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y wife and I started the 11th Hour over 10 years ago in Statesboro, Georgia, out of the back of an old beat up truck with no money and too many student loans. We went out and sold every ad needed to print the first edition. We never took out a loan, we built the paper with help from a few good friends and writers, and once it was going, we moved it to Macon, to Valdosta and then to Houston County. In each of our cities the 11th Hour has played a huge part in creating a sense of community. We’ve helped create and sustain festivals and events, we’ve given tens of thousands of dollars in advertising to local charities and we’ve become a staple for folks that are looking to build a life and have a sense of place. We get so busy sometimes, putting out issues, that we forget sometimes, how proud we should be of what we have done in these towns, and of what we are trying to do here in Warner Robins. Our advertisers and our readers are the ones who understand what being a community is all about. Coming togeth-
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Barnesville 8th annual
BBQ & BLUES FESTIVAL
Sat. April 28 Ritz Pavillion - Hwy 41 Downtown Barnesville
Music starts at 5:30 p.m. Admission $10
No pets or coolers please. Bring ID
GA Music legend Award Winner: Chick Willis “The Stoop Down Man”
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Houston County calendar of events Macon’s Best Bets - events not to miss
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Enjoy delicious BBQ and other great food, cold beer & great Blues Music! Bring lawn chairs & blankets and settle in for a night of fun!
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The 11th Hour’s exclusive bar & music schedule
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RAFB (4 locations on base) Macon State WR campus Nola Brantley Library WR Little Theatre Wow Wingery Moe’s Southwest Grill Friends’s II Bar & Grill Fincher’s BBQ Margarita’s Buffalo Wild Wings Crickets Bar & Grill Yesterdaze Bar & Grill Shane’s Rib Shack
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Sponsored by Lamar Co. Chamber of Commerce • (770) 358-5884
PICK US UP AT THESE FINE LOCATIONS throughout Houston County WARNER ROBINS:
featuring CHICK WILLIS!
Gotwall’s Books Starbucks Friends on the Hill Buffalo’s Southwest Cafe Hooter’s Johnny G’s Allen’s Pizzeria Georgia Bob’s Starship Music Masters Middle GA Tech. College WR Music Store Touch of Magick El Bronco
Kipper’s Sports Bar Bahama Bob’s Jumpin’ Bean Coffee Shop The Hangar Rock Bottom Music Venue U Roll Smokes Watson Spirits & Tobacco Butler Brown Gallery Thai Pepper Oceans Nightclub Dragon Novelties Greek Village Restaurant
BYRON: Peach Outlets; Music Masters Cow and Calf Gallery Georgia Bob’s Byron Cane River Vineyard Montana’s Capt Jacks Crab Shack BONAIRE: Cavern at Southland Station Bare Bulb Coffee Johnny’s Pizza Ignite Bar & Grill Metropolis
Shenanigan’s Mellow Mushroom
PERRY Rusty’s Bar & Grill Ramada Inn Perry Medical Center Angelos Italian Bistro New Perry Hotel The Tavery
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Gentle Yoga Classes - Learn stretching, relaxing, breathing techniques to improve flexibility and well-being. 9:30am at Lifepoint Church on Walker Road. Class is donation based and ideal for beginners of all ages. Please call Helen for details and times, 478-213-8968.
Mossy Creek Soap Making Classes Sat Jan 21- Liquid Soapmaking 10am-1pm and Sat Jan 28- Cold Processed Soapmaking 10am-1pm Spaces fill up fast and I have only 5 spots available per class. Contact Michelle Rhoades at 478-973-3190 to register, or go online to mossycreeksoap.com.
Photography Workshops - The offer insights and knowledge into that digital camera you just got for Christmas. Instructor Bonnie Gehling will be offering 4 pack classes and photoshop class in January. Call 478-956-6793 for times. Art Classes at the Cow and Calf Art Gallery, Peach Shops at Byron. Learn something new, get creative and meet others. Every Second Monday, 6-8pm, One Stroke Painting Class, 256-9015. Every Tuesday, 10am-12pm, Oils Class by Allan Carey, 953-2052. And every Friday 10am-2pm, Painting with Penny Sunderman, 825-9514.
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Ronald Palooza 2012 to be held May 5th bands around the area like; 2 Finger Jester, Gasoline Brothers, Bobby Compton, Brantley, Jenna Jentry and special guests, National Recording Artist “BURNS & POE!” We have something for the whole family, along with inflatable's, face painting and much more. Blue Duck Events, Inc. is a local non-profit organization that serves the state of Georgia. BDE, Inc. helps plan, new events from start to finish for other non-profit organization throughout the state. Blue Duck Events Inc. is committed to assisting Georgia’s charitable organizations, raise awareness, and help better their communities and the individuals they serve. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia is located at 1160 Forsyth Street in Macon, GA. Our mission is to provide care and support for families of seriously ill, critically injured or medically fragile children being treated at area medical facilities. We believe that keeping families together during times of pedi-
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n our continuing efforts to help families of ill or seriously injured children, we will host The Second Annual Ronald Palooza on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds, 401 Larry Walker Parkway, Perry. Blue Duck Events, Inc. and The Ronald McDonald House are raising money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia, a nonprofit dedicated to helping families of seriously injured or ill children. The money raised will help build an addition to the current house in Macon, Ga. The Current Ronald McDonald House in Macon has 13 rooms and is looking to build an additional 14 rooms to double the amount of families they can help. Ronald Palooza 2012 will include food and retail vendors. A 50/50 drawing, Raffle items and more will be held during the event. A Poker Run hosted by the US Military Vets mc & The Tuskegee Airmen mc chapters of Warner Robins, Ga. Ronald Palooza will also include great live music from
atric medical crisis aids in the healing process. Ronald Palooza Live Music 12:45pm: Jr Perry Idol Winner 1:00pm 2 Finger Jester 1:45pm Unbroken Band 2:00pm Doc Win Band 3pm Party of 5 4pm Bobby Compton 5pm Gasoline Brothers 5:45pm Keith & JP 6:00 pm Jenna Jentry 6:45 pm Louise Warren 7pm Brantley 8:30 - 10pm Burns & poe
Ronald Palooza 2012 Saturday, May 5, 2012 11 – 10 PM Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069
THE ART SCENE
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTISTS Delta love the old movies,The especially with Saints James Garner in them, you know, “Support Your Local Sheriff” and “Support Your Local Gun Fighter.” Well, I can not promise the drama from those movies, even though artists are full of drama hehe. I would like you to Support your Local Artists! The Fine Art Society of Middle Georgia who meet every 4th Monday 7pm at the Flint Energies Building on Hwy 96 out by Houston County High School will be having their 2012 Member Art Show. There will be plenty of great art to look at. The show is held at the beautiful community of Eagle Springs in their Club House by the pool. The show will take place May 20th from 2-5pm. Come and enjoy the Creative artwork that is made by your
