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me. Not too long after I’d seen Denny that first time, I ran into Richard Betts at the home of Bill Lucado, and we screamed into the night together for a couple of days, and he sang to me and tried to fight people and it was the most legendary thing that ever happened, and I’m sure he doesn’t remember it at all, but I felt something about Dickey that night. He was an American original. So, when we decided to give out the Richard Betts Award For Being Yourself award this year, my vote went with Denny Hanson. The Denny Lama we call him around these parts.

Lucky for me, my vote still counts. Denny Hanson, I love you. I love where you’ve been, and I can’t wait to see where you go my friend. Congrats.

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FRIDAY 27TH CONCERT

THE DUTTONS AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE

7:30 p.m. The Duttons are international touring and recording artists who perform bluegrass to classical music and everything in between. Their show features a variety of instruments, including violin, guitar, bass, viola, banjo, mandolin, keyboard, harmonica, and drums, among others. Tickets $39 and up. Thegrandmacon.com CONCERT

CALEB CAUDLE IN CONCERT

Presented by Kingsland Farm at Kingsland Farm, Hawkinsville. This southern rock concert that is a fundraiser, held at Kingsland Farm in Hayneville Georgia, is to support the Museum of Aviation Foundation. Performers include Stillwater, Wet Willie, Jack Pearson Band, and the Eli Carlan Band. Music starts at 6:00pm. $45 per person | Advanced ticket sales only and this is a limited ticket event.

Bring your own lawn chairs, BYOB. Food trucks will be available.

FAMILY FUN

PAN AFRICAN FESTIVAL CAR, TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW AT CENTRAL CITY PARK

Mount de Sales Academy’s fourth annual Music at the Mount concert series starts Friday, April 27.

Enjoy live music and dinner under the stars in the Academy’s amphitheater! For tickets and news, visit musicatthemount.com. Music at the Mount is open to the community.

Caleb Caudle will perform in the first concert of the 2018 series. Caudle, dubbed “the musical equivalent of high-proof bourbon—rich in flavor, with a subtle, satisfying bite,” by Rolling Stone, was named one of the magazine’s “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know.” General Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the gate Guests may bring picnics, blankets, and chairs (no tables); first-come, first-served seating; boxed dinners are available for purchase at $10 each with advanced tickets only; boxed dinners will not be available for purchase at the concert.

The Pan African Festival Auto, Truck and Motorcycle Show is part of the 22nd Annual Pan African Festival of Georgia. The show takes place in Central City Park on Saturday, April 28th from 12 noon to 4:30 PM. Come see classic and custom vehicles from all over Middle Georgia and beyond. There will be trophies for the top 20 entries as well as special awards including the first ever Tubman Choice Award. In addition there will door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Enjoy food, live music, arts and crafts from around the world as well as special activities for youth and families. Contact the Tubman Museum about how to enter your vehicle in the show.

The Pan African Auto, Truck and Motorcycle Show is a Free – All Ages event. www.tubmanmuseum.com

COMEDY

Come and color a tree ring necklace. Learn what the rings can tell us about the tree’s life! You can also plant a seed to take home! This will grow into a pine tree. This is a free event. Program begins at 3pm and finishes at 3:30pm.

JAMES GREGORY AT THE DOUGLASS THEATRE

James Gregory, the Funniest Man in America!

Over 3 decades of family fun entertainment, for ages 12-112! Comedian, humorist, story teller and “The Funniest Man in America” James Gregory. Tickets$38 General Admission and $38 Premium Seating. Tickets available at douglasstheatre.org and by telephone at 478-742-2000.

ART/CRAFTS

THE STARTUP STUDIOS ARTIST MARKET

5-8 p.m. Blazing Paddles Showroom will be hosting an artist market the last Friday of every month.

Come help support the working artists of Middle Georgia. Each month we will host 4 artists selling their work during our monthly receptions. All proceeds go directly to the artists! Blazing Paddles Showroom, 3890 Napier Ave, Macon.

SATURDAY 28TH CONCERT/FESTIVAL

3RD ANNUAL HAYNEVILLE JAMFEST

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FAMILY FUN

TREE RING CRAFT AND TREE PLANTING AT OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENT

FAMILY FUN

MOTHER DAUGHTER TEA

The Cannonball House would like to invite moms and daughters (K-12th grade) to our annual Mother/Daughter Tea. Spend an afternoon enjoying one another’s company in one of Macon’s finest historic homes. Reservations required. This event fills up quickly so please make your reservations today!

Cost: $10 per person Limit: 35 Call: 745-5982 to make reservations.

SUNDAY 29TH CONCERT

RAY CHARLES ON MY MIND AT THE DOUGLASS THEATRE

This concert/theatre work brings the music and the story of the great Ray Charles to vivid life! Kenny

Brawner leads his 12 piece orchestra and three sultry vocalist performing the American legends most popular hits: “What’d I Say?”, “I got A Woman”, “Mess Around”, “Georgia On My Mind”, a blazing hot duet on “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, and many more! Tickets $25 in advance and $20 day of show.

Tickets available online at douglasstheatre.org or by telephone 478-742-2000.

FRIDAY MAY 4TH COMMUNITY

SPRING STROLL OF MACON HOUSES AND GARDENS PRESENTED BY THE HAY HOUSE Hay House presents the 25th annual Spring Stroll of Macon Houses and Gardens May 4-6 2018. Amble at your leisure through twelve blooming private gardens in the Stanislaus Neighborhood during the day, Friday through Sunday. On Friday and Saturday evenings, the Historic Interiors Tour will offer guests an excursion through nine private interiors in buildings designed by noted local architects. $25.00 in advance $30.00 day of.

FIRST FRIDAY

HECHNO EN: PAINTING BY VALERIE ARANDA AT MACON ARTS GALLERY

Quatro de Mayo Fiesta - First Friday May 4th 5-8 pm Light Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. On exhibit thru May. 486 First Street.

^ FREEBIE OF THE WEEK 2018 Pan African Festival April 28-29

(12:00 noon – 10:00 p.m.; the Concerts start at 6:00 p.m.) Join us on April 28 – 29, as we drum up a lot of excitement, entertainment and fun at Central City Park. The 2018 Pan African Festival will be bigger and better than ever (check out the schedule of events below) and we’re planning it full of jampacked activities — music, dance, food, art, storytelling and food trucks — and the return of the Children’s Village.

This family friendly event will feature delicious Caribbean and Soul Food options and food from all around the World for your dining pleasure. There also will be unique goods for purchase, as well as local and regional artists and artisans who will showcase their works for purchase.

All throughout Central City Park, regional and local artists, musicians and performers will entertain the crowds.

The headliner for this year’s Saturday evening Pan African Festival concert is The Legendary Funk Group Midnight Star.

Our special guest emcee for the evening is actress, comedian and game show host, Kim Coles! The former It’s Showtime at the Apollo host is best known for her role on the sketch comedy, In Living Color, and as Synclaire James-Jones on the Fox series Living Single.

Marketplace & PraiseFest is Sunday, April 29th (12:00 noon – 9:00 p.m.; the performances start at 2:00 p.m.)

SATURDAY 5TH FAMILY FUN

BIRDS OF PREY AT OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENT

Free event 10-4 p.m. Come see turkey vultures, owls, falcons, and hawks. Shows at 10:00 am, 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm. Dale Arrowood will discuss the role the birds play in their natural environment and importance of preserving their habit, as well as demonstrate how they fly quarry down.

COMMUNITY

CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION AT THE SOCIETY GARDEN

Come celebrate our favorite Mexican holiday at The Garden! Macon Makers’ Market from 12-3 p.m.

Browse and purchase art, jewelry and more from 8 local vendors. Heidi Clinite will be painting “sugar skulls and Lucia libre masks” from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Come try craft brewers versions of the Mexican-style lager including Arches Mexican Empire, Jailhouse Federale Mexican Cerveza, 21st Amendment El Sully and Bohemia Pilsner. Live music all day including our Garden Jam from 4-6 p.m. Local Mexican music on the main stage 8-10 p.m. Free for all ages until 7 p.m. $5 cover after 7 for ages 18 and up.

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DINNER ON A DIAMOND Wednesday, April 28th

A partnership fundraiser between Macon Bacon Baseball and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia. Steaks & Burgers will be served to our VIP guests by members of the baseball team on the infield of historic Luther Williams Ball Park. And that’s not all, local favorites, The Grapevine, will be performing so you may shag the night away under the stars! VIP Sponsorships are available. VIP Individual Tickets $50. Concert only tickets $5.00 (General Seating in the stands only )

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Mother’s Day Second Sunday Concert on Coleman Hill with Molly Stevens.

FAMILY FUN

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY AT COMICS PLUS

12-6 p.m. As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops.

Free Balloons, Coloring Contest, LEGO Building Contest, Special Appearance by the Mystery Machine and Transformer Bumblebee, Gaming Tournaments and EXCLUSIVE Free Comic Book Day items!

