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Fri Aug 27

This day in history: (1953) Roman Holiday opens, featuring Hepburn’s first starring role.

“The Hundred Dresses” at Georgia Children’s Museum. Friday & Saturday, 7 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets $5 - $8, includes Museum admission. 478.755.9539. GeorgiaChildrensMuseum.com. 370 Cherry St.

College Hill’s Big Screen Movie Nights at Tattnall Park. Showing The Neverending Story. Co-presented by Macon Film Festival. Outdoor movie screenings. 8 p.m. Free. 478.301.2008. CollegeHillMacon.com.

Macon Architecture: a Story of Structures opens at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. New exhibit featuring Macon’s architectural gems. Hands-on components teach science, technology & artistry. Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. Free for students & Bibb Co. residents the last Friday of each month, 5 – 8 p.m. 478.477.3232. MASMacon.com. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

Sat Aug 28
This day in history: (1917) President Woodrow Wilson is picketed by woman suffragists who demand that he support an amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee women the right to vote.

City Market on Poplar Street Green Weekly market offers seasonal fresh and organic produce, skillfully created arts and crafts, free-style arts, baked goods, plants and herbs, handmade soaps, jewelry and more. 9am - 1pm.

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit in Concert Friends of Mike Weaver Foundation, Inc. present Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Tron Jackson – Live In Concert. Doors Open at 8:15 p.m., Concert at 9:00 p.m. Admission: $20.

Fall for the Arts Festival at the Grand Opera House. Family friendly arts fair with live performances & info about arts seasons and classes of multiple arts & cultural orgs. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free. 478.743.6940. MaconArts.org. 651 Mulberry St.

Wed Sept 1
This day in history: (1864) Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays siege to Atlanta, Georgia.

Dinner & a Classic Movie at Cox Capitol Theatre. “I Want to Live" (1958) 6:30 pm. Call or check website for menus & films. $5 or $17.50 with dinner. 478.257.6381 CoxCapitolTheatre.com.

Thur Sept 2
This day in history: (1969) America's first ATM makes its public debut in New York.

Robert McDuffie Festival for Strings at Mercer University. Sept. 2, Distinguished Artists Concert. 6 p.m. Free. Fickling Hall, McCorkle Music Bldg. 478.301.5751. 1400 Coleman Ave.

Fri Sept 3
This day in history: (1990) President George Bush meets with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The theme of the meeting was cooperation between the two superpowers in dealing with the Iraqi crisis.

“Honky Tonk Angels” at Macon Little Theatre. “Dreamgirls” meets the “Dixie Chicks”…Country music revue. Join us on a hilarious, rollicking and touching journey that celebrates the voices of women in country music. Experience Stand by Your Man, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Delta Dawn, 9 to 5, Harper Valley PTA, I Will Always Love You and many other great songs through the voices of the three country gals who meet on a bus on their way to NashvilleWednesday – Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday matinees, 2:30 p.m. $10 - $18. September 3 – 12. 478.471.PLAY. MaconLittleTheatre.org. 4220 Forsyth Rd.

The Electric Social at the SoChi Gallery. The best in electronic music featuring: Dark Shadow, Element, and Old Flame. 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. $5 - $7. 478.238.6630. TheSoChiGallery.com. 534 Second St.

First Friday Alzheimer’s Benefit & art exhibit at Joycine’s. Ceramics by Rheetah! Flanagan, paintings by Martha Adams Thompson. 5:30 – 9 p.m. Free. 478.743.3144. 333 Cotton Ave.

Sat Sept 4
This day in history: (2002) Kelly Clarkson, a 20-year-old cocktail waitress from Texas, wins Season One of American Idol.

Battle of the Baddest Bands
Insurrection Sound, in conjunction with Storey Communications presents the second annual Battle of the Baddest Bands at 7:00 PM, September 4th, at the Cox Capitol Theatre.
This event is the grand finale of a five-week competition where the preliminary rounds were held at Wild Wing Cafe. Four of Middle Georgia's best up and coming bands will battle it out for prizes from exclusive music retail sponsor Music Masters in Byron, GA, recording time at Insurrection Sound, a live DVD of the event from Storey Communications and other prizes. Show starts at 7p.m. and tickets are $10.

Urban Hike Series: Walk and Learn in the Corridor 7pm Trees of the Corridor: Learn how to identify common trees found in the corridor with plant ecologist Dr. Heather Bowman Cutway of Mercer University. Meet at the corner of Coleman Ave. and College St.

Mon Sept 6
This day in history: (2002) Kelly Clarkson, a 20-year-old cocktail waitress from Texas.

Vineville Neighborhood Association Wine & Music Festival
Featuring five local bands and wine tastings by Michael’s on Mulberry. 3-9p.m. at the Big House, 2321 Vineville Ave. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for kids under 6.

