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PUBLISHER’S NOTES by BRAD EVANS
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hen I first saw Telegraph photographer Woody Marshall get knocked around by a large black man in City Hall, I admit it, I laughed. I seriously doubt I was the only one. I mean the guy got thrown down, then ran, and then got thrown down again. I pictured those words “Why are you hurting me?” becoming the “Don’t tase me bro” of Macon, and it was just funny to me. Then, the more I thought about it though, it just pissed me off. The reason for Senator Brown’s visit was embarrassing enough. Some silly ass speech about red sheets and white sheets, and blue sheets were said to be about the Klu Klux Klan and Sex and Republicans and Democrats, and before
you know it, Macon GA is on the front page of the Drudge report for a photographer getting beat up for taking photos, at a press conference. His aversion to the press didn’t help anything. You’d think the man would know how to play politics by now. And reading Facebook posts and user comments online reminded me how much race is still in the picture here in Macon. We look to our elected officials to be spokespeople for our town. Too often they are just the butt of a joke, and that just ain’t good for Macon. If Senator Brown announces his candidacy for Mayor, like many believe he will, and if C. Jack is still C. Jack, and I’m sure he is, the press will have plenty to get punched out for in 2012, that’s for sure.
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Doug Nurnberger is a local Macon photographer who teaches workshops at Fstop Photography. Photograph from summer of 2010. TECH SPECS: Leica Digilux 3, Leica D VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8-3.5/14-50mm ASPH Lens. Exposure, 13 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.
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15DAYS The Douglass Theatre’s 90th Anniversary
1/17: Mercer’s Freedom Lecture brings author of Dead Man Walking to Macon
BY KENNETH ROLLINS hroughout the country, very few original African American vaudeville houses exist. But Macon can claim its very own—the Douglass Theatre. In fact, 2011 marks a significant milestone: the Douglass turns 90 years old. On Sunday, January 16, the Douglass will launch its 90th anniversary celebration consists of a cross-section of Middle with a broadcast of the Broadway hit “Fela!” Georgia’s corporate, non-profit and education“The musical ‘Fela!’ is a great way to al communities, has identified several monthbegin our celebration,” says Kenneth Rollins, ly events to bear the official stamp of “ A the anniversary committee chair. “As a part of Douglass Theatre 90th Anniversary Event.” our National Theatre-Live series, which broadcasts high definition productions from London, this is one of the most exciting, cutting-edge programs the Douglass offers. People from as far away as Atlanta, Savannah and Columbus have made their way to our theatre African American vaudeville group to enjoy these rare in blackface (1920s). and spectacular performances.” Rollins noted that the Douglass is the They include an awards ceremony, cononly venue in Georgia participating in the certs, recitals, youth-focused competitions, art international cultural program, which includes exhibits and more. more than 50 countries across the globe. Perhaps the most exciting element of the “Fela!”, which begins at 4 p.m., is a celebration encourages the Middle Georgia high-energy musical that chronicles the life of community to participate on a grand scale. Nigerian artist Fela Kuti, who became a revo“We have reserved slots for individuals, lutionary figure through his unique music churches, organizations, social clubs and othcalled Afrobeat. It was nominated for 11 ers to present events that will be a part of our Tony awards and won three, including Best official anniversary calendar,” added Rollins. Choreography. Tickets are $20 for adults and “We want to win the minds and hearts of our $15 for students. fellow Middle Georgians.” The performance is preceded by a brief ceremony which will outline future 90th 90th Anniversary Kickoff presents “Fela!” anniversary activities and dynamically frame National Theatre’s NT-Live Series the theatre’s historic and cultural context. Sunday, January 16, 4p.m. The 90th anniversary committee, which Tickets $20/$15 students
Sister Helen Préjean, author of Dead Man Walking, will deliver Mercer University’s inaugural Freedom Lecture at 7 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 17, in Willingham Auditorium on the University’s Macon campus. The event is free and open to the public, and a book signing will be held immediately following the lecture in Newton Chapel. In addition to Préjean’s lecture, she will give a writing workshop and there will be two film screenings. One of the foremost advocates for the abolition of the death penalty, Préjean is a Roman Catholic nun, social activist, community organizer, best-selling author and a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee. While serving the poor of New Orleans, she began correspondence with a man on death row, eventually became his spiritual adviser and accompanied him to his execution. From her experiences, Préjean wrote Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States. A Notable Book and Pulitzer Prize nominee, the book was on the New York Times bestseller list for 31 weeks. It was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film by Tim Robbins, starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.
