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Tickets on Sale Now For The Grand’s 2017-18 Broadway Season The staff of The Grand Opera House have been busy. The historic gem of downtown is currently undergoing some summer renovations that include replacing all the seating both on the floor and in the balcony, along with some much-needed improvements in the back of house that will allow the Theatre to bring in bigger and better shows.

These improvements were made possible thru the passing of the 2016 SPLOST, and include two more phases that will transform the theatre lobby, renovate and increase the size of the restrooms, improve heating and cooling, and much more.

While all this behind-the-scenes work was taking place, Gram Slaton, the executive director was also busy planning a Broadway season, booking a concert series and unveiling a new “family-faves” theatre series.

Broadway season subsribers get first choice of seats, but as of August 14, all tickets are now on sale to the general public. So, without further ado, we present the 2017-18 season of The Grand Opera House.

The Grand Opera House Box Office located at 651 Mulberry Street in downtown Macon or by calling 478.301.5470. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, from 10 am to 5 pm. Patrons may also purchase tickets at www.TheGrandMacon.com.

Broadway in Macon

October 29: KINKY BOOTS Broadway’s high-heeled hit is the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper has made history with Kinky Boots as the first solo woman ever to receive the Tony Award for Best Score!

In Macon for one night only!

January 21-22: THE SOUND OF MUSIC 7:30pm both nights - Suitable for all audiences SPONSORED BY NAVICENT HEALTH Arguably the most enduring and endearing musical of all time, this lavish new production celebrates the fiftieth anniversary since its landmark 1968 film treatment. “It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer. Single tickets to the 2017-18 Broadway Series are $65 for Area I and $57.50 for Area II. February 10-11: AMAZING GRACE Suitable for all audiences Coming of age as Britain sits atop an international empire of slavery, John Newton, a willful and musically talented young Englishman, finds himself torn between following in the footsteps of his father – a slave trader – or embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart.

Accompanied by his slave, Thomas, he embarks on a perilous voyage on the high seas. A captivating tale of romance, rebellion and redemption, “Amazing Grace” is an awe-inspiring true story behind the world’s most beloved song.

Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15 A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER 7:30pm both nights - Suitable for all audiences Getting away with murder can be so much fun… and this 2014 Tony Award® for BEST MUSICAL tells the uproarious 04 AUGUST 18 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

story of Monty Navarro, an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the eight pesky relatives who stand in his way. “Pure delicious fun – a superbly crafted musical.” – The Chicago Tribune.

“It will lift the hearts of all those who’ve been pining for what sometimes seems a lost art form.” – New York Times

Concert Series Friday, October 20 SUMMER BROOKE & THE MOUNTAIN FAITH BAND Since 2000, this five-piece ensemble from North Carolina has performed their unique brand of Americana from coast to coast. Steadily winning over crowds everywhere they played, their career took a turn straight upwards after being discovered by “America’s Got Talent” in 2015, where they went all the way to the semifinals. Mountain Faith never loses sight of its roots and its dedication to Southern audiences.

Wednesday, November 8 DARLENE LOVE The greatest voice you never knew you heard, but heard her you did all through the 1960s and well beyond. The breakout star of the award-winning documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” Darlene Love’s powerhouse voice rocketed such chart-toppers as “He’s A Rebel,” “(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Going To Marry,” and “He’s Sure The Boy I Love.”

Ranked #84 on Rolling Stone’s “Greatest Singers Of All Time.” Expect her to shake the walls of The Grand with this special debut appearance!

JOHN BERRY’S CHRISTMAS CONCERT Friday, December 22 SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK Sunday, February 18 THE DUTTONS Friday, April 27

Family Faves Saturday, October 21 10:30am and 2:30pm PINKALICIOUS THE MUSCIAL Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe - a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this predicament. From New York’s Vital Theatre, this national tour is a treat for kids of all kinds – pink and otherwise!

Reserved seating $10 for kids 16 and under; $12 for adults.

Saturday, March 10 10:30am and 2:30pm FANCY NANCY Toss on your favorite feather boa, pour a spot of tea and get ready to enjoy the most elegant children’s musical of the year. Fancy Nancy the Musical follows Nancy and her friends as they prepare for their very first school recital.

Based on the best-selling children’s picture books by Jane O’Connor and adapted for the stage by Susan DiLallo and Danny Abosch, this fun family musical features great songs, clever lyrics and valuable lessons. Reserved seating $10 for kids 16 and under; $12 for adults. To purchase tickets, visit TheGrandMacon.com or call our Box office at (478) 301-5470.

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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Saturday 26th

COMMUNITY / SPORTS: Middle Georiga Derby Demuns

FESTIVAL / BENEFIT: 7th annual Macon Beer Festival

The Demons are bringing the heat to Warner Robins as they take on the fierce and determined Tallahassee Legiskators. Bring your loudest cheering voice and all your friends to Rigby’s Entertainment Complex & Water World on Saturday, August 26 for one of the toughest match-ups of the season.

Doors open at 5:00 PM, and the game starts at 6:00 PM. Grab food and drinks from the full bar and diner, and watch the action at the skating rink (located behind the arcade).

General admission tickets are $10 in advance ($12 at the door) and $5 for kids under 13.

Children 5 and under are free. All adult tickets come with a free well drink at The Hummingbird in downtown Macon.

3-7pm. The Macon Beer Festival is a Pints for Prostate event; boasts over 50 varities of beer, live music and a casual, fun outdoor atmosphere. The event offers over 50 varieties of beer for its regular ticket holders and several additional special beers for its VIP guests.

What makes the event unique, is that its purpose is to educate men about the risks of prostate cancer. You can say it’s a health fair disguised as a beer festival – It’s a party for a cause! Live music by Free Lance Ruckus and Caleb & the Gents. The festival is a partnership between the Downtown Macon Rotary and Main Street Macon. Tickets $35-$75.

Saturday 26th CONCERT Macon Pops Presents “Jazz That Rocks” 8 p.m. Wellness Center Lawn - Middle Georgia State University. The music of Blood Sweat & Tears, Chicago and Steely Dan: The best songs from three of the most innovative bands in popular music presented in one single musical event. This is timeless music from an era when jazz met rock and roll to create the roots of much of today’s popular music.

Come bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and dancing shoes and get ready for a special evening of incredible music! A fun evening for the whole family!!!

Come experience a new kind of event that includes not only brilliant musical performances, but also the element of casual fun. It’s a new and exciting combination for Macon, and for the orchestra community in general.

General admission $24 / $14 students. Call (478) 301-5470

Thursday 31st COMMUNITY / SPORTS: The Mercer Bears Kick Off the Season Against Jacksonville

7 p.m. Five Star Stadium. Reserve your seats and sit on the home bench for $20, general admission walk-up tickets are also available for $8. Show your hometown pride and support our hometown team, the Mercer Bears!

Bears will host five home contests at Five Star Stadium this fall. Mercer will also play Wofford at 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, VMI at 4 p.m. on Sept. 30, Chattanooga at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 and Samford at 3 p.m. on Nov. 4. Mercer’s home contest against Chattanooga will be one of three Southern Conference games aired on Stadium, a new 24/7, linear, multi-platform sports network. Purchase online at tickets. mercer.edu or by calling the Mercer Ticket Office at (478) 301-5470.

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It only takes place every 40 years.... don’t miss this chance to see the solar eclipse from the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds; Monday, Aug. 21. Be there at 2:15 p.m.