Wed Sept 8
This day in history: (1986) Oprah goes national.

Dinner & a Classic Movie at Cox Capitol Theatre. “The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1954) 6:30 pm. Call or check website for menus & films. $5 or $17.50 with dinner. 478.257.6381 382 Second St.

Thur Sept 9
This day in history: (1939) Audiences are treated to surprise preview of Gone with the Wind at Fox Theatre in California. Gone with the Wind debuted in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, and became an instant hit, breaking all box office records.

Lord T & Eloise in concert at the Cox Capitol Theatre This duo are know as Crunk artists and performers based out of Memphis, TN. The two self-proclaimed ‘intergalactic time travelers’ and ‘forebearers of the Rapocalypse” have spent the last three years touring the United States, sharing the stage with some of the industry’s most important modern performers, and bombarding the American media with their own sense of style, bravado and showmanship.
“No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t hate it…as good, if not better than most of the rap I hear these days…polished, unique, and catchy as hell...funny, relevant, and original.”
- THE SAN FRANSISCO BAY GUARDIAN
Show presented by Adam Smith Productions. Concert starts at 9pm. Tickets are $9 in advance, $11 at the door.

Steve Penley exhibit at Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Preview Party – Sept. 9. Ribbon cutting, meet Penley, hors d’oeuvres & drinks. $10 Members, $25 general admission. Macon native artist’s portraits of Macon-related artists. Opens to public Sept. 10. Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. $3 - $8. 478.751.3334. GeorgiaMusic.org. 200 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd.

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New Macon Co-Ed Book Club:
Looking for a hobby? Love to read? Want to make new friends? Possess intellectual conversation? The new macon co-ed book club is just what you are looking for. For more information please call 912-227-4212.

Macon Arts Gallery September 3 – 25 – “Postcards to Macon” at Macon Arts Alliance. Photographs by Maryann Bates, ceramics by Michael DeBerry. First Friday opening, Sept. 3, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 478.743.6940. MaconArts.org. 486 First St.

“Harriet Tubman: A Moses to Her People” at the Tubman African American Museum. Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon – 4 p.m. $4 - $6. 478.743.8544. TubmanMuseum.com. 340 Walnut St.

Steve Penley exhibit at Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Macon native artist’s portraits of Macon-related artists. September 9 – July 11 Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. $3 - $8. 478.751.3334. 200 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd.

Joycine's Art, Attitude & Accessory Gallery Costume jewelry, art and so much more!
333 Cotton Ave. For schedule and information contact Barbara at 478-743-3144.

Through Aug. 13 – “By Land, Sea or Air” at Middle Georgia Art Association. Tuesday – Friday, Noon – 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon – 3 p.m. Free. 478.744.9557. MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330 Ingleside Ave.

“Images of Monroe” and “Fascinating Food” at Monroe Arts Alliance Gallery September 8 – 24. Wednesday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. 478.994.8668. MonroeArts.blogspot.com. 54 N. Jackson St., Forsyth.

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“Sky Over Macon”, Fridays at 8p.m. Mark Smith Planetarium 4182 Forsyth Rd. Weekly, live star talk explore the constellations and far away celestial objectsvisible from Middle Georgia. Admission by donation. 477-3232.

Live music for kids every First Saturday at
Georgia Music Hall of Fame Every first Saturday from noon until 2 p.m., Included with museum admission, $3.50 ages 4-17. Featuring Pilar Wilder and Hayiya Dance Theatre.

Through October 10 – The World of Giant Insects at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. “Buggy Saturdays.” Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. 478.477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

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Macon Film Guild: Every second Sunday of the month. Show times are 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Douglass Theatre, 355 M.L.K., Jr. Blvd. For more information visit www.douglasstheatre.org.

Sunday Supper at the Cox Capitol Theatre Doors open at 5pm, movie begins at 6. $12.50 admission includes dinner. $6 child’s plate available.

Dinner and a Classic at the Cox Capitol Theatre: Doors open at 5:30 p.m, movie at 6:30p.m. $17.50 includes dinner. Reservations are GREATLY appreciated by calling (478)257-6391, ext. 6.

museum - gallery hours

The Musuem of Arts & Sciences
Monday - Saturday, 10 - 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. Last Friday of Each Month, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Admission - Adults $8, Students 12-17 $5, Children 2-11 $4, Museum Members Free

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun. 1-888-GA-ROCKS. $8/$3.50.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun. Admission $8, children 4-16 $3.50.

The Hay House, 934 Georgia Ave. Open Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m. $8 adults, $4 students. Children under 6 free.

Tubman African American Museum
Monday-Saturday 9a.m.-5p.m. Admission $5
for adults $3 for Children 4-17. 340 Walnut Street.