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At the Death House Door Sunday, Jan. 16, at 1:30 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church, Social Hall, A documentary that focuses on the career of a chaplain at the Texas Department of Corrections and his change of heart and view about the death penalty. Dead Man Walking Monday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. Cox Capitol Theatre, Starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn and directed by Tim Robbins
TYLER’S PLACE UNVEILING SAT. JANUARY 22 The installation of the artistic components and the exercise course was completed late December. Join the College Hill Alliance and Friends of Tyler’s Place dog park for the unveiling of the new Knight Neighborhood Challenge-funded obstacle course for dogs! Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 12:00pm. The park is located at the corner of Adams and Chestnut Streets one block north of Tattnall Sq. Park. As part of the College Hill Corridor interactive plan for the neighborhood, Dwayne Bass at TwoVital, Co. has created all parts from recycled and salvaged materials as a testament to adaptive reuse and a sustainable environmentally friendly park.
The things making our world just a little bit better | by brad evans
I’ve got some buddies that have gotten really into juicing lately, and I’ve been a juicer myself at times. It’s a messy business. Even with a juicer, cleaning the pulp from fruit and vegetables takes a lot longer than making the damn drink. The Beeville Juice Fountain Elite 800 JXEL changes all that. And you don’t have to chop the fruit because the feeder tube is near 4 inches wide. All the pulp ends up in a separate container, all of it, making for easy cleanup and a clean and healthy new year. And the name, it just rolls off the tongue don’t it? Another gadget that has gotten my attention in a “why didn’t I think of that” sort of way, is the Y Grinder. It’s a sea salt and pepper grinder in
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one. I’m not sure why I like it so much, but I do. I love seeing a man get thrown around like a rag doll, but damn. Woody Marshall’s beat down at the hands of some Robert Brown flunkie was the biggest embarrassment to hit Macon since I don’t know when. One thing we didn’t like this year, was that one of our favorite songwriters Larry Jon Wilson, from Augusta GA, passed away on June 10, 2010, following a stroke. Broomstraw Philosophers and Scuppernong Wine is one of my favorite albums. I called Larry once, to see if he would play a friend of mine’s wedding shower, he agreed, then got sick, but would call me every once and a while and leave a long message, just to see how I was doing. Anyone who has heard Larry’s voice will understand why I kept those messages for years.
The NPR app for the ipad is something I’m using daily now. It allows you to sift through programs and stories, and stream live from any city in the U.S. This week I got to listen to a track from R.E.M.’s new record Collapse, which sounds like it may be their best in years. I also discovered the Secret Sisters >, newly produced by Jack White and T. Bone Burnett. Another app I’ve been using daily to monitor and help curb my eating habits is Sparkpeople. You can sign up online, put in your goals, and it carves out a plan just for you. If I follow it, by April 26, I should be 40 pounds lighter.
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ONGOING arts
Fri Jan 14 This day in history: (1954) The brief, volatile
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 912227-4212.
marriage of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio--the couple wed on this day in 1954--barely got past the honeymoon.
Lunch Concert Series: Trio RPM
Macon Arts Gallery "Visions and Vessels: Jerry Wray and Don Penny”. 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.
Spice up your Friday lunch break with one of these fantastic performances in Fickling Hall at Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music. Featuring Trio RPM Noon with Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Christopher Rex, cello; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano Delightful string artistry featuring Tchaikovsky Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor. $10 / free with Mercer ID.
The Youth Actors Company at Theatre Macon presents “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Performances Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets $10 - 15. Box office opens the week before the show opens. Call 746.9485. 438 Cherry St. Thru Jan 22.
Robins Federal Credit Union presents Friday Fest. Now every Friday is like First Friday in Downtown Macon. Friday Fest now brings you live entertainment each week in The Red Room located at 580 Cherry Street across from the Rookery. This all ages venue is free of charge. Tonight: Drum Circle starting at 6:30 pm & Reggae band, Dub Shak, at 7 pm.
Sat Jan 15 This day in history: (1967) Green Bay
Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-ever world championship game of American football, or the Super Bowl.
15th Annual Museum of Aviation Marathon & 5K Run/Walk All three courses are USA Track and Field certified (Boston Marathon qualifier) and located on Robins Air Force Base. Cost: $45 Marathon, $35 Half-Marathon, $20 5K Run/Walk. For registration info call (478) 923-6600 or visit Museumofaviation.org
Hayiya Dance Theatre Celebrates 10 Years 6:00 p.m. at the Grand Opera House. In addition to Hayiya Dance Theatre Ensemble members and students, enjoy performances by: Eric Gore - Master Percussionist from Ivory Coast, West Africa, UniverSoul Circus & the Monique Show, Members of Atlanta's only all Sistah dance and percussion ensemble also seen on America's Got Talent, AfriSalsa (Atlanta) and Macon’s own Princess La'Shelle of BET's 106&Park. Cost: $10.