502 Cherry Street.

COMMUNITY

CINCO DE MAYO BLOCK PARTY ON SECOND STREET

11am-11pm. brought to you by the Moonhanger Group. On May 5th, we are teaming up with Tequila Herradura and el Jimador Tequila to throw a Cinco De Mayo block party! With family fun activities early in the day (face painting, dunking booth, pinatas), followed by music in the early evening and into the night with Magnolia Moon and Fooligans! Best part about it all, the admission is FREE! 382 Second St. COMMUNITY

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY AT PIEDMONT BREWERY & KITCHEN

12:30-6:30 p.m. This is our way of giving back to the Middle Georgia Community. Without your support we would not have had such an amazing first year........THANK YOU! We are planning to smoke a whole hog, sling half priced beers and jam to some live music by local musicians. Kid friendly event!

450 Third Street

FRIDAY 11TH CONCERT

BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY PRESENTS THE EAGLES’ “HOTEL CALIFORNIA”

Presented by Grand Opera House. The Black Jacket Symphony offers a unique concert experience through recreating classic albums in a live performance setting. The performance is separated into two sets. The first set features the album being recreated as a true symphonic piece. The second set, which features a selection of the album artist’s “greatest hits,” opens in full contrast to the first set with an incredible light display and the symphony being much more laid back. The tone is set very quickly that the show will feature the high level of musicianship of the act being covered and will also be accompanied by all the bells and whistles of a major rock and roll show. Tickets $30. Call the Grand box office at (478) 301-5470 or visit Thegrandmacon.com.

SATURDAY 12TH CONCERT

WORLD FAMOUS WALNUT STREET DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND AT THE SOCIETY GARDEN

Free show presented by the Jazz Association of Macon. The World Famous Walnut Street Dixie, Racing and Marching Society Jazz Band was formed in Macon to provide traditional Fat Tuesday entertainment. Members of the band come from many backgrounds including The U S Air Force Band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Larry Elgart, Macon Sym-

How do you imagine Cherry Street Plaza and its future in our community? phony Orchestra, Rosie O’Grady’s Band, the Southern Gentlemen Dixieland Band and the JAM Ensemble- and they have performed with The Temptations, Everly Brothers, The Drifters, Frank Fontaine, Four Tops, Bette Midler, The Chevelles, Chet Adkins, Barbra Streisand, The 4 Tops, New Christy Minstrels, Anita O’Day, Joe Castro and many more. Featured are such tradition jazz classics as Bourbon Street Parade, Basin Street Blues, and St. James Infirmary and, of course, The Saints. You can’t sit still when the drums, bass, banjo, clarinet, trombone and trumpet all “Come Marching In”. A magical evening of music at The Society Garden, music starts at 8 p.m.

Free show! 2389 Ingleside.

SPORTS

GEORGIA DOOM “BLACK OUT GAME!”

7 p.m. Macon Centreplex. Tickets $12 and up. The American Arena League of indoor football, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, is committed to providing a means for fans, players, coaches, and sponsors to have an enjoyable experience. It is through the extension of this mission that the Georgia Doom arena football operation was born. GeorgiaDoom.com

Enjoy live entertainment, local artisan vendors, lawn games, a movie screening and the splash pad while relaxing on pop up furniture as we reimagine Cherry Street Plaza. Create memories and share your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions about Cherry St Plaza’s past, present, and future. Your ideas, big or small, will help us advocate to make Cherry Street Plaza a place for every member of our community and more than a parking lot. All activities are free and open to the public and will occur at Cherry Street Plaza (Cherry St between MLK Jr Blvd and Fifth Street).

Friday May 4th 5:00-9:00 PM Celebrate First Friday Enjoy the Splash Pad, Lawn Games and Live Entertainment by Delta Moan and DJ B3 Saturday May 5th 9:00 AM Yoga with Sparks Yoga (Please bring a mat & water) 10:00 AM Hip Hop Cardio with Todd “T Luv” Davis (Please bring a mat & water) 11:00AM-3:00PM Live Entertainment by DJ B3 Puppy Brunch, Superhero Costume Contest (Open to kids and puppies) Artisan Market, Enjoy the Splash Pad 6:00-10:00 PM Free Comic Book Day activities sponsored by Comics Plus Superhero face painting, Movie Screening featuring “Wonder Woman” at 8:00pm in partnership with the Tubman Museum This project is made possible with support from the Downtown Challenge Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia.

SUNDAY 13TH MOVIE SCREENING

MACON FILM GUILD PRESENTS “IN BETWEEN”

The Douglass Theatre. (Israel, drama, 103 min., unrated). Three Palestinian women living in a Tel Aviv apartment try to find a middle ground between traditional and modern culture. “Ms. Hamoud’s debut feature is an unusually welcoming and engaging film, inviting you to become a part of the circle of friends it depicts with such energy and warmth. ” – New York Times. Screenings at 2pm, 4 and 7:30 p.m. $5 general admission.

CONCERT

MOTHER’S DAY SECOND SUNDAY W/MOLLY STEVENS

6 p.m. on Coleman Hill. Bragg Jam is excited to welcome Molly Stevens to our second installment of our Second Sunday concert series! We can’t wait to see everyone on May 13th at the beautiful Coleman Hill park. The concert kicks off at 6 p.m., and as always is free to the public. We will be announcing tour second wave of bands for the annual Concert Crawl on July 28th!

HEALTH/WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS MULBERRY MARKET 3:30-6 p.m. A producer-only farmers’ market to Downtown Macon. On Wednesday evenings (yearround) you will be able to get your fresh local produce and local, organic meats and eggs at Tattnall Square Park.

WEDNESDAYS YOGA + WINE AT THE SOCIETY GARDEN Wine Down Wednesdays! 6 p.m. $15 covers the class and a glass of wine or craft beer.

Instructor Casey Dean. 2389 Ingleside Ave. SATURDAYS YOGA AT TATTNALL SQUARE PARK 9 a.m. Free community event! Bring your own mat and water. Donations encouraged for instructor.

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READERS’ RESPONSE

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Do you support the proposed North Macon Plaza strip mall on Bass Road while Macon-Bibb County is already full of empty retail spaces and abandoned shopping centers?

Hell no... and I live in that area. We have seen this before. Mall comes to town... empties out downtown.

Another mall is built and clears out the old mall. The SHoppes are built and the Mall clears out. They even level half of the structure because they couldn’t fill it up. Now we want another strip mall? We have all these strip malls in Macon that are already filled with empty spaces. The last thing we need to to empty more.

- Jay B. I look forward to having another spot for Citi Trends, chinese take-out, Roses, and an ambulance chasing law office in ten years.

- Andy C. For those involved, the panic over what Presidential Parkway will become in the next few years is palpable.

Without Target, that area cannot sustain itself and we will eventually see this same pattern play out on Bass. The reality is that Macon has a shrinking middle class that cannot sustain common big box stores. P&Z should deny all greenfield develop-

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ment permits until we see at least a 30% reduction in existing vacant commercial space.

- JR Make it a beautiful park instead!!

With walking paths and places to chill... Maybe this will attract business to the already empty slots at pre-existing strip malls on Bass?

- Jan K. We do not need more strip malls when there are way too many vacant buildings. Macon Bibb seems to have the disposable mentality of constantly moving on to the next new thing rather than caring for what we have.

Planning and Zoning does a horrible job and will approve almost anything.

Want three gas stations across the street from each other? No problem, P&Z will approve. No wonder we have so much blight and unused buildings.

- Kay B. Meanwhile sub south Bibb it’s twiddling it’s thumbs and whistling Dixie hoping someone will notice that there are folks out here that would love a

nice place to eat or shop. With Amazon building out here you would think businesses would be lining up to build something.

- Gail D. Depends, there are a lot circumstances that determines where something should be built. I would like to see more businesses explore empty facilities options more and preserve more of our green space. But also know that location is what drives business.

- Lisa M. Riverstreet Corners (the location of the old Natalia’s) - on Riverside Drive needs to have life brought back in to it as well. Quick and easy access to and from the interstate. Lots of empty space. Plenty of parking.

- David H. And clean up the vacant lot where Wendy’s was. It is an eyesore and that is the first thing you see when exiting 75! - Lisa M. Look I’m all for prosperity and people doing well creating more jobs BUT

NO !!!!! It makes no sense to build another half assed “Mall” when there is already numerous areas with in Macon that are already business ready, empty vacant places just sitting there.

Why not just open it in one of those locations ?

- David W. No, I support no new developments like these, as we have too many “ghosted” properties and areas all over town needing attention and revitalization.

- Monica S. No how, no way, not now, not ever!

Does that make sense? Just want to try and get my point across clearly.

- Greg F. Well the way Macon-Bibb is going under a new shopping center for peeps in the northern part and close to Monroe would be nice. I don’t travel to Macon often because of the violence and lack of value for life throughout by various gangs.

- Bruce H.

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Meet

David Children’s Choir Director

The Maconites tell our story, one by one.

Macon has a story to tell. One by one,

The Maconites tell their own piece of that

story. See and read the ongoing story. The

documented stories and photos personify our Urban Core and the heart of Macon.

This project is funded by The Down-

town Challenge Fund of the Community

Foundation of Central Georgia, created to

implement the Macon Action Plan through a series of grants to local businesses,

nonprofits, individuals, and government entities. To read the Macon Action Plan, visit MaconActionPlan.com.

The Maconites compiled by Susannah Maddox | Photographer Maryann Bates

?There was only one thing my parents agreed on, and it was that I hung the moon.

