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In Case You Missed It T H I S & T H AT F R O M T H E L A ST T W O W E E K S

New Development on Poplar to Bring 280 Lofts, Two Parking Decks to Downtown Business partners, Miller Heath and Tim Thornton, are announcing the next step in the development of Central City Commons with the submission to Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning for full approval of a new hotel on Poplar Street.

“We are pleased to have recruited this select service hotel to the Macon market. It will meet the needs of nearly any tourist or business traveler coming to Macon. We interviewed numerous brands for this project, and we believe that this is the best possible fit for Macon as it is and as it is emerging,” says John Crow of Crow Hospitality, who is assisting with the project.

The hotel is one piece of this mixed-use redevelopment that will include the block of Poplar Street between First and Second Street and D.T. Walton Way and represents an investment of over $166 million in downtown Macon according to an economic impact analysis commissioned by the developers. This number represents investment through the entire project. Central City Commons is projected to create 413 new permanent jobs by the end of year five.

“Looking at the significant redevelopment of downtown and the great projects that others have done and are doing caused us to take a long hard look at the market. After reviewing the Macon Action Plan and discussing the most recent Zimmerman/Volk Study, we realized the opportunity for further development in downtown. We were already the significant land holders in the Poplar Street block and moved to aggregate our resources to have a larger impact on the downtown economy,” says Heath, Manager for MMI-Thornton, LLC. Central City Commons is slated to include two hotels, conference facilities, 280 multi-family units, 105,000 sq. ft. of retail space and two parking decks. “According to the 2014 Zimmerman/Volk study, downtown Macon can absorb 468 residential units over the next three years. In addition, the closing of the Ramada Plaza in 2011 removed 297 hotel rooms and 30,000+ sq. ft. of conference space from the downtown market. Even with the building of the Macon Marriott, there is still a gap for hotel rooms and meeting space in downtown,” says Thornton, principal in MMI-Thornton, “Central City Commons seeks to close that gap and have a major impact on the economics of downtown Macon.”

In February 2017, the Macon-Bibb Commission voted to support the Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority, which is charged with developing a parking management system for the downtown core. “The purpose of the system

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is to assist with the ongoing parking congestion and to facilitate parking for the historic venues that we have, such as the Macon City Auditorium and the Grand Opera house.

As a component of the Central City Commons project they are building the two parking decks that we hope to bring online in conjunction with the parking management system,” says Alex Morrison, Executive Director of the Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority. The additional parking is needed to support the redevelopment along with the Macon City Auditorium, government center, and the medical and entertainment districts.

Phase I construction is set to begin in August 2017 with delivery in third quarter 2018.

Pub Notes BRAD EVANS

Co-owner and founder of The 11th Hour and The Creek 100.9 Seven days from this publication date will be the day we celebrate one year on the airwaves in Central Georgia for 100.9 The Creek. It’s amazing, looking back, at all the things we didn’t know. I’m sure there is still plenty we don’t know, but I’m utterly impressed by the support we’ve gotten from our community. I have a hard time believing we had the nerve to do this sometimes, because it’s certainly not easy. But it is easy to love this job.

The people I work with, the team that built this thing, we couldn’t be any closer if we were family, and getting to come to this studio every day and be around them and create content with them and talk about the place I call home with them, well simply put, it’s just been one of the greatest joys of my life. And there are miles to go. So many things we want to build with this station and this paper. I see our success in the fact that it’s hard to imagine this place without 100.9 The Creek in it anymore.

What did people listen to before?

I hope you’ll join us on June 30 at the Cox Capitol Theatre as we celebrate this station, and all of the people that have helped us throughout this past year. Parker Milsap, an artist that truly defines our station, will be playing. And that day, all day on The Creek; some local musicians, local characters, and some of our biggest supporters will be coming by to help us try and remember the last year’s constant buzz. Thanks for sticking by us folks. There is lots more to come!

Just announced!

Reigning ACM “Entertainer of the Year” & Macon native, Jason Aldean is playing at The Macon Centreplex on Fri., Aug. 11 for his “Concert For The Kids!” All proceeds go directly to The Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health.

Last year, Aldean played the benefit at The Grand Opera House and raised over $150,000 for the Children’s Hospital.

Tickets go on sale this Fri., June 23.

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Downtown Macon celebrates the First Friday of each month, presented by Robins Financial Credit Union! The streets of Downtown Macon are alive with music, art, food, and fun every First Friday of the month. There are activities for everyone from children, families, students and adults.

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MUSIC: Corner Concerts Presents Beau + Luci

FESTIVAL Smokey and the Bandit 40th Anniversary

MUSIC: American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks at Monroe County Fine Arts Center

COMMUNITY/FESTIVAL Sparks Over the Park Fireworks Show

Come enjoy a free evening concert outside on the lawn of Museum of Arts & Sciences 6:30-8 p.m. Hailing from the swamplands of Southern Georgia, the two sisters infuse their earthy yet lushly textured folk-rock with naturally immaculate harmonies that never fail to captivate.

And in their songwriting, 18-year-old Beau and 21-year-old Luci reveal both a sublime sense of wonder and a graceful sophistication well beyond their years. Self-described “flower children with rock-and-roll souls,” Beau + Luci have recently expanded their musical repertoire by learning to play guitar, keys, and percussion.

Please contact the Museum of Arts and Science for more information- 478.477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Road.

40 years ago, Smokey and the Bandit was the second largest grossing movie of 1977. What many fans don’t know, is that the run that took Jerry Reed as the Snowman and Burt Reynolds as the Bandit from Atlanta to Texarkana, Texas and back again in 18 hours, was largely filmed in and around the city of Jonesboro, Georgia. This June, the Bandit is coming back! To honor and celebrate the movie’s big milestone, Jonesboro is hosting the official 40th Year Anniversary Celebration over a two-day event, June 23rd-24th. Friday, June 23, 6:00 p.m. - Question & Answer Session with Burt Reynolds. For more info visit jonesboroga.com

Taylor Hicks is one of the most beloved and popular AMERICAN IDOL winners of all time.

From the start, Hicks’ material on the mega-hit show set him apart, with a unique take on Southern soul, R & B, country and blues.

On Broadway, Hicks starred in the hit musical, GREASE as Teen Angel, and when asked to join the national tour, happily agreed. The 18-month tour connected him with fans across North America. Hicks has also performed with artists like Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Gladys Knight, and The Allman Brothers.

Hicks is currently in the studio working on his first country album. Tickets $25.

Enjoy Lake Tobesofkee’s “Sparks Over the Park” fireworks show on July 4. All visitors should be at Sandy Beach Water Park by 8 p.m. and the show will start at 9 p.m. Be sure to come out and watch a fantastic fireworks display! 6860 Moseley Dixon Rd. Historians have long disputed whether members of Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin all later wrote that they had.

Coincidentally, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration later to serve as Presidents, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.

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Hoppy Hour Yoga makes its summer debut Monday, June 26 at Rosa Parks Square.

Bring your mat, get your yoga on and then grab a cold beer at Just Tap’d. 6:30 p.m.

Friday 23 ART/CLASS Corks & Canvas Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal. Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create 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.

CONCERT: The Listening Room Concert Series Presents The Randall Bramblett Band The Library Ballroom is excited to welcome back Randall Bramblett! Join us for their CD Release of “Juke Joint at the Edge of the World”! Live Music - Early Showtimes - Non-Smoking Tickets Available Now! $15 - Advance, $20 Day Of. Music at 8 p.m. 957-7728 CONCERT: Beau + Luci Corner Concerts and Friends of Macon Music present: Beau + Luci Outside at Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Music will take place 6:30-8 p.m. and is a free event!

Come hear some live music as the sun goes down and then head into the museum for Sky Over Macon the the planitarium. Hailing from the swamplands of Southern Georgia, raised on a heady blend of rock-and-roll and blues and classic country, Beau + Luci mine their rich musical heritage to dream up an extraordinarily timeless sound. On their upcoming debut EP, the two sisters infuse their earthy yet lushly textured folk-rock with naturally immaculate harmonies that never fail to captivate. And in their songwriting, 18-year-old Beau and 21-year-old Luci reveal both a sublime sense of wonder and a graceful sophistication well beyond their years. Self-described “flower children with rock-and-roll souls,” Beau + Luci have recently expanded their musical repertoire by learning to play guitar, keys, and percussion. Please contact the Museum of Arts and Science for more information- 478.477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Road.

MOVIE: Summer Sundown Movie Series Presents “Secret Life of Pets” Join Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation on June 23rd at Tattnall Square Park as we watch the “The Secreat Life of Pets” from

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8:30p-10:30p. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, coolers...Free Popcorn and Snow Cones while they last! Free event.

THEATRE: Theatre Macon presents “Driving Miss Daisy” (Tattnall Center for the Arts at Mercer University) June 22,23, and 24 at 8:00 pm and June 25 at 2:30 pm. ALL tickets $20.00 at www.theatremacon. com or at the door at the Tattnall Center 1 hour before show time. For info theatremacon438@gmail.com

Saturday 24 COMMUNITY/HEALTH Yoga at Tattnall Square Park 9-10 a.m. A free, weekly yoga class in the park taught by a rotating group of instructors. Bring your own mat and water. Donations are appreciated.

