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Wed, May 18 Jason Isbell at Macon City Auditorium - The Macon City Auditorium, Jason Isbell, and Tommy Emmanuel are all devastated to hear of the passing of the great Merle Haggard. However, the show must go on. Jason Isbell with special guest Tommy Emmanuel will still be performing at the Macon City Auditorium on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30pm. Even if you already bought tickets to the previous show with Merle Haggard, you will need to purchase tickets to attend this show. Tickets start at $25. We hope you can join us for a wonderful night of music. Let’s all celebrate life and the great Merle Haggard.

Thur, May 19 Downtown Bike Tour 5:30 - 7 p.m. Alex Morrison, executive director of the Urban Development Authority, will lead a bike tour of downtown Macon. Hop on your bike to learn more about the Macon Action Plan, biking improvements, and the future of downtown. Meet in the parking lot of Tattnall Square Park at 5:30pm. The tour will end at the same spot around 7pm. This event is hosted by Historic Macon as a Preservation Month activity. All Preservation Month activities are free and open to the public. Douglass Theatre presents Music Legends Film Series “Miles Ahead,” the much-anticipated biopic about jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, will screen for three consecutive days: Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 20 at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. Film and television actor Don Cheadle directed and co-scripted this slice of Davis’ dramatic life. Part fantasy, part-fact, “Miles Ahead” presents the jazz genius in his enigmatic, unpredictable, charismatic best as the music genius finally gets his very own screen time. The soundtrack is vintage Miles. Ewan McGregor also stars as a persistent Rolling Stone reporter. Admission is $6 and includes a soda and popcorn. Tickets may be purchased at the Douglass Theatre box office or online at its website at www.douglasstheatre. org. For more information, call 478742-2000.

Sat, May 21 Boat and Beer Float Ocmulgee Outdoor Expeditions and Macon Beer Company have teamed up to bring you the best of the Ocmulgee River and Macon’s best brews. Start your Saturday by paddling down a lovely stretch of the river in either a ca-

noe or kayak, followed by a brown bag lunch, brewery tour, and, of course, beer tasting. Take home a complementary souvenir pint glass, too! Ages 21 & up. Space is limited, float begins at 11a.m. Kayak $60 per person; canoe $120 for two. Visit facebook page for link to tickets. Balance & Brews at Macon Beer Company - Balance & Brews is where your love for yoga and craft beer unite. Your studio is a brewery. Your post-class refreshment is a beer. All levels of yoga practice and beer tasting experience are welcome. Join us for the perfect Saturday. Includes: A 45-minute yoga class , A private brewery tour, A light lunch, Six tasting tickets (each redeemable for 6-oz. pour of your choice of brew), A souvenir pint glass. A limited number of mats will be available so please bring one if you have it. Dress in comfortable, easy to move in clothing (a lot of men opt for running/basketball shorts). Water and a towel are also recommended. April 30 at noon. $25. Space is limited. 12-3 p.m. 345 Oglethorpe St, Macon

Sun, May 22 An Evening With Travis Tritt at The Grand Opera House - Enjoy a special evening with CMA and Grammy award-winning country artist, Travis Tritt. Experience this rare opportunity featuring the multi-platinum artist in an intimate solo-acoustic setting where his powerful voice and his guitar are the subject of the spotlight. An up-close and personal event punctuated by personal stories and anecdotes about his life and musical influences. Performing some of his biggest hits, including “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” “It’s A Great Day to Be Alive” and “Best of Intentions;” the Grand Ole Opry member will bring his award-winning songs to life and leave the audience with a truly memorable experience. Tickets $45-$55. TheGrandMacon.com

Thur, May 26 Douglass Theatre presents Music Legends Film Series “Born To Be Blue,” the tragic story of another jazz trumpeter, Chet Baker. Ethan Hawke portrays the heroin-addicted musician as he tries to rekindle his life and his art. It also stars Carme Ejogo as his love interest, Jane. “Born To Be Blue” screens for one night, Thursday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $6 and includes a soda and popcorn. Tickets may be purchased at the Douglass Theatre box office or online at its website at www.douglasstheatre.org. For more information, call 478-742-2000.

Fri, May 27 Sabrina Fair Presented by Theatre Macon - Thru June 4. One of the great romantic comedies of the American stage and screen, this is the play that inspired two wonderful films; one with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart and one with Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford. But, as the saying goes, it’s always better on stage in a beautiful live performance. Vying for the love of the young Larrabee heirs, Sabrina upsets the “social apple cart “, and her chauffer father has a surprise or two of his own. This is a not to be missed evening of theatre at it’s best. Admission Info: $25 for adults, $15 for students. 478-746-9485

Sat, May 28 Corner Concerts Presents: Macon Pops - 7:30 p.m. It’s warming up and we’re itching to get outside. What better way to enjoy Macon than to have a rooftop concert at sunset? Corner Concerts will host Macon Pops as they will play music through the ages (that includes today). Just Tap’d is bringing their artisan craft beers and Outlaw BBQ will be cooking up burgers so all we need is you! This is an all age event so bring your kids and buy your ticket in advance. We’ll be on the Mulberry St Parking deck (on the corner of Mulberry and MLK) the entrance is from MLK. Bringing your own chair is totally fine! 448 Mulberry St.

Sun, May 29 Jazz in the Courtyard at the historic Douglass Theatre In May, this popular outdoor series returns! For the next three months, the front plaza comes alive with cool jazz for warm evenings. The Ken Trimmins Quartet is the opening act for Jazz in the Courtyard 2016. And thanks to the generous support of Georgia Power, this year the series is free! Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm.

