And this was just a room of maybe 100, 200 kids that were in the music business school.

Taylor Swift. Are you a big fan?

I am. She was one of my early on inspirations.

I’m not real sure what she’s done with this last album [laughs]. It’s definitely different. When I was eight years old she was the reason I wanted to start playing music. I feel like I always will give her credit for why I want to play.

What was it about her that made you want to play music?

Her writing was just so great. But of course my 8 year old self asked for a pink sparkly guitar for Christmas because I had seen her in concert and saw her sparkly guitar. I’m actually left handed, but this pink sparkly guitar was right handed and they didn’t have a left handed version of it. I got that pink sparkly guitar. Ever since then I’ve been playing guitar right handed just because I wanted that pink guitar.

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I’ve already seen a difference in my writing just because I’m in a new stage of life. I have begun to co-write a lot more. That’s a big thing in Nashville. One of my very best friends I’ve met lives right beside me in the dorm and she is just an incredible songwriter. On Monday nights we meet in one of our rooms and break down what’s happened from the weekend or what we’ve been going through.

You are playing with Josh Carson this Saturday. What do you think it is about Josh’s style that mixes well with yours?

I have played with other people since being in Nashville and it’s just never the same. You know I think probably the biggest thing would be just how long we’ve played together. The first songs that we learned, he taught me the song. And then he would fill in harmony or teach me what harmony to do with him. Really [we’ve just put in] so much time and work. I feel like me and Josh have really spent the time to hone in on our vocals. I do think his voice is more seasoned and my voice is more young. I think that brings a good mix.

Can you tell me about one of the new songs you will be playing at the show?

One of the songs we are going to play is a Drew and Ellie Holcomb song. They’re a married couple from Nashville that have a really unique harmony. It’s called “Anywhere But Here” and it’s about going different places and once they’re together it’s great wherever they are. We choose songs based on what we like more than the deep meaning of the song when we cover stuff. But I do think that this song is great because we’re back together for a show.

Which hot chicken restaurant do you prefer?

Oh my gosh, this is gonna be awful [laughs].

Everyone that I have met there has said don’t try it. So, I really have never had it. I think it’s one of the touristy things. It’s crazy because life when you actually live there is pretty different than people that come visit. Anyone that goes to Nashville I would tell them to go to Lulu. It has the best veggie burger.

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MEL WASHINGTON OF ALL GET OUT FRI. DEC 22 THE SOCIETY GARDEN

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SIDEWINDER

soulful southern music. Mel delivers songs that cut to the core of the human existence, featuring soulful melodies and harmonies, and mixed with southern grit and beauty.

A variety of both new and older Classic Rock, Southern Rock, and Alternative music guaranteed to please any crowd.

WILD WING CAFE

BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

These guys know how to entertain and rock the stage wherever they play.

10 p.m. No cover

THE SKEETERZ

Central Georgia band with incredible originals and a fresh mix of favorites from country, hard rock!

CAPITOL THEATRE 8 p.m. $20

KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS

Legendary honky-tonkers from Athens, GA! The Kinchafoonee Cowboys began in December, 1991 in a pecan orchard in Terrell County, GA. The group has shared billing with entertainers such as Alabama, John Anderson, Trisha Yearwood, Diamond Rio, Tracy Lawrence, Martina McBride, Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, Dave Matthews Band, and many others.

THE CRAZY BULL 8 p.m. $5 at the door

MICHAEL STACEY

High energy Country band from Adel, GA that plays Classic Rock, Southern Rock, and Motown/Oldies. Has shared the stage with such popular acts as Brad Paisley, Wynonna, Neal McCoy, and Lonestar, just to name a few

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

FREELANCE RUCKUS

9:30 p.m. Never a Cover

BIG DADDY & CO.

SATURDAY 23rd AP’S HIDEAWAY 8 p.m. Never a cover

THE SKEETERZ

The Skeeterz are back at AP’s! Come along and enjoy some great music in one of the best venues in Central Georgia! As always, never a cover!

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

NESMITH & FRIENDS

Frontman from Back City Woods and a who’s who of local talent!