Sunday 25 CONCERT: Jazz in the Couryard (Douglass Theatre) This popular , free outdoor series continues as the front plaza comes alive with cool jazz for warm evenings. The Ken Trimmins Quartet performing 7 p.m. . Back again is Francar’s Food Truck.

THEATRE: National Theatre Live “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf” Presented by Douglass Theatre, 3 p.m.

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks.

Admission Info: $20| $15 Sr. & Student COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: Freedom Fireworks at Georgia National Fairgrounds 7 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Kids Zone for kids, bring picnics.

No alcohol or dogs. Free. 478-987-1234. West parking lots, Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, Perry. 7 p.m. gates open, 9:30 p.m. fireworks

Monday 26 COMMUNITY/CLASS: Hoppy Hour Yoga (Rosa Parks Square) 6:30 p.m. Beer, yoga, and community! FREE YOGA at 6:30 followed by beers at Just Tap’d!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

There’s only 250 early bird tickets left for Bragg Jam’s concert crawl Saturday, July 30. Get ‘em at twenty bucks, and save $10, or purchase the day of and spend $30. It’s a no-brainer.

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COMMUNITY/CLASS: Brunch It Up with Chef Teddi Wohlford (Travis Jean) Menu and recipes include: Frosted cafe au lait, Cinnamon swirl coffee cake, Whipping Cream biscuits with homemade jam, Fresh fruit salad with mojito drizzle, and Low country shrimp & grits. $45 per person. Register online travisjean.com

Thursday 29 CONCERT Decades ReWind 7:30 p.m. (Macon City Auditorium) Cabaret style seating will allow you to experience Decades in this best environment ever - cabaret seats and a dance floor.

This is theater, a concert, and a dance party all in one!

Forget your troubles and go back in time with us.

Relive the best times of your life through music, videos, and over 100 costume changes of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. All live. No background tracks. 6 brilliant musicians and 8 amazing musicians. You won’t be able to stay in your seat. Get up and sing, dance and party in the aisles with us. Reminisce as the culture and memories of the decades flash before your eyes on 3 huge video screens. Tickets $33 and up.

(478) 751-9232

Friday 30 THEATRE Theatre Macon presents the musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” June 30, July 1,2,7,8,14,15 at 8:00pm, July 6 and 13 at 7:30pm, and July 2 and 9 at 2:30pm. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors (60+) and $15 for children/students through age 22. Tickets available online at www.theatremacon.com Tickets may also be purchased at the door beginning an hour before showtime. Directed by Jim Crisp, Choreography by Faith Madison, Musical Direction by McKinley Starks.

For info: theatremacon438@gmail.com Theatre Macon 438 Cherry Street, Macon, GA. CONCERT Taylor Hicks at the Monroe County Fine Arts Center 7:30 p.m. American Idol Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks will bring his Southern soul, R&B, country and blues sounds to Forsyth on Friday, June

30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are only $25-$30! 27 Brooklyn Ave, Forsyth. For tickets, visit TicketAlternative.com COMMUNITY/CLASS: Hands-On cooking class (Travis Jean) Chinese Restaurant Favorites at Home with Chef Teddi Wohlford $45/person. Menu and recipes include: Vegetable fried rice, Kung Pao chicken, Egg rolls, and Hot & Sour soup. Register online travisjean.com

Saturday July 1 COMMUNITY/HEALTH Yoga at Tattnall Square Park 9-10 a.m. A free, weekly yoga class in the park taught by a rotating group of instructors. Bring your own mat and water. Donations are appreciated.

Friday July 7 CONCERT Folk is People at Wellston Station (Warner Robins) indie-folk pop sound at Wellston Station on July 7th. Doors are at 7PM, $7 cover/$5 advance tickets. Folk is People is a Jacksonville-based DIY band led by singer-songwriter and dad joke expert, Stacey Bennett. They are embarking on a regional outing following their latest release, The Devil Always Comes. The record sounds like indie rock married a folk song and started a pop band. Their music is eloquently crafted into a melodic blend of stringed and percussive instruments backed by Bennett’s driving voice. Each song is a story meticulously written into verse and chorus with awkward banter filling the silence between songs. Folk is People recently returned from playing showcases at SXSW in Austin and has played alongside national acts such as Shovels and Rope, David Dondero, and B.O.B. Coffee, food and tunes at 207 Russell Parkway.

COMMUNITY First Friday Happy Hour On the patio at the Macon City Auditorium! Come join us as we continue our Independence Day celebration on the Cherry Street Patio Bar! Music Located on the Cherry Street side of the Macon City Auditorium, this First Friday Happy Hour is a free event and open to the public 7:00pm-10:00pm.

Remodels - Decks - Drywall - Doors - Flooring - Leaks - Plumbing - Roofing Residential and Commercial WE GET MACON MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS THE JOB DONE RIGHT. 478.501.2701 Downtown Macon celebrates the First Friday of each month, presented by Robins Financial Credit Union! The streets of Downtown Macon are alive with music, art, food, and fun every First Friday of the month. There are activities for everyone from children, families, students and adults. Downtown merchants keep their doors open later each First Friday with art exhibits, dinner specials, family events and more.

great bands, food, drinks, and auction items. Free admission, and the museum will be open! For more information and band videos, visit the Jodie Jam page on our website! 2321 Vineville Avenue

Tours TOURS Rock Candy Tours Rock Candy Tours offers Macon music history walking tours every Friday and Saturday plus a variety of private tour opportunities. Please make reservations 24 hours in advance, call 478.955.5997.

Saturday 8 COMMUNITY Drumming Circle at The Tubman 10-11 a.m. Every Second Saturday in 2017, the Tubman Museum will host African Community Drumming, which is a occasion when Museum guests can learn the different techniques, styles and rhythms of the art of African Drumming. These free sessions are open to all ages. Registration for each session is not required, but it iencouraged. 743-8544. 301 Cherry Wesleyan Market Locally grown and produced items ranging from flowers and organic fruits and vegetables to baked goods, art and jewelry by local artisans. Music and fun educational events also offered. Wesleyan College front campus. Free admission. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

CONCERT “A Night of Soul” BlackHAMMOND Presents “A Night of Soul” at The Library Ballroom. experience a wonderful night of soul, funk, jazz and blues from the amazing Jimmie Smith - a Hammond Organ USA endorsee. The night will also feature local favorite Laverne Smith. $15 or two for $20. Music starts at 7 p.m. 478-957-7728 652 Mulberry Street

Sunday 9 COMMUNITY CONCERT Second Sunday on

Home fireworks are legal until midnight on July 4th... that’s 12 a.m. NOT 2 a.m.

Coleman Hill 6-8 p.m. Bragg Jam is excited to feature The High Divers to our fourth Second Sunday on July 9th at Coleman Hill! The concert begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public!

“There is no hiding that each member of The High Divers hails from South Carolina. A subtle twang dots the roots rock n’ roll landscape from which the band pulls its sound and feel. “Riverlust”, the group’s debut album, is full of southern tinged imagery that places you in the deep woods of South Carolina. The High Divers create music that nods to the southern rebelliousness of Tom Petty, the raw beauty of Neil Young, and the genre clashing of Wilco, yet is leaning forward all the time.”

MOVIES Macon Film Guild Presents “Frantz” Screens at 2PM, 5PM, & 7:30PM. at the historic

Douglass Theatre. Frantz (France-Germany. Drama-history-war, 113 minutes, rated PG-13). In a German village shortly after the end of WWI, a Frenchman and former soldier named Adrien (Pierre Niney) arrives and is met with hostility. That changes slowly when he introduces himself to the parents and fiancée, Anna (Paula Beer), of Frantz, a young German who died in the trenches. $5 general admission. 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Saturday 22 COMMUNITY CONCERT Jodie Jam Presented by The Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House. 4-10 p.m. We remember Jodie, our beloved volunteer and how much she loved all things music and ABB. Come to the museum for some

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), $22 for Military personnel and seniors (55+), and $22 for Macon residents. VisitMacon.org The Hay House The Hay House is one of Georgia’s most distinguished structures, an 18,000 square foot mansion built during the mid 1800s. As a museum, Hay House shares with its visitors the philosophy of historic preservation and introduces them to preservation methods and technology. Daily museum tours offered 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 1-4. Admission $11.

478-742-8155 CULTURE CLUB Cooking classes and supper club Classes offered at Travis Jean by Chef Teddi Wohlford.

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STORYTELLERS ON THE CREEK

NOT TO MISS THIS WEEK

Koryn Young joins the staff of The Creek 100.9 every second Tuesday of the month for a Storytellers preview. Listen up, you don’t want to miss the stories these guys can spin.

Marla recommends checking out National Theatre Live’s presentation of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” at the Douglass Theatre, Saturday, June 25 at 3 p.m.

* STORYTELLERS *

Let’s talk about talking for a moment. I talk a lot about my hometown, about how proud I am of its growth, about how much I appreciate those who invest time into building it up. And although I mean what I say wholeheartedly, there is also another language in which I am well-versed.