Saturday 19th BENEFIT CONCERT Benefit for Tory Torstenson at The Big House We’ll be having a benefit concert in memory of “Big Tory” Torstenson! August 19 from 5:30-10:00 at The Big House Museum, $5 donation at the gate! Lineup includes: Nathan Garrett, Karen (Barlow) and the Mudcats, David Cole, Chris Patterson and the Daymakers, and Big Mike and a Vice Grips reunion featuring Rick Burnette PLUS special guests! In addition to the music, there will be a bake sale, auction, and a 50/50 raffle!

FAMILY FUN Butterfly Bio Blitz (Ocmuglee National Monument) Fun, free event! The event is open to the public and we are encouraging the general public to come out and participate in the event. Participants will help us collect data and identify the different species of butterfly on the park grounds. From 9:00am-3:00pm participants will conduct a day of field observations counting butterflies along the trails with Ocmulgee National Monument.

Participant will be given a free butterfly bio blitz t-shirt, water bottle, and much more. The park will provide cameras, binoculars, and field guides while supplies last. Participants are encouraged to bring their own cameras, binoculars, and field guides if possible as well as appropriate clothing is required of all participants, closed-toed shoes, sun protection, water, and snacks. Children’s education and craft programs available that include: painting a butterfly ceramic bank to take home as a souvenir of the event. Free butterfly face painting from 10:00am - 3:00pm.

country’s first total solar eclipse in 38 years.

The park will be doing a short talk before the eclipse on the astronomy of the Mississippian Culture and the history of solar eclipses. Please meet on top of the Great Temple Mound at 2:15 pm to receive your free solar eclipse glasses. The eclipse is going to be seen from Macon between 2:30pm-2:45pm.

Thursday 24th COMMUNITY SALE Vineville Baptist Consignment Sale August 24-26 - Huge sale for fall/winter! Toys, Clothing for infant to teens, uniforms, costumes, jackets, sports equipment, furniture, shoes, room decor, bedding, strollers, infant feeding, books, and almost anything else you might need for your children! A benefit for Vineville Baptist Church.

ART CLASS Watercolor and Wine Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create a 9 x 12 painting using watercolor. No painting experience required. Artist Deonna Belcher will guide you through the steps. $25 includes all materials for the class (except the drinks), and the class lasts 2 and 1/2 hours. To register, call (478) 238-6051 or you can pay online at http://www.the567center.org/art-classes/.

Friday 25th

THEATRE National Theatre Live presents “Angels in American Part 2 at Douglass Theatre 3-5 p.m. $20, $15 students and seniors.

CONCERT Packway Handle Band The Music at the Mount Concert Series presents the bluegrass sounds of the very talented Packway Handle Band with the Otis Music Camp Performers for an outdoor concert at Mount de Sales Zuver Amphitheatre. Terraced seating, dinner and cash bar.

Music starts at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $15.

Guests can bring in picnins, blankets and chairs. Rain location: McAuley Hall Gym on campus. Tickets and news: musicatthemount.com

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COMMUNITY Total Solar Eclipse 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (Ocmulgee National Monument) A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, August 21, 2017 and you’ll be able to see it in Macon. Macon will be within the 90 % viewing range. This will be the

COMMUNITY / SPORTS Roller Derby: Middle Georgia vs. Jacksonville at Rigby Entertainment Complex the Demons are bringing the heat to Warner Robins as they take on the fierce and determined Tallahassee

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“Exhibit A: Rose Hill Cemetery. Features an historic state marker honoring confederate soldiers who lost their lives defending tyranny. Exhibit B: Cotton Ave and Second St. Random White man with gun at entrance of Downtown, with some words inscribed in granite honoring those who died defending tyranny. Why are we having this discussion?

Move the damn statues....” DANNY GLOVER

Legiskators. Bring your loudest cheering voice and all your friends to Rigby’s Entertainment Complex & Water World on Saturday, August 26 for one of the toughest match-ups of the season. The game starts at 6:00 PM. Grab food and drinks from the full bar and diner, and watch the action at the skating rink (located behind the arcade). General admission tickets are $10 in advance ($12 at the door) and $5 for kids under 13.

Children 5 and under are free.

COMMUNITY / SPORTS Mercer Fan Appreciation Day The free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Heritage Hall of the University Center, where Mercer fall sports student-athletes, including the football team, will be available for an autograph session.

Posters for the football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball programs will be available. Toby the Bear will be in attendance for photo opportunities with Mercer fans as well.

The busy weekend includes a pair of home matches for the women’s soccer team, which hosts Siena on Aug. 25 (8 p.m.) and Kennesaw State on Aug. 27 (6 p.m.) at Bear Field. Mercer football will kick off its 2017 campaign the following week as it hosts Jacksonville at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 at Five Star Stadium.

CONCERT Macon Pops presents “Jazz That Rocks” Featuring the music of Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago and Steely Dan. 8 p.m. at Middle Georgia State University - Macon Campus. Tickets $24 / $14 students. Call (478) 301-5470 to purchase.

Sunday 27th KIDS/FAMILY Family Puppet Show Featuring Lee Bryan, Puppet Guy. 4-6 p.m. A free, community event Presented by Music and the Arts at Vineville United Methodist Church. 2045 Vineville

Saturday 31st SPORTS Mercer Football Game Day Opener vs. Jacksonville 7 p.m. (Five Star Stadium) To sit on the home bench, cost is $20. Fans can purchase tickets online at tickets. mercer.edu or by calling the Mercer Ticket Office at (478) 301-5470. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Seats on the home-side of Five

Star Stadium can be purchased at $20 per ticket. All orders are subject to online convenience and mailing fees. General admission tickets will be available for walk-up purchase at all home contests. The Bears are 19-7 at home over the last four seasons, including a 4-1 mark en route to last year’s 6-5 (4-4 Southern Conference) record. Cheer on your home team!

Tuesday 5th NIGHTLIFE Storytelling at Roasted Cafe & Lounge 7 p.m. Check our facebook page for upcoming topic.

Storytellers Macon needs you to come along. Last month was great, but only because you were there. All stories welcome. 442 Second St.

Friday 8th THEATRE Theatre Macon presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors” September 8,9,15 and 16 at 8:00pm, September 14 at 7:30pm, and September 10 and 17 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 or at the Box Office Sept 5-8 and Sept 14 and 15, 10 am-3 pm, or at the door beginning one hour before showtime. For info: theatremacon438@gmail.com Theatre Macon 438 Cherry Street, Macon

Sunday 10th CONCERT Free concert event with Charley Crockett 8-10 pm. Cox Capitol Theatre. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett. After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans’, busking in New York City, His recent release has been hailed, “A record “rich with Southern flavor, a musical gumbo of Delta blues, honky-tonk, gospel and Cajun jazz.”

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.

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NATIVE/NEW Meet Faith Madison From Macon, GA Occupation: Choreographer

Meet Faith Madison …

A graceful weirdo

By Renee Corwine

I’m not calling names. She said it herself: “On my computer, I have this background on my desktop. It says, ‘Please be as weird as me, please be as weird as me, please be as weird as me.’ And then a line, like a dash for who said it, ‘Me, every time I meet someone.”

To know Faith Madison, it seems impossible not to embrace her quirky personality in a petite package. A professional ballerina turned dance teacher, she’s not what you’d expect.

When we met recently for honey chai lattes at Taste and See, I asked her to describe herself: “Pants on a head! … I like to think in pictures. … Maybe the poop emoji! Or, you know I like to use the ones with the monkeys with their hands over their faces. ... I’m optimistic, passionate, a weirdo, hyper – I think energetic is the nice way to put it.”

“Sometimes when I meet people, well, every time I meet people, I just hope they’re as weird as me.”