Sat, June 4 Paws on the Falls - National Trails Day at High Falls State Park 11 a.m to 12:30. Join us for this special National Trails Day event with your favorite hiking buddy. This hike is open to all breeds of dogs and ages. We will be hiking the beautiful Falls View trail. Learn some park history and important tips when hiking with your dog. $5 per a dog $5 parking. 478-993-3053.

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Best Bets Georgia Peaches Night at The Capitol, May 21 There is some awesome country music talent coming out of Georgia, and a lot of that talent happens to be female. Cox Capitol Theatre is proud to present an evening showcasing these young women as they continue to climb that country music success ladder. “Georgia Peaches Night at the Cox” is Sat., May 21, 2016 at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia and will feature four outstanding young women who are making great strides in their careers as country music artists. The headliner of this event will be Middle Georgia’s own, Colby Dee and there will be a few surprises as well. In 2015 alone, Colby Dee shared the stage with Brett Eldredge, Kelsea Ballerini, Jana Kramer, Old Dominion and others, bringing her own music to a legion of new fans. She has been featured in Billboard twice and iTunes Editors twice have chosen her music as “New & Noteworthy” and “What We’re Listening To.” Colby Dee’s single “He Don’t Know” was played nationwide on country radio and she travelled across the U.S. promoting the song on her first radio tour. Other Georgia Peaches sharing the stage with Colby Dee include Lauren Ashley, Megan Fowler and Maggie Renfroe. Lauren Ashley is from Griffin, Georgia and she’s not your mother’s country artist, even though she is inarguably influenced by legends like Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Her sound is country with a rock and swampy edge, which can be found in her single, Megan Fowler was born and raised in Taylor County, Georgia. Megan is a vocal powerhouse and won Georgia Music Awards Country Female Artist of the Year for 2014 and 2015. She has performed all across the Southern United States and has opened for amazing artists such as Luke Combs (Hurricane) and Edwin McCain (I’ll Be). Megan is a 94.9 The Bull Backyard Country favorite in Atlanta. Maggie Renfroe is a 16 year old singer-songwriter from Macon. Maggie is making her dream of a music career a reality with her most recent EP album release, How Did I Get Here – now available on iTunes and Spotify. Tickets are $10 and available at www.coxcapitoltheatre.com.

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Explore the Great Outdoors Twilight Night Paddle at High Falls State Park May 20th and 27th Enjoy the setting sun in this peaceful, ranger-led 3-mile canoe trip to Buck Creek; for adults and children 8 years or older who are accompanied by an adult; reservations required. $15 includes boat and gear; a $5 per car parking fee is required for all events. Dates include Friday, May 20, May 27 and June 18. The trip begins at 7:30 p.m. For reservations, call 478-993-3053. Located northwest of Macon, High Falls State Park is named for tumbling cascades on the Towaliga River. Boat rental, ramps and fishing docks provide easy access to the park’s lake, known as one of Georgia’s top fishing spots for hybrid and white bass. Overnight visitors can choose from a spacious campground or lakeside yurts, which are like canvas and wood tents. Each yurt features a small deck, picnic table and grill outside, plus furniture, electrical outlets and a ceiling fan inside. During summer, guests may cool off in the park’s swimming pool. High Falls State Park, 76 High Falls Park Drive, Jackson. 11thHourOnline.com 05

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The Hummingbird 5X returns Saturday, May 21! What exactly is the 5X you ask? Good question. It is a race that tests not only your might, but also your stomach! To start off, you chug an Irish Car Bomb, run around the block, and then repeat 5 times..... that’s it. “So basically the Hummingbird 5X is a text of endurance and stomach might,” said Brandon Bish, event organizer for The Bird. “If you can run around the block here 5 times, and chug 6 Irish Car Bombs without puking, you win!” The winner receives a trophy of recognition, a heap of peer adulation and a $50 gift card to The Hummingbird Stage & Taproom. If you would be interested in signing up or getting a group together, email Brandon@TheBirdStage.com for details. Race starts at 7 p.m. “One year a guy actually ran the entire race without socks or shoes... ouch,” said Bish. After the circus, stay for the show! The Hummingbird’s annual Spring Fling starts at 5p.m. and will feature live music by Good Night Alive, MIGHTY, and Chrome Pony. And of course a dunking booth, dirty face painting and delicious Outlaw BBQ. Music starts at 10.

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On June 10, the Museum of Arts and Sciences (MAS), along with presenting sponsor Youmans Chevrolet, will host an award-winning 3,500 sq. ft. hands-on interactive exhibition that will be on display through September 11. Great Balls of Fire explores recent discoveries and cutting-edge planetary science. Asteroids and comets are messengers from space that have had a significant effect on Earth’s history and are likely to influence the future as well. Great Balls of Fire was developed by the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning, with funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA. While Asteroids and comets are popular subjects for movies like Armageddon and Deep Impact, they are also playing their starring roles in NASA research. In 2001, NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft dramatically landed on the asteroid Eros. In 2005, NASA’s Deep Impact’s probe collided with Temple 1, exploring beneath the comet’s surface. In 2007, NASA launched the Dawn spacecraft to the Main Asteroid Belt. With all this interest, asteroids and comets are compelling subjects for an exhibition. “The Museum prides itself on its ability to provide cutting-edge educational programming for families throughout the summer. We hope to ignite the inner wonder junkies in our visitors. If we can accomplish that ignition in a child and their parent, says Sherry Singleton, Director of Communications, then we feel we have done our jobs well.” “Great Balls of Fire will be a valuable tool for the educators and families in our region who have expressed a great need for creative science offerings – especially during the summer months,” states Museum Executive Director, Susan Welsh.