My inactions articulate apathy; eloquent excuses roll right off my tongue. I’m too busy. I’m too broke. I’d rather just stay at home. These are not the stories for which I want to be known.

Speaking of stories, there is a fantastic event known as Storytellers here in town. It takes place once a month at Roasted Café and Lounge. Yet despite my genuine interest in this event, both literal and Facebook official (i.e. the “Interested” button that I use and abuse like a fiend), Storytellers has eluded me time and time again—or I have eluded it. An elaborate storyteller myself (see confession above), I can paint a pretty, witty word picture of all the

reasons I am unable to attend. The main reason, I tell myself, is that I am only allotted a social quota of about three nights per week, which I inevitably expend every weekend.

Storytellers takes place on the second Tuesday of every month. Thus, my selfish, sluggish dilemma begins. However, I have now chosen to see the city through a local tourist lens, creating a dilemma for my dilemma; and when I saw that Storytellers was taking place on Tuesday, June 13th at 7 PM, I boldly selected “Going” this time around.

A friend of mine and I arrive at the event a few minutes early. We each order a beer and then head back outside to enjoy the weather—and, quite frankly, to rally. We have made it downtown on a Tuesday, but we both seem to be wondering if we actually have the stamina to be fully there.

But just like a couple of kids dangling their legs in the pool after inhaling a bunch of hotdogs, we stop worrying about whether or not we would sink or swim and decide to just jump in.

Once inside, I feel oddly energized by the orchestra of unspectacular sounds—the first storyteller has already begun, the fan above the stove is humming nice and slow, utensils clank politely against plates, and the occasional cough or chuckle fills the space. I hastily glance at the menu, deciding to order a cheeseburger, less so out of hunger and more so out of a desire to have something to do with my hands.

The theme for the night is “So I threw it out the window,” which is how each story is suppose to end. The first story ends with the storyteller throwing himself out of a window. It is the tale of a brave young man, circa high school, escaping the wrath of a teenage girl’s dad.

A petite, fierce-looking woman takes the microphone

and my friend and I, currently lingering in the back, are invited to join everyone else up front. Our coyness is not cutting it with Koryn Young, the second storyteller of the evening and the adoptive mother of the Storytellers event.

We find a small table in center of the room, listening as Koryn tells the story of her longtime best friend. Tragically, the story ends with her throwing her friend out of a window, which is unexpected but also in keeping with the theme. Her friend was not a person, but a plant, yet she was devastated nonetheless.

She hands the microphone to the next storyteller and I am immediately reminded of Eric Forman’s basement on That ‘70s Show. You know the scenes I’m referring to, the ones where everyone sits around a make-shift coffee table, a curtain of smoke in the background as they say anything and everything that comes to mind. It is silly and satisfying and never loses its impact over time.

The third storyteller starts off with a confession. He does not like to share his food. I find this especially relatable as I listen with half a cheeseburger in one hand and a fry or three in the other. His story is about one man’s journey to acquire a taste for Ethiopian food. It is not a success.

Out the window it goes!

The fourth and final storyteller comes and goes and I am desperately searching my memory for my own story to tell. I am not ready for the event to be over and I cannot believe it has taken me this long to attend. My excuses for missing out on this event and other local events like it seem petty and unimpressive to me now. And while I do love telling stories, I am tired of the same old narrative claiming that I am too busy or too broke to participate in Macon’s growth, so I threw it out the window.

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Join Chef Teddi Wohlford at the Travis Jean Cooking Schools “Chinese Restaurant Favorites At-Home.” Menu & recipes for fried rice, Kung Pao, Egg rolls and more! $45 per.

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Cleveland Organic’s mission is to provide the best quality organic pecans and other organic products to local, Georgia and U.S. Markets. Their pecans have been certified organic since 2009, and their Morning by Morning coffees are imported from family farms in places like Brazil, Colombia and Ethiopia and roasted in their facility in Fort Valley.

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Fort Valley roaster, pecan farmer and mom on a mission, Beth Cleveland, talks about the process of roasting coffee beans and marketing organic products.

Our business evolved from something our son wanted to try.….In 2007 I had opened a pottery painting, cooking class and events business in Fort Valley. Our son Tom decided to move back home in 2009 and transition pecans that have been on our family farm for over 50 years into organically grown pecans. Since we have a small amount of pecans that can be grown organically, we decided to utilize my commercial kitchen and cook some of them as a value added product.

Although we still offer cooked pecans and confections on our website, most of our pecans are sold in bulk to our wholesale customers.

Two of my customers intrigued me with roasting coffee. A man painting pottery asked me if there was a place to buy a cup of coffee for his daughter. I offered to make her some.

The next day he showed up with beans that he had roasted himself. I was pretty impressed with the concept. A few days later this same man happened to be in my shop when another customer came in… the two of them were friends and both are home coffee roasters. They decided to teach me how it was done. Pretty soon, I found myself with a legal pad logging information about roasts and flavor profiles. It wasn’t long before I had ordered green coffee beans from several different origins and was logging about differences in flavors and roasts. Experimenting with coffee became my favorite past 12 JUNE 23 - JULY 7, 2017

time. I got stuck at home for a few weeks caring for my mom.

I borrowed several air popcorn poppers and rounded up a lot of extension cords. I rigged a coffee lab on my mom’s porch.

My husband suggested I buy a small roaster before I burned her house down. The only roaster that I could afford- looked a lot like a chicken rotisserie. My kids called it “Mom’s Chicken Roaster”. I started selling a few bags to friends and customers. and eventually started selling on line. Pretty soon- I bought the commercial coffee roaster that I am still using now.

One of our biggest challenges was waiting to be certified organic. It was a three year process filled with inspections and paper work. At the time I didn’t realize that it would take us that long to figure out what we were doing- That isn’t to say that we have figured everything out! As with any business we are constantly evolving. Tom, handles the pecan farm and bulk pecan orders. I handle the coffee, confections and mail order.

My husband, David is busy with our wholesale ornamental tree business and tries to keep us headed in the right direction.

Along the way, we have tried organic asparagus, organic tomatoes, organic blackberries, organic soybeans and I am sure a few other things! I have tried countless recipes and concoctions-that we can make with our products. Some have worked and some have not! In 2011, I won the Flavor of Georiga food contest sponsored by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in two categories- “Coffee Toffee” won in the Confections category and “Twisted Pecans” won the snack food category. Since I was making chocolate covered pecansI decided to try making chocolate covered coffee beans. I had tasted some that were mainly chocolate and thought I would try an upscale approach. I decided to blend organic chocolates and pair them with coffee that I thought fit a certain flavor profile. In 2012 “Caffeine Crunch” won the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Best New Food and People’s choice awards in Portland, Oregon. A few years ago, our pecans were

featured in the New York Times Holiday Gift Giving Guide. All of those things have helped us to grow and gain attention that we could have not done on our own.

I market my coffee under the name Morning By Morning Coffee. The name is taken from my favorite hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness. My goal is to find unique ways to give back to coffee regions as well as support mission projects in the USA. Through importers, we buy organic coffee from at least 13 different coffee regions. We love to provide coffee to churches, schools and businesses. We are happy to package our products in the perfect portions to accommodate your coffee equipment We can also provide commercial equipment when needed. We are happy to help many of our commercial customers select or blend a coffee that fits their fancy.

In the last few years our involvement with Georgia Grown has helped to get our name spread to different areas of Georgia.

There are many Georgia businesses that send Georgia Grown corporate gifts. Involvement with unique ventures like “The Creek 100.9FM” have also helped us to grow. in Macon and surrounding areas.

Another of our sons is off on an adventure to Costa Rica to work as an intern on UGA’s Study Abroad Campus and farm.

He is interested in helping farmers export crops. Hopefully, he will take an interest in Mom’s business and help figure out some of the challenges that prevented us from helping this family in Guatemala. I have recently talked with a Mercer student who is also trying to import coffee. Hopefully, I will be able to work some of these young men’s dreams into my own mission adventure. Our tag line is “Wake Up With a Mission.” It can be as close as your own front door. Hopefully our coffee’s name will be a reminder that new mercies are offered every day and each day can be a mission adventure- no matter where you are!

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It started with one man, Joe Dirt. He lives on the property, which was once a working pig farm during the 1940s, and spent years working for a major food provider for restaurants. What he saw was a lot of s prepackaged food being bought and served and he knew could bring fresher, better food to the people. Joe began establishing relationships with Georgia farmers. He is responsible for coordinating what crops the CSA gets, as well as always creating new contacts with people. According to the Dirt Farmer’s Cyber Farmer, Moriah Lavender, connecting people to local food is the heart of what they do.

“I signed up for the Dirt Farm as a CSA member, back in July of 2013,” said Moriah, “I got one delivery and was in love with it. I was so impressed with the quality of the produce, the variety of the produce, how fresh it was, how good the eggs were… I got involved.” Lavender is a volunteer, as is most of the staff at dirtfarmer.com. She along with the rest of the group, work hard each week to ensure your experience is a positive one. She says the process of signing up is very easy.

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get to pick and choose… so that we can suit everyone’s needs,” said Lavender.

Dirt Farmers works specifically with local Georgia farmers, many right here in the mid-State.