Faith, 27, grew up in Macon. But if you ask her, she really grew up inside her mom’s dance studio, The Madison Studio Dance Education.

“I spent my whole life in that studio,” she said. “After school I’d go straight to the studio. I’d do my homework there, take class with the older kids, take class with the younger kids. I just wanted to be in the studio and moving around. Growing up in Macon was growing up in the studio.”

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Faith started dancing ballet when she was 3. Since then, her love of dance has pirouetted her to Denver, Chicago and back to Macon.

Full circles seem to be the story of her life: From taking ballet in her mom’s studio to helping manage it; from acting in ‘Annie,’ as a child to choreographing shows as an adult; from dancing as a professional in Denver to teaching at the company’s academy; from moving away to finding herself home again in Macon.

After graduating high school in 2008, Faith said she knew she had to get out of Macon to follow her dreams of being a professional ballerina. She moved to Denver where she had been accepted into the Colorado Ballet as a studio company member, which is like an apprenticeship.

“We started the season and ‘Swan Lake’ was the first ballet we did. It was a dream come true,” she said. “Here I was dancing with all these people I had watched videos of as a kid.”

By November 2011, Faith was a full company member. That’s when one beautiful battement during “Nutcracker” rehearsals would change her life forever.

“It was at the end of a long day of rehearsals. We were rehearsing ‘Snow’ and there’s this big battement at the end. I did it, stepped through, and remember thinking, that didn’t feel right. I chalked it up to a long day and being tired. The next morning I woke up and couldn’t put on pants. I was like, what did I do? I knew something was wrong,” she said.

A doctor’s appointment suggested the problem was tendonitis. So, she kept danc-

ing. When the season ended in March she saw another doctor. A new diagnosis revealed it was a hip labral tear: “Basically, the lining of my hip socket had ripped. I had surgery three weeks later.”

She began dancing again two months post-op and made it through a performance of “Swan Lake.” November circled around again and with it another “Nutcracker” performance.

“I made it to ‘Nutcracker,’ but I had all this synovial fluid built up. It was really disgusting. The doctor was like, ‘You’re done.’ And I sort of knew it going into it that I had to stop.

But it was everything I worked for, everything I wanted.”

That was the end of her professional ballet career.

“I was so not prepared for the disgrace that I felt. I felt so much like I had failed being a dancer, failed at my job. That was really hard. I didn’t know how to pull myself together. I had a really hard time. I’m very much an optimist: life is good; we’ll figure it out; we’ll make it happen. But I had to rebuild a lot. Even coming back here, I was this hometown girl who’d made it big, living my dream, and now you’re not. And what are you going to do with your life? I was 22.”

After moving from Denver to Chicago with her then-boyfriend, Faith found work at a Pure Barre fitness studio. She began by working the front desk, and by the time she left Chicago she’d become project manager for seven studios. It’s a time in her life she considers a coming of age.

“It couldn’t have been a bigger blessing.

When I moved to Chicago I was physically

out of shape, emotionally beaten down, and needed a job. (Working at Pure Barre) was so refreshing. It was about women building each other up, learning that no matter what size your body is you can do what you set out to do. It was everything I needed to hear at the time.”

In 2016, Faith decided to move back home to Macon. Her brother and sister-in-law were expecting a baby, and her mom needed a step back from running the Madison Studio.

“I remember coming back one year for one of mom’s recitals, watching her and watching this community and seeing what Macon really is: A community where people really care about each other. I missed that in a big city. I saw all these people she made an impact on. That feeling … this is what your community gave you. I realized it could give me the opportunity to live and learn and be nurtured by people who really cared. In a big city, you’re one of a million. Here in Macon, people really take an interest in your wellbeing and what you want for yourself.”

Coming home has proven to be more than just a stopover. It has completed that pirouette she started years ago. Faith now teaches dance with her mom and will eventually take over the studio. She’s also found herself back on stage at Theatre Macon – but this time behind the scenes.

“I’m doing some choreography for Theatre Macon,” she said. “My mom was one of the first choreographers for Theatre Macon when Jim (Crisp) started it. I did a show when I was 6, ‘Annie,’ and I’ve always loved Jim and respected him. He’s been so good to my mom and I.”

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RECAPPING MY BRAGG JAM An invisible energy cloaks the city. Boys and girls are busy, making lists and checking them twice. Even the local radio station is excited, airing special songs to celebrate the season at hand. It is all anyone can talk about and the day has finally come. It’s the most wonderful time of the year—no, it is not Christmas, but the end of July, and Bragg Jam is here!

The last weekend in July is highly anticipated here in Macon, the streets of downtown transforming into holy ground. In preparation for the annual music festival, attendees begin planning out which bands to see in advance, marking up event schedules like kindergarteners with their Toys R Us catalogs. Leading up to this very merry holiday, little elves all over the city begin sharing helpful hints for all to hear, everything from how to dress sensibly, how to drink responsibly, and how not to show your ass (both literally and figuratively).

Yet no matter how diligently you plan, even the best itineraries can fall flat. But just like Christmas Day, there is grace for those who participate. The real glory of Bragg Jam, however, has nothing to do with drinking yourself into a 48-hour hangover. The real hallelujah happens in the overflow of amazing musicians offering up their songs.

With ninety-one performances taking place throughout the day, it is impossible to see even a tenth of the talent. It can be overwhelming, like trying to choose between gingerbread cookies and red velvet cake. This year I made a modest list, setting my sights on only six of the bands. In the end, I only saw three.

I arrive downtown early. It is 11:30 AM, nearly two hours before the first show I plan to attend. At noon I have lunch with an equally enthusiastic friend at Just Tap’d. Proud of ourselves for eating such a substantial lunch—pork sliders, collard greens, black-eyed peas, and cornbread—we reward ourselves with a beer despite our initial resolution to not start drinking until later in the day.

Bearfoot Tavern is our first official stop for Bragg Jam. Lauren Tuttle plays an acoustic set, sultry and sincere, and we order what was suppose to be our first beer. Bearfoot is one of the only venues hosting performances that early in the day, and the beer garden is so comfortable, our table positioned between a large fan and the stage, and it is tempting to stay. In fact, after a quick trip to the Bodega, we return to Bearfoot to see American Boulevard play. I had originally planned to see Faye Webster at Taste and See, but ran into my friend Dwayne Boswell (bass player for American Boulevard) and made an impulse decision to stick around instead.

The next band on my list is not up for negotiation, a fact I have made clear to all of my friends. Widow Pills goes on at Grant’s Lounge at 5:30 PM and I have a sneaking suspicion that this is the one band I do not want to miss.

We get there in time to steal some floor space in front of the stage. Grant’s is a small, dark space, but when Widow Pills starts playing, Christmas-colored lights dance across the stage. The next hour I stand spellbound. The harmony between the venue and the band creates a sensation that is both soothing and stimulating, like lying on your back beneath a Christmas tree and staring up into a seemingly ceaseless abyss of twinkling lights.

Leaving Grant’s and stepping back out into the hot summer street is like waking up from a really great dream.

How do we get back there? Can we do it all over again? I had originally hoped to catch the end of African Americana at The Thirsty Turtle, but we end up sacrificing their

Bragg Jam may be an annual event, Macon’s very own happy holiday, but there is a very merry music scene in Macon 365 days a year. set for the greater good of our growling stomachs. We swing by Sofrito Fusion Food Truck and then head to the back patio of The Hummingbird Stage & Taproom where I enjoy my cheeseburger empanada in sweaty silence. Mel Washington, who I try to see play every chance I get, is set to go on at 8:00 PM at Gallery West. Another trip to the Bodega takes precedence, but we can still make his set if we keep our heads down and pick up the pace. Our good intentions go awry when we pass by the Cox Capital Theatre where there is always a lovely bunch of loiterers running their mouths. As fate would have it, three members of Widow Pills are standing outside. We take this as a sign.