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By Nicole Thurston Richie Jones, Brian & Trish Whitley and a small group of local entrepreneurs and professionals are working together to bring a new venue to downtown Macon: Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen. I got to chat with Richie & Brian about their new project. First things first, what exactly is Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen? What type of concept are you going for? Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen will be middle Georgia’s finest brewpub offering handcrafted beer and honest food. Because we have kids ourselves it was very important to us that we create a family/kid friendly venue. As such, we will also feature a one of a kind urban arcade which will be located in our basement next to the brewery. Piedmont will be a full-service, casual dining spot that will feature above-average pub fare. We are keeping our menu under wraps for the time being but rest assured you will be blown away by its uniqueness! Let’s talk beer. What do you plan to serve? The brewery will produce high quality beers in an ever-changing variety of styles. With seven of our own beers on tap at any given time you are sure to find a few things that please your palate. And as a small brewery

we have the flexibility to brew a lot of different styles over the course of the year. This ensures that middle Georgians will always have a fresh and unique beer choice at Piedmont. And with the soon-to-pass brewpub growler ordinance for Macon-Bibb County, our patrons will have the opportunity to take home a growler of their favorite beer, fresh from our serving tanks.

logo). It’s literally one of those things that was meant to happen. We met in early January with New Town and the developers. From there we were able to gain traction and form a group of solid entrepreneurs and professionals in middle Georgia that saw our vision and believed in our concept as a successful business. They became our partners in the business and here we are today.

You mentioned an Urban Arcade. What can folks expect? Our urban arcade will feature loads of old-school games like Skeeball, pinball machines, Golden Tee, shuffle board, darts, classic arcade games like Galaga, Pac-Man, Defender, Joust and many, many more. And if space permits we’d love to throw in an indoor Bocci ball court. This place is going to be really rad because it will be really different from any other establishment in middle Georgia.

Planning any special events or loyalty programs? Yes! We will host a VIP event for the Macon Beer Festival, Yoga Hoppy Hour, arcade game tournaments, brewery tours, special events focused on women and craft beer (not sure what that looks like yet but are committed to introducing more women to the awesomeness of craft beer; brushes and brew or art and ale, something like that where ladies can come in, make a painting, learn about beer and ultimately drink beer). Our basement is also available for private rentals for both the young and young at heart. We do plan to have a mug club and are still mulling through the ideas to ensure the right fit for our patrons.

Why Downtown Macon? Josh Rogers at New Town Macon knew that the developers of the old Silvers 5 & 10 building were looking for a unique and attractive business to put into this space. Instead of going outside of middle Georgia to find the right fit, Josh suggested that the developers contact Richie and I because they knew that we had conceived the idea for and had been business planning phase for Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen since August of 2014 (hence the date on our

When do you expect to open? Fall of 2016. Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen will be open seven days per week for lunch and dinner; probably open until 10pm Sun-Thurs and 12am Fri and Sat. 11thHourOnline.com 09

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Submit your images that represent Macon and help to “Create a Sense of Place”. Submit your Macon-centric images, if we print one we’ll give you a local gift card! Email: meg@11thHourOnline.com

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TINA DICKSON Owner, Ingleside Village Pizza 1. Must Eat My pizza. It’s locally owned, it gets generally good ratings on the social media and won’t cost you a whole lot of dollars. 2. Must Do The annual soap box derby. Macon really shines on this spring day.

Rob Mann; The triangle split

3. Must See A concert at the Cox Capitol Theatre. Not a bad seat in the house and easy to get a cocktail. 4. Must Go Ocmulgee Indian Mounds. Pretty dang cool it’s right here. 5. Living in Macon is... ...getting there. I’m hopeful that we will continue to progress. There is certainly more optimism in the air these days.

Calon Photography; Fire at The Dempsey.

3. Ryan Eubanks; Frank T. Jones. Here’s one that plenty of Maconites of a certain age will recognize: the erstwhile sage of the long-gone Vineville Avenue Krystal, Frank Jones. I photographed him in about 1998, probably ten years after I first heard him doing Gypsy Rose Lee and W. C. Fields impressions at his booth... his home away from home. He was an island of calm intellect surrounded by the teenage circus that swirled around that place on weekends in the late eighties. Keep up the great work! Love the stories! I relocated to Richmond, VA twenty years ago, and the 11th hour is a great way to travel back anytime. 11thHourOnline.com 11

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PUT YOURSELF IN PEYTON’S PLACE. HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR MARK ON MACON?

Young people were important to Peyton Anderson. And if you caught his attention with an eagerness to learn, work and make a difference, your life could be transformed. Take Tom Johnson. He was a ninth-grade student at Macon’s Lanier High School for Boys when he started working for the Telegraph. His hard work didn’t go unnoticed, and neither did his desire to pursue a career in journalism, even without the financial means for college. Anderson saw to it that Johnson received his education, all the way from the University of Georgia to a graduate degree from Harvard Business School. Johnson would go on to earn a White House Fellowship, which led to a series of positions on the staff of President Lyndon B. Johnson. He’s now one of the most respected names in media, having served as chief executive officer for the Los Angeles Times and CNN. He’s never forgotten his Macon roots – or his mentor. Today, he continues to provide insight and guidance to the Peyton Anderson Foundation as a former Trustee. The Peyton Anderson Scholarship was established in 2009 and has since awarded over $1.5 million in college funds to highly promising Bibb County students. For the Peyton Anderson Foundation, this is more than just issuing checks. The Foundation proudly provides a family-like network of Peyton Anderson Scholars, from current students to alumni, who are making their mark on the world and surely making Peyton Anderson proud. A new class of Peyton Anderson Scholars will be announced in June. Stay tuned!