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local artists. The categories include Wildlife and Animals, Landscape and Buildings, Still life and Flowers, Portraits and People, Abstract and N o n Representational, Comic and Whimsy, 3-D and pottery. All art is original, no class projects or copies. Most is for sale, so maybe you will find something to brighten up your office, or house. Middle Georgia has very talented people! Come and see what they can do. Support Your Local Artists! As is at all great Art openings, this is a wine and cheese event. The Eagle Springs Club House is at 102 Eagle Pkwy, Centerville, GA 31028 If you have any questions, please call or email me. (Leslie Hoops-Wallace 478929-2263 unicornsquest@hotmail.com) LESLIE HOOPS-WALLACE
FINE ART SOCIETY OF MIDDLE GEORGIA MEMBER ART SHOW MAY 20TH, 2-5PM AT THE EAGLE SPRINGS CLUB HOUSE 102 EAGLE PARKWAY, CENTERVILLE 04 APRIL27 - MAY 25, 2012
SATURDAY
4.28 2012 Robins Air Show The 2012 Robins Air Show, featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron, will be April 28 and 29. Attendees can look forward to a host of additional aerial demonstrations, as well as community groups and interactive displays, including the Museum of Aviation’s F-15 cockpit simulator. The show is free to public. Phone: (478) 222-0812
TUESDAY
5.22 NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS “THE ATLANTA DREAM”
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Show Dates: May 4 - 6 and 9 - 13, 2012 Evening shows start at 7:30 Sunday Matinee is at 2:30 Tickets $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $10 student/child. Wednesday night is buy one regular ticket, get 1 FREE! The Perry Players Community Theatre is excited to announce the final show of their 30th season, Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple." It's a great cast, the fantastic Todd Wilson is directing and it's sure to be a hit! This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assembled for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Warner Robins Little Theatre presents “Black Jack Justice” on May 4-6 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM The play is by Gregg Taylor, who is the writer and director of the award winning Decoder Ring Theatre podcast. This show has only been preformed a handful of times in the US and we are honored that the author has so graciously waived the royalties as an anniversary gift to our theatre. This show should definitely be billed as a comedy, and it includes the whole "play within a play" bit. I believe you've read the script, but the basic premise is: Set during the Golden Age of Radio, actors in a detective radio show arrive for work to find that they don't have a complete script and must go on the air live in a matter of minutes. The writer is frantically working to finish the script before the break, but is hindered by inebriation. The show is family friendly and absolutely hilar-
ious. The show will be open to the public on a first come, first served basis. No Reservations. While there will not be an admittance fee we will be asking the audience to donate what it was worth to them after the show. www.wrlt.org Warner Robins Little Theatre, 502 S Pleasant Hill Rd. (478) 929-4579 Cost: Pay what you feel it is worth!
Northside High Presents “The Drowsy Chaperone” May 3 – 5, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. and May 6, at 3:00 p.m., in the Ray Horne Theatre. Tickets may be purchased for $8 at Northside’s front office as of April 23, 2012. A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. Northside High School is located at 926 Green Street in Warner Robins. Dr. Greg Peavy serves as principal. For more information, contact drama teacher Brian Barnett at 478-929-7858, ext. 41874, or Brian.Barnett@hcbe.net.
Warner Robins High Presents “Legally Blonde the Musical”
The Atlanta Dream is a part of the WNBA and are Back to Back Eastern Conference Champions. 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. $15 get a TWO-for-ONE Deal: A seat to watch the pros, Angel McCoughtry, Lindsey Hardin and the Atlanta Dream, practice at Northside High School, A chance to win prizes and get autographs, A Lower Level Ticket to an Atlanta Dream regular season home, game of your choice. Purchase your ticket online today at www.AtlantaDream.net and click on the Northside High School Take the Show on the Road For more information please contact Natalie White at 678-510-7466 or emailNatalie.White@AtlantaDream.Net.
SATURDAY
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VETERANS HIGH SCHOOL RELAY FOR LIFE YARD SALE 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. How can YOU help? Donate your gently used items. Rent a parking spot for $10 and sell your items or come by and take advantage of the great deals. For more information, please e-mail Monica.Mccoy@hcbe.net or call 478-218-7537.
SATURDAY
THURSDAYS
8:30 a.m. For more information and to register, visit www.active.com.
CITY FARMERS MARKET
SATURDAY
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Due to construction at the corner of Davis & Watson, the International City Farmers' Market is moving down the street in front of Perkins Field between Maple & Mulberry Sts. under the trees! Thank you to the WR Parks & Recs. Dept. for allowing the market to set up here. We are thankful for the trees that will provide much needed shade this summer! Thursdays 3pm to 7pm.
HOUSTON COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OLD BOOK SALE Show dates are May 10 - 13, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. with the exception of the Sunday matinee at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are by reservation only and may be purchased by calling 478-929-7877, ext. 51275. Prices are $10 for adults and $7 for students. Warner Robins High is located at 401 South Davis Drive in Warner Robins. Steve Monday serves as principal. For more information, please contact Fisher at 478929-7877, or Tamara.Fisher@hcbe.net.
Two American Culinary Federation Certified Chefs will be assisting the Culinary Arts Students in preparing gourmet dinners. The money goes to the FCCLA National competitors for their travel expenses. Please e-mail Sharon.Alday@hcbe.net with any questions or to purchase tickets.
May 3 - 5, 8th Annual Old Book Sale Information: 478-923-0128. Perry Agricenter and Fairgrounds.
TUESDAY
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HOUSTON COUNTY CAREER ACADEMY GOURMET DINNER & A MOVIE 5:30 p.m. $25 per meal You may dine in and enjoy a movie or you may pick up your meals to go.
5.12
RUSSELL ELEMENTARY 1ST ANNUAL RACE TO SUMMER 5K
5.19
WARNER ROBINS HIGH SCHOOL 4TH WALL CHILDREN’S THEATRE WORKSHOPS 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.$40 each, two for $75, or all three for $100. Each workshop will focus on three distinct areas of theatre; acting and scene work, monologue and audition preparation and singing and dancing. For more information and to register, please visit www.4thwallctc.org or by calling 478-227-2717.