Satisfied? Never. No never. I am always trying to improve…and I look at things very logically. And I always think that I can improve my classroom management, make things really effortless.

I teach general music, pre-K through fifth. The Bibb County Honor Choir is a district-wide audition choir. It’s relatively inexpensive. It’s an annual membership of $16 a year, and it’s this really beneficial program provided by the Fine Arts Department with Mr. Bridges and gives them an opportunity to have some extracurricular singing going on.

It’s usually 70 to 80 kids. And they meet in this room every Thursday, in the afternoons… It’s a lot of fun. It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do ‘cause I was in the Atlanta Boy Choir when I was seven. Did that for two years. Went to Spivey Hall Children’s Choir in Morrow, Georgia. And I was there for another eight.

So, this year it’s 45 children, at Alex II…and at least half of them are boys.

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is that all of my fifth graders sing like angels, and I credit that to myself. I probably shouldn’t ‘cause I didn’t have them since kindergarten.

It’s proven that music stimulates the brain in multiple ways all at once…I mean, for me, why music matters is because it’s a creative outlet. And it’s something that gives, especially children, a feeling of control when they get to be creative.

Being in an educational environment, it’s apparent that they really don’t have a lot of freedom.

When I was their age, I was the worst of the worst.

I had home issues goin’ on. So I would act out… then consequently, but also fortunately, I’d make friends with all the principals because I was in their office twice a day. I saw every counselor at least once a week.

I have my principal…and she’s fabulous. I have my Fine Arts Department Director. He’s fabulous.

And the superintendent, he is…he’s got this plan… he’s got a way to do it. They’re called ‘non-negotiables.’ If everyone does this with fidelity, then the program will work, the system will work.

I have a lot of background in technology and other places…I could be somewhere else, doing something different, making a lot more money, but this kind of stuff matters. This kind of stuff saved me.

And…I just want to make it a point to them that there are people in their corner. And music just happens to be a really good medium.

Chicken wings, my wife, and my two cats feed my soul. And I live downtown in a beautiful loft that we pay an arm and a leg for, ‘cause my wife’s a teacher, too.

Music was a good outlet for me and a good sense of control, stability. They have somebody in their corner. I have my eye out…they’re not the ‘bad kid.’

They’re the kid with stuff goin’ on at home.

Worth it? Oh, yeah. 100 percent. We don’t have any money for anything else, but you can see every church steeple in Macon from my apartment.

I do my best to reach out to the kids who have a rough day. Teachers know they can send a kid to my class who’s having a rough day.

And everyone needs to try American Faves and Mo’ on Vineville…That’s the place. Mmhmmm.

That’s the one.

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Featuring Thursday, June 7th at 7pm Coliseum Northside Hospital

400 Charter Boulevard | Macon GA 31210 *Bring your own food, drinks, and chairs.

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MACON CONVENTION & VISITOR’S CENTER RECOMMENDS

TOP SUMMER EVENTS IN MACON From music festivals to craft beer, historic homes to unique burgers, Macon, GA has you covered with a host of events this summer.

MAY Spring Stroll 2018 (May 4-6) Put your walking shoes on to explore this premier house and garden event celebrating its 25th year. Peek into 12 blooming gardens and nine historic home interiors within Macon’s Stanislaus neighborhood. If you purchase a ticket, you also have access to free seminars, floral designer displays and a garden market, where you can purchase plants and décor to outfit your outdoor spaces.

ing awareness among men about the importance of health screenings.

Macon Burger Week (Aug. 20-26): Get your burger fix when local restaurants in downtown Macon offer unique burger specials. Try Ocmulgee Brewpub, Bearfoot Tavern, The Rookery and Spud Dogs for a unique burger option.

JULY Bragg Jam (July 27-28) Macon’s musical roots run deep. At this concert series, you’ll have the chance to rock out to more than 80 bands covering the gamut of musical genres, from country to electronic. By day, enjoy family-friendly performances, and by night, go to different concerts across several Macon venues with the help of a free trolley service. Money raised from the festival benefits several local causes.

Design, Wine and Dine: Every summer, Historic Macon Foundation hosts this incredible event for those with a discerning palate for good wine, crafted beverages, food and design. Discover a completely curated experience, including plenty of tastings, during this sensory event.

AUGUST Macon Film Festival (Aug. 16-19) Macon has become a hotspot for the TV and film industry as of late, but its signature film festival, which screens independent films from around the world, launched 13 years ago. You can immerse yourself in films at several historic theaters in the downtown area and participate in workshops and talks by celebrity guest speakers. Bonus: In 2018, the indie festival will add a full dome virtual reality experiences for guests at the Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Macon Beer Festival (Aug. 25) Say “cheers” to more than 50 varieties of craft beer, musical entertainment

by Georgia bands Caleb and the Gents and Free Lance Ruckus. Your ticket to this homegrown beer festival benefits Pints for Prostates, a grassroots campaign rais-

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Chrissy Lynn, co-owner of Parish on Cherry Street, Fatty’s Pizza and two more places currently under development.

PHOTOS ANTHONY ENNIS

THE SECRET LIFE OF CHRISSY-LYNN Some college students lead double lives while away at college, hitting the books by day, partying all night, and lying to parents and instructors about most of it. As an underclassman, Chrissy-Lynn Eiszner started keeping secrets too – just not the ones you might expect.

By Stacey Norwood

The thing about Chrissy-Lynn is, she for real is one of those tall, blonde, glowy people who sort of lights up a room when she walks in it. What’s interesting, though, is you can tell that while she’s aware of it - at least on some level - it kind of freaks her out.

As she whooshes into Parish on Cherry Street, she’s breathless and shooshing apologies in my direction for running a little late while hugging an over-full manila envelope to her chest. The only thing that appears to stand between the papers inside it and the amber-colored hardwood floor below is the centrifugal force created by Chrissy-Lynn’s own rapid advance down the aisle, as she clips past roomy booths on one side while flanked on the other by the restaurant’s long, curving, marble-topped bar on the other.

Suddenly though, in the middle of another “I’m soooooooo sorry,” she stops dead still for a speck of a minute, pays me a killer compliment on the green dress I’m wearing, then hangs a hard left towards the kitchen, with “be right back” and something about “checks” floating back over her shoulder.

I settle back in my seat in one of the booths and chew on my first impression of one of Macon’s most buzz-generating restaurateurs and “nice” is the first word that comes to mind. Thing is, I don’t really do nice. Or, I should say, I don’t necessarily trust it in total strangers (and occasionally friends and frenemies). But something about Chrissy-Lynn Eiszner had come across as warm and genuine very quickly.

So there’s that.

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the person she’s talking to. Over the course of the next two or so hours that I spend in Parish interviewing its bubbly co-owner, I see Chrissy-Lynn interacting with several of her employees and, briefly, also with her business partner, Vincent Kelly. Consistently, with me and everyone else, she has the same M.O. every time – attentive, fizzy, and fun, but with just enough Jesus-doesn’t-want-me-for-a-sunbeaminess (namaste, Kurt Cobain) to take the edge off the effervescence and give her some gravitas.

So far, I’m here for it, this niceness of Chrissy-Lynn’s. She’s just not what I expected – though what that was I couldn’t say. She on the other hand, goes right for the Facebook-sniping, Twitter-dragging, Snap Chatting jugular and puts it all right out on the table.

(Backstory Alert) The downtown eateries owned and operated by Eiszner and Kelly Restaurants, LLC aren’t just thriving individually, they’re also growing in number. First there was Parish, a Cajun-Creole restaurant located on the corner of Cherry and 2nd, and next came Fatty’s Pizza, a block or so away, also on 2nd Street. Right now, two more restaurants, a new Irish pub further down Cherry Street and the return of Roasted Café & Lounge on 2nd, are currently in varying stages of development.

Successful ventures and the people behind them naturally tend to breed chitter-chatter, of course, and it’s never always nice or true, no matter where you are.

But in a big-little city like Macon, where the populace is large enough to merit multiple interstate exchanges yet small enough to retain its quaint Southern charm, word on the street tends to fly around a little faster. Especially once it lands on, as a friend of mine likes to say, “the Facebook.” If Cherry Street is ground level zero for all the whosits and whatsits in Macon, then local social media is surely the wind beneath the wings of every didyouhearsit flitting about in our fair city.

“Have you heard I’m an heiress and my parents gave me everything?” Chrissy-Lynn asks in a distinctly Leslie Knope-like tone, adding that she and Vincent started Parish with seed money they’d been salting away for years in a business savings account. She tacks on quickly (and a little proudly) that she’s driven the same car for 15 years and “lived paycheck to paycheck for most of my life.”

Leading a Double Life

Scratch the surface with Chrissy-Lynn, and the privileged rich kid turned Macon restaurant magnate is, in fact, a bunch of hooey.

When I ask what or who inspired her to get into the restaurant business, she tells me she learned the ropes working her way up the ranks in restaurant jobs she took on during college. I’m vaguely picturing a younger version of the woman sitting across the table from me scratching up tips to buy books and admiring her gumption when she segues into how she’s “always been obsessed with restaurants.”