“The meats are all pastured and humanely raised and we do a lot with Rocking Chair Ranch, “said Lavender, “One thing I am really impressed with is our family of shrimpers from New Brunswick. It is a guy and his family and they catch fresh Wild Georgia shrimp, freeze it, and bring it right to us to bring directly to our members’ door.”

One of the biggest perks with joining a CSA is knowing where your food comes from. With the increase in growth hormones and chemically treated vegetables,

more and more families are choosing locally farmed or organic fruits, vegetables, and meats, in what many consider to be a healthier option. However, availability and variety is often difficult for people to navigate.

“I love the transparency of where our food comes from. When you go online, you can click and see which farm it came from. You can click through to the farm’s webpage and learn all about their farming practices,” said Lavender, “Things like Atlanta Fresh Greek Yogurt, they use all pastured cows. They don’t use recumbent bovine growth hormone and their yogurt is fresh. Twenty four hours from cow to carton to us.”

Dirtfarmers.com is passionate about accessibility. One of the newest ventures they are tackling will be to open a Farm Store at the Eisenhower Pkwy Farmers Market.

They believe that the current CSA may not be an option for all families, and this way, more people in Central Georgia can be served.

Currently, the CSA offers a Farm Stand every Saturday, at their Wesleyan Drive location from 10am until 2pm. It is opened to the public, and according to Lavender, a wonderful experience for families, “We offer things in the farm stand that we don’t have in our online selection. Everything from fresh catches from Brunswick, to farm fresh flowers.”

“People with children especially like to come on Saturdays. Kids like to see Bugs the bunny, and you can often hear the rooster. There are chickens and goats out back, and we even had baby ducks,” said Lavender, “It really is a destination on Saturdays.”

The website offers a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, and personal items farmed fresh locally. A basic “share” ranges from $32 weekly or biweekly. Their CSA service is set up to work for you and your family, and offer a convenient way to give you access to Georgia grown farmer network. You customize, the farmers harvest, they deliver! Sign up at thedirtfarmers.com

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“Shirley was just a free spirit. She was gonna do what she wanted to do. We might describe her life as rough, but she wouldn’t have.”

Below, the house where Odom was found strangled to death.

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STRANGER’S ROW: The Unsung Murder of Shirley Odom “And there is Stranger’s Row! What a melancholy tales this tells! Death far from home and kindred! Consigned to the grave unwept, unhonored, and unsung.”

- The Macon Telegraph, Jan. 15, 1907

When the city fathers of Macon undertook the architecture and design of Rose Hill Cemetery in 1840, they envisioned a glorious “City of the Dead” that would “rob even the grave of its accustomed gloom.” And as good Christians are wont to do, these men of means apportioned a remnant of Rose Hill for the least of these – a paupers’ section that has come to be known as Stranger’s Row. Located in what is now the Oak Ridge section of Rose Hill, Stranger’s Row sits largely under the comforting shade of a cluster of towering trees, but there the appearance of graciousness ends.

No monuments celebrate the fallen interred in Stranger’s Row, at least not the kind of the resplendent remembrances found elsewhere in Rose Hill. Grandiose statuary, headstones inscribed with loving memorials, flowers, wreaths, and trinkets of the tomb may grace the graves of others here, but not the nameless dead who no doubt rest fitfully on Stranger’s Row. A 1907 newspaper article on Rose Hill depicts in loving detail the “perfect picture of rural beauty” that serves as the eternal landscape for the souls laid to rest in Macon’s City of the Dead. By stark contrast, the writer notes, there are no “chaplets of flowers” nor “voices of affection” ringing out on Stranger’s Row – no mourners to mind the dead or even grieve their passing. “No tombstone with the loving inscription: ‘Remember me.’ All is silent and desolate.”

EVERYBODY KNEW SHIRLEY

Like those laid to rest in Stranger’s Row, there is very little physical evidence to suggest that Shirley Peavy Odom of Macon, Georgia was celebrated in life, or frankly that she was ever even here at all.

Locating the 54-year-old’s gravesite - or verifying that she has one - takes no small amount of legwork. Though it’s customary to grant even so-called paupers a death notice in local newspapers, or to find some mention of their life and passing on online memorial sites, not even a dozen Google searches yields anything of the sort for Shirley.

Only a recently added entry on Findagrave.com appears to substantiate her final resting place as Macon Memorial Park, a cemetery located on Mercer University Drive.

Yet ironically, according to Capt. Shermaine Jones with the Bibb County Sheriff ’s Department, however, “Everybody knew Shirley.”

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SHE BARTERED SOMETIMES

investigator started out his career in Macon law enforcement as a “dope cop” for the city. It was during his tenure there that Capt. Jones got to know Shirley. He liked her, he says – even when he was arresting her.

Her arrest record is, by any standard, lengthy. Shirley’s first known offense in Macon occurred in 1985, for simple battery. A marijuana possession put her behind bars in 1987, followed by at least one arrest a year through 1991 over a motley assortment of petty criminal charges ranging from DUIs to disorderly conduct. Records show Shirley’s handcuffed interactions with law enforcement ceased until 1995, after which she was arrested at least once or more a year on cocaine possession, drug court bench warrants, probation violation and crimes of a similar ilk.

“I’d see her be-bopping down the road during patrol and stop and talk to her. ‘Whatcha doing Shirley? Nothing.

You holding? ‘Nope.’ That was Shirley,” Capt. Jones says, describing her with a smile as a “short white lady with scraggly hair” who was also both a “staple of the community” in West Macon, well known and well liked.

Shirley Odom was also an enthusiastic consumer of crack cocaine.

“She loved her drugs, but she was comfortable with law enforcement, and she was easy to talk to. Shirley was just a free spirit. She was gonna do what she wanted to do. We might describe her life as rough, but she wouldn’t have.”

Capt. Jones says. It’s a sentiment echoed by more than one departmental long-timer who crossed paths with Shirley prior to her death in 2010.

“Shirley didn’t give a shit what you thought about her,” says one investigator.

Not only was she unapologetic for her drug use, she’d even joke about it, Capt. Jones recalls. One of his favorite stories about Shirley occurred after a narcotics raid in her home yielded 40-50 bagged “rocks” as well the arrest of the dealer using the house as a front to sell his wares.

“I saw her the next Monday and she flagged me down and said, ‘you missed a spot, Jones,’ meaning there were a few rocks stashed around that we didn’t find. She just laughed and said she tayed high all weekend long.”

Finding hidey-holes for crack in her home or allowing dope dealers to operate out of her living room wasn’t the only way Shirley managed to pay for drugs either.

“She bartered sometimes,” Capt. Jones says, adding Shirley wasn’t shy about sharing the details. Nor did she hesitate to defend her life choices, he adds. “‘It’s my body Jones - you can’t arrest me for having sex!’ and she was right. She knew the law.”

IT STILL BOTHERS ME

Shirley also also knew who not to cross, investigators say and when to clamp down on loose talk with the local 5-0.

Snitches, as they say, get stitches.

“What do you know about that, I’d ask her,” Capt. Jones recalls. “But she knew who not to aggravate. Sometimes she’d tell me what she had heard, sometimes she’d just say ‘unh-unh, I ain’t gonna talk about that,’” But for all Shirley’s street savvy, at least one wolf in sheep’s clothing managed to get in under her well-honed radar, and it proved her undoing. In 2010, Shirley was strangled to death in her home by assailants still unknown.

“When I heard about it, I figured it was an overdose and her body had just finally taken all the beating it could take – that her lifestyle had finally caught up with her,” Capt. Jones said. “I never thought I’d see her murdered.

It bothered me,” he says. “It still bothers me.”

Though Jones and others in local law enforcement knew Shirley from the streets – and valued the information she occasionally shared – personal details about her life didn’t truly begin to emerge until after her death. And even then, so much about Shirley Odom was, and continues to be, an oxymoron in the truest sense of the word.

On the one hand, Shirley had a lengthy criminal history, yet even the officers who frequently hauled her off to jail talk about her more as an affable character than a hardened criminal. Comparing Shirley to Ernest T. Bass - Mayberry’s most manic (yet mostly harmless) mischief maker – gets a “yeah, exactly!” response a few times.

Yet none of the officers in Macon who remember her express even the vaguest sentiment of feeling sorry for the 54-year-old – at least not the kind of “Christian charity” bequeathed to the beleaguered souls buried on Stranger’s Row. Which is to say, none of the investigators speak about Shirley Odom as though she was some poor creature to be pitied.

“She kept to herself with her drugs,” Capt. Jones, noting too while viewing her succession of mugshots the rather painfully obvious fact that “drugs do take a toll on the body.” Even though Shirley was only 54 when she died, she looked at least 20 years older in every image taken - more husk in some ways than woman. Her hair is thinning, white and unkempt; her skin is mottled with a pallor that is more loamy than peachy; and there is zero vanity about her. Hard to tell, really, if these jailhouse pictures depict a dearth of pride or merely a lack of concern for what others might have thought of her.

And though she was almost embarrassingly open about her most private predilections, very little about Shirley’s personal life came to light until after she died.