Sun Jan 16 This day in history: (1883) At exactly noon on
this day, American and Canadian railroads begin using four continental time zones to.
The Douglass Theatre Presents: National Theatre LIVE "FELA!" 4:00 PM, Tickets $20. A provocative and wholly unique hybrid of dance, theatre and music, FELA! explores the world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Winner of three 2010 Tony Awards including Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones) Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), FELA! reveals Kuti's controversial life as an artist and political activist. Featuring many of Fela Kuti's most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones' visionary staging, FELA! - an original new creation - comes via Broadway to London and the National Theatre.
Tues Jan 18 This day in history: (1985) The hard-boiled,
often gruesome black comedy Blood Simple, the debut offering from the Minnesota-born brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, premieres on this day.
The Macon Film Guild at the Douglass Theatre Presents: The Director's Choice, "The Tillman Story" 7:30 PM, Tickets $5.
Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary Arts Exchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits every First Friday, 7 - 10 p.m. MySpace.com/CAEMacon. 2nd Floor, 590 Mulberry St.
BRAGG JAM PRESENTS THE CONSTELLATIONS AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE, JAN 29TH See a Q&A on page 30
Virgin Records recording artists the Constellations are bringing their Atlantabased, eight-piece, high-energy show filled with funky beats, stylized grooves and sexy back-up singers for an unforgettable night of sounds that have been described as Beck at his funkiest, INXS at their most innovative and 50s big band at their most daring. Listed as one of Spin magazine’s “Top 50 Must Hear Bands,” the Constellation’s debut album Southern Gothic features cameos by Asher Roth and Cee-Lo. Tickets $10 / $12 day of. Jubee and the Morning After opening.
Thur Jan 20 This day in history: (1993) One of America’s
most beloved actresses, Audrey Hepburn, (Gigi, Roman Holiday) dies on this day.
Third Thursday: Party in Mercer Village 5-10 pm, Join The Bike Store, Francar's Buffalo Wings, Jittery Joe's Coffee and Ingleside Village Pizza for a party in Mercer Village every third Thursday of the month. The Mercer Village merchants will offer food and drink specials. Mixed drinks, live music and participating Shoplocalmacon.com businesses will also be on hand. Free event. Open to the public. Call the College Hill Alliance at 301.2008 for more info.
Fri Jan 21 This day in history: (1977) U.S. President
Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.
Robins Federal Credit Union presents Friday Fest. Now every Friday is like First Friday in Downtown Macon. Friday Fest now brings you live entertainment each week in The Red Room located at 580 Cherry Street across from the Rookery. This all ages venue is free of charge. Tonight: Homeless Hill, the band.
Sat Jan 22 This day in history: (2008) Hollywood mourns
a talented young actor’s life cut tragically short, after the body of 28-year-old Heath Ledger is found on his apartment floor.
Chuck Leavell in Concert Join the Cox Capitol Theatre, Chuck Leavell and the Randall Bramblett Band as the Cox Capitol Theatre celebrates its 5th Anniversary. Leavell has been pleasing the ears of music fans for more than 35 years now. His piano and keyboard work has been heard on the works of Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, Train, Montgomery-Gentry, Lee Ann Womack and many, many more. General admission balcony seating $25. For the Box Office call 478-257-6391.
Macon Dog Park Ribbon-Cutting 12pm – 1pm. Tyler's Place Macon Dog Park (intersection of Adams and Chestnut Sts.) Join us for the unveiling of the new Knight Neighborhood Challenge -funded obstacle course for dogs!
Art on the Avenue Fine Art Gallery presents "Celebrating Life" a group show featuring the new artwork by all of the gallery's artists including selected works by the students of Debbie Anderson. 2368 Ingleside Ave, 478-743-3720
“Harriet Tubman: A Moses to Her People” at the Tubman African American Museum. Also: Works by Michael Schoffield Thru January 2011. 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.
Tues Jan 25 This day in history: (1905) World’s largest
Macon Architecture: the Story of Structures at Museum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. Admission $4 $8. 478.477.3232. 4180 Forsyth Rd.