THE CRAZY BULL 8 p.m. $5 at the door

MISS AMERICA BETTY CANTRELL W/ 8 SECOND RIDE

High energy, contemporary country band playing today’s hits joined by Warner Robins native, Miss America Betty Cantrell. At a young age Betty began singing with the musical influences of Linda Ronstadt and country music, singing songs like Harper Valley PTA with her Dad’s band. She was crowned Miss America in 2016, and her EP Nicotine is available now!

THE HUMMINGBIRD

Southern alternative Americana rock with unique and powerful lead guitar, a solid rhythm section, and vocal harmonies that emphasize a singer/ songwriter style.

10 p.m. $5

SOCIETY GARDEN

SOCIETY GARDEN

8 p.m. $5

MEL WASHINGTON

Founding member of All Get Out, Mel Washington is now on his own making

MILK MONEY

11th Hour Readers’ Choice Awards Favorite local cover band-- playing hits from today and decades past.

8 p.m. $5

MAGGIE RENFROE & JOSH CARSON

Interested in singing and guitar playing from the age of 7, Maggie is making her dream of a music career a reality.

For several years Maggie trained under “Mama Jan” at Jan Smith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia before making her debut on the national stage with Season 11 of The Voice. She has two EP albums available, How Did I Get Here and Girl Code – now available on iTunes and Spotify.

Josh Carson is a singer/songwriter originally from Macon, GA. After several years as half of the duo Acoustic Workshop, Josh began his solo acoustic career. Playing shows all over the southeast, Josh has blended contemporary and classic sounds in his live set for over a decade. Influences range from David Gray to Bill Withers to Paul Simon.

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TRAVIS & FRIENDS Enjoy $2 PBR cans and Miller High Life while enjoying the musical stylings of some of Macon’s most cherished musicians.

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BIG MIKE ON THE PATIO

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JJ GREY & MOFRO W/TYLER CHILDERS

Blissful, blue-collared spirit over bone deep grooves. Funky, country, soul straight out of Jacksonville, FL! A must-see live band full of passion and power that fires between fierceness and intimacy guaranteed to make you move!

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FRIDAY 29th 20’S PUB 9 p.m. Never a cover

BIG DADDY & CO.

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MILK MONEY FRIDAY DEC 29

DYNAMO SATURDAY DEC 30

Swain & the Highway souls NEW YEAR’S EVE

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Local musicans lead by Band Leader Paul Carreker “aka” Big Daddy. Playing all your favorites!

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

hot chocolate for the kids. 2389 Ingleside Ave. This is an outdoor space, but the campfires, heaters and afghans placed around are sure to keep you warm!

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SATURDAY 30th

NYE w/ Big Daddy & Company, a variety of musical styles with a little something for everybody! $10 cover, Party favors, champagne toast, and breakfast buffet!

AP’S HIDEAWAY 8 p.m. Never a cover

THE SKEETERZ

MARTY MANOUS

Blues rock from Atlanta. For fans of the Black Keys, Gregg Allman, and Jimi Hendrix.

The Skeeterz are back at AP’s! Come along and enjoy some great music in one of the best venues in Central Georgia! As always, never a cover!

Cox Capitol Theatre

Billy’s Clubhouse

8 p.m. $20

DOC HOLLIDAY

Central Georgia Southern Rock Legends! Doc Holliday rides again with the best musicians from the Southern States! Get ready for the ride of your life!

With Eli Carlan Band- Blues & Southern rock.

Sanctified Revival- Southern Rock fusion from Atlanta, GA

THE CRAZY BULL 8 p.m. $5 at the door

MARTY EVANS

Country music with a pop rock influence from Butler, GA. Marty Evans is a must meet when it comes to singer/songwriters. He has written and performed with a lot of the upcoming country musicians and is quickly making his way on up.

Being born and raised in middle Georgia, it’s no shock at how great he is in the Nashville country music scene. He has a deep passion for music and love for people and it definitely shows. To know him is to love him.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

DYNAMO

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THE BEARCATS

Alternative rock band from Macon, GA.