SUNDAY
5.20
50TH ANNIVERSARY KICK-OFF WINE AND CHEESE TASTING & OPEN HOUSE 3- 7:00 PM Tickets are $15 per person. Cane River Vineyards will be serving the wine and cheese. WRLT will also be hosting an open house and offering tours of the theatre during this time. 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM. May 20, 2012. Phone: (478) 397-7352 Event url: www.wrlt.org Warner Robins Little Theatre 502 S Pleasant Hill Rd 11thHourOnline.com 5
What’s happening in Macon
BEST BETS THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR APRIL 27 - MAY 6
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he Georgia State Fair, an event that has been a part of Macon’s history for more than 150 years, will be returning to Central City Park this Spring! Under new ownership, Universal Fairs, they are excited to continue this tradition, and bring to Macon an even bigger and better week of events! Concerts include The Marshall Tucker Band, Genuine, The Bellamy Brothers and an assortment of local bands and performers! They’ll have acts like NoJoe’s Clown Circus, A Grizzly Bear Show, Rhinestone Ropers, Rattlesnake shows, Pig Races and 150 animal Petting Zoo. All of this is included in the price of admission. We will have an array of all your favorite fair foods and even better rides! The Georgia State Fair will open on Friday, April 27 and run daily through Sunday, May 6. April 30th we’ll open at 1pm with special pricing until 4pm, in recognition of the holiday for Bibb County Public Schools. General admission includes all shows and attractions, adults $7, youth $5 and kids four and under are free. Unlimited ride wristbands are $20 everyday. Fair hours Fridays 4-11pm, Saturdays 10am - 11pm, Sundays noon until 10pm and Monday thru Thursday 4pm - 10pm. The Marshall Tucker Band will play Saturday, April 28th at 8pm. Still led today by founding member and lead singer Doug Gray, they represent a time and place in music that will never be duplicated. With a ride that started in 1973, and years of rigorous tour schedules earned the band the respect of critics and countless dedicated fans. SOME FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS All events at Cherry Street Plaza, free and open to the public. Marketplace opens at 4pm. FRIDAY, APRIL 27 5pm: J’Hess (Hip-Hop) 7pm: Unity Nation’s Rhythm Mob Dance, Hayiya Dance Theatre 8:15 pm: Fire & Ice Band (R&B) SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Enjoy the day with the whole family! Local artists take to the streets in the form of song, music, dance and much more. Performers in every genre of music from gospel to R&B to Alternative will take to the stage. Vendors provide unique items and culinary treats.
All day: Children’s Corner at Georgia Children’s Museum. In a world of their own, children enjoy arts & crafts, face painting and more. 12:15 pm: African Dance & Drums 2pm: Dean Brown & Dub Shack 2:45pm: Drumming Circle 3pm: Fort Valley State Student Showcase, from jazz to pop music 3:45pm: Ken Trimmons Band 5:30pm: Ebeny Amstrong (Cameroonian artist) 6:30pm: Conquest Band (R&B) 7:30pm: Small AXE (reggae) 06 APRIL27 - MAY 25, 2012
Travis Tritt in Concert at Macon City Auditorium FRIDAY
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Travis Tritt is an American, Grammy winning, country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. Tritt has also charted more than forty times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones — "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," "Foolish Pride" and "Best of Intentions" — and fifteen additional top ten singles. Opening will be Middle Georgia's own Shane Bridges is a singer- songwriter that has been on the scene since 1995. Tickets $27.50 and up. 478-751-9232
Pan African Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity April 27 - 28
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oin us on April 27-28 of 2012, as we drum up a lot of excitement, entertainment and fun in downtown Macon as our Pan African Festival of Georgia turns “Sweet 16!” This year, for the first time in the festival’s history, all of the activities will take place at a brand new location - the Cherry Street Plaza, near our beautiful new, 49,000 square-foot Museum. The 2012 Pan African Festival will be bigger and better than ever and is jam-packed with activities (music, dance, food, film, art, and a Children’s Corner) the entire family can enjoy. Vendors will line Cherry St. Plaza with unique items, food, and art people can purchase at our Pan African Marketplace. At center stage, in front of the new museum, Georgia artists, musicians, and performers will entertain the crowds, and a special kickoff event and fundraiser will launch the Festival on Friday evening, April 27. Other features and offerings of the 2012 Festival include a Poetry Café, a Family Film, and an Interfaith Unity Service – all of which are completely free and open to the public. Founded in 1996, by artist and community leader, Chi Ezekwueche, this festival is one of the Tubman African American Museum’s signature events. Enjoy the celebration, the experience, and the presentations of music, dance, food, film, art, and spoken word, as we explore the dynamic and diverse cultures created from the African Diaspora. This weekend community event cele-
brates African influences from around the world, is open to all and is formed around Love, Peace, Unity and Hope.
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5.13 SECOND SUNDAY BRUNCH Free event with music starting at 1pm in Washington Park. This month features The Rocketboys. As always, bring a blanket, chairs, picnic and cocktails and enjoy the spring day with neighbors and friends. Food and drink also available for purchase. Great family-friendly event that is free in one of Macon’s most picturesque parks.
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2012 MACON FILM FESTIVAL WINNER SHOWCASE For the first time ever, MAGA will screen the “best of” from the 2012 festival. 1-9pm. Admission $7.50, $5 ticket with this years pass or button, students free. Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second Street.
MACON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS “BOND & BEYOND” at The Grand Opera House, 7:30pm – 9:30pm. Program includes popular music from film scores. Tickets $38.50 for adults, $18.50 for students, and $13.50 for children age 12 & under. For reservations or more info call 478-301-5300 or visit MaconSymphony.com.
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A TASTE OF SPRING WITH MARK BALLARD resented by Pilot Club of Macon Mark shares his fun and inspiring spring ideas for entertaining, decorating and floral design. Tickets $25.00 11am at the Pilot International, 102 Preston Court, Macon Phone: (478) 405-7787 COMEDIAN KEVIN HART AT MACON CITY AUDITORIUM Macon welcomes Kevin Hart, an actor and stand-up comedian. Recognizable from his film work (including supporting turns in Fools' Gold and The 40-Year Old Virgin), Hart is also an incredibly fast-talking, selfdeprecating stand-up comic. Reminiscent of Richard Pryor and a young Eddie Murphy, Hart combines comedy culled from his own life with a quick, energetic delivery that sells just about any joke he tells. Ticket Prices: $51.50. Ticketmaster.com
FRIDAY
5.04 FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY ART HOP Admission is always free. For more information visit www.MaconArtsAlliance.org
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5.18 DIGGY SIMMONS, OMG GIRLZ & JACOB LATIMORE @ THE MACON CENTREPLEX Diggy Simmons: This young superstar’s story began seven years ago in the limelight of his legendary relatives, co-starring on his family’s hit reality TV show “Run’s House.” Once Diggy uploaded a jaw-dropping freestyle and accompanying video (directed by Phil The God) over Nas’ “Made You Look” instrumental in 2009 (“Flow Stoopid”), his family tree quickly became a mere backdrop. The wattage of his self-made star power has his position in the rap game making perfect sense. “Now, when you think of Diggy, you don’t automatically think of Rev. Run & ‘Run’s House,’ you think of a rising hip-hop superstar. Tickets start at $22.50. And scholarships and iPads will be given out at the concert. Call the Box Office 478-751-9232.
THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE presents… AN EVENING WITH KELLER WILLIAMS Admission is $18 Advance/$23 Day of Show. Since he first appeared on the scene in the early ’90s, Keller Williams has defined the independent artist. Most of his career has been spent performing as a oneman band – his stage shows are built around Keller singing his compositions and choice covers while accompanying himself with an acoustic guitar connected to a Gibson Echoplex delay system that allows him to simulate a full band. 362 Second Street, downtown Macon.
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since 1997. That is especially close to my heart. Being able to read and stand in front of a group of people EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KATHY HART and share your story is so important and to help other people have that experience is really touching. I will be installed as the Centerville Rotary Club President over the summer of this year, and I serve on the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce Board, I am Vice Regent for the Sukey Hart Daughter of the American Revolution and am active in the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH).
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n 1971 the Houston Drug and Action Council was founded to educate, and provide intervention, prevention, and rehabilitation to those in our community that struggle with drug and alcohol related problems. Now, over forty years later, it is a well oiled machine that is commonly known as HODAC. From counseling victims of domestic violence, rape, and abuse to coordinating clinical assessments to providing a temporary home to homeless mothers in substance abuse recovery who need help making the transition to a drug free life while caring for minor children, HODAC covers a wide range of available services and programs. Executive Director Kathy Hart has, for the last five years prior to retirement from her duties as a city administrator in Warner Robins, invested an enormous amount of her time and energy making sure that HODAC is prepared and equipped to facilitate the needs of the Houston County area. We asked her a few questions and found that she can be found in a variety of capacities working to enhance the quality of life in our community I want to thank you for your time today. I know you’re a busy woman! First off, what is your favorite part of your work with HODAC? I do the work because I love it. That’s really all it is. I love the people and my community and I feel it’s a real privilege to be able to serve them.
What are some other activities and organizations that you are involved in? Well, I’m very active in the community at large. I chaired the CLCP (Certified Literacy Community Program) which is an adult literacy initiative,
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Every Month Hodac releases a monthly newsletter filled with useful articles, up-to-date content and fun tips for your everyday life. The Hodac newsletter is a great way to stay in touch with Hodac's events, classes, services and more while educating yourself on topics that stem from our mission points; education, advocacy, prevention and intervention. After school, during school holidays and summer breaks, Hodac’s Teen Center offers a safe and stimulating environment for youth ages 10-18. The service is free to Houston County families. 2762 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins www.hodac.org
In your professional career at HODAC and in your work with the city, who was a personal hero and mentor to you? I worked very closely with the Supervisor of the city, Jesse Fountain. He really allowed me to learn and gave me the freedom to use what I learned. He used to call me his “diamond in the rough” and over time he gave me opportunities to reveal my strengths and shine. He and my husband, Dan Hart, have been an incredible source of support and encouragement. Dan is one of the most ethical men I have ever known and he is my best friend. He really challenges me to be a better person. I moved here to be with him 23 years ago and have developed a true love for this area. You know, it isn’t my first time around but he made me a better person than I was. It’s amazing what good, kind people inspire in you to accomplish. - RACHEL HELIE
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DINING Po Man’s Kicked Up Soul Food Kicks Up Slow Food In Central Georgia
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he act of eating true Southern soul food is a meditative experience. It is frequently punctuated with satisfied sighs and worshipful eyes cast upward. It takes all day to get just right but when it’s done right there is absolutely nothing in the culinary world that can take you to that place that maybe you only glimpse in your dreams, a childhood running barefoot in fields behind your grandma’s house looking for arrowheads and lazy sun drenched sweet tea days on a sleeping porch. It’s a Norman Rockwell painting of the family table and Americana in a single bite. Po Man’s Kicked Up Soul Food started modestly as Sunday dinners at Pastor Carl (of Eagle Wings Ministries) and Terri Murray’s home. The meals were made with love for their church family and the blessing of this food extended from there to an unassuming storefront in the Commercial Circle area of Warner Robins. It’s now been there for four years. Terri,owner and manager of Po Man’s and recent participant in the Art of Chocolate event in Perry, has undergone gastric bypass surgery and with it had to adjust to considerable lifestyle changes takes into account substitutions that accommodate those with health issues of their own. She incorporates sly changes that are completely seamless in the final product. From cooking with olive oil and smoked turkey instead of lard and pork fat, to baking instead of deep frying, she acknowledges the challenges that face our area which is currently suffering a epidemic surge in diabetes and obesity. “I want to feed our community but I feel that food presents the opportunity of a twofold blessing. You can get fed and you can feel better.” One afternoon a little over a month ago, in desperate need of authentic comfort food, nightlife columnist Lacey Evans and I happened upon Po Man’s. We needed a homecooked Southern meal and boy did we get it. Lacey ordered
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Where she works? Greek Corner Pizza on Forsyth in Macon What she recommends? Our gyros, of course and our gyro pizza. And I love the Greek chicken pitas. Favorite restaurant other than where you work? It would have to be Jim Shaw’s, my favorite is the Blackened Tuna Salad.