The poet Cleopatra Mathis will read from her work at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, in room 212 of the Professional Sciences and Conference Center at Macon State College. Her reading is free and open to the public. A professor of English at Dartmouth College, Mathis is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including What to Tip the Boatman?
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Fri Jan 28 This day in history: (1986) the space shuttle
Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Seventy-three seconds later it explodes.
Robins Federal Credit Union presents Friday Fest. Friday Fest now brings you live entertainment each week in The Red Room located at 580 Cherry Street across from the Rookery. This all ages venue is free of charge. Tonight: Hometown acts Ben Vance - a multi instrumentalist and songwriter.
Sat Jan 29 This day in history: (1936) U.S. Baseball Hall
of Fame elects its first members; Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson.
Bragg Jam presents The Constellations in Concert
with opening act JuBee and The Morning After at the Cox Capitol Theatre. Doors - 8:00 p.m Cost - $10 adv./$12 day of show. Virgin Records recording artists the Constellations are bringing their Atlantabased, eight-piece, high-energy show filled with funky beats, stylized grooves and sexy back-up singers for an unforgettable night of sounds.
Wed Feb 2 This day in history: (1887) Groundhog Day is
celebrated for the first time.
The Macon Civic Club will present Solid Gold, its 50th Anniversary Musical Revue, at the Grand Opera House February 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2011. The show celebrates fifty years of pop culture, history, and hits through solid gold number one hits from icons like Bobby Darin, the Beatles, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, and many more. For more information, visit www.maconcivicclub.com. 7:30 p.m. $17 Wed., $20 Thursday; $35 Friday; $20 Saturday.
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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. Ice Skating at the Macon Centreplex Times may vary. Open every day Dec 17-24 and Dec 31. Admission $8-$10 and includes skates. Check Maconcentreplex.com for details.
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.
museum hours
Museum of Arts & Sciences. 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. 4182 Forsyth Rd. Georgia Children’s Museum: Tuesday – Saturday 10:30 -5:30, $4 per person, 2 and under free. Free admission on Tuesdays from 10:30 -1:30 for City of Macon residents and First Fridays from 5:30-8:30.
The Allman Brothers Band Museum / The Big House. Call for hours. 478.741.5551. TheBigHouseMuseum.org. 2321 Vineville Ave.
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 TuesdaysSaturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. - 4. Tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m. $8 adults, $4 students. Children under 6 free.
The Sidney Lanier Cottage House Museum, located at 935 High Street in Macon, is the birthplace of noted poet, musician & soldier, Sidney Lanier (18421881). Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm and tours are $5. 478.743.3851 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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RAISING ARIZONA - WED. JAN 19TH CAPITOL THEATRE “DINNER & A CULT CLASSIC” “Raising Arizona” is a 1987 American comedy film directed by the Coen Brothers and starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe, John Goodman, Frances McDormand and Randall "Tex" Cobb. Not a blockbuster at the time of its release, it has since achieved cult status. In typical Coen Brothers fare, the movie is replete with symbolism, visual gags, yodeling folk music, unconventional characters, flamboyant camera work, pathos and idiosyncratic dialogue. The movie ranked number 31 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years... Doors and Dinner Service begins at 6:00 p.m./Movie at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are encouraged by emailing info@coxcapitoltheatre.com or by calling 478-257-6391. Admission is $5.00 for the movie only/$10.00 includes dinner.
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2011 COLLEGE FILM TOWN SERIES BEGINS JANUARY 20TH AT DOUGLASS THEATRE End Times is the theme of the 2011 CollegeTown Film Series, which kicks off Thursday, Jan. 20, at the historic Douglass Theatre in downtown Macon. Faculty at Macon State College, Mercer University, and Wesleyan College team up each year to sponsor the CollegeTown Film Series. The film series lineup is: “Last Night,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, with discussion led by Tom Ellington of Wesleyan College. Released in 1998, "Last Night," is about how a group of very different individuals come together as the world is expected to end in six hours. “Ghost Dog,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, with discussion led by Craig Coleman of Mercer University. "Ghost Dog," is the story of an African American mafia hitman who models himself after the samurai and finds himself targeted for death. “Children of Men,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, with discussion led by Macon State's Patrick Brennan. In "Children of Men," humans can no longer procreate, but a miraculously pregnant woman gets help from a former activist to get to a sea sanctuary, where her child's birth may save the future of humankind. Students with valid ID cards are admitted free to each movie in the series. Admission for faculty, staff, and the general public is $5, which includes a snack pass. Tickets may be purchased at the door on the night of each screening. All screenings are held at the Douglass Theatre, located at 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Free parking is available next door at the Mulberry Street parking deck. For more information contact the Macon State Office of Student Life at (478) 471-2710.