Jones was stunned to discover, for instance, that Shirley had been married. Her husband, Robert Odom, was also a frequent flier of Bibb County’s penal system, racking up 41 arrests before his death in 2013. Most of the charges were alcohol-related or the same kind of nuisance crimes that had landed Shirley in legal hot water throughout her life.

And from what little public information can be unearthed

about either of the deceased Odoms, their marriage seems to have been legitimately loving, and both seem to have belonged to a community that knew and cared for them.

Following Robert’s death, one mourner on the memorial website Legacy.com wrote, “Robert, you always had a positive outlook on everything. I will miss your calls … your voice … and most of all you. But I know that you will be watching over me and your loved ones.” Another said, “May you find the peace you seek and may The Lord Our Savior welcome you home. Once again you will be with Shirley.”

IT WAS PERSONAL

Capt. Jones, who transferred both to the county and the Violent Crimes Unit following the Macon-Bibb consolidation, has now inherited the murder investigation. Shirley’s murder is one of more than 100 open cold cases that stretch back as far as the 1970s, and it’s one that frustrates him. In no small part because he knew the victim, but also because “we still don’t know the why.”

The murder occurred eerily enough on Halloween Eve – also known as “Devil’s Night” – in the living room of Shirley’s home, an address listed at 3975 Brown Avenue.

A friend who had dropped in to visit about 10 p.m. discovered her dead inside the front room of the house. She was lying on her back on the floor in the middle of the room, face-up.

There were no signs of forced entry – indicating Shirley knew her attacker and allowed them in willingly – and the means of murder would indicate the same. Strangling someone to death is not only an intensely violent act, it’s also relatively rare and obscenely intimate.

“Everyone has a personal bubble, and there are all kinds of murders, but to get close enough to put your hands on someone, they have to have trusted you at some point,” Capt. Jones points out. “This was a personal killing.”

According to Uniform Crime Statistics compiled by the FBI in 2010, there were 12,996 murders in the U.S. Only 122 of them were due to strangulation. Shirley Odom, who was 5’3 and 110 pounds, would not have been difficult for even the most average-sized perp to overpower, but stran-

gulation is not necessarily a quick death. It can take several minutes for the victim to lose consciousness, let alone die – and the killer is, by necessity, literally only a breath away from the victim, requiring close contact to see the murderous deed through to the end.

According to the coroner, who was quoted in news stories following the murder, Shirley was discovered “in the nude.” He declined to say whether her autopsy had revealed signs of recent sexual activity or assault.

Jones says there were no signs of disturbance in the home, but there is evidence “on her person” to suggest Shirley fought for her life. Statistically speaking, a woman who is choked to death is most often the victim of domestic violence – and indeed, the spouse is frequently the first suspect on the list for many murders. In Shirley’s case, however, her husband was considered but ultimately moved to the bottom of the list, Capt. Jones says.

Though the murder investigation remains active, it is growing colder with each passing day and where lawmen remain 2,246 days after Shirley Odom became the 19th homicide of the year is, quite simply, at an impasse. They believe, however, the information to crack the case is out there, though, in the matrix of street scuttlebutt and behind-closed-doors conversations.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that whoever did this remembers it and they told somebody,” Jones says. “Unless you’re a super-psychopath, something like this would bother you and you would, at some point, have to talk about it to somebody.”

Anyone who may have information on Shirley’s movements or other details in the last few days of her life, or who may have seen anyone coming or going from her home is asked to contact investigators, anonymously or otherwise.

“Maybe she had a beef with somebody, we don’t know,” Capt. Jones says. “But we’re looking for any rhyme or reason as to why this happened to her.”

A $2,000 reward for the successful conviction in the Shirley Odom homicide case remains in place. Anyone with information is urged to call CrimeStoppers at (478) 742-2330.

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and indulgent comfort foods are just some of the memorable moments that guests will experience as they walk through Metro Diner’s doors for the first time on Tuesday, July 5. Just ask Guy Fieri who featured the diner in an episode of Diners, Drive-In’s, and Dives. The 4,380 sq. ft. eatery will open its third Georgia location at 3710 Northside Dr. in Macon, featuring a menu of everyone’s favorite diner classics and gluten-friendly options. Serving all day breakfast, lunch and dinner, the diner will indulge the taste buds with new twists on traditional dishes madefrom-scratch and sip on beer, wine, mimosas and bloody marys.

“Guests feel at home when they come to Metro Diner because we welcome them as if they are coming to our own house,” said Macon Metro Diner Managing Partner Mark Cleveland.

“Metro Diner is known as the place where ‘the locals eat’ and we hope to be the new go-to-diner destination where our Macon diners turn into regulars.”

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From its Fried Chicken and Waffles topped with house-made strawberry butter and signature sweet and spicy sauce, to its Charleston Shrimp & Grits, the large portion sizes enable every guest to enjoy a delicious meal at a great value, with most dishes priced under $15.

The entire Macon community is invited to celebrate the arrival of Metro Diner at special pre-opening charity events where all donations will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia on Saturday, July 1 and YoungLives on Sunday, July 2. Guests who provide a donation will receive a sneak peek of the new eatery and enjoy Metro Diner favorites.

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Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen Brewpub offering handcrafted beer, honest food and a family friendly urban arcade! An eclectic menu features fish ‘n chips, Bánh mì sandwiches and mouth-watering brisket. Open 11am-10pm.

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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!

PIZZA Ingleside Village Pizza IVP is probably the one place in Macon you HAVE to go if you are new here. According to the readers of the 11th Hour, and the Macon Telegraph, it’s the best Pizza in Macon. Homemade dough, loaded with toppings, it just doesn’t get any better.

And the atmosphere is as cool as they come.

Friendly, and lively, and filled with all kinds of great people, IVP is a one of a kind Macon experience. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside.

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

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

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

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 produce. Healthy food with Southern flair. Open Mon-Sat 11-3pm. Check out the facebook page for this week’s menu. Reservations accepted.

743-4663 Kudzu Seafood Co. Newly opened on Third Street by veteran caterer Lee Clack, Kudzu features seafood and breads flown in direct from the Big Easy. With New Orleans flair, their menu features po’boys, jambalaya, cajun fish tacos, fresh salads and their own blue cheese slaw. LD Monday - Saturday 11am - 3 pm, Dinner Friday & Saturday • $ • 470 Third Street.

SPECIALTY The El Camino A small taqueria and tequila bar located next to the Cox Capitol Theatre.

Featuring gourmet tacos, fresh salads and specialty tortas. Full bar. LD $-$$. Open until 10 p.m. 382 Second Street.

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

Edgar’s Bistro presents a dining experience that nourishes the body and soul. Open for lunch Monday thru Friday, Edgar’s serves as a handson training facility for the culinary students at Helms College’s Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality. To view the quarterly menu visit Edgarshospitality.com/menu.

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KIDS ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK Fri, June 23

Summer Sundown Movie Series Presents “Secret Life of Pets” Tattnall Square Park 8:30p-10:30p.

Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, coolers...Free Popcorn and Snow Cones while they last! Free event.

Sat, June 24

Mini Monets (567 Center for Renewal) In Mini Monets, children age 2-5 can create a fun art project with the help of their parent, grandparent, or other adult. The workshop starts at 2 pm and lasts an hour. $20 includes all materials for 1 child and 1 adult to create a piece of art together. You can register online at the567center.org or by calling (478) 238-6051.

456 1st Street

Wed, June 28

Free Children's Summer Workshop at the Ocmulgee National Monument - Children between the ages of 6-12 can attend a workshop to learn about the history, culture, and nature of Ocmulgee National Monument.

(478) 752-8257. 9:30am-1:30

Sat, July 8

Drumming Circle at The Tubman 10-11 a.m. Every Second Saturday in 2017, the Tubman Museum will host African Community Drumming, which is a occasion when Museum guests can learn the different techniques, styles and rhythms of the art of African Drumming. These free sessions are open to all ages.

Registration for each session is not required, but it is encouraged.

478-743-8544.

Wesleyan Market Locally grown and produced items ranging from flowers and organic fruits and vegetables to baked goods, art and jewelry by local artisans. Music and fun educational events also offered. Wesleyan College front campus. Free admission. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sat, July 15

Kroger Chef Junior (Warner Robins) Cost is $7.Sign-up times between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

A Kroger Chef will guide your child as they learn to create a tasty food item on their own. Each workshop lasts for approximately 20 minutes and includes activities such as decorating a cupcake or creating your own fruit pizza. As part of every experience, your child will receive an Apron Chef’s Hat Recipe Card & Box Cooking Utensil. Kroger Chef Junior workshops are recommended for children ages 4-10 years old, but all are welcome! Please note, registration via Eventbrite is required. We are happy to refund the full ticket price 24-hours in advance of the event. Please visit the Customer Service counter to pick up your workshop items. 3094 Watson Blvd

Summer Movies Amstar Kids Movie Days Amstar Cinemas on Zebulon Road has released their Summer Movie Schedule. Movies every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 – except the week of July 4th. The cost is $4.00, and includes a drink and popcorn.

or nearly free MONDAYS

Barberitos- Kids eat free after 3pm with the purchase of an adult entrée. Dine in only -Twelve and Under. Lil’ Barbs menu includes burritos, tacos and quesadillas.