She was first bitten by the bug , she continues, while spending childhood sum-

Crafted cocktails at Parish on Cherry. mers spent in Germany at the hotel her family owns there. There’s a restaurant in the hotel that had offered her an insider’s view from a young age, she says.

With every word, the Mildred Pierce-like narrative I’ve been piecing together in my head is coming apart at the seams.

Chrissy-Lynn is still rhapsodizing about castles on the Rhine, Black Forest cuckoo clocks, and fairytale settings when I finally slip in a question or two about her family. Turns out she hails from a long line of prosperous folk. And yup. There’s a trust fund, alright. But her parents had severed her financial support when she was still a student at Mercer, she tells me – when they discovered how she’d really been spending her time.

“I lied to my parents every day,” she recalls. At first it was just a few missed classes. But she was making great grades, so she managed to cover it up for a while. One cut class too many though, and the bottom fell out.

“I got busted working at Chili’s,” she confesses. Wait … whhhhhat?

No beer funneling on exam day stories?

No relationship with an inappropriately older man who led her down the primrose path and got her hooked on the hard stuff? No walking the streets for money or dancing the hoochie-koo to feed her habit?

Nope. She’d just really liked to work.

“They were soooooo mad,” she says, without even the slightest hint of irony, and it’s just so oddly endearing. “They told me my focus was school until I graduated, and they told me to quit immediately. I lied and didn’t” Her ruse was short-lived, however, and her parents gave her a choice: Choose the path already laid out for her and live a fairly swelligant life, or keep working at Chili’s and do it on her own terms.

Chrissy-Lynn chose plan B. She’s never looked back, it would seem, and she’s not mad about it either, emphasizing that her relationship with her parents is great and that they instilled in her a work ethic that propelled her forward.

Over the course of the next decade or so, she met her BFF and future business partner, Vincent (she was his manager at Chili’s), and went on to become a seasoned “fixer” of failing restaurants, and eventually working at the corporate level for a major chain.

Thing is … once a girl has had even a little a taste of the action, it’s in her blood. And so it is with Chrissy-Lynn.

The day-to-day restaurant-speed hustle and bustle of working in the field kept calling her name, she says. So when the opportunity to open Parish popped up and the savings account she and Vincent had been tossing money into for years had grown big as magic beans, Chrissy-Lynn decided to roll the dice and pray for rain.

As the lead P.R. drummer -upper in the Eiszner-Kelly alliance, Chrissy-Lynn is oft-quoted in local news stories as the face of a downtown success story, which is good news for Macon and no small potatoes when it comes to her chosen vertical.

Though the old acorn about almost all new restaurants tanking in under a year doesn’t really pan out statistically, the hospitality industry is not a sector for sissies. A highly cited 2015 study coming out of Cornell University puts the “90% in the first year” myth to rest, but posits the failure rate isn’t exactly low either - almost 60% in the first three years. That merciless math combined with Macon’s customer churn rate for city-center eateries makes Eiszner and Kelly Restaurants, LLC seem like a bellwether of downtown development.

Admittedly, I could uncover no gotcha numbers to validate this hypothesis. And, certainly, old stalwarts like Downtown Grill, Tokyo Alley, and the Rookery aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. But the graveyard of shuttered hang-outs and eat-ins over the last few years alone is evident in the tic-tac-toe of moving businesses, soft openings (just in case), and lightning rounds of name changes on painted storefront windows.

If the nonstop construction on Poplar Street and rings of new lofts popping up like so many toadstools on practically every downtown block is anything to go by, however, the times, they are a’changing. Results released last month

by NewTown Macon from a LandLink Analytics Services study bear witness to the tantalizing idea that downtown revitalization is, at long last, catching

hold and gaining real momentum.

“The total increase in downtown property values from 2012-2016 totaled $91,700,000, which produces over $1,374,253 in additional revenue for schools and government every year. Values of downtown properties increased by 58.9% from 2009-2016, outperforming the average increase for all property in the city by over five times,” reads a summary release from NewTown on the study results. “In fact, downtown property values increased even in years the value of all the property in the county fell. Based on this strong performance, downtown properties increased from 5.3% of the total property value in the county to 7.3%.”

With Chrissy-Lynn’s first co-venture downtown opening just as that arc started trending upwards, no doubt good timing was on her side. Striking while the iron is hot is one thing, though. Knowing when to double down is another, and it takes smarts and grit.

Not enough capital, poor location, poor restaurant promotion, poor inventory, and lack of original ideas are among the leading factors experts frequently cite as reasons restaurants go under.

When you stop and mentally overlay a map with the restaurants Chrissy-Lynn and Vincent own or are are opening, you see all are in close proximity to the lofts (built-in customer base) and each is within the epicenter of growth impacting downtown. So that’s a couple of boxes checked.

As for the rest, well, both Fatty’s and Parish have their own distinct culinary theme and cultural identity. Parish has the vintage streetlamp posts, the mural art, funky loud music, the trinity infused in almost every entrée, shrimp, grits, and a N’Awlins thing going for it.

Fatty’s reminds me of a pizzeria in Little Five Points I remember from years ago, and it makes me smile. One has a Bloody Mary bar at brunch, the other famously sends out pizza boxes with goofy, sweet, occasionally snarky jokes handwritten by staff on the inner lid. Both are constantly attached to local community-support events reported in the news, or quietly doing good works (like feeding the homeless). More boxes checked.

The reviews on the food in both places are mostly good – check, check, check, - at Parish, 368 of 468 reviews on Facebook are 5-star, and at Fatty’s, 160 of 168 are top-notch. Some of the reviews have been answered on-page by staff, others wisely left alone, and most compliments get likes – all of which keeps the spin wheel turning and both restaurants plugged in with what their customers want more of.

“People talk about their great server, gator bites, fried pickles, excellent bartender, red beans and rice, great live music, raspberry beignets and bloody Mary bar,” Facebook informs me. Bubba, it would seem, is everyone’s favorite waiter.

All of which indicates Chrissy Lee chose well when she picked the road less travelled all those years ago, and found her true calling.

But there’s one last secret to tell, she informs me.

“This is why I do what I do,” she says, noting she knows I’m now running a little late myself, but asking so nicely if I’ll just let her tell this story, I can’t say no.

Back in the day, at Chili’s, an old guy came in regularly - always ordered the same thing (salmon, veggies, 2 lemons), always sat in the same booth, was grumpy to the staff and never tipped.

Chrissy-Lynn was the only one there who would wait on him.

Eventually, during one of his regular visits, he asked her manager if she could be allowed to eat with him. The manager thought it was a little odd, but passed on the request. Chrissy-Lynn said sure, and the hateful old guy who always ate salmon and sat in the same spot finally told her his story.

His daughter had been a student at Fort Valley State University, and she had been killed. He stopped in to eat whenever he came to visit her grave. No one else had treated him as kindly, or made a dreadful day quite so much less so, than she had, all those times he’d stopped, he said.

“That’s the thing,” Chrissy-Lynn says.

“You can make or break someone’s day in 30 minutes.”

Nice.

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Rated...

“...the next couple of hours everything happily jaunts along at a nice G-rated pace.

From brightly colored cereal and adorable bed hair to positive affirmations and excited plans, we hit all the benchmarks of an animated Disney film.”

As someone who is both a cinephile and a parent of young children, I find that I have a tendency to examine our daily routines with a film lover’s perspective.

Things that happen in our lives often remind me of things I have seen in movies and television programs. Not too long ago, I discovered a consistently reoccurring trend in the way our days unfold, where they play out like a daylong movie marathon-- and as the day wears on, the movies get progressively more adult.

We start our day around 6am, and for the next couple of hours everything happily jaunts along at a nice G-rated pace. From brightly colored cereal and adorable bed hair to positive affirmations and excited plans, we hit all the benchmarks of an animated Disney film. At least that’s something we try for most days. We’re admittedly missing the talking anthropomorphic animals, but that’s largely due to yet-to-bediscovered technology and not an indictment of my family life.

By 10am, the day has moved into solid PG territory. Life isn’t all sunshine and singing. We’re real people with real lives. If it’s not the weekend, we’re at work or school, and responsibilities exist-- but truth be told, there isn’t a whole lot of difference between the G and PG portions of the day. I may have said “damn” under my breath at some point (I definitely have and probably worse), and any distasteful jokes have been told in a manner that, to the best of our

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ability, flies over our children’s heads.

Once 3pm rolls around, though, we move into the most notorious and dreaded PG-13 portion of the day-- not as care free or wholesome as the earlier parts... but not quite to the good stuff. It’s full of angst and frustration, the part of the day where we just want to shut ourselves in our room, watch TV or read pop culture magazines, eat bagel bites, secretly feed our tomagotchi, and talk about how Brad in third period talked to Lucy and not me! Metaphorically speaking, of course. There is great potential in the PG-13 section of the day. It just seems to get steamrolled by all the glory found when the kids’ bedtime rolls around at 8pm. Let me tell you, we go hard R with a quickness.

Right out the gate, I like to shotgun a beer, fire an actual shotgun, and chain-smoke half a pack of cigarettes. I immediately start dropping “F-bombs” like we’re in a Quentin Taratino movie about military air strikes. But it’s a dangerous balance. 3am is where things go NC-17 or unrated, or God help you-- a director’s cut. Just ask Rob Thomas, he wrote a whole song about it. Actually, I have no idea what that song was about.