BOOKS {noteworthy releases from around the south} HIGH ON THE HOG:
A Culinary Journey From Africa to America In one of the personal vignettes that punctuate “High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America,” the food historian and cookbook author Jessica B. Harris takes a trip with her mother to Houmas House, near New Orleans. One of a string of former plantations along Louisiana’s River Road, the estate bears witness to a cruel history. Harris, who is black, speculates aloud that much of the place was built by slaves. The remark draws an unexpected response. “What artistry,” her mother says. “What beauty they created for people who thought we were nothing but goods, not even human beings!” This observation runs like a golden thread
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through Harris’s lively if wayward account of how African slaves, thrust into a strange land, carried with them the taste memories, cooking techniques and agricultural practices of their homelands and transformed the way Americans ate. The final course has not been served — which is another way of saying that, after more than 300 years, black American cuisine is still vital and thriving. (Excerpt, the NY Times)
ercer Distinguished University Professor Dr. David Gushee has been named to the Constitution Project s bipartisan Task Force on Detainee Treatment. The goal of the Task Force is to investigate and report on the past and current treatment of detainees by the U.S. government, as part of the counterterrorism policies of the Obama, Bush and Clinton administrations. Dr. Gushee is the Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer and director of the University s Center for Theology and Public Life. The author of 12 books, he has worked extensively in the area of detainee treatment and abuse, advocating against detainee abuse from the vantage point of Christian ethics. He is the only Christian ethicist on the panel, which includes attorneys, law professors and physicians, as well as former ambassadors and generals. “This is a sobering assignment that I am willing to take on because I think it is essential for the country to reflect on what we have done to insure its security and to make sure that we have a path for ensuring our security in the future that does not violate our highest principles,” Dr. Gushee said. I’m doing this not only as an American who loves this country and wants it to be the best it can be, but also as a Christian. I hope to add a Christian ethical perspective to these proceedings. The Task Force will help policymakers and the public confront alleged past abuses including torture and cruel treatment by following the facts. As an ideologically diverse, objective, third party the Task Force is uniquely positioned to make sense of the vast quantity of information in the public domain. It will review this information, determine where the holes are and then pass the baton to the administration, Congress and ultimately to the American people who will determine what steps should be taken next.
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MY FAVORITE THINGS Pilar Wilder and her Hayiya Dance Theatre celebrate ten years on Saturday, January 15th at the Grand Opera House 1. Photo of my mother and me - My Mother will always be my biggest champion and best friend. 2. Betty Boop memorabilia - I am a very enthusiastic collector! 3. Barbie memorabilia - Again, I am a very enthusiastic collector. Together, Betty and Barbie embody characteristics that I will always admire.They are sassy and unafraid. 4. Silver Paw Award - Of all of the awards that I have been given, this one is my most treasured. Kricket Roadarmel, a former student nominated me for this award. The graduating honor students at Howard High were given the opportunity to recognize a teacher that made a lasting impression on themand helped mold them into the students that they have become. I had taught Kricket in the 7th and 8th grade. 5 Kermit - He was my mothers favorite character. He reminded us both to press on through even though “it's not easy being green”. :) 6. My Pen - My favorite pen writes like a dream and I really NEED it. I live by my planner and without a reliable pen handy at all times, life wouldn't run nearly as smoothly! 7.Roberta Flack CDs - Roberta Flack is my all- time favorite recording artist. 8.Roxie and O - My doggies! They are the cutest little bundles joy. 9. My tap shoes - I love to tap. 10. My Golden Girls DVD collection 11. MY STUDENTS! - They make each day at work super fun!
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LISTEN UP TO SCOTT PIPPEN “My music is definitely Country. A little of the old mixed with the new. Soulful and Rockin all at the same time. Its very high energy and hopefully when you hear a Matt Pippin song, it makes you want to turn it up!” A song I've listened to in the last 24 hours: “Carolina” by Eric Church. I'm from Middle Georgia (Juliette) of course, but this song just takes you right back to all the things you love about your own hometown. What band/artist t-shirt do you wear proudly? Johnny Cash, as a matter of fact I have one on now! He is such an innovator for modern music! He tore down a lot of walls for music in general!! Who would we be surprised are in your music collection? Stevie Wonder and Prince.....They both have
such a groove and soul to their music, and you just can't find that anymore!