Mellow Mushroom – One free kid’s pizza with adult entree Buffalo’s Southwest Cafe – One free kid’s meal per adult

TUESDAYS

Moe’s - Kids eat free with the purchase of any adult meal.

Locos Deli & Pub- One free

kid’s meal per adult. 12 and under

THURSDAYS

Barberitos- Kids eat free after 3pm with the purchase of an adult entrée. Dine in only -Twelve and Under.

DAILY

IHop Diner- Free kids meal with purchase of an adult meal 4–10pm every day. 12 and younger.

S&S Cafeteria - Up to two kids meals are only 99 cents each with each adult meal purchase!

Dine-in only.

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SAUCED in MERCER VILLAGE

With Over 93 Beers to Choose From!

1635 Montpelier Ave. Across from Mercer University

Happy Hour Everyday 4-7pm

BREAKFAST Acai Bowls, Bagels & More!

$1.75 Beers & $6 Domestic Pitchers

LUNCH Reuben, Roast Beef, Pimento Cheese

Karaoke

JUICES & SMOOTHIES Ginger Wheat Grass, Coconut Kefir

Falafel, Mango Chutney Chicken Quinoa Bowl, Vegetagle Strudel Assorated Fresh Salads

Mondays

Tuesdays

Winter Tonic, Fog Cutter, Salad in a Glass, Detox Special and more

Kids eat free with adult meal purchase!

TRY THE WORLD’S

BEST HEALTHY

Wednesdays

MEAL!

Trivia at 8pm

Drink specials & prizes

The Original Acai Bowl

Saturdays College Night

Show your student ID and receive 15% off your check

Sundays

Bloody Mary Bar

$3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas from 12:30-5pm 24 JUNE 23 - JULY 7, 2017

2440 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON

478-745-8980 - WE DELIVER! New menu online: Locosgrill.com

OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 7 A.M. - 2:30 4 P.M. & FIRST FRIDAY’S FROM 5-9 P.M.

520 MULBERRY STREET

Call in and pick up - Catering Available - Body Ecology Vitamins & Nutrients Available

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The Scene THE SCENE OP-ED

AROUND TOWN

THE HUMMING BIRD

- LIVE & LOCAL WITH -

WALK THRU THE WALLS Walk Thru Walls is propelling the Macon music scene in a new direction with garage rock tunes, dark and magnetic like indulging in a guilty pleasure. Their current recordings display lyrical craftsmanship sometimes sounding as smooth as an ocean wave or catchy, whimsical, and gritty like songs such as “Neon Feline” or “Fire In Her Eyes.” Although Walk Thru Walls has been together for a while, the band is coming into its own adding a fourth member, Daniel Walker (guitar), along with original members John Ahearn (vocals, guitar), Casey Meadows (bass) and Wes Cook (drums). I talked with Walk Thru Walls about songwriting, Britpop, and delving into Macon’s music scene.

Tell me about the background of Walk Thru Walls.

Wes: John and I started in 2010. We met at a party and had a lot of the same musical interests.

He’s a guitarist, I’m a drummer, so he said let’s jam. He’s got a farm down in Fort Valley and we hungout. Right away it was just chemistry. And then we added Casey and now we added Danny.

It’s been a work in progress just getting the right pieces together.

What kind of music did you guys grow up listening to and how do you think that has translated into what you’re playing now?

Daniel: I definitely grew up with my parent’s music. I listened to a lot of everything from Doo Wop and Motown to a lot of classic rock. My parents were rock and rollers when they were young and my dad played music. The Beatles were like a religion in my family. If somebody said The Beatles were stupid or overrated they just weren’t allowed in our house anymore. I’m not even joking; like that was fightin’ words to my parents.

Casey: I came into my own, listening to music.

It was punk rock. And then how I relate that to this music is like I’m old now. It’s still got the punk rock vibe of how we approach songs and play. It’s still got a lot of energy to it.

John: I think it has a lot to do with our old influences like The Beatles, The Kinks, and The [Rolling] Stones. And then you have a lot of stuff that came out when we were kids like Nirvana and The Pixies.

Wes: I think mine came because my parents weren’t into rock and roll. They were into some cool stuff like the Bee Gees and Elton John, but my mom was a big jazz nut and my dad was into country. And I appreciated all aspects of that but I also I was able to go find my own thing.

How do you think your band stands apart in the Middle Georgia music scene?

Daniel: Since I’ve joined the band it’s been like a regroup. Even the old songs that we’re playing now have to be slightly re-imagined. I knew right off the bat when I met Johnny that he was so much different than everything that everybody was doing around here. I appreciate that so much. . . Johnny and I were definitely into British music. And we all like Oasis and a lot and stuff with that sort of vibe. That’s just not something you get out of here. So I knew that not only did I like it so much, I knew it would stand out.

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John: When I first moved here we went to see Citizen Insane. They had a really cool kind of dark vibe. That was the only band that I’d seen that tried to pull that off. I’m from Atlanta, I grew up with my buddy Kyle Gordon who’s in the band MammaBear. Some of the bands like All the Saints and stuff like that in the scene were really grungy, dirty, and heavy. I got into Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Jesus and Mary Chain and stuff like that. And that vibe to me has got that larger than life approach.

Wes: I’d say we’re set apart because me and John, and Dan too, grew up on the 90s Britpop scene and we love The Beatles and all those bands. But we’re putting all that into this, but it’s still rock and it’s got blues. So I feel like we’ll fit right in, but we will stand apart as far as how we do it.

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ROAD TRIP WORTHY

NEXT ISSUE...

Loretta Lynn to play two nights at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Aug. 24-25.

Tickets start at $95. This will be one of her first concerts since her stroke in May.

The 11th Hour and The Creek 100.9 will have an interview with Jimmy Herring! From the Allman Brothers to The Dead, Herring talks about recent losses, and moving on.

Listen to the Audio

at TheCreekFM.com

Brent Cobb Georgia’s own Brent Cobb will be returning to the stage at the Cox Capitol Theatre on Saturday, June 24 with Bonnie Bishop. Fresh off his European tour, Cobb’s album, Shine On Rainy Day,

EP and No Place Left to Leave. It’s really evident in the two versions of “Digging Holes” that you have released, one on the EP and the more stripped down version on Rainy Day. What brought about the change in tone in your music? Was there other artists you worked with led you to take on this different sound?

Mainly it was the lack of money [laughing]. I didn’t have enough money to pay too many people to play. And we just wanted to make sure we stayed out of the way of the songs and the lyrics of the songs. We just wanted to make sure that nothing more was trying to sell the song other than the song itself.

What was the experience like for you to work with your cousin, Grammy award winning producer Dave Cobb, on this album Shine On Rainy Day? It was like being back home, like coming back home. Dave and I have a real natural chemistry, we like to pick on one another the whole time we record, and it was great, it was natural.

You’ve written songs for Kenny Chesney, Kellie Pickler, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert, among others. What’s the process you go through when you’re working on a piece for another artist?

You know, I always write for myself, I never consciously write for another artist. I may get through with the song, and I’ll go ‘Man, I could hear so-and-so do this song,’ and maybe try and get it to them that way afterwards. I never go in one way or the other, it’s always for what needs to be written that day it’s in the room.

was produced by cousin and famed Nashville producer Dave Cobb ( Shooter Jennings, Sturgill Simpson). Brent has written songs for Miranda Lambert and Kelli Pickler, opened shows for Blake Shelton and is making a huge name for himself on the Americana music circuit. Get your tickets now online at www. coxcapitoltheatre.com or in person at The Rookery or El Camino.

Shine on Rainy Day was one of the first albums we really got behind and pushed here at The Creek, and you were one of the first artists we had here on the station. How do you feel The Creek has helped you grow your audience and expand the reach of your fanbase?

I guess we’ll find out in a couple weeks [laughing]. If I’m the guinea pig, I guess we’ll know for sure when we play, I guess I should know the exact date, but I don’t even know. Isn’t that terrible? [laughing] It’s the 24th actually. I’ve had a lot of people, not even from Macon, but just driving through have The Creek tuned in and hear one of my songs so I know you’re playing it a lot, and I just appreciate it. I can’t wait to see what the turnout will be.

The sound on Rainy Day is much different from your first

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Different publications have classified your music as either “Country” or “Americana”. Where do you think your music falls on that spectrum?

That record, specific, is Georgia music, I would say, because there’s so much to do with Georgia on that album. But, I tend to call it Rural music, Country Soul. I don’t know if it’s Americana or Country, I think Americana is Country, and I think Country is Americana. I always hate labels, so it’s hard to say.

The last couple of months have seen you playing some real bucket list gigs: You got to do a little mini tour in Manches-

ter and London (at what was a very tumultuous time) and you got to play on Conan last week. What were those experiences like for you; was it anything you ever dreamed you would get to accomplish?

London was great, man, and we sold out a show that was maybe a 300 person capacity room, which is pretty amazing. The first time we played there we sold it out but it was a much smaller room, and the record had not even been released over there, which was amazing. Now the Manchester show was under much different circumstances, after what had happened there. But still, it was like playing here, it was like being back home with the amount of support and the amount of people that wanted to just come out anyway, in spite of what had happened, you know, in celebration.