the fried pork chop and I had the baked chicken, delicately spiced and piping hot right off the stove and prepared by Pastor Carl. Terri served our table with a graciousness that you simply never see anymore outside of small family owned businesses like this one. The sides were as delicious as anything my grandmother ever made and that is not a compliment I extend lightly. The macaroni and cheese was the baked variety that can only be described as the food equivalent of a nice warm hug. The collard greens were a marvel. I swear, I haven’t ordered collard greens from anywhere that had the flavor and balance that these did. Oxtail soup was simmering in the kitchen when we arrived and if we had been twenty minutes later I would have ordered that too. And they serve fried okra which is one of my all time favorite dishes when it is done right. It was delicious and the serving was large enough to match my compulsion to pop the crispy veggies into my mouth one after another. For dessert I ordered the Orange Dreamsicle cake, a huge slice that, when I tasted it, made me think of all of the
times I ordered the Frosted Orange from the Varsity when I lived in Atlanta. Another bout of nostalgia followed. At the end of our meal Lacey and I were full and intensely satisfied, but I wanted to have the experience all over again after I took a nice long nap. In fact, Lacey commented that the only thing missing was a couch in the back that she could curl up on. When I think of southern comfort foods I think of food that takes all day to get the perfect balance of flavor. This is the kind of food that makes you want to sit back in your chair, rub your belly with intense satisfaction and politely excuse yourself for a nap. Po Man’s Kicked Up Soul Food is located at 409 N. Commercial Circle, Warner Robins and is open Mondays 11-4, and Tues-Fri 11-6. Saturdays from 10-4. They also provide catering. (478) 225-9905. - RACHEL HELIE
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Middle Georgia is Ready for It’s Close-Up When film icon Clint Eastwood arrived in Macon last month to shoot a scene for his upcoming film “Trouble with the Curve” at Cheers, a low-key neighborhood bar on Northside Drive, the bar’s owner Jimmy Pierson was nearly speechless. “It was just unbelievable,” Pierson recalled. “You’ve got the biggest guy in the business in your bar.” The shoot had been in the works for weeks, ever since a Hollywood location scout popped in one afternoon to take some photos of the potential site for Eastwood and the production team, but the reality hadn’t set in until the man himself appeared in the doorway. A lifelong Eastwood fan, Pierson couldn’t shake the images of Rowdy Yates from the ‘60s TV show Rawhide and Dirty Harry Callahan as he shook hands with the acclaimed actor and director and showed him around the bar. Within minutes, it was clear that the admiration was mutual. “I was actually surprised that they picked the bar to shoot in, because you would think that they could just snap a picture and build the set,” Pierson remarked, “but when Clint Eastwood walked in, he told them to get a contract, and he said ‘you can’t buy a place like this; you can’t build it.’” The authenticity that Eastwood found at Cheers, and at Luther Williams field in Central City Park downtown, where he shot another scene for the baseball-themed drama, has lured filmmakers to all manner of American cities like Macon, in search of bona fides not to be found on Hollywood sound stages. To meet that demand, states and cities throughout the country have devised tax incentives, established film commissions, and advertised in print and online in order to draw production crews and their hefty budgets to town. “For every dollar that is spent in tax credits, $1.24 is made in state and municipal revenues,” Lee Thomas, the Director of the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment office remarked in a recent interview. That might not sound like much, but when you consider that the 336 film, TV, and video game productions that took place throughout Georgia in fiscal year 2011 resulted in nearly $2.5 billion in direct economic impact across the state, it’s easy to see why state and local governments have taken notice. For nearly forty years, Georgia has been at the forefront of the movement to draw independent and Hollywood production companies out of California. Ironically, a film that many Georgians protested for its stereotypical portrayal of rural southerners was the impetus for a bold policy of recruiting filmmakers to the state, as Thomas went on to explain. “(then Governor) Jimmy Carter started the office because he saw a lot of money come into a poor part of the state -- Rabun county --
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In addition to Dunwody, the Commission’s staff includes talent and production coordinator Cindy Hill, marketing and publicity manager Terrell Sandefur, along with location and production coordinators Stephanie Shadden and Tabitha Lynn Walker. “So out of the Macon Film Festival, the Macon Film Commission was born,” Dunwody explained. “We are sanctioned under the City of Macon, but we are still independent and under the film festival.”
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from the movie Deliverance, and he thought it would be a great thing to market. So, Deliverance was shot in ‘72 and we started our office in ‘73.” In the ensuing decades, the Film, Music, & Digital Entertainment office has been central to bringing over 700 feature films, TV movies and series, single episodes, and pilot productions to the state. “It has definitely had its ups and downs,” Thomas explained. “In the ‘70s and ‘80s, we had a lot of business, but in the 90s, Canada took a lot of business away, and then Louisiana had an ambitious incentive program that went in place in 2002, (but) now we have really caught up with them.” Central to the Georgia’s comeback to one of the top five states in the country for film production is an ambitious program of tax incentives for entertainment companies passed by legislators in the last decade, along with low labor costs, scenic and varied locations, and a large talent pool. Production companies from around the country routinely send scripts to Lee Thomas and her team, who search for locations throughout the state that match the company’s need. “We have a large digital library of location photos that we search through,” Thomas explained, “but sometimes we get requests that are pretty obscure or specific.”
Enter Camera Ready Counties. Created two years ago as a means to connect film production crews with knowledgeable local liaisons, Camera Ready Counties has been one of the most successful initiatives undertaken by the Film, Music & Digital Entertainment office. “What you see with this incentive is that a lot of films are going outside of Atlanta, throughout the state,” Thomas remarked. “You see shows that are shot down in Valdosta, or Rabun County, or in Macon, and we need to have someone on the ground there who can point them in the right direction, who know the community very well.” In Middle Georgia, that liaison is Elliott Dunwody, head of the Macon Film Commission, and a skilled filmmaker in his own right whose knowledge of film is matched only by his encyclopedic understanding and love for his home town. “There have been film commissions in Macon for a while,” Dunwody explained. “I’m not sure how far they go back, but there was a vacuum three or four years ago, and some of us in the Macon Film Festival decided that it was time to have a film commission with people who are in the industry.” The success of the Macon Film Festival -- which celebrated its eighth year in February 2012 -- has fostered a culture of film appreciation in Macon and has directly introduced filmmakers to the beauty and versatility of the city as an evocative setting for their work. “Because the festival has grown so much,” Dunwody explained, “we have filmmakers who come to Macon and see it as a bright spot to do a film.
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Of course, Macon and Middle Georgia have long been a location of choice for directors looking for authentic deep south locations and colorful extras. The Oscar-nominated “Fried Green Tomatoes” put Juliette on the map in 1991 and still draws tourists more than twenty years later, “My Cousin Vinny” brought the limelight temporarily to sleepy Monticello, and the legendary director John Huston brought his 1979 production of Flannery O’Conner’s “Wise Blood” to Macon, filming scenes downtown and on the outskirts of the city. The Macon Film Commission, along with their partners in Atlanta, are looking to expand that legacy by attracting big names like Clint Eastwood, along with independent filmmakers to Macon. “We have been working with several small, indie film makers for a couple of years, but the first major film we have gotten in a while is the Eastwood film,” Dunwody remarked. In addition to Eastwood’s “Trouble With The Curve” (which will feature Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams, and John Goodman), the film commission has also successfully courted another big-budget Hollywood production that is set to film in Macon in a couple months. “We’ve been working with the production crew of “42,” a film about Jackie Robinson (that will star Harrison Ford among other well-known names), for several months,” Dunwody said. “They came here just to see a particular location, but after we worked with them for a while, they have now decided to use several locations in Macon.” “I am very proud of all that they have done to pull together the Macon Film Festival,” Macon Mayor Robert Reichert said, referring to the Macon Film Commission, “but also to reach out and be the initial point of contact for the movie producers who are looking to film things here. I think they’ve done a wonderful job.” Mayor Reichert has been a staunch supporter of the film commission and the incentives that bring film production crews to town throughout his tenure. Although the film commission operates independently of the Mayor’s office, or any other government entity, its members share an ultimate goal with the mayor that transcends economic impacts and tax incentives. “There is an economic impact,” Mayor Reichert explained, “but more importantly, there is an opportunity to showcase Macon to a much wider audience that goes and says ‘wow, that’s a beautiful scene; where did they film that? That was filmed in Macon, GA. Well, good gracious.’”