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“The money I have is not mine. It’s not mine because this money was made in the community, and it was made because the community flourished. Therefore, I was able to flourish and this money rightfully should go back into the well-being of the community.” – Peyton Tooke Anderson, Jr.

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Reward good doers, instead of do-gooders.

Since its inception in 1989, The Peyton Anderson Foundation has invested over $86 million in Central Georgia. Funds support economic development, spur Downtown Macon revitalization, preserve historic treasures, promote the arts, support disaster relief, feed the hungry, invest in healthcare and foster education and well-being of children, including the highly-acclaimed Peyton Anderson Scholarship program. Peyton Anderson’s larger-than-life persona was an inspiration to many. And thanks to his good fortune, you, too, can leave your mark on Macon by getting involved with the many game-changing, good-doing projects the Foundation supports.

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Meet Dr. Sundra Woodford Candidate for the Bibb BOE, District 5 and Other Endorsements for May 24 Election In case you have forgotten, there’s an election coming up on May 24th with several very important races to be decided. Several of those are on the Bibb County Board of Education and in particular races including incumbents Jason Downey of District 6 and Thelma Dillard of District 2, both of which need to be returned as conditions since they have been elected have certainly gotten better as both have been very important parts in the direction that the schools are taking. Leaving the Board this time is one of my arch nemeses Tom Hudson, who will hopefully tuck his tail between his legs and get out of politics. Running for the vacant position he will leave is another stain on the community, James Timley, who as you will remember, was arrested for driving under the influence shortly after losing an election to County Commission to Al Tillman. Also running for the District 5 seat are Jerome Collins and Dr. Sundra Woodford. I recently reached out to both Woodford and Collins via email and while I heard from Dr. Woodford was never contacted back by Mr. Collins. What I can tell you is that although our schedules prevented us from actually being able to sit down and talk, I was very impressed with Dr. Woodford’s answers to the questions that I posed to her. What is your current occupation and what are your job duties? As the Neighborhood Revitalization manager with Macon Area Habitat for Humanity (MAHFH), I am responsible for facilitating the development and implementation of quality of life projects; empowering residents to make the changes they want to see in their neighborhood; and building strategic partnerships between residents and outside agencies with the goal of making Lynmore Estates a safer and more vibrant place to live, work, and invest. Why are you running for the Bibb BOE and what qualifications do you have that would make you right for the job? I would like to serve on the Board of Education because I value and recognize the importance of quality education. I strongly believe that the public school system is the bedrock of our community. I am passionate about bringing people and resources together to create solutions. The students of Macon-Bibb can benefit from someone of my capabilities in improving the state of our public school system and producing opportunities that position our students for success in any career path they choose. Our school system needs leaders and policy makers who have an eye on the future and our community’s well-being at heart. As I look back over my career, there has always been some element of teaching and learning intrinsically weaved. I want those educated in the Bibb County public system to have access to optimum educational. I am committed to listening first, identifying best practices that are evidence based, and building strong partnerships to implement the best solutions for our children. All children need access to quality education. The brand of education that prepares them to become productive and self-sufficient citizens. My desire to become a school board member

is an extension of my continual desire to serve. I am committed to making this community better and serving as a policy maker is a direct way to effect the change that I’d like to see. What is your opinion of Common Core? Common Core, as I understand has pros and cons. A major advantage of CC is that the studies of students all over the country will match more closer which will reduce the gaps in learning especially for students with high mobility. The disadvantage is that students with higher learning abilities/aptitudes will be constrained by these with lower ones. I will need to learn more about how it would fit for BBOE and its students. That said, I am for any initiative that prepares our students for success in higher education and the work place. What is your opinion of the two charter schools in Macon and would you have voted in favor of either, both or neither to be chartered? I like the idea of charter schools as an option for parents who live in underperforming school zones. The Macon Charter Academy and Academy for Classical Education are two of the recent ones to open in Macon-Bibb. These two schools have offered the district an opportunity to learn from their successes and failures so that future policies and oversight can benefit the next wave of charter schools.

Dr. Sundra Woodford, Candidate BOE Dist. 5.

“I feel strongly that Bibb County Boards of Education should be voted on by the voters in each district. Voters in each district have a vested interest in candidates representing their best interest in their district. Parental involvement is key in the education of children. If we remove their ability to select boards of education, then that diminishes their input in the process.”

Do you feel that future BOE should remain being voted on by popular vote or appointed by the Mayor, a practice that used to be done? I feel strongly that Bibb County Boards of Education should be voted on by the voters in each district. Voters in each district have a vested interest in candidates representing their best interest in their district. Parental involvement is key in the education of children. If we remove their ability to select boards of education, then that diminishes their input in the process. That last question is very important because there are rumors that there is a concerted effort around town to suggest that the Mayor be the one in charge of selecting the Board of Education, a practice that stopped many years ago and should never be reinstated. You have to remember that it is the Board of Education that sets a major portion of your property taxes and these should be representatives selected by the people and NOT by the Mayor. If ever there was a litmus test for a local Board of Education candidate, I would put this question on the list. (I guess I did, didn’t I?) As there is less than two weeks to the election now and early voting has started, I won’t be able to do profiles on all of the candidates for the Board of Education who I am supporting but I would like to again voice that not only do I support Dr. Woodford but also incumbents Jason Downey and Dr. Thelma Dillard, all of which will do the right thing and put our children’s interests first while watching out for the taxpayer and not looking at what the system can do to line their own pockets.