Clearly we have been sent here to inform them that they should play more shows here in town. Missing Mel by a landslide, we decide to go back to The Hummingbird and park it there until MIGHTY goes on at 9:30 PM. The Hummingbird feels like home sweet home. Everyone is happy and smiling, another successful Bragg Jam happening all around them. Beer-soaked brains and sweat-stains; sloppy, slurred speech mingling with whatever music now fills the air. It really is the most wonderful time of the year. But the gift that keeps on giving is the community of people who continue to come together even when the streets are no longer blocked off for pedestrians and booze no longer welcome beyond the bar. Bragg Jam may be an annual event, Macon’s very own happy holiday, but there is a very merry music scene in Macon 365 days a year.

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STOREFRONT SHOP LOCAL | BY TRACI BURNS

The original IVP crew, with co-owners Saralyn Collins (now owner of Good To Go) and pizza matriarch Tina Dickson, center.

Ingleside Village Pizza first opened its doors on July 28, 1992.

For a married couple, the 25th anniversary is a major milestone – spending a quarter of a century sustaining a relationship with the same person is an epic achievement. 25th anniversaries are traditionally associated with silver, known for its radiance and brilliance, and meant to symbolize the harmony and good fortune that have worked to bring the couple this far. For an independent restaurant, a 25th anniversary is easily just as much a cause for celebration – in an industry where corporate chains clog the market, independents’ resources are limited and competition is stiff; a restaurant that finds its niche and fills it gracefully is rare, lucky, and wise.

Ingleside Village Pizza, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last month, has been going strong ever since their doors opened to the public; under the devoted leadership of owner Tina Dickson and her dedicated crew, IVP makes it look easy, though the work is often hard – for Tina, it’s a life full of harmony and good fortune indeed.

Tina Dickson was just 29 when IVP opened for business on July 28, 1992; she’d been working as an area supervisor for Domino’s Pizza, but corporate unrest had made her job unsteady, so Tina returned home to her family in Macon to recoup and figure out her next career move. While waiting tables and bartending, she met a likeminded spirit in Saralyn Collins: “We were roommates, and we were bitching one Superbowl Sunday about our shitty jobs and our degrees and how we should be doing stuff with ‘em,” Tina said. “I had this background in pizza, and we thought, hey, Macon could use some good pizza.” The two worked efficiently to make that dream a concrete reality – Ingleside Village Pizza opened the following July. (Saralyn sold her share of the restaurant to Tina in 1995, and currently owns and operates Good to Go catering and Grow restaurant here in Macon.)

Tina’s got a vivid memory attached to that first day: “There were these two little boys riding around the street on their bikes before we opened the doors – Adam and Josey were their names – and they were determined to be our first customers.” The two got their wish, and their iconic moment is preserved in photographic form somewhere in the glorious chaos that is IVP’s trademark décor. IVP’s first day open was 12 AUGUST 18 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

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25 YEARS ... in an industry where corporate chains clog the market, independents’ resources are limited and competition is stiff; a restaurant that finds its niche and fills it gracefully is rare, lucky, and wise. Ingleside Village Pizza, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last month, has been going strong ever since their doors opened to the public; under the devoted leadership of owner Tina Dickson and her dedicated crew, IVP makes it look easy.

Tina’s smiling face still greets customers most days of the week.

also Tina’s mom’s birthday – she recalls leaving the restaurant amidst the opening-day excitement to go grab a birthday cake, and also remembers her siblings, in from out of town to celebrate, pitching in behind the line cutting up vegetables to help out the busy crew.

Since its inception, IVP’s menu has remained fundamentally the same – pizza, salads, subs, and the famously fetishized breadsticks (true aficionados order them sloppy, doused with extra garlic butter and parmesan cheese). The simple, customizable menu allows guests to build a meal to their liking, the portion options make it easy and affordable to have a quick solo lunch or feed a big hungry crowd, and the quality of the food is always top-notch. One trend that IVP was in on from the beginning – beer, and lots of it. Of course, pizza and beer have always paired beautifully, but, as Tina says, “When we opened, most restaurants had maybe six beers to choose from. We started out with around 50. That was right at the brink of the whole craft beer thing, so we were kinda cutting edge there.” IVP now offers over 80 beer and hard cider selections, with lots of quirky, delicious options and great staff recommendations available.

It’s impossible to talk about IVP without talking about its aesthetic – check the hundreds of reviews online and you’ll see mention after mention of the eclectic, funky, visually fascinating decorating scheme that’s always been a part of the restaurant’s appeal. A reviewer from the Mercer Cluster cleverly described it as “like the set of an I Spy book, if the theme were ‘inside the mind of an indie filmmaker.’” The original location featured an outdoor fairy-tale mural of a jester, a dragon, castles, and various other vaguely-trippy storybook-inspired visuals (sadly, this landmark has since been painted over); indoors, the floor was tiled in vibrant black and white, collages of band/political/silly/random stickers covered every available glass surface, and kitschy art reigned supreme.

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Eight and a half years ago, IVP relocated across the street from its original location; their first day open in the new space is easy to remember because it’s also the date of Obama’s first inauguration– January 20, 2009. Tina didn’t initially intend to move her entire operation – when the building across the street, which had once housed Pick Up Meals, became available, she first explored it as a possible carryout-only expansion of the original IVP, hoping to eliminate some of the dining room crowding during busy times, but then she heard the building’s owner was interested in selling, and that idea was too good to pass up. “Moving was great in so many ways,” Tina says. “It’s great to own the building myself, to be paying money towards something for myself, and it’s great not to have AC issues and roof leaks, but I do miss the setup across the street – I could stand in one place and see everything over there, and I liked that.”

She’s quickly made the new place feel like home, though – there’s a distinct personality and sense of pride that emanate from the restaurant – each decorating decision, each hand-lettered funny sign, each piece of surprisingly controversial artwork (naked boobs on a painting y’all, hide yo kids hide yo wife) feels as though it’s been consciously, intentionally selected and arranged by someone who cares about creating an immersive, unique experience. And that’s Tina – she’s a hands-on owner/manager, working hard in the restaurant several times per week, and never far away when she’s not there – but she’s also cultivated a great, caring staff who put out quality product and take pride in being part of such an iconic establishment.

I have to make this personal for a moment – when IVP first opened, I worked at the now-defunct Ingleside Books down the street, and I loved hauling whatever book I was in the midst of in there with me at lunchtime so I could sit alone, read, people-watch, soak up the good vibes, and eat my slice of ham pizza and glass of sweet tea. Fast-forward a few years – my best friend Kelly met Mike when he was her waiter there, and they’d quickly become friends, then roommates; soon, we were all very close friends. I worked at a chain bookstore at the then-thriving Macon Mall when Mike approached me with a job offer from Tina. At the time, I was horrified – I’d never waited tables before, unless you count a two-day stint at Johnny V’s diner during which the dishwasher didn’t show up my first day, so they stuck me in the dish pit to scrape cigarette-butt-festooned piles of grits and gnarly egg bits off breakfast plates; I returned for a second day despite feeling low-key traumatized and ended up leaving early after a coworker berated me for doing something dumb with burger patties. I had all intentions of just chalking all that up to experience, but my dad, appalled that Johnny V hadn’t paid me for 14 AUGUST 18 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

the work I’d done, made it his mission to go collect my check for me - which he did, of course.