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Parking Problems

Written by Larry Schlesinger
Thursday, August 12 2010 09:17
Rabbi Larry Schlesinger Macon City Council Ward 3, Post 1 Downtown is certainly one of our city’s most precious and promising resources. I find it somewhat astounding that Macon has more buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places than does the City of Savannah. We should still offer thanks that General Sherman and his troops decided to bypass Macon on their infamous march to the sea, because our architectural inheritance today is an historic jewel to be cherished. I tend to judge the health of downtown Macon by the ease of finding a parking place on Cherry Street, particularly around lunchtime. The harder a space is to find, I reason, the more downtown Macon is thriving. Four or five years ago, I could always find a parking space along Cherry Street practically any time of the day or night, but for the past few years, I’ve more likely had to park on Second or Third Streets and walk. Most recently during those same lunch hours, I’ve been forced to park on Poplar or Mulberry Streets which would indicate to me that downtown is experiencing even more increased activity. Read more

City AUdit Finds Weakness

Written by Rick Hutto

Thursday, July 29 2010 09:24

The City of Macon just received our official audit for the most recently-completed fiscal year. Given its contents, you would think there would be a massive outpouring of demands for explanations, but perhaps delaying the release (it was actually due to the State of Georgia on December 31st but was submitted six months late) until the SPLOST wars helped keep it under the radar screen – and for good reason. In short, it was the worst audit in my seven years on Council.

Those residents who lived in Macon during the Ellis administration will remember the public outcry when one of his audits discovered fifteen significant findings that raised red flags for the City’s auditors. Even his hand-picked Finance Director was arrested (although she was later released and never indicted). The resulting “Recall Ellis” campaign was unsuccessful but the former mayor is still remembered by some for his perceived fiscal irresponsibility.

So how does the most recent audit compare? This time there are no fewer than 30 “material weaknesses” – double the number of Ellis’s worst year (several were repeat offenses from the year before that had not been addressed). Now before anyone begins to accuse me of being an apologist for Jack Ellis, let me remind you that I was one of his most severe and frequent critics. In fact, there were probably some days he wished I had never joined City Council (although I can attest that he never, even once, attacked me personally). But, as I’ve said publicly, I find it instructive that the same people who applauded me for asking tough fiscal questions of the former mayor are appalled when I ask the same questions of the current mayor. I didn’t write the City’s code nor divide the responsibilities between the executive and the legislative branch. City Council is charged by law with the power of the purse. We are specifically given the duty to oversee the City’s spending.

What are some of the specifics in the current audit? First, the City spent $13 million more than it took in last year. Do I need to repeat that number? We had $13 million more in expenses than we did in revenues. The opening lines of the audit officially state, “We were able to provide a qualified opinion on the financial statements of the City’s, meaning we were unable to provide 100% ‘clean’ opinions.” A later sentence reads,”we noted several instances of noncompliance with Federal or State of Georgia laws and regulations.” The auditors were also required to record 290 of their own audit adjustments totaling $124 million.

City Scene

Written by Larry Schlesinger

Thursday, July 15 2010 09:15

anging in the Balance

LARRY SCHLESINGER
MACON CITY COUNCIL
WARD 3, POST 1

I was honored to receive a personal invitation soliciting my presence and input in the hiring of our new Bibb County Schools superintendent. So last month in response, I attended one of the seventeen public meetings sponsored by the Bibb County school board at Rutland High School.

This was my first visit to this particular facility, and what a beautiful facility it is. I believe that we all owe our outgoing superintendent, Sharon Patterson, an enduring debt of gratitude for finding the wherewithal to erect such impressive and functional structures throughout the county that propel us into the twenty-first century.The number in attendance in Rutland’s sprawling cafeteria was sparse, but this particular session was being conducted on a Thursday workday afternoon. The people in attendance, however, were there for good reason, and most participated actively and passionately in the forum.

The facilitator gave everyone who wished the opportunity to speak, and asked that each speaker begin by listing the current school system’s three greatest strengths. I initially delayed my trip to the microphone in order to allowing a number of others to present first. And though I can’t recall exactly what I said when I rose to speak, this is substantially what I shared.