James Downey, Candidate BOE Dist. 6

Thelma Dillard, Candidate BOE Dist. 2

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heroin: Opiates, like kudzu, are an invasive species. During the winter, they seem confined in an area you can deal with when the weather is better. Pulling them up at the root is just too much trouble, so, you treat it around the edges keeps it confined to the gully out back. But then summer comes and you no longer recognize your yard. For well over a decade, drug treatment advocates have said the gradual creep of opiates and heroin would one day make it to middle Georgia’s doorstep. And according to Coroner Leon Jones, the slow, narcotic creep has pushed the door in. “I’ve been in the Coroner’s office since 1990. Was at EMS before that.” Jones told the 11th Hour. “There’s something different about this. Initially it was crack, then meth, but now it’s oxycontin, it’s heroin.” If you haven’t had the pleasure of talking to Leon Jones, change that. Jones loves Macon-Bibb. As he talks about the community he’s served for over 30 years in a thick middle Georgia accent, the connection he feels with his home is not hard to spot. But, his tone turns from hometown pride to futility and grief at the mention of the issue. “Last couple of years, I want to say maybe two or three, we’ve had pretty significant increase in heroin and prescription drug overdoses in Macon-Bibb County. It’s a problem.” Jones asserts that opiate-based prescription drugs are the base addiction, but that recently heroin is simply more readily available. “But, both are killing folks.”

Frankly, he’s right. Just last month, in the early morning on April 2nd, investigators walked up to an SUV in the Zaxby’s parking lot on Riverside that had reportedly been parked, idling all night. Inside they found Blair Chamblee, 25, motionless. While her cause of death has not been publicly released, her death was later attributed as drug-related by local media outlets. According to her obituary, Chamblee graduated from North Macon’s Tattnall Square Academy. She was attending Georgia Military College. She was an artist, loved community service, and above all, was a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a granddaughter. As Leon Jones said, “There’s something different about this.”

What’s Different? National experts agree with Jones’s assertion that something is different. We’re prescribing far more opiate-based painkillers than ever before. According to the Center for Disease Control, ten of the highest prescribing states in country for narcotic

For well over a decade, drug treatment advocates have said the gradual creep of opiates and heroin would one day make it to middle Georgia’s doorstep. And according to Coroner Leon Jones, the slow, narcotic creep has pushed the door in.

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painkillers are in the South. While Georgia didn’t make the top ten, our rates are nothing to scoff at, and four of our five neighbors did. Further, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, roughly 75 percent of heroin addictions begin in a family medicine cabinet, with over half of the initial abuse coming from free pills from friends or family. In short, experts widely accept that we’re prescribing ourselves into an addiction we cannot afford. And local officials echo that sentiment.

Trimming Around the Edges And Pulling Up the Roots Macon-Bibb Sheriff David Davis says that getting rid of an invasive species the likes of opiate and heroin abuse is two-fold. First the problem has to be assessed. “Now, we don’t have a heroin producer that we know of right here. It’s coming from Atlanta, mostly,” said the Sheriff. “Anyone can go to Atlanta to pick up thousands of dollars worth of it, bring it back, and sell it all and not have to work for 6 months. That has to stop.” The market of prescription drug abuse, the root, is being undercut by low heroin prices compounding the problem. Further, it isn’t confined to one geographic or socioeconomic area of Middle Georgia, making it somewhat difficult to cut the problem off at the core.

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“Look, in the ‘70s heroin was king; it killed a lot of folks.Then it was crack, then meth. N ow, due to the rise of opioid related abuse, heroin is back on the rise. And there’s a whole new generation who doesn’t remember what it did to us the first go around.They don’t understand the risk. Couple that with these prescription drugs, and here we are.”

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“We aim to go after the possession and trafficking of it, and we’re doing that. It’s being trafficked all across demographic lines,” maintains Davis. “I use the word epidemic intentionally when describing this, because that’s fast what it’s becoming.” Sheriff Davis says the market can’t just be cut off in one confined area of Macon-Bibb. Heroin and opiate-based abuse is popping up in the affluent suburbs of North Macon, to downtown, to the rural outlying counties. “The only way to address this is regionally, with multiple jurisdictions working together [to cut off the supply.]” The other side of the coin is treatment and awareness. Sheriff Davis made it quite clear he understands opiate-based addiction is an illness and that making sure that illness gets the proper care is something his office is acutely focused on. “Whenever we come across someone who overdoses, our first goal is to get them to medical professionals so they can get the help they need.” said the Sheriff.

remember what it did to us the first go around. They don’t understand the risk. Couple that with these prescription drugs, and here we are.” Davis is worried, that this time around, with addiction beginning in medicine cabinets and moving to the black market, those users are setting themselves up for a terrible lesson. “This stuff is powerful. And when folks try to portion the same amount of heroin as oxycontin, it can cause disastrous results.”

Heroin Was King

Together, Davis and Jones are on the frontlines of King Heroin’s creep. Both have seen the front end of a drug-related regional epidemic, and both have an unsettled feeling of familiarity. But both are hopeful. As they continue to work with treatment facilities, state and city government officials, and law enforcement to slow the growth of an impending regional public health crisis, they are seeing growing awareness around the how to cut out the root cause – addressing pain pill abuse and addiction. So, while they and their colleagues continue to trim around the edges to stave off the kudzu-like creep of opiate-based drug abuse, it’s going to take a good bit

Having been in the sheriff’s office for almost 40 years, Sheriff Davis is no stranger to cyclical drug epidemics. He and his signature short-rimmed Open Road Stetson have combatted public health crises such as this in waves. “These things are forces to be reckoned with, and they’re cyclical.” he said. “Look, in the ‘70s heroin was king; it killed a lot of folks. Then it was crack, then meth. Now, due to the rise of opioid related abuse, heroin is back on the rise. And there’s a whole new generation who doesn’t

more to pull up the root. Addressing over-prescription and recreational use of painkillers, is a daunting task. But as King Heroin attempts to retake his thrown, it’s something Middle Georgia cannot afford to put off.