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What’s Your Frequency, Middle Georgia?
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t’s no secret that the way America consumes music is changing. Big conglomerates have bought up radio stations in the area over the last thirty years and defined what people hear and used branding platforms to anticipate what their public wants. Businesses invest with those stations that they feel can best deliver their messages and their products. Those stations are run by huge media conglomerates such as Clear Channel and the Cumulus Network, in addition to several other monied agents. But the market is ever shifting and even the big boys of the radio biz are finding that the age of the monolithic definitions of public consumption are as well. People don’t want the Wal-Mart version of music. Humans crave a sense of adventure and discovery in a world that grows ever smaller. As new technologies adapt to our needs, we have begun craving a return to our native soil, something at once familiar and uniquely ours. On top of small business initiatives, Buy Local campaigns, and other locally centered art and commerce mediums, people are demanding that their voices are heard over the din of the megawatt giants. They want local radio. As of November 2011, a conversation was begun in Macon about what local radio would be. Roger Riddle, in an open letter to the Macon Telegraph stated that “it wouldn’t hurt to have a hour-long local music show on the radio once a week.We’ve got a lot to be proud of, it’s time to start showing that pride.” Chris Horne in a recent correspondence on what the nature of an upstart local radio station would be wrote that “It seems like a good idea to start with the online option as a way to gauge the community's support, to test how dedicated our volunteer DJs, etc., would be. One thing I've learned is that a lot of people can love an idea but it'll almost always be done by a small number of them. What we'd need to know now is whether that small number can be counted upon and what kind of other contributions the rest of our support might give.” As Mercer prepares to accept a fund influx to the tune
of $4 million dollars and NPR and Georgia Public Broadcasting set up tech and communications labs on campus, the question is being asked: “How can the community participate and encourage this dialogue and its accomplishment in the most constructive and creative ways?” There is talk of podcasting, investors, digital versus analog, and how to drive the brand. Speaking with a veteran of the radio broadcasting industry of twenty years who would like to remain nameless, the current state of affairs in the area is described as a sort of “land grab” that began in the mid nineties. Big corporations bought up many of the smaller radio providers in the area and populated the air waves with syndication, which eliminated any opportunity for local flavor. Programming was determined by investors and wider market variables.But according to market analysts of today and industry professionals on the ground, the big corporations are lagging. They aren’t transitioning well in a digital age. More market shares in radio clusters are owned by smaller businesses and investments houses. It is said that a lack of innovation will kill radio. If video didn’t kill the radio star, in other words, the Internet sure will. Pandora alone already generates more revenue than the entire radio industry. Sirius XM and Spotify are in hot pursuit. The buzz is that the smaller business model may already be upon radio and the reality hasn’t dawned on investors yet. It is the same thing that is happening to print media but in audio form, and something that industry pundits like Mark Ramsey are consistently discussing. Which leads us to the question: “Is now the time to stake a claim in what is uniquely ours and give a voice to it?” The questions that drive business are the questions of viability and the ability to generate revenue, but also to gauge the climate of consumption. It doesn’t take a miscroscope to observe how things across the board, from food to the way we entertain ourselves, is taking a turn toward the smaller, local interests. Combining unique talent, acts, and a digital platform with strong local investment who knows what can happen. That being said, I can think of a really big transmitter sitting idle in the heart of Warner Robins. FYI.
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Your chance to be an extra in Harrison Ford’s new film, shooting in Macon on June 12-13 When Harrison Ford comes to town in June, he’ll be needing about 1,000 people to hang around Luther Williams field while he films a few scenes slated for the big screen in the upcoming Jackie Robinson Biopic. The extras, 500 each day, are needed June 12 and June 13, according to a website run by a casting company, Southern Hollywood Events. Participants get free food, free prizes and a chance to see the stars of the movie “42.” Ford will play Dodgers President Branch Rickey who hired Robinson. The movie will also star Chadwick Boseman and Chrisopher Meloni. The movie extras are supposed to wear 1940s attire. Men and women of the time “always looked dressed up,” Southern Hollywood Events wrote. More details on styling and dress, as well as applications to be extras, are available online at www.BeInTheMovie42.com.
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FRI. APRIL 20
Saint Francis SAT. APRIL 21
The Wall THUR. APRIL 26
Dirty Sound Professors FRI. APRIL 27
Tim Lee 3 SAT. APRIL 28
Big Bird Bash
Noon - 2am, 12+ Bands!