My Fave drink is Jim Beam and Sprite. Don't think it has a fancy name, but I like it!
Name an artist our readers must hear now? Rachel Farley..My drummer also plays some with her, she is on the same label as Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford but she is only 15!! But she rocks as hard or harder than any other female artist I know!!
Favorite local restuarnat? Fincher's Barbecue, my dad has been taking me there since I was a kid to get their Hamburgers. They are the best I have ever had....anywhere....period!
What’s your favorite venue to play? Wild Wing Cafe! Rick and Larsen have been SO good to me over the last few years! Not to mention the staff Scot, Eric, Scot Sanders and ALL the waiting staff are the BEST in the Biz!
- Friday Jan. 14 @ The DawghouseMacon 9pm-1am - Tuesday Jan. 25, @ Billy's ClubHouse-Macon 10pm-2am - And EVERY Wednesday Night 8:30pm-10:30pm @ Wild Wing Cafe
WHERE HE’S PLAYING
THE UNDERGROUND {local music news} Magnificent Bastard, affectionately known at MagTard has been working with Star Motel Studios on mastering their full length album due out this spring. They are playing the Mellow Mushroom January 15. Chelsea Hughes will be wrapping up recording her new EP also at Star Motel Studios this month entitled "High Speed Hollywood Tragedy". The Hummingbird is on the local music train big time, presenting the Big Bird Bash on Saturday 29th. To help celebrate winter, bands like Back City Woods, The Royal Fireworks, Xavii, Good Country People, Trendlendberg, Stoopgrass, and more will be hitting the stage starting at 1:30 PM. The Blue Indian is excited about some upcoming shows at the 567 like Lost in the Trees and Frontier Ruckus. Check out TheBlueIndian.com for details. Also Caulfield's Vintage in collaboration with The Blue Indian will be hosting an Electro/French-House dance party featuring DJ Old Flame the 28th. They hope to keep these parties going at least once a month.
On January 13, DSEl Promotions presents Bassface Volume 3 at Asylum featuring Gimpmode , and Ricky Raw from ATL. Trendlenberg, (the full band) will be playing at the 567 the 21st. That’s Justin Cutway (featured above last issue,) Shawn Williamson, Chris Nylund, Justin Smith, and Vinnie Thomas. This should be interesting. Some of the bands signed on to play the Readers Choice Awards this year, are Sonny Spoon, Citizen Insane, Floco Torres, Jubee and the Morning after, Larry Schlesinger, Xavii and a few more surprises. Mark your calendars for Feb 24. And by the way, did YOU get an invite to Floco Torres’ invite -only listening party at the Sochi Gallery later this month, cause we didn’t. Send us your music news, band wants, needs and upcoming gigs to Brad@11thHouronline.com, subject: The Underground.
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Jackson County Line SAT. JAN 15
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Captain Midnight Band SAT. JAN 29
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MACON’S LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE THUR 1/13
Open Mic Night The Hummingbird
TUES 1/18
SAT 1/22
Back to School Party! Bottoms Up
B Keith Williams The Shamrock
FRI 1/14
WED 1/19
Chuck Leavell & Randall Bramblett Cox Capitol Theatre
Corruption Billy’s Clubhouse
Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm
B Keith Williams 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive
David Beale 8-11 DJ Wolfe 11-2 Bottoms Up
Jackson County Line The Hummingbird Matt Pippen The Dawghouse
Deacons of Disaster Mellow Mushroom Project 77 Rivalry’s
Soulshine The Rookery, $5 cover Keith & JP The Shamrock
Chapter 13 Wild Wing Cafe
SAT 1/15
Psyk Nyne Billy’s Clubhouse
Maxine Bleu Caberat Club Kaos Wayne Minor Band The Hummingbird
Magnificent Bastards Mellow Mushroom Roadhouse Band Rivalry’s Sports Bar Burning Angels The Rookery Gunshy Wild Wing Cafe
MON 1/17
Jim Cable 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive
12 JANUARY 13 - 26, 2011
Open Mic Locos Bar & Grill
Chris Hicks & Friends Backporch Lounge
THUR 1/20
Lost in the Trees 567 Center, $7 Toga Party! DJ Twist 11-2 Bottoms Up
Billy’s Band Billy’s Clubhouse
Tron Jackson The Hummingbird
Jeremy Johnson Mellow Mushroom Comedy Night Rivalry’s
World History The Rookery, 10pm
George Tisdale Band Wild Wing Cafe
DRINK SPECIALS/ SPECIAL EVENTS MONDAYS
Happy hour til 7pm, jam & rehearse 7-10pm, 20’s Pub $1 beers 4-7p, $5 Domestic Pitchers, 50¢ wings Locos