People who are addicted to Rx Opioid Painkillers are 40X more likely to be addicted to heroin.

King Heroin’s Creep Get Help River Edge Behavioral Health Center 175 Emery Hwy Macon, Georgia 31217 Phone: 478-803-7600

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Firing Up the Grill My husband finally bought a grill. He’s been collecting gift cards for what seemed like forever and it was getting to the point where I wondered if he would ever make a commitment to one. But finally he did and he brought it home, named it, and, I think, whispers sweet nothings in “her” ear when I’m not looking. I can’t be jealous though, because after this past weekend, I find myself doing it, too. It turns out, having a grill is sort of like having a giant, lumbering, tin can of Summer sitting right smack on the side of your porch. When I was a kid, we’d get a call on Saturday or Sunday afternoon saying my grandparents were grilling out. They’d provide the time and we’d hike up the hill to their house and spill into the back yard where one grandparent would be dutifully flipping the world’s most perfectly round burgers and the other would be sitting one of those yellow and orange plaid K-Mart folding chairs with their feet gripped around a wooden bucket, hand-churning a silver vat of vanilla ice cream. The kids would run through the back yard, jumping in and out of a hammock and begging for half a turn at churning ice cream until our fingers cramped and shoulders burned in protest. I can’t remember what anyone ever talked about, but I remember the taste of sweet tea so thick with sugar that it left a smack of sweetness on your top lip, and the feeling of being completely and entirely free. There’s something about a good cookout that makes it seem, officially, like summer. When that first smell rises up into the neighborhood, you can almost remember the feeling of being thirteen again, finished with school and a having a long, exhilarating stretch of summer before you with nothing to do but sleep real late. You tend to think those days are over when you grow up. Summer is just more of the same. Life is just one long, endless, churn… of office work, and house work, and laundry, and bills. Then one day, your husband brings home a grill. And even though you’re tired from a long work week, you find yourself picking up the phone, making the calls, and slinging open the front (and back, and side) doors to your house until a rush of friends pour in. Because it’s what you do in the South. You crack the windows open and turn on the radio to songs you haven’t heard in at least a decade. You pat out burgers, not perfectly round, and stir

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tea with a long wooden spoon. Then you open your home to the family you were born with or the family you created: friends, eager to put their feet up beside a lit grill, share stories and drink sticky, sweet tea while swatting at mosquitos with the lazy wave of a Skewers: Sauce: heat-slackened wrist. 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup yogurt The drawls get lon1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 clove garlic, minced ger on a Southern back 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped porch in the summer. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large shallot Parents still yell out at 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons ground cumin wayward kids, but it’s 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons paprika a softer tone, rising up 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste (you may want to add off the porch swing 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste more) as an afterthought, 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite* 4 tablespoons tomato paste not a punishment. size pieces 1 cup heavy cream There’s lemonade 4 long skewers 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro spilled from the cups of those leg-churning, Directions: sweat-dripping chilIn a large bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, dren and it tugs your feet just a little to the black pepper, ginger (I use ginger ale), and 4 teaspoons salt. Stir in chicken, cover, ground but you don’t really care, because and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat a grill for high heat (you can also cook them under all around you is the taste, smell, and the broiler in the oven @ 500 degrees). Lightly oil the grill grate. Thread chicken onto sound of pure childhood… sweet tea, that skewers, and discard marinade. Grill until juices run clear, about 5 minutes on each miraculous mixture of sunscreen, sweat, side. Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic, shallot and and bug spray, and laughter. jalapeno for 1 minute. Season with 2 teaspoons cumin, paprika, and 3 teaspoons salt. For years, I wondered if somehow I’d Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 reached the apex of life too early, on the minutes. Add grilled chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, long nights when I watched my father and garnish with fresh cilantro. hammer holes into the tops of mason jars so I could catch the softest glow of Summer and watch the fireflies slowly twinkle me to sleep. Then this weekend I realized, as my son wove in and out of the house, following and leading a rag tag army of children on one adventure or another, that it isn’t Fry bacon in saute pan and drain grease. Chop the bacon into just being a kid that small pieces. Put aside. makes Summer so 4 Portabella Mushrooms magical. Break stems off mushrooms and use spoon to scrape out the dark 3 garlic cloves It is firing up a grill area under mushroom caps. Finely dice the red onions. Mince 1/4 cup red onions and churning your the garlic and saute it in the bacon pan with the olive oil, spinpinch of salt own ice cream. cash, opnion and bacon. Toss in a pinch of salt to season. Cook 1/4 pound bacon It is the wafting until spinach cooks down. 1 ounce olive oil scent of citronella; the 12 ounces baby spinach long, slow, laughter of Put mushrooms on the grill for 2 minutes. When all is cooked, 8 ounces mozzarella cheese friends; the first grill put the spinch mix on top of the mushroom caps, then top with out on your own porch cheese and bake in oven until melted. Cut into triangular slices. Serves 4 while fireflies dance just out of reach. No… Summer magic isn’t just a gift of childhood …