Bo Walker is a writer and life-long Macon native, whose passion for Nicolas Cage movies makes nearly every opinion he shares subject to skepticism.

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a similar space that tribes sought afterPORTRAIT when doing rain dances for the Gods or when a 100 member choir performs Handel or when the Wilson brothers would stand around a microphone and harmonize.

Short answer: Yeah, both aight.

5. More creative space-- stage or studio?

I’m inclined to stay studio because you have more time to experiment and explore, sonically speaking.

But the stage has a ton of creative aspects that I feel get totally underutilized. A band’s aesthetic and performance and energy can be just as informative as the music itself-- finding the marriage between style and substance is a super creative process. But if I could pull a Todd Rundgren and just release albums from my living room, and go on tour once a year for the rest of my life, I would be completely content.

Short answer: Yeah, both aight.

6. You can travel back in time for 75 minutes and see one show-- who, when, and where would it be?

This is way too hard of a question to answer in some kind of concrete way. My mind just raced between Thelonious Monk in New York circa 1957/58 when he was playing with Coltrane, or The Smiths, August 5th 1986.

7. When no one’s around, what’s a guilty pleasure song that nobody knows you can play?

Isn’t all pleasure somewhat guilt inducing? Or is that a depression thing?

8. What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten from another artist?

Probably all revolves around the same cliche Shakespearean “to thyself be true” thing.

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Denny Hanson 1. What’s some music you’ve recently “re-discovered for the first time?”

Well, I suppose that depends on how far back “yesteryear” goes. TOPS’s 2014 record Picture You Staring is wonderful. Amazing vocals, super clean Marr-esque guitar tones. Very concise and nuanced pop music. My buddy Jared gifted me a copy of The Judgement of Paris by Kevin Dunn And The Regiment Of Women which I’ve been digging super hard.

is another. The new book I’m reading is Ways of Seeing by John Berger. It is a psychoanalytical journey through art history and how our perspectives and relationships to art have evolved over time. It covers everything from our own personal perspective vs. a cultural one, how the subject matter of art ebbs and flows from the concrete to the abstract, artwork replication in the modern age, it’s super heady as the kids say.

2. What would you rather have erased-- your credit history or your Google search history?

So, my initial reaction is to say credit history even though I’m at my best standing with Experian in my adult life. Google history I think could be taken horribly out of context by the wrong person. I mean, anyone who knows me well can probably guess the majority of my searches-- Cults, Poetry, Sexual Magic, Astrology, Discogs, Carl Jung... I’ve got nothing to hide. Zuckerberg probably thinks I took too much acid (possibly true), and that I want to start a Socialist Sex Cult in the middle of Nebraska (definitely true).

4. Songwriting has to be one of the most excruciating yet rewarding experiences in the galaxy-- do you see it as a purely solo effort, or do you enjoy collaborating? I really enjoy both for different reasons. As a solo effort, I use songwriting to learn more about myself and my relationship to my environment. I’m looking for something-- beauty, truth, wisdom. It helps me examine the ways I’ve slipped up before, when I’ve confused beauty or truth for malignant stimuli. It shows me the capacity I have for love, understanding, emotion. It’s kinda of like waking up in the morning, feeling like shit about yourself and forcing yourself to stand in front of a mirror naked until you find something, anything to love about yourself.

Collaboratively, its all the above elements, but you’re all standing naked together and finding things to love about each other! And the more comfortable and vulnerable you are with each other, the capacity for experiencing some truly transcendent and spiritual shit just grows exponentially. It is chasing down

3. What book are you currently reading? Or what was the last book you read?

So, I have a kind of ritualistic reading habit. I’m always incorporating new books, but I have like 3 or 4 that I will keep in constant rotation throughout the year. There’s Erotic Poems by EE Cummings and a collection of work by Ezra Pound that I pretty much always have on hand. The Myth of Sisyphus by Camus

9. Give me your Top 5 Desert Island guitar solos of all time. I will also accept Top 5 microwave or appliance solos... “Church On White”

by Stephen Malkmus and “Impossible Germany” by Wilco both have solos with an emotional range that are overwhelming in the best way possible. Happy tears. I wouldnt call it a “guitar solo” because it seems so orchestrated, but of course “Marquee Moon” by Television is pretty much the guidebook on how to play guitar like someone with some sense of art and not some masturbatory jackass.

“The Rite Of Spring” By Stravinsky performed by Me on a washer and dryer.

10. Got a personal goal for 2018?

Be here now. Stay present. Stay curious. Maybe don’t die yet.

11. Alright-- pretend I’ve never been to Macon, and I’m only gonna be here for one day...

Give me the Denny Hanson Tour: Where and what should I eat & shop, who and/or where should I see a show, and most importantly-what’s the most Macon thing I could do?

You should start out by letting me make you a pourover. I don’t really smoke weed anymore-- but by all means, if you feel so inclined. I might hit it once or twice, who knows? If Joe D’s is doing ramen day, hit that up. I wish we had better donuts downtown.

The thrift shopping and estate sales around here are always clutch for vintage duds. Go see Willie at Fresh Produce or Tony at Falling Star, both have a great variety of vinyl. If you wanna catch a show, The Capitol is the best place in town-- and no, I’m not being paid to say that. But the most Macon thing?

Go to Rose Hill. But I wouldn’t mention one word about the Allmans or anything. Probably wouldn’t even go to their graves. (I rarely do.) It really is one of the most magical places in the country.

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11 Summer Music Festivals Rockin Georgia

So many bands, so little time!

This summer is going to be fantastic, and you don’t need even need to leave the state to experience some truly inspired and legendary musical line-ups. Heck, in some cases you don’t even have to leave Central Georgia! You need information, you need suggestions? Here’s eleven Georgia arts & music festivals to choose from-- or not! See ‘em all! I know, I know some of us only have room on the calendar for one, maybe. But I dare you to read this list and not find at least one day that screams, “See me, hear me, feel me!” By Aaron Irons

Shaky Knees Music Festival When: May 4-6 Where: Atlanta, GA I wouldn’t call it a “something for everyone” kind of festival-- but if you can’t find at least one artist to be excited about at Shaky Knees then you might be broken. Jack White, David Byrne, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Lillie Mae, Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, Nathaniel Rateliff... And oh so many, many more. Go for a day or make all three, but how do you choose just one? Details and tickets @ shakykneesfestival.com Editor’s Picks: Day One- Expect Liz Brasher to throw down! Day Two- Am I the only one excited about the return of The Distillers? Day ThreeBRMC, nuff said.

The Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival When: May 5 Where: Thomson, GA

You can be forgiven if this one’s been under your radar, but you’ve been missing out on one of the best one-day music festivals in the Southeast.

Thomson, GA sits on I-20 between Augusta and Atlanta and just happens to be the birthplace of one of American music’s most influential guitarists & songwriters, Blind Willie McTell. This year’s line-up is a veritable cornucopia of roots rockers-JD McPherson, Samantha Fish, Kenny Neal, Amy Helm and Randall Bramlett to name a few. Get all you need @ blindwillie.com Editor’s Pick: Do not miss Amy Helm!

Papa Joes Banjo-B-Que Music Festival When: May 25 Where: Evans, GA

Quite possibly the greatest musical line-up of the summer, Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que has been around for more than a few years. There’s a bbq competition, kids activities, and did I mention the bands?

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, War & Treaty, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Infamous Stringdusters, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, John Moreland... And yes, there’s much more!

See the full list, sign up for the bbq competition, and get them tickets @ banjobque.com Editor’s Pick: I’ve been wantin’ John Moreland to come to town... Guess I’ll have to catch Big Bad Luv in Evans!

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Atlanta Jazz Festival When: May 26-27 Where: Atlanta, GA

The Atlanta Jazz Festival features events and performances all month long in May, but the whole thing comes to smooth and rollin’ boil during the Memorial Day weekend.

It’s different, it’s cool, and it’s free. atlantafestivals.com Editor’s Pick: Jon Batiste & The Dap Kings on Sunday.

Candler Park Music & Food Festival When: June 1-2 Where: Atlanta, GA

The best food trucks in Atlanta combined with performances from Gov’t Mule, Lettuce, Susto, Larkin Poe, and more. Spend a few minutes looking at the food truck line-up and menus, and you’ll be ready to buy tickets. My advice? Go for both days. You’ll need all the time you can get with those trucks! candlerparkmusicfestival.com Editor’s Pick: Definitely hear Houndmouth. Definitely eat Island Noodles!

Smoke On The Water BBQ Cook-Off & Music Festival When: June 15-16 Where: Thomaston, GA

I love SOTW. The festival is set up to benefit the first responders of Upson County’s volunteer fire department, and the promoters are actual fans who love their community and treat SOTW like one big family bbq! You can camp for two days on the lake, enter the cook-off, and enjoy a cherry picked line-up of talent featuring AJ Ghent, Sonia Leigh, Brent Cobb, and a whole lot more roots >>

11 Summer Music Festivals Rockin Georgia driven rock n’ roll. Learn about it all @ sotwfestival.com Editor’s Pick: You gotta, gotta, gotta see Sonia Leigh!