$1.50 wells and $1 drafts all day Tara’s Tavern 2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar $1 Wells all night, The Bird Happy Hour open to close Rivalry’s Sports Bar
Free Red Bull mixers, only at Wild Wing Cafe
MON 1/24
Service Industry Night 6PM-Close: 2 for $10 Jager Bombs; $3 House Margaritas; $3 3 Olives Vodka; $2 select Pints Macon Mellow
Open Mic Night The Hummingbird
TUES 1/25
Trivia: $1.50 PBR Pints, $4.50 Pitchers, $2 Blue Moon & Yuengling Macon Mellow
FRI 1/21
B Keith Williams The Shamrock
DJ Wolf! Arms! BJ Billiards Open Mic Billy’s Clubhouse
John Stanley Band 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive
Frontier Ruckus Austin Crane,Amy Godwin and Trendlenberg 567 Gallergy Stage Billy’s Band Billy’s Clubhouse
Graham Brantley Bottoms Up 8-11pm The Heap The Hummingbird
K-Mo Mellow Mushroom
DJ Man in the Box Rivalry’s
Siruis Glory & Soulshakers The Rookery B Keith Williams The Shamrock Roshambeaux Wild Wing Cafe
Paul Knight 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Open Mic Locos Bar & Grill
TUESDAYS
$1beers 4-7p, Locos
All drinks $2 all night at Bottoms Up
WED 1/26
$1.50 domestic beer and $1 drafts all day Tara’s Tavern
Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm
2 fer Tuesday: 5-10p, featuring $2 Domestic drafts Wild Wing
Chris Hicks & Friends Backporch Lounge
FRI 1/28
B Keith Williams 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive X’s for Eyes Billy’s Clubhouse
Capt Midnight Band The Hummingbird Chris Bartlett Mellow Mushroom
Soulshine Rivalry’s Sports Bar
Unmentionables Wild Wing Cafe
SAT 1/29
Bragg Jam presents The Constellations Cox Capitol Theatre
2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar
WEDNESDAYS
Taco Rita Nite: $2 Tacos, $3 Margaritas, $4 Skinny Margaritas Wild Wing Cafe
Macon’s Hottest Trivia, $3 Ritas & $3 Big Drafts, El Azteca Surf ‘N Turf Night, Cornhole Tourney 8p Tara’s Tavern $1.50 Domestics Locos
2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar
Ladies night, free wells for the gals The Hummingbird 2-4-1 all drinks, Bottoms Ups
Hippy Chick Night 6PM-Close: $1.50 House Wine & $4.50 Jager Mellow Mushroom
THURSDAYS
2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar
The Rookery 11-1am: $2 Bud Lt bottles, $4.50 well doubles, and 2 for 1 Jager.
Ladies Night: $10 all you can drink wells, $2 High Life Pitchers Bottoms Up
College Night Thursdays at BJ Billiards, $3 wells and $2 domestics, shots
Gals, $2 drinks all night Rivalry’s Beer pong: $2 pitchers for teams, $1.50 wine for ladies, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Macon Mellow 2 for 1 Jager Bombs, $4 Irish Car Bombs Wild Wing $4 Jager Bombs! Locos
FRIDAYS
Happy Hour prices for poker players, BJ’s Billiards
$2 pints of Mellow Blonde, $2.25 PBR Tall Boys Mellow Macon 2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar
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
2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar
The Rookery 11-1am: $2 Bud Light, $4.50 well doubles, $3 Sex on the Beach and 2 for 1 Jager. 2-4-3 PBR and High Life Bottoms Up
College Football: Bucket of beer and wings $15 Tara’s Tavern $2 pints, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Mellow Macon $4 Firefly cocktails Wild Wing Cafe
SUNDAYS
Nascar, drink specials, 20’s Pub $3 Wells, Ritas & $2 select pints Macon Mellow
$3 bloody marys & Margaritas, live acoustic on patio, 6:30-9:30pm Wild Wing Cafe Lady’s Hour 7:30-8:30pm. Gals enjoy $1 Wells/Domestics BJ’s Billiards
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MUSIC
Fri, January 21
Sat, January 22
A group of musicians from metro Detroit, we’ll let Rolling Stone describe their sound “…delicate, fingerpicked banjos, aching, oaky violin and the haunting voice of frontman Matthew Milia, who conjures what might happen had Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum been raised in a log cabin. Their songs are full of rich, rural details: frozen lakes, swaying trees, highway lights glowing in the deep night. Add to the mix baleful brass and trembling percussion, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for Gothic Americana.” – Rolling Stone. In July 2010, Paste Magazine listed Frontier Ruckus as the “Best of What’s Next.” Pop Matters says, “On the surface their music is a careful blend of folk and bluegrass... through some kind of rare ability, turned memories into melodies and transformed a from-theinside-out examination of their native Michigan into a creaky back-porch storytelling session.