Conan, I was running on fumes, we had had a 32 hour day from Amsterdam, and the guitar player and I got in about midnight, and we had to be at Conan at 8 AM the next morning, and we were there all day. We got to the hotel about 2:30 or 3:00, I think, so we slept a few hours. I really don’t remember Conan [laughing], I was glad to have done it but I wish I could get a doover. If we could do it today, that would be sweet.

You’re headlining the Cox Capitol Theatre on June 24 with Bonnie Bishop. You got to play there in November with Anderson East. What makes Macon a special place to play for you?

Well, there’s a few things. One, I’m from 45 minutes down the road from Macon, so it sort of feels like a hometown place, so all my family, and my friends, and everybody will be there. And then, just the history of Macon itself, and that particular place, the Cox, it’s just a really special, surreal, mystical place, that’s what it is.

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478-257-6391 | 382 Second Street

COXCAPITOLTHEATRE.COM ID required. All ages shows unless otherwise stated.

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

BRENT COBB

Doors 7 / Show 8

WITH BONNIE BISHOP Doors 7 / Show 8

FRIDAY, JUNE 30

SATURDAY, JULY 8

PARKER MILSAP WITH GARRETT OWEN 18+ Doors 7 / Show 8

UNKNOWN HINSON WITH CLOWNVIS PRESLEY

18+ Doors 7 / Show 8

FRIDAY, JULY 14

THURSDAY, JULY 27

HINDSIGHT

JIMMY HERRING

Doors 7 / Show 8

Doors 7 / Show 8

THE HOWLING TONGUES / FOOLIGANS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17

AND THE INVISIBLE WHIP

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24

PAUL THORN BAND

CADILLAC THREE

BETTY CANTRELL

SHOVELS & ROPE

Doors 7 / Show 8

Doors 7 / Show 8

BETTER GET THOSE TIX - 9/23

Let Moonhanger Catering make your next event unforgettable. Contact Katelin at 718-1444 or at katelin@moonhangergroup.com 30 JUNE 23 - JULY 7, 2017

15th ANNIVERSARY

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

COSMIC CHARLIE

CD RELEASE PARTY 9/22

FROM THE ARCHIVES

To celebrate 15 years publishing the arts, music and culture of Central Georgia, The 11th Hour throughout 2017 will highlight an article from the past decade worth revisiting.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF RALPH FAMBRO Originally published August 27, 2015

You’ve probably seen him at the bus stop at the intersection of Brookdale Avenue and Vineville, twirling a sign with “Twang” emblazoned across it and dancing to whatever beat is living in his headphones at the time. In the summer, he’s usually wearing a safari helmet a’ la Teddy Roosevelt, but in the coming fall, he’ll become the Sherlock Holmes of Payne City, complete with hat, overcoat, and his ubiquitous Calabash Pipe.

Or maybe he’s helped you carry some delicate piece of history through the maze that is Payne City Antiques, telling you his theory on the death of Otis Redding, and spinning yarn about the Dixie Mafia. I imagine that not a whole lot happens at that old Mill without Ralph Fambro knowing about it. I also imagine that those of us who frequent any of the businesses there are better off because of it.

Ralph was born in Cherokee, North Carolina, and migrated to Macon not long after, because his mother had some sisters here that they wanted to be close to. His father, a Cherokee Indian, wasn’t around much, and according to Fambro, often drank himself crazy. Ralph went to Ballard Hudson, for a while, and then moved with his mother and a few of his sisters to New York, where he played basketball and graduated high-school, and right after graduation, he joined the Marines.

“I was an athelete, and I took that mentality right into the Marines. The Few, The Proud, that’s how

it was. You had to be perfect to be a Marine, and I was into that mentality.” Ralph speaks fast, in short sentences that seem like longer ones. He pauses for a second to let you catch up, then moves on to the next thought.

Fambro ened up in Vietnam, on a 12-man recon unit that would spend weeks at a time in the Jungle. One muggy morning, they got into a firefight and Ralph was hit in the leg. It was an injury that would get him home, a place that he wasn’t always sure he wanted to come back to.

“I had everything on me in Vietnam if I wanted to kill myself. And it was a hard time in my life.

I thought about pulling the pins on those grenades strapped to me a few times. But I decided to fight to come home instead, and I’m sure glad I did. And by the way, those Navy Nurses, you know what they used to stop me from bleeding out when I got shot? You know what they stuffed my wound with? Kotex. They had to use what they had.”

Fambro came back to New York where some of his sisters were still living, and was able to look past a lot of his bad experiences in Vietnam. He spent a lot of time in Spanish Harlem, learning to play percussion from a group of Puerto Ricans, who used trash cans to practice. Even Today Ralph plays music with several different bands around Macon.

- PHOTO BY MARYANN BATES

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The biggest selection of grills and grilling accessories in Middle Georgia from the best brands.

Ocmulgee Brew Pub's Brew Master

MAJESTIC DOUG

“there’s no store like it”

Spot Him Today At..

482 Second street, Downtown Macon 478-254-2848 - like our facebook page!

Curating the best of best and freshest of the fresh- from brews to burgers...

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PUB 3076 Riverside Dr. Suite 1200 Macon. • Tel 475-5860

Happy Hour daily til 7pm!

Sports Bar & Fine Foods

3076 RIVERSIDE DR. SUITE 1200, MACON • 478/475-5860 New lunch specials Monday - Friday!

mondays

Trivia 7-9

karaoke

Tues/Wed Thurs/Sat 8pm

saturdays

tuesdays

50¢ Jumbo Wings 7-10pm In-House!

wednesdays Ladies Night!

2-4-1 Drinks 9-12

Thursdays!

Wings & Beer!

6:00-9:30 p.m.

- Large Pitcher & 12 Jumbo Wings $14.50 - Small Pitcher & 12 Jumbo Wings $12.50 - 16oz. Draft, 8 Jumbo Wings & Fries $8.50

Dart Tourney 4pm with $11 beer buckets

fridays

live music 6/23: Big Daddy & Co. 6/30: B. Keith Williams 7/7: Reckless Soul

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poker

Thurs 7pm Sun 5pm

LUNCH MONDAY-FRIDAY 11-3 BRUNCH SATURDAY-SUNDAY 11-3 DINNER SERVED UNTIL 10

580 Cherry street

Outdoor seating with live music!

Ben Sparaco is a young guitarist, singer, and songwriter living in Nashville, TN with a sound that combines energetic and soulful guitar playing with a unique blend of rock, soul, blues, jazz, and folk music.

Happy Hour Daily 2-8 2-4-1 drinks - $2 Domesticss $4 Pizzas all day Sunday!

Monday

go hear live music FRIDAY 23

THE HUMMINGBIRD

Billy’s Clubhouse

10 p.m. $5

10 p.m. No cover

20’S PUB

HOLEY MISS MOLEY W/ROW JOMAH

YESTERDAZE ROCK

8 p.m. Never a cover

BIG DADDY & CO.

Warner Robins music veterans! Lead Singer, Band Leader Paul Carreker “aka” Big Daddy, Percussion,Grant Kersey, Lead Guitar, Vocals, Eddie Stevens, Bass Guitar, Vocals Eric MaGouirk, and Keyboards, Mike Harrell.

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

FREE LANCE RUCKUS

Southern Alternative Americana Rock with unique, powerful lead guitar, a solid rhythm section, and vocal harmonies that emphasize a singer/songwriter style. Come join the boys at North Macon’s favorite music venue.

CAPITOL THEATRE 8 p.m. $12-$15 COSMIC CHARLIE Cosmic Charlie was born in the musical Mecca of Athens, Georgia. From its summer 1999 inception, the band swiftly cemented its reputation as a band that puts a unique and personal twist on the Grateful Dead catalogue, a Dead cover band for folks that are ambivalent about Dead cover bands. Rather than mimicking the Dead exactly, Cosmic Charlie chooses to tap into the Dead’s energy and style as a foundation on which to build. The result is healthy balance of creativity and tradition, and both the band and its audience are taken to that familiar edge with the sense that, music is actually being MADE here tonight.

THE CRAZY BULL

8 p.m. $5 at the door 8 SECOND RIDE This Country Rock band from Middle Georgia has been featured heavily on SiriusXM radio and brings their harmonies to The Crazy Bull. 8 Second Ride is made up of Mike Lovedge, John Piceno, Lewis Smith, Alex Smith, Bronnie Turner and Lance Rodriguez.

Florida natives Holy Miss Moley, a nine piece Funk-Rock-Soul band, and Row Jomah, a five piece Rock group, will be lighting up The Bird Stage. Both bands bring a high energy sound that will be perfect to celebrate the start of a Rockin’ weekend.

THE THIRSTY TURTLE 10 p.m. $5

VILLANOVA

This Rock group out of Columbia, SC blends the Funk-Pop into its fun and irresistible melodies. A regular touring act on the Southeastern circuit, Villa*Nova brings their show to The Thirsty Turtle, Downtown Macon’s newest music venue.