Sentimental digression! Anyway – my main emotion was panic when thinking of myself trying to handle heavy pizzas with nuclear-hot cheese that could possibly dissolve a customer’s skin if dropped onto a lap, but I was also deeply gratified that Tina actually knew me in person and still thought my awkward ass had enough finesse to work in her restaurant, so of course I said yes. And I worked there on and off for years in the late 1990s and again in the early 2000s, most memorably while pregnant with my oldest kid, who is now 15 – pregnancy cravings had me eating fat slices of pepperoni, pineapple, feta, and garlic during each work shift, and my growing belly in overalls helped charm people out of more shared tip money for the staff. I loved that job, loved the way it helped me feel more self-confident in simple but necessary ways, loved working with Tina and saying things that’d make her laugh her gregarious wonderful laugh, loved the close, friendly camaraderie I had with all my co-workers – it’s one of the best jobs I’ve ever had, and so many of Tina’s former crew members feel the same way. Here’s what some of them had to say: William Dantzler, aka Willie D, owner of Fresh Produce Records, worked at IVP washing dishes for several years – “It remains one of my favorite jobs ever,” he says. “Going to work at IVP never seemed too much like work because I basically got to go hang out with my best friends and we’d all keep each other entertained.” Chuck White, a former manager, says “Honestly, every week had something in it that was pretty memorable. The crew was so diverse and awesome, cool stuff just happened.” And Darren McClellan, who worked as a line cook for years, says “IVP was a unique work environment – as a crew, it was an identity. We all bickered like a family, laughed like brothers and sisters, and we’d even head out for the evening together – some of us more than others. My favorite thing was opening up on a cold winter day and sparking up the ovens. The heat and smell of breadsticks! Warms me to this day.”

It’s not just crew members who get sentimental over IVP – new customers fall deeply in love-at-first-sight, repeat customers become extended family members, and expat Maconites find that there’s a place in their heart- or maybe belly – that no other, lesser pizza joint is able to fill. Lauren Joyner still “get[s] their text message coupons even though I live in a different state 201 miles away. I don’t have the heart to stop them – plus, what if I’m back in Macon one day?” Pam Pink-

ston “dreamed of IVP” while she was living in California - “I searched and searched for a pizza place out there that could compare” she says, “but always came up short.” Ashley Doolin, account executive for The Creek FM, remembers “the first time I walked through the doors almost a year ago after moving to Macon – Tina Dickson’s smile just lit the place up. I knew I was finally home – especially because Tina and I share the same love for eclectic décor!” And local artist and entertainer Mark Ballard, longtime resident of the Ingleside neighborhood and longtime patron of IVP, recounts the following great customer service story: “One of my pet peeves is too much salad in a small bowl – I hate trying to cut it up and mix in the dressing while lettuce and tomatoes are falling out onto the table. One day, I asked if I could order a regular salad but have them put it in a larger bowl – they said sure! So I thought since I was already making that change, I’d go ahead and personalize my salad a little more – no onions, extra tomatoes, croutons, and mozzarella cheese like they use on the pizza.

And two Italian dressings! It didn’t take long until they knew when I walked in the door that I wanted a ‘Mark Ballard’ salad – when we’d meet friends there, they were curious about my order, and some of them started ordering ‘Mark Ballard’ salads also. The recipe used to be taped beside a picture of me near the register. Tina will probably kill me for sharing this, but it makes me smile! Plus, like she says, extras cost extra.”

So what does it feel like to have twenty-five successful years as a restaurateur under your belt? “Sometimes it feels EXACTLY like it’s been every second of that twenty-five years,” laughs Tina, “but sometimes it doesn’t at all. You start seeing customers that used to be little kids, but now they’re coming in to have a beer, coming in with kids of their own, and you remember them running around in their little cowboy boots – dang, that can age you right up! I love it, though.” Another thing she loves – possibly the most rewarding thing – is when a brand-new customer walks through the door, brought in by good Internet buzz or by a friend – “I always ask them to come back and let me know what they think,” says Tina, “and when they do take the time to come back and tell you everything was fantastic, and let you know they enjoyed their meal and they’ll be back – that feels great.” Something else that feels great? Knowing that we live in a community that has nurtured IVP – and been nurtured by IVP – for the past quarter-century; it’s a Macon institution now, reliable and comforting and charming– and weird and silly and surprising, too, just like its owner. Thanks, Tina, for working so hard to give us all something so cool.

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“They call me Willie,” he said as he got into my truck.

Beard to his chest; long hair once red, turned blonde, turned white; red bandana headband—there is no question as to how 76-year-old Wallace Thompson earned this nickname. But Wallace’s connection to outlaw country musician Willie Nelson extends beyond his physical appearance: murder, prison, lost love. Some of his stories are likely apocryphal, some all too real, but Wallace’s narrative sounds like a song on Willie Nelson’s 1975 concept album, Red Headed Stranger.

Willie’s earliest memories are of living in an orphanage in Knoxville, Tennessee. He says his parents were unable to take care of him as a young child due to his father’s active military service, so they took him to live with his aunt. “My momma had a sister that worked at an orphanage home in Knoxville,” Willie explains. “[Momma] took us there to take care of us, because the military didn’t do the stuff they do now—taking care of families. She took us there, and my aunt was a drunk. As soon as we got there, she went on to another place.”

Willie stayed in the orphanage. One of the favorite pastimes of the kids in the orphanage was imagining that passing cars belonged to the family that was coming to adopt them. “We’d watch cars come and go under a trestle,” Willie explains. “Especially the people that didn’t have a family, and some sharp car would come through, and we’d say, ‘Well, I got to go, that’s my daddy coming’—nobody knowing who it really was.” Willie says he eventually got into trouble in the orphanage and was transferred to a juvenile correctional facility in Nashville, Tennessee. When Willie was released, he returned to live with his parents in Macon and to attend Dudley Hughes Vocational School.

Willie says he stayed in school only until he was old enough to drop out and began working as a brick mason.

I ask Willie if he has ever been married. “I had one gal,” he explains. “I started dating her when I was about 16, probably the only girl I would have ever married. She had a motorcycle. I could wake her up in the middle of the night and say, ‘Let’s go to Miami,’ and we were gone

[on our motorcycles].” Willie says his girlfriend was killed while riding her motorcycle one night. “Guy run a red light,” he explains.

Willie has been in and out of prison most of his life.

In fact, he says that he is currently on parole (it is unclear if Willie is actually on parole or probation; he uses the terms interchangeably), lifting his pant leg to show me his ankle monitor. “I’ll wear this for the rest of my life,” he says. The most significant time he has served in prison was for his involvement in two shootings. The first happened at Grant’s Lounge in Macon. Willie says that while he and his friend Randall were there drinking one night, a drunken patron, passing by Willie several times, repeatedly bumped into him. “He just about knocked me out of my chair,” Willie says. “The next time he runs into me, I’m going to do something to him,” Willie recounts saying to his friend Randall. “He bumped into me again,” Will continues, “and I cut him with a hawkbill knife in the stomach.” After Willie cut the man, he and Randall tried to leave Grant’s Lounge, but the bouncer stopped them. “The bouncer jumps up and tells us, ‘Y’all ain’t going nowhere, the police are coming.’” “Randall said to the bouncer, ‘You better get out of the way.’ [The bouncer] said, ‘I ain’t worried about a gun,’ and showed us where he’d been shot once. Randall said, ‘You don’t have to worry about one no more either,’ shoots and kills him.” Willie says he and Randall fled but were soon in police custody.