Karen Gibson, aka “Law Momma”, is a Macon transplant by way of North Carolina. She’s a die-hard Tar Heel fan, an often sleep-deprived wife and mother, a workers’ compensation attorney, and a lover of all things literary… except books on tape. Unless they’re read by Alan Rickman. 16 MAY 17 - 31, 2016

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There isn’t a music lover who doesn’t remember their first real rock concert, and Ryan Glisson is no exception. Perched on a barstool in Grant’s Lounge, he recalled it with the fondness of a first kiss or a childhood

Christmas morning. It was a performance by the post-grunge band Days of the New. One that took place, somewhat prophetically, at the Cherry

Blossom Festival street party in Macon, Georgia. “I was obsessed with the band,” he reminisced. “I had heard them on Q106 or something before the show. I can’t remember if it was in ‘97 or ‘98, but it would’ve made

me 11 or 12 years old at the time. I still remember it like it was yesterday. The show was actually pretty huge...and it didn’t just seem huge because I was young. It was the definition of a music festival.”

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Macon Venue Project MVP has been pushing Macon’s underground music scene since 2008. Spearheaded by Ryan Glisson, the concert and event promoter books all-ages shows that build upon Macon’s music history.

ike many of us, Glisson credits his adolescent exposure to live music as the genesis of a devotion to the art form that has lasted well into adulthood. One that has placed him among the ranks of a small but paramount group of professionals who work in the shadows of the amp stacks and screaming fans to handle every invisible detail, every taken-for-granted nuance required for a show to succeed. As the founder and current sole manager of the Macon Venue Project, he bears the daunting distinction of concert promoter, along with all the late nights, early mornings, and financial dice-rolls that come with it. As an organization whose principle niche is facilitating all-age shows in Macon, Glisson’s Macon Venue Project is a project no doubt rooted in his cherished memories of teenage rock shows along with an understanding of the imperative role these types of experiences play in cultivating the future members of Macon’s music scene. Like many who find their calling in the business end of the music industry, Glisson spent his formative years as a musician. As guitarist for Georgia-based post-hardcore band Nor Am I, his high school graduation marked the beginning of a nationwide tour stretching over two years. The band enjoyed a considerable amount of for its era and genre, touring with other regional hardcore acts like

Chiodos, The Fall of Troy, and With Blood Comes Cleansing, but between the lackluster support from their record label and the influences of the general DIY spirit that is still engrained in much of the hardcore scene today, Glisson and his bandmates found themselves handling much of their booking and management duties on their own. As undesirable as these tasks must have seemed at the time, they made up the curriculum for an immersion course in venue management that would prove to be invaluable in Glisson’s future endeavors. Every band breaks up eventually, and that time came for Nor Am I in 2007. For Glisson, it was back to Macon and back to the drawing board…a period that yielded a new vision not for a new band but a venue, one that would serve an all-new clientele in a town whose music scene catered at the time almost exclusively to the 18 and 21+ crowd. What began as a casual brainstorm over beers rapidly grew into an imposing presence in support of live music in the Macon area. Before long, Macon Venue Project had acquired a venue space of its very own in the Stephens Building on Cherry. Drawing from his experiences on the road and his Nor Am I contacts, Glisson was able to quickly draw headlining acts to the new venue, including such post-hardcore icons as Hereafter An Odyssey, He Is Legend, and Showbread. But the life span of MVP’S venue-space proved to be short lived when an unfortunate real estate

transaction forced its closure. Although Glisson booked a few more shows around town, life ultimately called him out to Los Angeles. In his absence, the MVP went on a kind of hiatus. Now nearly a decade past his early twenties, Glisson has returned to his hometown and reanimated MVP with a tempered, focused ambition that comes only with a potent cocktail of maturity and passion. A true phoenix from the ashes, Macon Venue Project re-emerged on the scene in style with a weekend double header concert featuring headliners Escape the Fate and 11th Hour band of the year award winners Good Night Alive. Glisson has recently announced that MVP has secured a new venue space that will have a capacity of 400 people, but there is no timeline in place as the facility is pending approval by city inspectors. In the meantime, Glisson intends to continue booking shows at Grant’s Lounge, a fitting venue for a promoter devoted so wholeheartedly to building the future of Macon’s music scene. As Glisson said, “I feel like 1975 Macon would be proud of me for leaving everyone in town’s ears ringing for days on end. With all of the music history of the past here in town, Macon Venue Project is here to say we’re still making history!” I’m inclined to agree with him. If you share my sentiment that Macon’s musical future has potential to be just as bright as its past, we must recognize that it is because the work of people like Ryan Glisson that we are able to enjoy such optimism. So keep an eye out for Glisson’s show fliers and mark your calendars accordingly. You just may be making a date 4 with history. maconvenueproject@gmail.com facebook.com/maconvenueproject

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T H E I N T E RV I E W and a lot of fun to be around. One of my favorite things that I saw on the road with him was Bill Murray came to a show he came backstage and bought a bunch of John’s CD’s and some of mine and stuck them down the front of his shirt. There was this big square sticking out of his shirt. John, early on, when he was playing in Chicago, played at this folk bar that’s essentially right across the street from Second City. During set breaks, the Second City folks would run across the street and see who was playing. It was usually John or Steve Goodman or somebody like that. Then John would run across the street when he was off and watch the Second City troupe. John still stops his shows on Saturday nights around 10:30 Central so he can watch Saturday Night Live. He may be the only person still watching it. He’s keeping SNL going apparently. Just him. Yeah. It was really great to see him and Bill catch up on that. I just sort of stood there and listened. I don’t think they spent much time around each other in the time since then, so that was cool.