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MIDDLE GA’S LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE FRI 4/27
TUES 5/1
FRI 5/11
Warner Robins
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Phil & Michelle Palma 6:30pm THE TAVERN
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WED 5/2
Macon
DJ Dance Party The Cavern Legion X Rock Bottom
Karaoke Friends II
Macon
Big Mike Billy’s Clubhouse
Tim Lee 3 The Hummingbird
Travis Denning, 8p Mellow Mushroom
Electric Socal Roasted Cafe & Lounge Tater & Hooch Wild Wing Cafe
SAT 4/28 Warner Robins Ransom Kipper’s Sports Grill Sidewinder The Cavern
Macon
Big Bird Bash f/t over ten local bands The Hummingbird, music starts at noon, $10 for all day pass! Marshall Tucker Band Georgia State Fair Session Road APs Hidden Hideaway The Skeeterz The Dawghouse
Travis Denning Billy’s Clubhouse
Ryan & Friends Locos Grill & Pub Radio Cult Wild Wing Cafe
SUN 4/29
Big Mike & Booty Papas APs Hidden Hideaway, 3pm outside on the deck Tony & Bob on the patio 2-6p Hud’s Clubhouse Jazz Brunch The Rookery
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Eddie Stone & Rob Walker 6:30 THE TAVERN Karaoke Kipper’s Sports Bar
Open Mic Night THE HANGAR
Macon
Man in the Box Karaoke Backporch Lounge Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm
THUR 5/3
DJ Dance Party The Cavern Dash Rip Rock The Hummingbird Drunk Drawer Locos Grill & Pub
SAT 5/12 Warner Robins
Marty Evans Band Yesterdaze Bar & Grill
Macon
Moiser Brothers The Hummingbird
Midnight in Macon 20s Pub
From Within Kipper’s Sports Bar
SAT 5/19
FRI 5/4
Macon
Warner Robins
Warner Robins DJ Dub Dizz Kipper’s Sports Bar DJ Dance Party The Cavern Sidewinder Shenanigan’s
Macon
Long Shots 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive
First Friday Art Show Roasted Cafe Gray Brantley, 8p Mellow Mushroom
SAT 5/5 Warner Robins The Wall Kippers Sports Bar
Cinco de Mayo Bash with Jubee & the Morning After & Six Strings, WOW Wingery
Macon
sunDollar Loco’s Grill & Pub
Tedo Stone The Hummingbird Gunshy Wild Wing Cafe
Warner Robins Steve & Mike Kipper’s Sports Bar Homeless Hill The Hummingbird
SAT 5/26 Macon
Plethra The Hummingbird
DRINK SPECIALS/ SPECIAL EVENTS
Ladies night, free wells for the gals The Hummingbird
$1 Drafts @ The Cavern
Ladies Night, Bottomless Wine THE CAVERN
MONDAYS
9-ball Tournament 8pm Friends on the Hill
Open Mic Night KIPPER’S 15% off with Military ID WOW WINGERY
Special: 24oz draft and 10 wings $7.50 @ FRIENDS II Happy hour til 9pm, jam & rehearse 7-10pm, 20’s Pub
Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos $1 Wells all night, The Bird
$3.25 22oz Bud & Bud Lt Drafts • $13 Bud & Bud Lt Buckets • $2 House Vodkas Wild Wing Cafe
TUESDAYS
Karaoke til 2am, Drink or Drown THE CAVERN 2-4-1 drafts all night @ JOHNNY’S PIZZERIA
Pool tournament 8pm, Open Mic Night 9pm FRIENDS ON THE HILL Trivia starts at 8pm KIPPER’S SPORTS GRILL
1/2 off cocktails and Appetizers WOW WINGERY
Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos $8 bottomless mugs HL, PBR, $5 carbombs, $3 Guinness The Hummingbird
2 for Tues- buy 8 wings and get 8 free! $2 domestic drafts Wild Wing
WEDNESDAYS
Trivia, $5.99 Pitchers JOHNNY’S PIZZERIA
Karaoke SHENANIGAN’S
Indoor Cornhole 7:30pm, Karaoke 9pm FRIENDS II Ladies Night - 2 for 1 Margaritas BAHAMA BOBS Karaoke KIPPER’S
Steel tip dart tournament 7:30pm FRIENDS ON THE HILL
Country Fried Weds- $1.50 natty lites, $2 bud & bud LT drafts, $4 rodeo bombs and country fried chicken wings Wild Wing Cafe Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos
THURSDAYS
Texas Hold ‘Em 7:30pm Pool Tourney 8:30pm FRIENDS II Team Trivia - Karaoke THE HANGAR
The Rookery 11-1am: $2 Bud Lt bottles, $4.50 well doubles, and 2 for 1 Jager. BJ Billiards, $3 wells and $2 domestics, shots
Taco Rita Nite- $2 tacos, $3 margaritas, $6 Megaritas, $4 Irish Bombs, 2-4-1 Jager Bombs Wild Wing
Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos
FRIDAYS
Beer Pong - 8pm FRIENDS ON THE HILL $20 Drink or Drown THE CAVERN
Drink or Drown 9-CL KIPPER’S SPORTS GRILL
49¢ Draft beer, wings and $1.49 well drinks, WOW Wingery Happy Hour prices for poker players, BJ’s Billiards
Buy 1/Get 1 wells 8-until, Giveaways! AP’s Hideaway
The Rookery 11-1am: $2 BL bottles, $4.50 well doubles, $3 Sex on the Beach and 2 for 1 Jager. Everyday, Miller Lite buckets just $12! Wild Wing
SATURDAYS
Beer Pong FRIENDS ON THE HILL
Karaoke SHENANIGAN’S
Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos $10 Beer Buckets, 20’s Pub
Game Day Specials: $3.25 Miller Lt & Coors Lt Stadium Cups Wild Wing Cafe
NFL SUNDAYS
$10 beer buckets, 20’s Pub
$7.99 Beer buckets Giuseppi’s
Live acoustic on patio, 6:309:30pm. $3.25 22oz Bud & Bud Lt Drafts, $3 Bloody Marys Wild Wing Cafe $3 Bloody Marys Locos
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COUNTRY MUSIC'S RISING STAR COLBY DEE HEADLINED HOMETOWN SHOW ON FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Dee saying, "Colby Dee has such an undeniable energy that definitely flows over from her recordings to her live performance. You will no doubt be entertained by Colby Dee’s talent, and wowed by her professionalism. She will leave you wanting more..." Publisher Brad Evans had a few minutes to chat with Colby about her recent show. On the phone at her new residence in Nashville, Colby responds....
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Macon’s newest dance club, Element open Wed-Sat!
DJ KIDD STARR every Thursday, DJ Dub Dizz every Friday at Kipper’s! DJ Drive at The Cavern; Middle GA’s hottest dance party every THursday and Friday night!
KARAOKE
Tuesdays at The Cavern
Wednesdays 9:30-1:30 with Jayson, Kippers Sports Bar
Friday nights at Hud’s Clubhouse on Hwy 247 Wednesday & Sunday 8pm-until at AP’s Hidden Hideaway Fridays at Friends II, WR
Every Friday & Saturday, Friends Bar & Grill, Macon Sundays & Wed. with Brad, 9pm The Backporch Lounge
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Country music has found its new Georgia Peach in talented up-andcoming artist, Colby Dee. On Friday, April 20, the Warner Robins native performed live for her hometown crowd at the Cox Capitol Theatre in downtown Macon. Fans in attendance will be able to participate in the making of Colby Dee’s new music video and will also receive exclusive giveaways. “I’m thrilled to be playing this important show and especially proud to be doing it in my hometown,” says Colby Dee. Growing up in Warner Robins, Colby says she was inspired by Macon music legends and led her to believe that her dreams of making it in the music business is possible. Billboard.com’s Chuck Dauphin has quickly become a fan of Colby
Tell me how you first got into music. I started singing when I was seven. I’d sing at home, which my mother encouraged. My first performace was at a Macon Whoopee game. I really started pursuring music seriously about a year ago. How has the transition to Nashville been? It’s going really well. It was a little scary because everyone up here seems to be searching for a dream. But I’ve had great luck, working with Lady Antebellum, Braid Paisley, and folks like that. It’s been a great ride, and I’ve enjoyed it so much, every minute of it. What’s been the best moment so far? Now that’s a hard one! Writing with different songwriters is always a favorite of mine. Having two stories and making it into one. It’s always something that I love watching. I got to meet Garth Brooks when he was inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
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Every Tuesday night, come play with friends, great prizes! 7-9pm 20’s Pub
TRIVIA
NOW TUESDAYS: Hardest Trivia in Macon 7-9pm at BJs Billiards Wednesdays, Johnny’s Pizzeria
Thursdays at 8pm, Wow Wingery Tuesday Night Trivia (8pm) with Outspoken Entertainment., Wild Wing Cafe
Trivia every Monday night with Woody at the Backporch Lounge Tuesday night trivia with our own Jammin’ Rivalrys
Trivia with T-Bag at Loco’s every Wednesday, 8:30pm!