The second shooting once again involved Randall and an incident in which Willie himself had been shot one year earlier. Willie says he was in a pool hall with Randall the previous year, and a man who had intended to shoot Randall in an act of revenge accidently shot Willie. “He just come in [to the pool hall], and he was shooting at that table because that’s where Randall was sitting.” Willie took a bullet in the chest and lost a lung. Fast forward one year: Willie was in a pool hall formerly located on Broadway near Poplar, and he sees the man who had shot him the previous year. Willie left the pool hall, and the man who had shot him came after him with a knife. “I went out the

door and started to my car,” Willie says, “He’s running across [the parking lot] with a knife in his hand. I reached under the seat and got my gun and shot him 5 times through the door.” I ask Willie why the guy was chasing him with a knife. “Because he’s the one who had shot me,” Willie explains. “He figured I was coming after him.”

After shooting the man 5 times, Willie says he went on the run and ended up in Tyler, Texas, working on a ranch there. He stayed in Texas for 6 years until he received word that his mother was in poor health. “My momma had a heart attack,” Willie explains, “My sister got in touch with me, said I got to come back to Georgia, and that’s when I got busted. I don’t know exactly how they found out I was there. They come in there in the middle of the night, got me up in Lizella.” Willie does not remember how old he was when he was caught but estimates that he was incarcerated for about 20 years.

Because of his skills as a brick mason, Willie was transferred to various prisons throughout Georgia to work: Reidsville, Waycross, and Alto among others. I ask Willie if anything memorable happened to him while he was prison.

He tells me about meeting Burt Reynolds. “Remember that old Burt Reynolds movie, The Longest Yard? He came down to Reidsville [to film the movie], and he had prisoners sit out in the stands in free-world clothes, like it wasn’t a prison. Burt Reynolds was a trip.”

I ask him what he had done to get the ankle monitor on his leg. “I don’t even remember now, I’ve had it on for so long,” he says. “At night, I put this thing on [the ankle monitor], and it keeps it charged. I don’t even pay it no attention.” Willie lives in a transitional house with several other men. Before living in the house, Willie slept outdoors in his truck for many years. “I could have lived in a house,” he says, “but I just didn’t want to. For a long time, I was in that truck, and I had a good camper on it.” Ultimately, however, his living situation interfered with the terms of his parole, and he was moved into the transitional house where he now resides.

I ask Willie if he has any goals or dreams. “I’d like to get out from [the transitional house], but I can’t,” he says.

“When I get to the house [in the evenings], I sit on the porch about half the night. I just sit there. I’d like to have a house with some woman, but I can forget about that. I’m on parole for the rest of my life.”

After our interview, I give Willie a ride back to his transitional house. On the way there, we stop at a parking lot on Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard. He believes the pool hall where he shot the man was once located there. We get out of the truck and I take his photo. I take photos of his tattoos, which have become blurry and faded through the years. Tattooed on his right arm, a pair of dice and the name Betty in quotation marks; an eight-ball on his right hand. Tattooed on his left arm, the word Georgia. Below that, a cartoon-like hypodermic needle that Willie says was tied to his years of drug use. Because of his poor memory and the lack of details, I could corroborate few of the stories Willie shared with me. In a way, however, Willie’s tattoos corroborate his story. They speak of prison, drugs, pool halls, bad choices, and the love of a woman. Like his memories, time has altered them, and they have faded.

Now, barely visible, I also notice Willie’s knuckle tattoos.

The letters are so faded that it is not readily apparent what they spell. I ask Willie, but he does not remember now.

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Open 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. seven days a week. I-75 exit 163. Call (478) 292-8777 Ocmulgee Brewpub They curate the best brews, gourmet burgers, super food salads and hand cut fries in town, served by friendly & knowledgeable staff. Ocmulgee Brewpub selects only the finest grains, hops, yeast, and Macon water (best tasting in the country) to form their brews inspired by the river at the heart of Macon. LD $ 484 2nd Street 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!

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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.

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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.

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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 hands-on 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.

Roasted Cafe & Lounge Serving delicious specialty deli-style sandwiches like the Cali Club, The Greek Heat and Roasted Chicken. Also, delicious salads and grown-up PB&Js. Try their famous Date Shake or specialty coffees.

Open at 6 a.m. Monday - Friday and 11am on Sat. Now serving dinner Wed-Sat! 442 Second Street, downtown.

The Tic Toc Room Contemporary setting with a sophisticated menu, great wine selection. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 408 MLK JR BLVD, 743.4645

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DJ B3 DJ B3 might be one of the most eclectic DJs in Macon right now, exploring different music genres from Afro Funk, Lebanese music, and of course classic club boogies. He has a true fervor for sharing new tunes with his audience and challenging the norms in the DJ scene. B3 told me about his DJ style, his participation in a new venue opening in Macon, and why it’s essential for DJs to keep expanding their music horizons.

Are you self taught?

My brother actually gave me everything. He used to DJ with his friends back in the early 2000s. He used to always be going up to Atlanta every weekend to these crazy parties.

He would come back with these flyers with all these DJs. I was like this is a realm that I don’t know anything about. He took me to my first show in Atlanta and it was life changing.

I’d never been exposed to that. He gave me this program and I used to just play around on it. It was fun to mix “Blinded by the Light” with Missy Elliott. Like some crazy mashups. I started pushing myself to become more known downtown in like 2011, 2012. . . I just loved DJing really. That’s a true and honest passion that no one tells you to pursue in life.

What do you think is the most satisfying part about being a DJ? Exposing people to new stuff, like what they call breaking records. That’s so fun to me because this is a song that I have and no one else

has or no one’s yet to hear. I’m able to expose people to it.

Who do you have a lot of respect for as a DJ? All the DJs before for me in the scene of Macon. Roger Riddle specifically because I looked up to him when I first started DJing.

He was on a whole other level of DJing. I used to listen to his online mixes. He would release these 40 minute to an hour mixes of just jazz music. His knowledge of music is incredible.

I know there’s no place in Georgia that you would be able to walk in and see a DJ DJing jazz. There are other DJs that live in Macon too that are world-renowned globetrotters.

Shawty Slim, Bruce Wonder, Ric Flare. And they do their own facets in the scene. It’s cool to see them host a party and include other DJs from other sides to come and participate.

Do you think you have a certain style that sets you apart from other DJ’s?

My style is that I’ll do everything. I will research a genre and come back to you five hours, eight hours later and I’ll produce a mix of a style of music that I had no knowledge of before. And that’s a certain skill I think I have that’s really good. I made an Afro Funk mix. I knew nothing about African music and I studied it for like a week because a friend of mine who’s Nigerian asked me if I could DJ her birthday party.

ter how many times you hear?

It’s so hard to pick just one. I’m gonna say “Square Biz” by Teena Marie. That instrumental in that song just slaps. Michael Jackson’s “Pretty Young Thing.” Across the board everybody loves that song.

What do you think is a mistake DJs make and what advice would you give to aspiring DJs? Not incorporating everybody in the scene.

A lot of DJs don’t explore. The good ones do because you have to. I think being oblivious to what the needs are of people when you go out is a mistake. You have some DJs that will play stuff that’s old. It’s what I call filler music, when there’s so much new music you could be pushing out.

What projects are you currently working on?

There’s an EDM (electronic dance music) venue coming to Macon. It’s going to be EDM focused, but we’re going to play everything.

I think that’s what Macon needs. It will be at Grant’s Loft. I’m doing the sound and the visuals. We’re going to run it for six months and if it works we’re going to keep it. But it’s not just me. There are many people involved. Right now the scene doesn’t have a place where everybody can come and enjoy themselves. The scene needs to be more cohesive.