Cox Capitol Theatre 8 p.m. $20

COREY SMITH W/ NOAH GUTHRIE

Fan-driven singer/songwriter and Georgia native.

Corey grew up in Jefferson, GA and built his career on giving his fans what they want-- honest songs for the 21st century free of country stereotypes.

Noah Guthrie-Pop/soul singer/songwriter and Glee star from South Carolina. Noah Guthrie found fame covering chart-topping hits as well as through his pivotal role as Roderick Meeks on the hit TV show, Glee. He received national attention with his blues-filled version of LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It,”which, to date, has received over 25 million views.

THE CRAZY BULL 8 p.m. $5 at the door

BOBBY COMPTON

Country singer songwriter from the pines of Comer, GA. Son of the South, Bobby Compton comes from a place known to produce hit makers and generations of long lasting legends.

A Nashville-based, nationally touring band whose music fuses jazz, rock, and funk with elements of soul and R&B.

THE HUMMINGBIRD

THE SOCIETY GARDEN

Swain and the Highway Souls (SATHS) is a rising group from the hills that brought you musicians such as Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers Band, Little Richard, and many others. With a style that has been described as a unique blend of soul, funk, R&B, rock, and blues, many are finding SATHS to be a new and refreshing sound, yet steeped in a bit of nostalgia.

8-10 p.m. $5

SCOTT BASTON & JEREMY JOHNSON (ST. FRANCIS, MOONSHINE STILL)

If you’re in need of a holiday break... bring the entire family on down to The Society Garden.

Young ones will enjoy the casual atmosphere complete with slide, sandbox and more. Then call in a sitter, for a special reunion concert of some of our favorite muscians, Scott Baston (formerly of Moonshine Still & St. Francis) and bandmate Jeremy Johnson. Baston’s first Macon appearance in nearly two years, he’s been moving around the country with family, doing cool stuff and recording and writing along the way. The music will start at 8 p.m.

Gates open at 4! Enjoy the 60+ craft beer offerings, hot mulled wine, fine wine bar and

10 p.m. $5

SWAIN & THE HIGHWAY SOULS

WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a cover

BETTY CANTRELL

Warner Robins native, Miss America Betty Cantrell.

At a young age Betty began singing with the musical influences of Linda Ronstadt and country music, singing songs like Harper Valley PTA with her Dad’s band. She was crowned Miss America in 2016, and her EP Nicotine is available now!

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NYE WITH BIG DADDY & CO.

AP’S HIDEAWAY BIG MIKE & THE SKEETERZ

Big Mike & The Booty Papas- 2x Grammy nominated, international Blues sensations based in Macon, GA. Music to make you groove, move, laugh, and love! NYE w/ The Skeeterz $10 cover w/ Breakfast Buffet!

Cox Capitol Theatre 8 p.m. $20

AN EVENING WITH BRENT COBB

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter from Ellaville, GA often compared to Kris Kristofferson and Jesse Winchester. Brent’s Georgia roots are plain on his album, Shiny On Rainy Day-- but compelling.

His songs are accessible and unpretentious, and you can expect them to be infused with a little more rock n’ roll this time around!

THE CRAZY BULL 8 p.m. $5 at the door

A2Z BAND & GANNON ADAMS

Buck In The New Year with A2Z Band & Gannon Adams in our heated outside tent. DJ Whiteout and DJ Old Flame. Party Favors, Champagne Toast and Free Breakfast Buffet.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

NYE BASH WITH DIRTY BIRD & THE FLU

Swampy South Georgia blues, funk, & soul that’ll make you grove and move like you got ants in yo’ pants!

FRIDAY 5th 20’S PUB 8 p.m. Never a cover

RECKLESS SOUL

5-piece traveling band playing Country, Southern Rock, & Blues from Dublin, GA

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

HUGH, CHRIS & LEWIS

Stripped down set of your favorite ‘90’s covers.

WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a Cover

JUSTIN DUKES

2015 GA Music Awards Country Male Artist of the Year from Vidalia.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

TRAVIS MEADOWS

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Uncle Buzzy came out to play whenever Travis Meadows drank. He was memory from the right knee down, constantly instigating and doomed to fear. The first time Uncle Buzzy came to visit was when Travis was 2-years-old. Powerless, Travis watched his baby brother drown. Buzzy hung around awhile, but played nice. Travis watched his parents tear their marriage apart. The each found a new heart while Travis and Uncle Buzzy went to live with grandparents. Travis was 11-years-old when Uncle Buzzy laid it down. Some things can take away the hurt, kid-- and there was a great deal of pain.

Travis started playing music--drums, guitar. He found bands. A night, he and Uncle Buzzy got high, wrote songs. Then the cancer came and took Travis' leg. His brother, his parents, his body... Not lost... Taken. Travis tried to get it back in the words of a song. The bands, the other kids didn't get it. Uncle Buzzy told him not to worry.

Come on, kid, let's go.

Travis and Uncle Buzzy went to Tennessee to get high, play bluegrass, and write songs. Something derailed the plan. Jesus. The chemotherapy had damaged his ears, but Travis heard the Nazarene's call. Uncle Buzzy wasn't happy. Suddenly, someone was listening to Travis. He joined Christ's effort on Earth. He wrote new songs, and helped his fellow missionaries develop fresh methods. Travis had acceptance and purpose. He married and had a family. He preached the word. Travis delivered his message and truth to everyone who needed it. Travis wrote and recorded music for the Lord. He allowed his talents and methods to grow and bear fruit. He loved and was loved. Uncle Buzzy appreciated all this. You know it won't last, right kid?

Nobody wanted to hear Travis one day. They'd watched, assimilated, and decided he was too... Heavy. They harvested and left the tree to die. Taken again.Travis felt two decades of faith and vision buckle underneath him, and he fell. Down past the church, past his wife and babies. Tumbling, he snagged on old hurts, ancient despairs.

He couldn't see it, but Travis knew the bottom was close. He reached for a hold-- anything to slow or stop his descent. Uncle Buzzy gripped him tight. Not yet, kid.

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Travis wrote and drank vodka. He missed appointments, tanked sessions. He couldn't remember the last good day, any peace. He looked around for Uncle Buzzy. Under the bed? In the bathroom? How about the freezer where the vodka stayed oh-so-cold? No. Travis Meadows caught his reflection and wasn't even surprised to see Uncle Buzzy looking back. Here's looking at you, kid.

Killin' Uncle Buzzy happened in 2011. It sprang from Travis' great and final leap for sobriety. Rehab was like a beautiful vacation from the darkness-- so fantastic, in fact, that Travis wound up there four times. A counselor on the last turn suggested a journal to manage his feelings, but Travis had other ideas. Songs. Words were useless on paper-- they needed to be sung, experienced. The resulting album was an excorsism, a purge. All the doubt and failure, every ache and traded fortune... Travis Meadows wasn't writing songs any more-- he was writing real. Those confessions circulated Nashville in whispers, then rumors-- they found breath among admirers. A second album followed in 2013, Old Ghosts and Unfinsihed Business. Some of the biggest names in Top 40 Country picked up Travis' songs. He was clear-headed and capable. Uncle Buzzy wasn't in the mirror anymore.

Travis Meadows released First Cigarette to the world in 2017. It's an unconventional Nashville record full of ambient noise and hiss, reverb and reality. Addiction was hell and Travis put all the gory details into that first album. As his recovery determined the next phase, Travis must have felt the shame and shock of all he'd surpassed, but his instincts were true. The songs held Travis through the tunnel. With First Cigarette, he's begun to focus more on the good days. He speaks to his past, to his children. Travis offers the sad wisdom culled from addiction. It's not hope, but it ain't bad.

And Uncle Buzzy? That one didn't die, couldn't-- because where would Hell go if it were to die? Travis Meadows keeps his demon chained behind oak and iron. He doesn't know if he can gaol him forever, but he did yesterday, and he will today. Tomorrow morning, Travis will swing his leg from the bed screw a cigarette between his teeth, fire it, and breathe deep. He'll probably hear Uncle Buzzy rattle, expects to even-- but all he gets is that first cigarette.

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