Every Wednesday at The Rookery, compete for $5,000 grand prize! 8pm
Every Wednesday at The Bird, 7pm.
POKER
Poker Tournament every Mon & Wed 7 and 10pm, Kippers Sports Bar Nightly Poker 7:30p, Friends Bar Nightly Poker 8p, BJ Billiards
Sat 2p,Wed 7p, Billy’s Clubhouse Tues,Wed and Thur:Texas Hold ‘Em 7pm at AP’s Hidden Hideaway
Burns & Poe @ Ronald Palooza
FRI, APRIL 27
Sanction Radio, Legion X, Blood Country & Holocaustion @ Rock Bottom Rock Bottom's Final Show! The live music venue will be closing its doors. Legion X is a hard-working, hard-rocking heavy metal band out of Atlanta.
SAT, APRIL 28
Big Bird Bash @ The Hummingbird, Macon Once again, the Hummingbird will host their quarterly music showcase from 4pm2am. Last year was a smashing success with 48 bands and acoustic acts, singing original music written right here in Middle Georgia. Last year we raised over $10,000 for local musicians as well as over $5,000 for Central GA CASA. This year’s headliner is Stereomonster; an up and coming band from Columbus. Other acts include: The Woodtops, Stranger Than Most, Louise Warren, Farewell Disaster, Roger Jackson, Gary Sassaman, Flat Bridge, Plethra, and The
Plethra @ The Hummingbird Tarlatans. Our traditional high heel race will take place at 5:30PM and our PBR Art Contest winner will be announced at 6:00PM . Submissions will be taken now through April 27th. Visit hummingbirdmacon.com for more details.
SAT, MAY 5
Jubee & the Morning After with Six Strings @ WOW Wingery Come on out for an all day Cinco de Mayo Bash. Enjoy drink specials, Bud promos and live music starting at 5pm. Jubee & friends took home the 11th Hour Readers’ Choice awards this year for Best Overall Band, and Best Hip Hop Band. The group also recently won a chance to perform late night and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Burns & Poe @ Ronald Palooza A day full of festivities and live music for a great cause in Central Georgia will culminate with national recording artists Burns & Poe at 9pm. Keith Burns built his chops through club gigs in his hometown of
Jubee & the Morning After @ WOW Wingery Atlanta before starting a six-year run on bass with Joe Diffie. He then stepped into the spotlight in 1996 as co-founder of Trick Pony, with whom he recorded and performed all the way to the group’s breakup. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Michelle Poe learned the ropes as bassist in the family band. After high school graduation, she moved to Nashville and picked up band gigs on bass and harmony vocals with Dierks Bentley, Steve Holy and Hank Williams Jr. Together, Burns & Poe is country-soaked, adrenaline-driven, funlovin' band on their way to stardom.
SAT, MAY 19
Steve & Mike @ Kippers S&M is actually Steve and Mike, two long time friends who have played music together for nearly 20 years. Don't worry, there aren't any whips or chains, just good music with an acoustic flair. We mix today's rock and alternative hits with yesterdays best. Come and see one of our shows and find out for yourself what S&M is about! 11thHourOnline.com 17
BUSTED
IN MY HEAD
Ripped from a journal of suspected murderer found hiding out in Macon
The recently arrested in Houston County
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ADAM EDWARDS
BENJEMEN WEBER
CARLOS PICKET
DAVON WILSON
HOld
Probation Violation
Probation Violation
Agg Assault
DEKIVISH ROBINSON
KARLA RODRIGUEZ
LESLIE HOWELL
MARSHALL PORTER
Hold
Driving without a valid Criminal Trespass license
MATTHEW BARRY
MIGUEL ELMORE
Violation of Probation
Hold
ONA REED Violation probation
BRITTANY WILLIAMS Affray, disrupting public schools
MONTEZ JACKSON
Burglery
NATHAN MEECE
Criminal Damage
Burlgary
CHARLES GLOVER Battery, family violence
VICTORIA OUTLAW
ZAKIAH TATE Driving with suspended license
CHARLES LONG Theft, no insurance, seat belt violation
TEONDRIUS JOHNSON
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Hold
Theft by Taking, Criminal Tresspass
CYNTHIA DICKEY Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol
n the months before their deaths, relatives say Mildred and Jewel Cleveland had struggled living in the same house with Mildred's grown son, Jason Howard. Jobless and socially withdrawn, Howard was a disturbed man who had been committed to a mental institution for schizophrenia following his arrest for robbing a bank. Although his mother thought that Howard could be rehabilitated and insisted that he live with them, relatives say her husband, Jewel, wasn't so sure. Police think that after killing and burying the Clevelands, Jason Howard continued to live in the house. He paid bills, cared for the family pets, and even took a trip to the family's vacation home. With the aid of cadaver dogs, Liberty County police found JASON HOWARD Arrested 4/13/2009 the bodies of Jewel and Mildred Cleveland wrapped in tarps and buried in a 4 Cts Felony Murder barn on June 15, 2004. An autopsy later confirmed that both had been shot in the head and that Mildred had been beaten first. In his own words from a November 1994 note, Howard explained: “Let it be known that I, Jason M. Howard, can be extremely paranoid, therefore as a fugitive I will not only be carrying firearms but explosives as well...I'm not dangerous until I am crossed or cornered, so stay away. Keep away and don't blame me for a dead tactical team.” For the next several years, Howard would live in the woods in Macon, in a camp he constructed out of camouflage tarps and tents and everything else he could find. He was featured on America’s Most Wanted during those years, though he would elude arrest until 2009, when Macon Police found him breaking into a rental car. Some months later, a friend of the 11th Hour, and a cross country runner, came across Howard’s camp in the woods. In it three journals were found. What follows is a page of one of these journals, the first in a series of pages that look inside the head of a suspected killer.
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