What’s one track that never gets old no mat-

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ACME BREWING Originally published August 5, 2013 - By Chris Nylund

A headline screams “Hundreds Rush Growler as Never Rushed Before …”

This Macon Telegraph story does not go on to describe a half-off sale at Growler Spot or Just Tap’d: it’s describing a day that jolted hundreds of beer drinkers in Middle Georgia into immediate action for a much more dire reason. The article describes one tragic day in 1908 when Acme Brewing, Macon’s largest brewery (and one of the largest in the South at the time), was forced to empty the remainder of its stock to comply with a statewide (not nationwide…yet) prohibition ordinance. The next passage of the article describes an especially fantastic anachronism indisputably caused by the mandated disposal of one of the most delicious beers in the Southeast. An uncharacteristically (for the time) diverse crowd of five hundred men, women, and children, black and white gathered together, drinking their fill of the river of beer flowing from the brewery’s drains. Many brought containers of all sorts (growlers, bottles, pots, even hats!) in a futile attempt to save some beer for later—all united in their love for beer and disdain for the looming statewide prohibition ordinance. Even during a period of our history rife with racial discrimination, beer brought us all together.

Believe it or not, beer was big business in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Macon.

The undisputed queen of them all was the Acme Brewing Company. In 1893, a group of prominent Maconites bought the floundering Macon Brewing company (which itself was formally registered as a business in 1877) in an attempt to establish a successful brewery in Macon, Georgia. Armed with new leadership and a new name, Acme Brewing did just that over the next decade by gradually increasing production and

expanding operations to a level that not even Acme’s early investors could have predicted.

Acme Brewing’s investors and entrepreneurs constituted a veritable “who’s who” roster of movers and shakers in Macon: Alexander “Aleck” Block served as the president initially, Charles Reb Massenburg took a turn as secretary and treasurer, and Henry Horne, the mayor of Macon in the mid-1890s, served as vice president. Under the robust leadership of Dr. J. S. Baxter, the Acme Brewing Company flourished through the 1890s and 1900s, quickly becoming one of the most successful businesses in Macon by establishing itself as a formidable brewery throughout the state of Georgia and beyond.

Both the short-lived Macon Brewing Company and its successor Acme Brewing touted their high tech approach to brewing. An 1889 newspaper article lavished praise on the Macon Brewing Company’s works, describing the facilities in lavish detail: the entire apparatus was powered by two “magnificent Corliss engines, 24-inch cylinder, perhaps the finest in the South.” In 1903, a decade after change to the Acme Brewing name, the brewery expanded dramatically and doubled its capacity to nearly 70,000 barrels per year. In a nearby building, a state-of-the art machine, the Cleveland Loco Germicider, destroyed germs and preserved the beer’s flavor. Part of Acme’s success lay in its ability to handle several different brewing and beer distributing-related tasks in a single sprawling complex. At Acme’s height, the company produced thousands of pounds of its own clear ice, made its own barrels, and managed its own stable. All of this activity took place on a campus of handsome brick and stone buildings near Lower Bay Street, an ideal location in part because of its easy rail access.

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Great Peacock, out of Nashville, blends the sounds of Folk, Country, and Rock with a show that cannot be missed. The band will be performing at The Library Ballroom on Saturday, August 19 here in Macon. We got to catch up with founding member Andrew Nelson and pick his brain about the past, present and future of the band and their musical influences.

You’re playing The Library Ballroom this Saturday, August 19, have you had the chance to play Macon before?

Oh yeah! We have a few times. We’ve played at Grant’s for Bragg Jam, we’ve played at the Cox Capitol to open for Drivin’ N Cryin’, and we played Coleman Hill for Second Sunday. I know we’ve played one or two other things there as well. I know we played in a garage once at some event [laughing]. We like Macon, every time we play there, people show up and like it, and we’re hoping people show up on Saturday night.

Tell me a bit about your debut album Making Ghosts.

Well, it came out a long time ago, so hopefully people still know who we are. We’re proud of that album, unfortunately, I think I took it a little hard at the time that it wasn’t more successful than it was commercially, but, that happens sometimes. We put everything we had into it and didn’t get the reach we had hoped 30 AUGUST 18 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

for. We love that album, we’re proud of it. I’d say since then, the band has been a little bit different, going in a little more of a Rock N’ Roll direction, but not Hard Rock, but we still have elements of Country music in our shows.

Some people consider y’all a folk band but how would you try to label the music that you play?

Rock N’ Roll. We started off as sort of a Folk band but now we’re just Rock N’ Roll. And like I said, there’s elements of Country music in it as well, but you could have said the same about The Eagles and a lot of other bands that came out of Southern California in the ‘70’s. Rock is kind of a mix of Country and Blues anyway.

We’re just trying to have a good time, and let others have a good time, hopefully make people dance some. Maybe have a beer or two [laughing].

Tell me about the first time you and Floyd got together and started playing music.

We started playing music immediately, like the first night we ever met. We just met and instantly became best friends over night, it was really weird. We started writing songs together and found that we had very similar world views, liked all the same music. We have some slight difference in our musical tastes. He had more of an appreciation for, like, Emo [laughing], and more softer Indie singer/ songwriters, but he also loved Hank Jr. as much as anybody. We just got along and started making music together, and we’ve been doing that for 11 or 12 years now.

What were some of the influences that the two of you wanted to incorporate into your music?

I don’t know if we were smart enough to think about that, it was never planned. I think it’s just a thing that naturally comes out, because we were both really into Rock N’ Roll, Dylan, stuff like that. Some Garth Brooks on his side, Alabama, Hank Jr., a lot of what he grew up with. I’m probably coming at it more from a Creedence Clearwater Revival, to The Eagles, it’s just something

about growing up in the South, growing up with this complete hodgepodge of music. To some degree we’ve always been a little bit calculated in what we’ve done, but not necessarily musical, but more style elements of what we’ve done. How can we make this song really loud and really soft, you know? We want to have songs that go up and down and are really dynamic, something that keeps your attention, something that you can sing a long on, getting the lyrics and melodies to stay in people’s heads, trying to have the song make someone feel a certain way. That’s the more important thing to us rather than paying homage to certain artists or influences. We try to be that way with our show, too, you know, how we craft a set list, the flow of the songs, that’s really important as well.

When did This Is American Music Records come into the picture? Probably about six to nine months, it started off as a real casual thing and then it slowly and slowly got more serious. It wasn’t a planned thing, it just kind of happened. We appreciate what they’ve done for us, they’ve really helped open some doors for us that would have been hard to do on our own.

What do y’all have planned for the rest of the year? Any plans to get back into the studio soon?

Not that I know of, maybe. We’re on the fence about that right now. We’ve already recorded a new album but it’s not out yet and we’re not sure when it will be out. We’re trying to find the right label to release it with, that’s priority number one, beyond anything. Trying to figure how and when we want to release our next album, which we’re really excited about and proud of. Between now and then, we do have a new song that we want to release, some time this fall. But other than that, we are going to play as many gigs as we can afford to play and get away from home for. I think the rest of 2017 won’t be too crazy for us, but I think 2018 will be a very big and busy year. We’re really excited about what we have the rest of the year, and we’re excited about being in Macon on Saturday, I’ve heard great things about the venue.

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YESTERDAZE ROCK

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!

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

MCPHERSON BLUES

Made up of Buck McPherson, Jeff Freeman and Jake Hanbury, the McPherson Struts are a Rockabilly/CowPunk band out of Anniston, Alabama. Come out to one of North Macon’s favorite music venues for a night of high energy rocking and partying with this crazy crew!