AthFest Music & Arts Festival When: June 22-24 Where: Athens, GA

The full line-up for AthFest 2018 is still under wraps, but the names we do know are compelling. Family & Friends, Linqua Franqa, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Elf Power, and the Connells have already been announced. You can bet that the concert crawl will be ridiculously packed with local and national acts, so play it smart and make a plan, keep it to one drink per venue, hydrate, and rock on!

Keep up @ athfest.com Editor’s Pick: I don’t care who else is comin’-- the Connells back in Athens? Yes, thank you!

Wildwood Revival When: June 29-July 1 Where: Athens, GA

The Wildwood Revival digs down deep into the freshly turned earth of roots music to come up with a three day event that’s almost to good to be true. VIP passes are fairly reasonable and include meals, and camping is encouraged. Basically, the promotors have created an Americana utopia that features farm-totable food, locally brewed beer, and some damn fine performances. Be sure to bring your own acoustic intstruments and maybe you can jam with Lera Lynn, Dylan LeBlanc, Andrew Combs, Devon Gilfillian,

Roadkill Ghost Choir, Caleb Caudle, and Hayes Carll. wildwoodrevival.com Editor’s Pick: Hayes Carll could be the highlight of the whole thang!

Editor’s Pick: I wait with bated breath... The organizers wouldn’t even give us a head’s up on what’s planned this year. First round of pics will be revealed May 13 at Second Sunday!

Moonshine Music & Arts Festival

Athens Popfest

When: June 30-July 2 Where: Braselton, GA

When: August 8-11th Where: Athens, GA

Rolling into it’s fifth year, the Moonshine Music & Arts Festival boasts over 100 performers across 4 stages, parties all day, and options for camping. If you’re into edm, then this one’s for you. The festival is 18 and over, and your best bet is to purchase tickets online in advance. Definitely spend some time on the website first and check out the full line-up and FAQs. moonshinemusicfest.com

Nothing’s been announced yet, but this massive four day event spread across four venues in downtown Athens is designed for maximum enjoyment. Bands won’t be scheduled in competing time slots-- so, you could conceivably see every single performance...

Sounds like a challenge. Keep up with the latest Popfest news and get early bird tix @ athenspopfest.com Editor’s Pick: Here’s hoping the Pylon Reenactment Society decides to ride again.

Bragg Jam When: July 27-28 Where: Macon, GA

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Every year, I get my Bragg Jam schedule and begin planning. For days, I’ll have in-depth conversations with other Maconite’s about their plans, who they want to see. I’ll sit and check out Youtube videos of artists I’ve never heard, compare my notes with others, and come that Saturday-- it’s on like a light switch. Everybody’s got their own way of enjoying Bragg Jam. You can meticulously calculate or go with the flow, but either way it’s golden. braggjam.org

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YOUR FAVORITE BAND SUCKS

Mark Mosley and Tyler Mahan Coe will piss you off. This podcast will piss you off. Read that again... That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to this podcast. It is a fantastic, NSFW, subjective review on all of the bands you know (and probably love or have loved at some point) Mark and Tyler go through various artists-- Nirvana, Interpol, The Grateful Dead, Weezer, Radiohead, and so many more, to break it down and tell you exactly how they feel. Now, one has to think there is a subtle underlying tone of satire within these podcasts, but even if not, that’s okay. They come across as the typical pretentious hipsters and counter-culture types they love to make fun of, but somehow it works. The first time I listened to Your Favorite Band Sucks, I immediately liked it for everything it is and isn’t. It’s the idea that these guys initially seem to try too hard, but then manage to bring it full circle and hit the nail on the head. If you’ve ever sat around and had a conversation with a friend completely bashing a band you both have a total hatred for then this is for you. If you’ve ever had a friend bash a band you love and got a little upset-- this is still for you. This podcast will piss you off. And you should listen to it.

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ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND SEVEN TURNS

By PHIL PALMA of The Lifters, ABB crew

After a 1989 reunion tour that unleashed a new Allman Brothers Band, everyone was so excited to hear what an album with this line-up of players and writers could do. Tom Dowd was brought in to produce, which was huge for the band. The planets seemed to be lining up for one strong ABB record. Could they do it? The album opens with the blistering guitars of Dickey and Warren shredding the open of “Good Clean Fun”. By the solos, it is VERY clear-- The Brothers were back! Warren Haynes, Allen Woody and Johnny Neel were the new blood. The songs are solid, ranging from the shuffle blues we all know and love the ABB for, to some cut-time swamp-feel grooves, and Dickey and Warren straight rockin’ your face off with “Shine It On”. Dickey’s playing and Gregg’s vocals stand out on the Robert Johnson song “Come On Into My Kitchen”. Tom Dowd was amazing, a joy to witness. During a much needed break in recording, one song emerged that was not part of the rehearsals songs. “Red Dog” Campbell called me and said, “Phillie, wait till you hear this song Brother Dickey brought in here!” Red Dog said, “It’s the best F’in song on the record! Its called ‘Seven Turns’”. Then he said, “The fans are gonna love what Gregg and Dickey do on the end of this thing!” Gregg’s voice was in great shape. I just love Dickey’s “Big Picture” image of “Seven Turns”... Just remember the lyrics to the chorus when you think of The Allman Brothers Band... “Somebody’s callin your name, Somebody’s waitin for you... Love is all that remains the same. Thats what it’s all coming too.”

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ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER

When HBO does a music documentary, they do it right.

The latest is called Elvis Presley: The Searcher. Produced by director Thom Zimny and writer Alan Light, this two part documentary carves out the story of how Elvis used his experiences sneaking off to the black churches and his estranged relationship with his father to rise from poverty to the heights of success. With the complete cooperation of the Presley family and Graceland, this film uses rare home videos and photos of Elvis along with commentary from the likes of Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and others to introduce The King of Rock n’ Roll to a brand new generation.

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My father always said, “Anytime you ever buy a tool, buy the absolute best quality you can afford-- even if it hurts your wallet. A quality item should last a lifetime, and you only have to buy it once”. I’ve always taken that advice to heart, and it has paid off in spades. The most recent example was during Cherry Blossom at the Mulberry Street Arts Festival. I ran across the booth of Go Forth Goods, a handmade leather shop from Marietta, Georgia. Founded in 2014 by Nathan Martin, the inspiration for Go Forth Goods was born out of frustration and necessity. After a cheaply made bag broke just before a family vacation, Nathan went on the search for a quality American-made product. Finding nothing that satisfied his standards, he decided to make his own. Go Forth Goods quickly expanded their line into messenger bags, dopp kits, wallets, and belts. Each item is made by skilled artists using only the highest grade leather, and they are built to LAST. Each item comes with a lifetime guarantee of quality... and an implied guarantee that the longer you use them, the better they will look.

As I write this, I’m packed for a trip to New York City. In my carry on bag, I have a beautiful leather dopp travel kit that’s holding all of my TSA approved toiletries.

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I’m a Kentucky girl turned Georgia transplant. One thing I miss about the Bluegrass State is the Run for the Roses, the fastest two minutes in sports… The Kentucky Derby. We celebrate this grand event in style. Ladies wearing one of a kind gigantic hats and men in their bow ties. We also eat in style. Mint juleps in chilled, sterling silver or pewter cups. A tradition since the 1800’s. Here’s another tradition I will share with you, my own little slice of the Derby, perfect for a picnic or watching the ponies run.

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Q&A The Full Interview

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Amy Helm

BY AARON IRONS

I don’t know kids... Reduce it all to the song, and it’s tough to beat The Band. Lyrically, sonically, spiritually, the legacy of Ronnie’s Hawks is forged from cast iron. Sure, it’s got dents-- but it still cooks. Levon Helm, the driving beat behind The Band has assumed INTERVIEW near mythical status over AN the years, perhaps even WITH more so since his passing in 2012 from throat cancer. For years, Levon’s home in Woodstock, NY has been the site of the Midnight Ramble, and many a fan and many a musician (sometimes one and the same) filled the Barn to pay homage and learn from one of rock n’ roll’s true masters. One musician who took full advantage of the experience, and indeed credits her time as a member of the Ramble Band as essential, is none other than Levon’s daughter, Amy Helm.

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Though Amy got her troubadour DNA honest (her mother is singer/songwriter and iconic personality Libby Titus), initially she chose a different path, but... Well, she’s got ramblin’ in her blood. Amy Helm’s roots stretch from the Arkansas Delta to the Catskills. She’s a descendent of rock n’ roll’s lawless past and an author of it’s future. From a van somewhere in America, Amy took the time to call and talk about her parents’ record collection, her upcoming performance on May 5th at the Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival, and what she learned from her father.

Your father was Levon Helm of the Band-- quite possibly the most influential outfit in the post Beatles landscape of rock n’ roll; your mother, singer/songwriter Libby Titus... Was there a point growing up that you realized your family was a bit unconventional?

I had a very colorful childhood, but certainly there was a lot of great music, and I was happy to... you know, looking back on it now, happy to have the schooling of those two record collections-- of my dad’s and my mom’s.

I would not hesistate to call you a natural musician--but that wasn’t the path you intially chose-- after highschool you went to college, you got a degree in psychology-- was that an act of rebellion or did you just need to do somethin’ different?