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

JOSH CARSON & TRAVIS BRYANT

Singer songwriter and Macon native Josh Carson has been a regular on the local music scene, and he makes his way down to Wild Wing Café for what is sure to be a delicious night of great music. Carson will be joined by another local musician, Travis Bryant, for a night that will be filled with great food and drink specials at one of North Macon’s best live music venues.

SATURDAY 24 AP’S HIDEAWAY 8 p.m. Never a cover

THE SKEETERZ

Made up of Dawn Palmer, Jim Souleyrette, Richard Woods, Grant Kersey and Paul Campbell, Skeeterz is a local band that won the Georgia State Fair Battle of the Bands in 2011. The band has toured all over the state and have opened for Wet Willie and Molly Hatchet.

Chasen’s Lounge 9 p.m. Never a cover

THROWBACK SATURDAYS

YDR is made up of musicians from all musical styles and backgrounds, working closely to create a unique sound by adding their signature to the classics that they play. The musical format is comprised mainly of classic rock tunes with some blues and jazz influences mixed in along with a twist of country added for variety!

$1 Wells

Wednesday Trivia 7:30!

Tues/Sun

Karaoke 9pm

Live Music

6/23: Free Lance Ruckus 6/24: Yesterdaze Rock 6/30: Nik Flagstar 7/1: Flyin’ Blind 7/8: Stone Senate 7/14: Some Kids

CAPITOL THEATRE 8 p.m. $12-$15

BRENT COBB W/BONNIE BISHOP See

our interview with Cobb on page 28!

THE CRAZY BULL

8 p.m. $5 at the door JAMIE DAVIS Country music artist Jamie Davis has come a long way from sleeping on his guitar case in the back of venues. Together with his band made up of Jason Zane (drums), Tom Hotz (guitar and harmony vocals), and Greg McMillan (bass and harmony vocals), the singer-songwriter out of Gainesville, Florida will rock Macon’s Best Dance Venue.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

WEDNESDAYS & SUNDAYS 9PM - 1:30AM

GUY MARSHALL

Made up of Adam and Sarrenna McNulty, Travis Bigwood, Zach Gilleran, Eric Griffin, Jonathan Keeney and Frank Bronson, Guy Marshall is based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Guy Marshall released their first album The Depression Blues in May 2015.

THE THIRSTY TURTLE

Hosted by

Johnny Hollingshed & Dawn Davis

$5 ADMISSION INCLUDES ONE FREE DRINK!

10 p.m. $5

SUNNY SOUTH BLUES BAND

A family band that has roots back to the 1900’s, Sunny South Blues Band is made up of brothers Cliff and Ross McIntire, Matt Hulsey and Aaron “Beans” Metzdorf. Based out of Clermont, Georgia, this band blends Blues, Soul and old fashioned Rock ‘N

WHERE MUSICIANS COME TO PLAY!

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GRANT’S LOUNGE 576 Poplar Street Downtown Macon

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COME CELEBRATE THE CREEK 100.9 FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH PARKER MILSAP AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE JUNE 30!

430 Cherry Street | macon 741-9130 | OPEN DAILY 4PM

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9:30 p.m. Never a cover SCOTT BRANTLEY Out of East Dublin, Scott Brantley epitomizes Country music through and through. Brantley has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in Country music, with Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson being among the many.

10 p.m. No cover

SUNDAY 25

8 p.m. $15

NIK FLAGSTAR

Nik Flagstar, Jay Legs and Jef Dam bring their Southern Gothic, Honky-Tonk show to North Macon’s favorite music venue!

CAPITOL THEATRE PARKER MILSAP

Based out of Albany, the Flyin’ Blind Blues Band has played at venues all over the south, and will be coming to one of North Macon’s favorite music venues.

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

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THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

2-6 p.m. Never a cover, on patio BIG MIKE Local blues legend Big Mike will be strumming every Sunday afternoon at Macon’s best kept secret, Aps.

Come celebrate The Creek’s First Birthday by checking out one of their top featured artists, Parker Millsap. Only 24, Millsap has taken the Americana music world by storm with his irresistible melodies, even earning a nomination for Album of the Year by the Americana Music Association.

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9 p.m. No cover SUNDAY JAM SESSION Sweet Jam session, Happens every Sunday! Showcasing hidden gems of musical talent in Macon. You never know who’ll drop by!

TUESDAY 27

8 p.m. $5 at the door TREY TEEM In 2016, Trey Teem was named by Cumulus Media as one of the Top 10 National Finalists for the NASH Next Challenge. This Macon born artist loves to play southern rock and puts on a hell of a show. Keep an eye out for his EP to be released later this year, and download his new single “Beach Town” on iTunes now!

THE HUMMINGBIRD

THE HUMMINGBIRD

10 p.m. Free cover!

ABBY OWENS A true storyteller through songs, Abby Owens will be playing a FREE show at The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom on what should be an exciting Tuesday night. Hailing from Indiantown, Florida, Owens has worked with Jason Isbell, who described the artist as “an incredible singer, an interesting and unpredictable songwriter, and a real sweetheart.”

With both bands being based out of Macon, you can be sure this will be a packed night at Macon’s Best Local Music Venue. The music will be rocking, the drinks will be cold, and the people will be loud, so don’t miss out!

THURSDAY 29 WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a cover

CHRIS TAYLOR Out of McIntyre, Georgia, Chris Taylor is a solo country artist combining his original melodies with covers of the Country hits of today. Come out for a night of drink and food specials at the place that provides Macon’s Best Wings!

FRIDAY 30 20’s Pub

10 p.m. $5

WALK THRU THE WALLS W/MARVEX

THE THIRSTY TURTLE 10 p.m. $5

GOOSE

A Folk-Funk band based out of Norwalk, Connecticut, Goose is made up of Rick Mitarotonda (Guitar/ Vocals), Kristopher Yunker (Keyboards/Vocals), Trevor Weeks (Bass), Ben Atkind (Drums), and Aaron Hagele (Percussion/Vocals).

WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a cover FROM WITHIN From Within will be playing Wild Wing Café, so come on down and enjoy some of their amazing food and drink specials this Friday!

SATURDAY 01 AP’S HIDEAWAY 8 p.m. Never a cover

8 p.m. Never a cover

THE SKEETERZ

B. KEITH WILLIAMS

Billy’s Clubhouse

Macon’s own B. Keith Williams will be rocking out at 20’s Pub for what is sure to be a night of great music!

10 p.m. No cover

FLYIN’ BLIND

HOT ROD WALT & THE PSYCHO DEVILLES

Based out of Atlanta, Hot Rod Walt brings his supercharged Rockabilly show to The Bird Stage.

THE THIRSTY TURTLE 10 p.m. $5 This Psychedelic Rock group out of Atlanta is made up Tommy Uribe, Carly Jones, Asiel ZaZu Langley, Matt Petino, Andrew Rowland, Joshua Seckman, Edward Gloria, Michael Denness, and Michael J Barnard. Some of their influences include My Morning Jacket, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Gorillaz and Pink Floyd.

WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a cover WES & RONNIE Middle Georgia’s own Wes Robinson and Ronnie Pittman will be rocking Wild Wing Café Saturday night, one of North Macon’s favorite spots for local music.

FRIDAY 07 WELLSTON STATION 7 p.m. $5/advance, $7 at the door FOLK IS PEOPLE Join Folk is People as they showcase their eclectic indie-folk pop sound at Wellston Station on July 7th. Folk is People is a Jacksonville-based DIY band led by singer-songwriter and dad joke expert, Stacey Bennett. They are embarking on a regional outing following their latest release, The Devil Always Comes. The record sounds like indie rock married a folk song and started a pop band. Their music is eloquently crafted into a melodic blend of stringed and percussive instruments backed by Bennett’s driving voice.

Each song is a story meticulously written into verse and chorus with awkward banter filling the silence between songs. Folk is People recently returned from playing showcases at SXSW in Austin and has played alongside national acts such as Shovels and Rope, David Dondero, and B.O.B.

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Pokey Lafarge is a songwriter disturbed by the economic and racial division in his country. Manic Revelations is a rainbow stew of style that Pokey stirs counter-clockwise while he attempts to find America.

Pokey has collaborated with Jack White, The Hackensaw Boys, and JD McPherson. His music has been featured in film and television. Pokey can also be seen on the CMT series Sun Records in the roll of C & W legend Hank Snow.

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Lafarge abhors the retro label despite a look and sound deeply rooted in the early 20th Century.

Lafarge got his enthusiasm for idiosyncrasy honestly. One banjo playing grandfather provided his first instrument.

Another supplied lessons in WWII history. Momma called him Pokey when he wouldn't move to suit her, and the nickname stuck.

Combine the charisma of Emmett Miller with the anguish of Bill Monroe. Slap a hip dash of Kerouac into the painful reality of Steinbeck and drop the needle into the groove.

Manic Revelations is the latest album. The strut of previous offerings is replaced with a more deliberate stride.

“Riot in The Streets” attempts to make sense of the heartbreak and violence that struck Ferguson, Missouri in the wake of Michael Brown's death. It's Pokey, though, so it could just as easily be about the 1917 East St. Louis race riots that claimed an indeterminate number of lives. The production changes pace as well. The “talking machine” timbre of earlier recordings gets a shot of post-WWII

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