Cox Capitol Theatre 8 p.m. $10

CBDB BAND W/ LAMAR WILLIAMS JR.

Out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this jam and progressive rock band is well known across the country for their amazing live shows. CBDB will be joined by Lamar Williams Jr., who has played with the likes of The Allman Brothers Band, Little Richard and Jagged Edge.

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

LARRY FRICK

A regular touring act on the Southern circuit, Larry Frick is a Country singer and songwriter out of Louisburg, North Carolina. He is a regular performer at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville and continues to be an up and coming star in the Country music world.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

TRAE PIERCE & THE T-STONES

The top hat sporting, Grammy Award winning bassist of the Blind Boys of Alabama Trae Pierce brings his high energy act to The Bird Stage. Pierce has toured the world with the likes of Susan Tedeschi, James Brown, Peter Gabriel and so many more. For only $5 this is a show you’re not going to want to miss!

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DAM FI NO BAND

Lead by American Idol alum Billy Creason, The Dam Fi No Band is made up of Donald Kuhns, Dom McManus, Zac Benson, Brice Collins, and Lee Travis. Creason has also been featured on Nashville Star, and has been the front man for The Hard Time Band, Swamp Donkey, Stagecoach and Loose Cannon.

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Big Daddy is a hot new Dynamic Variety Band, that plays a variety of different jams. They have a little something for all music likes, and tastes.

All the members comprise a wealth of years of music and experience and knowledge on the local music scene. If you want to be entertained, you better get down to one of North Macon’s best music venues!

SATURDAY 19th 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.

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BIG DADDY & CO.

Big Daddy is a hot new Dynamic Variety Band, that plays a variety of different jams. They have a little something for all music likes, and tastes.

All the members comprise a wealth of years of music and experience and knowledge on the local music scene. If you want to be entertained, you better get down to one of North Macon’s best music venues!

MUSCADINE BLOODLINE

This group out of Mobile, Alabama is a real up and comer on the Country music scene. Made up of Gary Stanton and Charlie Muncaster, Muscadine Bloodline headlines a terrific night of Country music at the Cox Capitol Theatre. They will be joined by Riley Green, a new name on the touring circuit out of Jacksonville, Alabama.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

DYNAMO

Based out of Nashville, this groovy band blends the sounds of Jazz, Rock, R&B and Funk into their dynamic rhythm. Made up of 11 members, Dynamo will fill Downtown with amazing sounds all night long.

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 Cafe Saturday night, one of North Macon’s favorite spots for local music.

SUNDAY 20th AP’S HIDEAWAY 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.

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

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Don’t miss Nashville Rockers The Cadillac Three at the Cox Capitol Theatre, August 24th!

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JOSH JOHANSSON Out of Savannah, Josh Johansson was featured on season 15 of American Idol.

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THE CADILLAC THREE It may be a ballsy move

for The Cadillac Three to name their new album LEGACY, but if any country band has the shared history to lay claim to such a weighty title, it’s the longhaired trio of Nashville natives.

Singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, drummer Neil Mason and lap-steel player Kelby Ray have known one another since they were teens and have been sharing stages together for nearly 15 years. This summer, they’ll headline their hometown’s most famous venue, the Ryman Auditorium, just a few blocks from where Johnston and Ray sat in highschool math class daydreaming about one day playing the legendary hall. Johnston’s connection to the Ryman goes back even further: his father has been a drummer at the Grand Ole Opry since Jaren was a child. And now he has a son of his own, who, like his old man, will be well-versed in all the sounds that make up both Music City and The Cadillac Three, from country and blues to rock & roll. So, yeah, “legacy” looks good on this band.

When you run through The Cadillac Three’s milestones. It’s all there, from boundary-pushing albums, Grammy-nominated No. 1 songwriting across genres and fan-favorite singles to sold-out club shows and massive festival gigs alongside Aerosmith.

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

DYLAN SCHNEIDER

Fresh off his April release Spotlight’s on You, Dylan Schneider has taken the Country music world by storm, attaining the #1 album on iTunes’ Country chart. Schneider will be crooning at Downtown Macon’s best spot for Country music, The Crazy Bull, for what should be an entertaining Friday night.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

SLOW PARADE W/PONY LEAGUE

Made up of musicians out of Athens and Atlanta, Slow Parade is led by songwriter Matthew Pendrick. Joining Pendrick are bassist Andrea Demarcus, formerly of Cicada Rhythm, and instrumentalist Paul Stevens of Grand Vapids.

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FRIDAY 25th 20’s Pub 9 p.m. Never a cover

MID-LIFE CHRYSLER

Deemed the busiest, most in-demand band in Georgia, Mid-Life Chryslers play a mix of Classic Soul and Rock. Come see them at one of the hidden gems of North Macon, 20’s Pub!

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

THE SKEETERZ

9:30 p.m. Never a cover The Loose Skrews have been playing their own brand of pub rock punk since 2003. Releasing their first CD “More Than a Few” on their own and appearing on compilations like the Foreign Object comp on Italy’s Scarey Records, The Kamikaze Broadcast Volume 2 on England’s No Front Teeth Records and Everybody Loves ANTiSEEN on TKO Records, has helped garner The Loose Skrews a gigantic and loyal following in the worldwide punk scene.

SATURDAY 26th AP’S HIDEAWAY 8 p.m. Never a cover

BRIAN WHITEHEAD AND FRIENDS

Nashville recording artist Brian Whitehead will be bringing his friends for a night of jamming at one of the best kept secrets in Macon. Come on out to AP’s where there is never a cover, the drinks are ice cold and the people are always friendly!

Billy’s Clubhouse 10 p.m. No cover

JOEY STUCKEY

Macon’s own Joey Stuckey will be bringing his band to one of North Macon’s best music venues.

The award winning guitarist, who lost his sight as a child, has played all over the country and is widely considered one of the best Jazz guitarists around.

Stuckey also won the 2004 11th Hour Award for Best Singer/ Songwriter.

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8 p.m. $5 at the door BRANDON RAY This native of West Texas bought his first guitar at the age of 13 and hasn’t looked back

since. Now based out of Nashville, Ray has played with Taylor Swift and Brett Eldredge.

THE HUMMINGBIRD 10 p.m. $5

COYOTE ANYWAY

The members of Coyote Anyway all hail from our fine state, and mix together Country, Blues and Rock. A regular touring act on the Southern circuit, this group has wowed audiences with their ability to seamlessly shift genres and play badass music.

WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a cover A2Z BAND A2Z Band is a group of well experienced local musicians with a large library of dance songs.

The A2Z band is made up of David “DC” Willis (Lead Vocals), Frances Kness (Lead Vocals), Ricky Sorrells (Guitar, Vocals), Jeff Smith (Bass, Vocals), Rusty Smith (Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals), and Steve Holcomb (Drums, Vocals).

SUNDAY 27th AP’S HIDEAWAY 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.

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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!

THURSDAY 31st COX CAPITOL THEATRE 8 p.m. $35-$45 BEN FOLDS Nashville recording artist Brian Whitehead will be bringing his friends for a night of jamming at one of the best kept secrets in Macon.

Come on out to AP’s where there is never a cover, the drinks are ice cold and the people are always friendly!

WILD WING CAFE 9:30 p.m. Never a Cover MATT MONCRIEF Macon’s own Matt Moncrief will be playing at one of North Macon’s favorite watering holes and eateries. Come join this brilliant musician for a night of drink and food specials at Wild Wing Café at River Crossing!

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