(Laughs) You know, I think that I just... um. Well, I was interested in it. I was interested in that, and maybe I was interested in figuring out what all these colorful eccentric people were up to. And I sort of followed that

for a bit, but I always played in bands on the weekends and when I was home for the summer from college. I always kept myself connecting with my peers and connecting musically, and then eventually it just seemed... that made more sense, was more fun than any of it. So, I pretty quickly veered into that as a full time career.

when I was in my mid-twenties and then again in my early to mid-thirties, back in the Ramble band.

Like many other musicians that had the opportunity to play with him over the years, I also had an incredible experience learning and growing my own musical capacity with him.

Let’s talk about that... When you write songs, are you comin’ at it from a psychologist’s perspective? I mean-- I guess all songwriters, to a degree, feel somewhat like psychologists-- but in practice, what about you?

(Laughs) Gosh. What an interesting question.

You know... I’m still really trying to find myself as a songwriter-- so, I can’t quite say yet what my process is. I’ve been connecting with a lot of other writers and hoping to cultivate that in myself.

I would say right now, I’m doing a lot of listening and searching and hopefully less psychology and more intuition to get me started.

Well, I wanna go back... You talked about the two dynamic record collections... Tell me one from your father’s collection and one from your mother’s collection that made an impression on you.

Muddy Waters from my father’s and Joni Mitchell from my mom.

Do you have any Muddy Waters memories?

No, I wished that I had. I don’t have any. But I feel, And Levon-- he put you out on the road with a band just from watching my dad whenever he would speak about Muddy, or talk about his time that he right? was able to share with Muddy-- it alYes, he did ways struck me. My dad’s face would shift a little bit, his tone would Was it just like... ridiculously frightenshift, and you could tell that he was ing? Or did you take to it like a duck to Amy Helm talking about something that was water?

May 5th very much sacred ground to him Yes! It was brutally frightening-- it was when he spoke about Muddy. brutal! But he was very old school, and he Blind Willie didn’t wanna sit around and hear about McTell Blues it too much. (Laughs) You know what I Festival mean? “Get to work!”, which was exactCONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ly what I needed. He put me in a band 11thHourOnline.com>33

recently-- why don’t we see more female musicians?

And not just singers but drummers, bass players, horns, guitar, piano, etc?

You know they’re out there. I would imagine that when touring and becoming a musician became popular in the States, probably in the ‘40s & ‘50s &’60s, it was more common for men to choose that line of work, but I think it’s shifting quite a bit. I mean, some of the fiercest players I know are women and really always have been. I think that there just hasn’t been as much awareness about it.

“I just made a new album that I recorded with a producer named Joe Henry. And I made the record out in Los Angeles at the end of last summer, and it’s gonna be comin’ out in September.” - AMY HELM

As a musician, you also play the mandolin, the guitar-- and the drums, of course. Have you got a favorite? Or is it just a right tool for the job kind of thing?

You know-- I love playing the drums the most. I can’t claim guitar... I want to claim guitar. I can play a G chord and that’s about it, maybe a D. I play a little piano too, and I enjoy all of them. It always helps to accompany yourself, and it helps me find my way in as a singer sometimes to a song.

Well, you mentioned the Ramble earlier-- so, for anybody that’s been livin’ in a yurt in Outer Mongolia... Your father started the Midnight Ramble after he lost his home in a fire. He rebuilt the studio, his home-- then he beat cancer, lost his voice, miraculously found it again... Then created this huge ongoing rent party to maintain the new home and the studio, but it’s evolved into something so much more. He called it the Midnight Ramble after the medicine shows of his Arkansas youth-- and that show, for lotsa folks, became a pilgramage. You still

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run the Midnight Ramble. What’s it mean to you to keep that particular legacy alive?

The more time we spend creating and curating shows at the Barn and keeping the Midnight Ramble alive and well, the more important it becomes to me. I recognize that my father was a working man’s musician, and he wanted to create something that was built by musicians for musicians. And if it can be a place where somebody can come in and make a payday, and feel like they’ve gotten a satisfying musical experience, and maybe gotten a little bit better for themselves that night on their gig then that was the most important to him. So, it’s very close to my heart.

Talkin’ about a workin’ man’s musician... Ashley Doolin, who was originally scheduled to do this interview-- she and I spend a great deal of time discussing women in the music business, the music industry. She from the obvious point of view, and me from the stand point of a fan of music regardless of gender. Something that’s been on both of our minds

What advice would you give a female musician dreaming about or getting ready to start out in the music business? Is there something you wish someone would’ve told you?

My dad told me two things that I have never let go of... One is, don’t ever take a personal check on a gig-(Both laughing) That’s the first, most important! And the second is to just have as much fun as you can. If you’re not having fun then you’re not doing it right. It should be joyful-- and sometimes a strange gig, where you’re not really making any money, but it feels great, and the music you’re making is great... That’s the gig to take. And sometimes, it’s the opposite scenario, and you have to kind of pick and choose. But if you just stay grounded in what’s joyful about it, things seem to shake out the way they’re supposed to.

Alright, so-- I got a question... You’re coming to do the Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival in Thomson, GA. So, I’m curious-- when you go to do a festival, somethin’ like Blind Willie McTell... Do ya’ll get together with the other artists and decide who’s gonna do what Blind Willie song? Or do ya’ll bid on who gets to actually play Dylan’s “Blind Willie McTell”?

(Laughing) No, I was thinkin’ about that myself! I actually reached out to Randall Bramblett just for that very thing-- There’s no way I’m takin’ seniority on that one! I am gonna sit in the front row and let Randall or someone else take that!

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SAM LEWIS Is there such a thing as the perfect Americana artist?

Consider it a minute. Go ahead, I'll wait... The term “Americana” in relation to a musical genre has been tossed around since the mid-1980's, but let's be honest with each other-- the term was usually applied to artists who didn't fit neatly into prescribed radio formats. Too country for rock n' roll, too weird for soul. It's a broad and thick paintbrush, Americana...But the last twenty years have seen the development of a dedicated genre full of artists of all ages, colors, shapes and sizes. See, the real draw of Americana is it's fluidity. It moves with each artist, each voice. It's blues and hillbilly, funk and pop. It can issue from the urban sprawl of NYC or form out of Georgia red clay. Sam Lewis moved to Nashville ten years ago, and that's as likely a place as any to spawn the perfect Americana artist.

For folks that have never taken the first step, the music business isn't one set of stairs-- it's multiple flights interrupted by various doors that lock and unlock randomly and without reason.

Sam Lewis marked his time on those steps while wearing a blue Wal-mart vest. While making the rounds in Nashville, Sam fell in with Matt Urmy.

The two songwriters formed a bond that resulted in Sam's first self-titled album. That record featured some Nashville heavyweights too-- guys like Kenny Vaughan, and Derek Mixon. Mixon is Chris Stapleton's drummer, by the way-- and that's probably how the next particular door on the staircase got opened.

Sam worked the clubs, road the interstates and rails, and then teamed up with Oliver Wood and Brash Records to record his next album, 2015's Waiting On You. Once again, Sam was joined by some of the industry's best, his album got stellar press. Oh, it was praised! And then Sam's booking agency went through a transition of ownership.

Transalation? No gigs. It looked like the next door was barred, bolted, and chained from the inside. Sam interviewed for a job with the post office. His album was good, but he'd relied on his bookings to make a living. In May of 2015, Derek

Mixon's boss released an album called Traveler.

You might have heard a track or two from it. As Chris Stapleton prepared to tour for his album that would earn double platinum status, sit on top the Americana charts for 42 weeks, when multiple best album awards, and generally go onto be the biggest on planet Earth-- Sam Lewis prepared for his future as a civil servant. For the puposes of this tale, we'll pretend it was actually Sam's pal, Derek Mixon, who called with the offer: Wanna go on tour with Chris Stapleton?

Stapleton himself calls Sam Lewis, “a modern Townes Van Zandt”, and perhaps it's the darkness that slips in and out of Sam's latest release, Loversity, that earns the comparison.

Like his contemporaries on the Americana scene (Derek Hoke, Margo Price, Jason Isbell), Sam has gotten political to a degree out of necessity. For many who see the leadership in Washington DC as a dividing force, Sam hears music as a unifying alternative. But don't confuse Loversity with political dissent... it's more of a reaction. The album also features pop-styled soul numbers that are easy on the ears. And if you want to call it a concept album, Sam won't mind. It is, after all, his concept.

So, is Sam Lewis the perfect Americana artist?

Could such an entity even exist within a genre destined to evolve, mutate, and shed it's skin? Yay or nay, one and the same, Sam Lewis is taking those steps four at a time, and he may just have a golden key.

ALBUM REVIEW

CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Call It Home Vol. 1 & 2

By Wes Griffith

The California Honeydrops celebrate ten years with the April release of their 7th studio album, a double LP brimming with soul, catchy hooks and house-party vibe. Bandleader, vocalist, guitarist and trumpeter Lech Wierzynski was born in Warsaw and raised by Polish political refugees. He developed his love for soul music and vocal style at an early age while listening to Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong records. The Honeydrops’ story began when Lech and drummer Ben Malament started busking in an Oakland subway station. Since then, they’ve added three full-time members (Johnny Bones on tenor sax and clarinet, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards, and Beau Bradbury on bass ) and toured North America, Europe and Australia. They’ve supported B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Allen Toussaint, and Dr. John. The title track channels fellow Bay-area artist Sly Stone and features one of the Honeydrops biggest fans-- Bonnie Raitt. Like several other cuts on the album, “Call it Home” joyously bemoans gentrification in their Bay-area neighborhood.