JASON ISBELL Chris Nylund talks fatherhood, music and Merle with the recent GRAMMY winner.

A few weeks ago, I found myself sitting next to Brad Evans, who ending up joining me and my wife at the marble-top bar at Bear Foot Tavern. As our conversations often do, the topic of conversation wandered wildly and at some point, Jason Isbell came up. I mentioned that I was excited about his upcoming show and Brad casually mentioned that he had an interview set up for the coming week. He then asked if I wanted to do it. As you have probably figured out, I took him up on the offer. Though Jason Isbell has recently garnered widespread interest and acclaim for his last two releases, Southeastern and Something More Than Free, he is not new to the music business. In fact, he cut his teeth in Muscle Shoals playing with some of the Swampers (the Muscle Shoals and FAME studios musicians who provided the foundation for the “Muscle Shoals sound”) when he was still a teenager. He joined the Drive-by Truckers in his early 20’s before setting out on his own in 2007. While his career is quite impressive, I’m convinced that some of his best work is still in front of him. He graciously sat down to chat with me for a conversation that involved fatherhood, southern music history, the genius of the Hag’s songwriting, and playing Macon on my birthday, May 18. He also has a pretty great story about Bill Murray. What was it like growing up in and around Muscle Shoals, especially meeting and eventually playing with guys like David Hood and working at FAME studios? You know it was a good place. I was very lucky come from there. And folks like David, Spooner Oldham, and Donnie Fritts and people like that. They were very welcoming to us, the generations of musicians that I belong to down there. They were still working on the weekends and I would go see them play in restaurants. They would get me up to sit in with them and give me advice and things like that. As I said, I was lucky to have that. I didn’t realize until much later that’s really not part of their job. I mean, they were still trying to work and make money. They were just doing that because they like the younger kids that were just coming up and wanting to help them. It was a pretty special thing for me. I wouldn’t trade anything for it. How old were you when you met them? Did you realize who they were and how important they were when you met them? I was probably fifteen or so I guess. They had a law down there that you couldn’t have an actual bar. You had to have restaurants—you had to sell more food than alcohol. That worked out for me, but probably wasn’t great for musicians…I could get in to the places they were playing. My parents would take me and drop me off at a restaurant and it was a safe, legal place for me to hang out. I was probably fifteen or sixteen when 26 MAY 17 - 31, 2016

I met most of those folks. You know, the kind of music that they made. I was aware of it but it’s not really a type of music that is easily digestible when you’re that age. It wasn’t until I was twenty or twenty one that I really start getting into R&B and what folks call soul music that was coming out of that area at one time. Since then I’ve been obsessed with it, but at fifteen or sixteen years old, your brain’s not developed enough to really understand that kind of music. Macon and Muscle Shoals are very similar in many ways. One of those ways is that both Macon and Muscle Shoals are steeped in music history and traditions. Yeah. I had a lot of connections early on to that scene. One of the people in Muscle Shoals that I spent a whole lot of time around was Scott Boyer, who played with Cowboy on Capricorn Records. Him and Tommy Talton. I met Tommy pretty early on. This was all before I joined the Truckers. I was sleeping on Scott’s couch. I met Patterson there at that house. Played with him for the first time. Scott filled us in on a lot of the things that had happened in Georgia in the ‘70s. Yes. There’s a really great musical tradition down there. So you met Patterson for the first time at Scott Boyer’s house? Yeah and Dick Cooper. Dick was managing the Truckers at the time. The two of them were sharing a house. Shonna [Tucker of the Drive-by Truckers] was staying there for a while. I was

sleeping on the couch. Patterson and them were in the middle of making Southern Rock Opera. Patterson would drive up on the weekends and stay there. I think he was essentially homeless at the time...He was in the middle of whatever divorce he was getting at that point. He would come and hang out with us. We’d sit around and play songs together all night. That’s how I got to know him. You and your wife Amanda played some dates with John Prine over the last few years. I’m jealous on several levels. I would have loved to go to least one of those shows. Do you have any stories or memories of John Prine that you’d like to share? We spent quite a bit of time with John over the last couple of years. We ended up doing quite a few shows. He’s really quick witted and hilarious

That’s a way better story than I could have hoped for. First of all, congratulations to you and Amanda on recently becoming parents. GRANT’S How has that influenced your outlook on life? How has that influenced both of your careers? It certainly makes things a lot better for both of us. She’s a good baby and we have a lot of fun with her. She’s not much trouble to tell you the truth. It takes some more planning as far as work goes. There’s a greater purpose now in what we’re doing and that’s something that I really like. It’s very easy to get caught up in struggling for success without any real goal other than the success itself. That’s not how I was brought up, so that’s not something that really appeals to me. I like having an end game…it’s nice to have something greater than yourself to think about when you’re working. Speaking of touring, your current one originally included Merle Haggard, who passed away back in April. Did you get to spend any time with Merle? No. I was around him some at a couple of shows. I saw him play a bunch of times, the last time being at Willie (Nelson)’s 4th of July picnic. I’m not the type of person that’s going to go up to somebody and take some of their time. If it works out that way, then it does. Seeing him at the picnic, he had a lot of friends there. Kristofferson was there with Willie and a lot people that I think Merle knew for a long time. Had I known that Merle wasn’t gonna be around much longer, I probably would’ve struck up a conversation. But you know, I got everything I needed from the guy just from the songs and seeing him perform a few times. So I am definitely a big fan, probably an acolyte of his. FULL INTERVIEW AT 11THHOURONLINE.COM

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