A Bi-sexual, bi-racial Murder in Pre Civil Rights Macon

Written by Rick Hutto
Thursday, July 01 2010 08:16
Last summer I went to New York City to meet with my literary agent. After spending a couple of hours discussing my then-current writing project, toward the end of the meeting he asked casually, “Do you have anything else?” I replied that I had an old true-murder tale from Macon that I hadn’t touched in several years and gave him just a quick overview of the story. Registering only mild interest, he said he was about to leave for the beach (the publishing world operates on an eleven-month schedule; if you are not ensconced at some terribly elegant ocean address in August, it is best to stay indoors so no one will learn that you aren’t among the chosen few). He instructed me to send him what I had written to let him look it over. Two weeks later, my agent called from his vacation and said, “Drop your project and get back to the murder story. Now!” By December 17th, I signed my first national book contract with Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe-Pequot, and A Peculiar Tribe: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia will be released in late September. What sort of tale could elicit such a quick response in a notoriously-slow industry? A bi-racial, bi-sexual murder in pre-Civil Rights Macon, complete with kidnapping, forged wills, commitment to the insane asylum in Milledgeville, a cross-burning by the Ku Klux Klan, the possible murder of a loud pet parrot, inter-racial homosexual coupling, the fattest woman in the world, and the brutal murder of a Shirley Hills matron while her husband lay in a local hospital bed. And every bit of it true. In fact, if I had written it as fiction, no one would believe me. As my generous law school classmate, television personality Nancy Grace, says of the story, “With characters so deceptive, it takes a sleuth to identify pure evil.” She calls my book “a race to the finish!” Read more

The Pheonix in our Midst

Written by Brad Evans
Thursday, June 17 2010 10:50
According to the myth, the phoenix is beautiful bird of very colorful plumage with an absolutely exquisite tail equally impressive if not more so. It is a fire spirit of sorts, and its story is shared in one form or another by a number of ancient cultures. Legend has it that this phoenix has a lifecycle of some 500 to 1,000 years, and that near the end of its life, it builds itself a nest of sticks and twigs that then ignites into a fiery blaze that renders both the nest and the bird itself to ashes. But remarkably and miraculously from that heap, a new, young phoenix is born to live yet again. One of the truly enduring hallmarks of Mayor C. Jack Ellis’ administration is the resurrection and transformation of the Beall’s Hill neighborhood that, like this legendary phoenix of old, has been completely reborn to new life and regeneration. For thirty years, this historic Victorian-era Macon neighborhood had fallen into sheer neglect and decline, and its sudden renaissance is an example of just how our community can partner together to effect momentous change. In 1998 and in order to spark the revitalization of the Beall’s Hill neighborhood, Mercer University and the City of Macon entered into what time, I’m quite certain, will judge as a rather historic and progressive partnership. Not only is this area directly adjacent to the Mercer campus, it is also situated between the University and the Medical Center of Central Georgia. It was, and remains, a very strategic gateway neighborhood to downtown. Read more

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Venue	WED	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Bottoms Up	2-4-1 Wells	College Night, DJ Slim	7/16: Villanova 7/23: Pistoltown	DJ Shawty Slim
20's Pub	Karaoke, 8p	Karaoke, 8p	7/16: Project 77 7/23: Sugar Creek	Karaoke, Happy Hour til 7pm
Loco's Bar & Grill	Trivia night, big payouts!	7/15: Exit 172 7/22: tba	Happy Hour $2.50 wells	Happy Hour $2.50 wells
The Rookery	Trivia, 8pm	Dueling pianos, only place in town!	Happy Hour 3-7, 241 wells	Happy Hour 3-7, 241 wells
BJ's	Karaoke with Mitch, 9pm	Happy Hour 2-7pm, $2 wells & domestics	Happy Hour 2-7pm, $2 wells & domestics	$1 shots during happy hour!
CJ's	2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm	Cornhole, 241 wells & jagerbombs	DJs Brad & Julie	7/17: B Keith Williams
Friends		Nightly Poker	Karaoke 7:30	Bud Bingo
Billy's Clubhouse	Happy hour everyday 11-7	Poker, 7pm	7/16: Dale Walker 7/23: Caleb Grimes 7/30: Matt & Lewis	7/17: Chapter 13 7/24: Randy Wesson & Co 7/31: Loose Skrews
Macon Mellow	Ladies Night: $1.50 house wine, $4.50 jagerbombs	College Night: 10% off with ID, $2.25 PBR tall boys, $3 wells, $3 ritas	7/16: Jeremy Johnson 7/23: K-Mo	7/17: Matt Moncrief 7/24: Caleb Grimes
The Bird	Ladies Night free wells for the gals after 8pm, Team Trivia	7/22: Drag Queen Bingo, $10 admission, free drinks for gals	7/16: Josh Roberts & the Hinges 7/23: Capt Midnight Band	7/17: Big Mike & Booty Papas 7/24: Tokyo Spa
Wild Wing Cafe	Gone country with Matt Pippen	Thirsty Thursdays, live local music	7/16: Soulshine 7/23: Gary Ray & the Heartwells	7/17: John Stanley Band 7/24: Radio Cult
Rivalry's		Skirts $2 drinks	7/16: Avery Dylan 7/23: Brian Smith	7/17: Exit 172 7/24: The Sit-Downs
Shamrock		Trivia 9p	7/16: Josh Carson 7/23: Stribling	7/17: Planet Retro 7/24: 2nd Wind
Asylum	543 Plum Street	DJ Dance Party	7/23: Uncrowned with Greedy White Citizens	DJ Extreme Doors open at 10:12