“Coming Around” marches on for seven minutes like a New Orleans second-line parade. “Live Learn” punctuates Vol. 1 with a funky ode to the school of hard knocks. Vol. 2 standouts include the bluesy “Silicon World,” the finger-snapping house-party special “Tell Me (I Wanna Know)”, and the sweet, soulful “In My Baby’s Arms.” If you like the soulful and funky side of American roots music, this needs to be in your collection. The California Honeydrops will be on plenty of top-10 lists come January 2019.

Drawing on a long list of influences such as Bay Area R&B, Southern soul, Delta blues and New Orleans second-line, The California Honeydrops have caught lightning in a bottle with this latest release. The infectious grooves of Call It Home have a comfortable worn-in quality like an old sweatshirt. While there are many great moments on their previous 6 studio albums, none of those efforts hold a candle to this 16-song affair. At press time, Call It Home was #22 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Albums chart and should be the summer soundtrack for backyard BBQ’s across America in the summer of 2018.

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Grayson Capps

Grayson Capps could’ve gone different. The Alabama native studied theatre at Tulane University, but found the my-

thology of the Crescent City compelling, especially the music. As a songwriter, Grayson is often associated with New Orleans, but it would be more apt to refer to him as a Gulf Coast troubadour. His songs are worn true, sometimes painfully crafted. Grayson’s voice carries the weight of years but retains the constitution of a man who cultivates hope. Though he’s continued to perform and collaborate with friends in the Alabama ensemble Willie Sugarcapps, Scarlett Roses marks the first dedicated Grayson Capps album since 2011’s The Lost Cause Minstrels.

Scarlett Roses is a strong collection of narratives produced by Grayson’s wife, Grammy-winning engineer/producer Trina Shoemaker, and it reflects where the songwriter finds his heart and mind these days. Grayson Capps is raising his family on Mobile Bay, learning what it means to exist between generations, and writing the songs that make sense of it all.

I spent the morning listenin’ to Scarlett Roses... “If I don’t crazy, I believe I’ll go insane...” Boss, I have to tell you-- I know exactly how that feels. Is that what finally got you movin’ to get Scarlett Roses off the ground? Was that album necessary for your spiritual safety, for the safety of other people around you?

Oh, music is necessary for my mental health... yeah (laughs). Just about everything I write kinda comes out of me tryin’ to get through somethin’ myself... and come out the other end in a positive way.

Well, I was gonna ask this a little bit later, but since you put it like that... Somethin’ that you’ve spoken about in interviews and that you do address on the album... You talked about where you’re at currently, being stuck between two generations. Of course, raising your own family, and then now being in the position where you have to look after your parents.

How does that feel? They don’t prepare you for that. Growin’ up, nobody ever says, “Hey! This is what’s gonna happen.”

Right. Are you experiencin’ that too? How old are you?

My birthday’s a couple days before yours, although I’ll only be 41 this year... And yeah, recently that’s been somethin’ my wife and I are havin’ to deal with-- in a limited capacity.

It’s weird, man. Like you said, nobody prepares you for that. I was prepared to deal with my own children and my family, but it’s a new one... it’s part of it too.

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Nashville breakdowns, a little West-coast fuzz, a few dashes of just good, ole’ fashion Sun Records slap-back... Is that what you get from bein’ married to [Trina Shoemaker] one of the best engineers slash producers walkin’ around today?

That’s what you get, yeah (laughs)! It’s a combination... I mean...of what she [Trina] would do. I think her passion is that she loves music intensely. She treats me like a client. She goes in, gets the best thing of each song, and it’s of the moment. I see her do this When you were writing, was that something that with every artist. She does-- she goes thoroughly into conciously fit into the music, or did you at some it. And her love of music is by being in that song, point in time look around and go, “Oh, that’s what makin’ it the best it can-- and then it’s over. She’s off that’s about”? to the next thing. And for people to listen to it... it It’s been heavy on my mind for the past four years makes it palatable to listen to over and over again of just dealin’ with stuff. And somehow, bein’ able to ‘cause so much love and work went into each one. express it feels better.

Each time you hear ‘em as a listener, you’re gonna probably hear somethin’ different, some level of labor I always feel better when I can do that, when I can and love. It’s not like a “simple recording”. I mean, it either talk about it or... That’s how I process stuff is-- it’s very simple as far as like... most of it was done like that as well. completely live, live band... I’m just sayin’ sonically, Yeah, it feels better to express it through song. I the balances that happen... It’s what makes the differcan beat the sh*t outta some concrete with a sledge ence between the average person recordin’ into their hammer-- that feels good too, but it’s more thorough Pro Tools and Elton John’s Goodbye, Yellow Brick to express it through a song... where Road (laughs). There’s differences, and you can go through it... ‘Cause it’s not it’s because of people like her [Trina]... goin’ away, and it’s very real every time We’re all tryin’ to get the best version I sing it. And it feels good. of “that” song in that particular time Grayson and space. For me, I just wanna-- and Capps Let’s talk about Scarlet Roses the her, want to capture each song as best May 10th album. There is some amazing and we can. But as a performer, it’s easy. I tough stuff going on there. You got come in rehearsed, and I know what The Creek Texas-style narratives with some I’m doin’, and it’s still alive for me...

Stage @ The gotta be “it” and juggle it all, and I understand my parents more. I understand my grandparents more.

I remember when my great-grandmother... She lived to be 105, and my granddaddy would go to her house every weekend. She lived by herself out in the woods until she was 100, but still-- it never ends. He was probably 80-somethin’ (laughs), still takin’ care of his mom! So, I don’t know...(laughs) I don’t know anything!

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James Worsham is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Plano, Texas-now residing in the heart of Georgia. Too Far Gone, his self-produced debut 3-song EP, draws from influences like Johnny Cash, Tom Petty & Bob Dylan, while maintaining a fresh, modern folk/country sound.

What it lacks in length, the songs more than make up for in depth and authenticity. Dealing with issues like abuse of power and manipulation through different perspectives, the tracks are almost sure to strike a chord with just about any listener.- jamesworsham.net THURSDAY 5/10

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Loud and proud, Whiskey Myers sing about what they know with a refreshing directness and clarity. Some call it rebel music, but it’s more like everyday soul. Their songs are stories, with characters and situations that are immediately relatable. Stories of celebration, mourning, trials and triumph. Through the quality of these songs, and their undeniable power in concert and on record, the band has attracted a devoted army of outspoken fans who pack venues, sing the band’s praises online and continue to make Whiskey Myers a growing word-of-mouth sensation. -whiskeymyers.com

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Business Spotlight: Southern Pawz WELL, BUTTER MY BUTT AND CALL ME A BISCUIT!

" Suck it up Buttercup" A dog friendly version of a peanut butter favorite.

"High on the Hog" Local artisan cheese and bacon.

My name is Shannon Jones, and I’m the founder of Southern Pawz. After my sweet Bella (my beloved chocolate Labrador Retriever fur baby) had a seizure in 2014, I began researching potentially harmful ingredients to dogs and found that some changes could help prevent another episode. Our dog biscuits are made with love in small batches using yummy, local ingredients like fresh organic blueberries, chicken breasts, natural peanut butter, raw honey, artisan cheese, nitrate-free bacon, and herbs. We are a proud member of Georgia Grown, a Georgia Department of Agriculture organization that promotes businesses who strive to utilize locally sourced ingredients. Giving back to local communities and promoting sustainability are a major part of our vision... Join our family of retail partners, visit our website at www.southernpawz.com to learn more!

Oh, and I’m happy to report that sweet Bella has not had another seizure!

Southern Pawz is a uniquely Southern pet treat and gift company. We specialize in all natural pet treats that feature locally sourced, ingredients.

We hand-bake our all natural dog treats with love using the finest locally sourced ingredients available.

Find us at Travis Jean & Carol's Linens (Macon), and Bill’s Produce (Warner Robins).

Or shop online at Southernpawz.com

Kitty City is a non profit, 501(c)3, cage free, no kill cat rescue. Most of our cats come from local animal control facilities. All cats/kittens are spayed/ neutered, vaccinated and then offered for adoption.

We provide a healthy, comfortable and safe place for them to live while waiting for adoption.

4530 Knight Rd. Macon • 478-305-7799

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> Owner training is a huge part of our training programs. True success is contingent upon the family following through with the training. Once the dogs are in a good place, that we feel they have all of their skills under their belt and are ready to work with their family, we bring them back into the picture. Families work with their dogs in multiple sessions with us prior to their dog going home to assure everyone is comfortable and confident with the training. All of our programs come with Lifetime support including unlimited private sessions and phone consultations when needed. We also have monthly client events that provide fantastic opportunities for our clients to practice with their dogs in a supportive and safe environment and receive any tune up help needed!

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