A laughing, stomping, yelping collaboration between Neil Campau and Jamie Menzel. They most often write songs about historical characters and events that are rarely talked about in compulsory school textbooks, and their lyrics provide hints of their anarchist antipolitics. Campau provides the majority of the vocals, alternately strumming his rusty autoharp and breaking guitar strings, while Menzel lends her soft vocals and intricate flute melodies, and from time to time, breaks something in a percussive fervor. Whether performing a raucous, triumphant historical retelling or a foot-stomping singalong, World History continues to captivate audiences from living room to back porch.
Frontier Ruckus @ 567 Gallery Stage
World History @ The Rookery
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KARAOKE
Wed,Thursday & Sat, 8p, Sundays, Tuesdays at 6pm, 20’s Pub
Thursdays with Brad “the Man in the Box” at Rivalry’s
New to Tuesdays! Karaoke with Mitch The Hummingbird, 8p Wednesdays with Mitch Kersey from 9p-1a at BJ Billiards Every Wednesday with DKH, Macon Shroom
Every Friday & Saturday, Friends Bar & Grill, Macon Wed, Fri & Saturdays at Tara’s Sundays with Brad, 9pm The Backporch Lounge
TRIVIA
NOW TUESDAYS: Hardest Trivia in Macon 7-9pm at BJs Billiards Every Tuesday, Macon Mellow
Tuesday Night Trivia (8pm) with Outspoken Entertainment., Wild Wing Cafe Tuesday night trivia with our own Jammin’ Rivalrys Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Billy’s Clubhouse
Trivia with Jacob at Loco’s every Wednesday, Big payouts!
Every Wednesday at The Rookery, compete for $5,000 grand prize! 8pm
Every Wednesday at The Bird, 7pm.
Thursday nights 9p, The Shamrock
POKER
Nightly Poker 7:30p, Friends Bar Nightly Poker 8p, BJ Billiards
Thur & Sun 7pm, Billy’s Clubhouse Texas Hold ‘Em Sundays 3pm, & Mondays 7pm, 20’s Pub
Psyk Nyne @ Billy’s Clubhouse
FRI. JAN 14
Jackson County Line @ The Bird
Led by acoustic guitarist/singer/songwriter Kevin Jackson, Jackson County Line has a California country-soul with elements of War and Santana and plenty fo Buffalo Springfield with an emphasis on Neil Young. JCL benefits from not completely fitting into any one particular style, though it's hard to imagine them existing if certain artists hadn't come before.
Matt Pippen @ The Dawghouse
Matt started playing music in Macon, Ga. In the house band at a local hang out, with band memebers that included Jason Aldean, Wes Robinson, Justin Weaver, Michael Benefield, Richard Passmore and several others. From there he went on the road, playing all over the southeast United States. Auditioned for and GOT the guitarist job for Local Star Jason Aldean in early 2004-2005.
SAT. JAN 15
Psyk Nyne @ Billy’s Clubhouse
Voted Macon’s best Rock band these guys look hardcore, are hardcore, but they are also realy sweetie pies. We hope that lead singer doesn’t mind us saying that, because he’s one tough looking SOB. Seriously, behind Scott Selph’s lead vocals and Misty Vaughn’s bad ass drums, this is as straight up rock as you can get. Don’t miss it.
Wayne Minor Band @ The Bird
It becomes evident that when you hear Wayne Minor perform,he is not only a prolific writer, but a very talented multi-instrumentalist as well. Being inspired by the likes of The Allman Brothers, Chuck Leavell, Randall Bramblett, Little Feat and Steely Dan, Wayne's style of music combined with his somewhat abstract lyrics makes for a bluesy, sultry and soulful funk. I had put performing on the backburner for a while to be at home with my kids. Well the kids are grown and it's time for ole dad to rock and roll again---here goes.
Roshambeaux @ Wild Wing
Magnificent Bastard @ Mellow Mushroom Being stuck in the studio working
on a new record, Magtard sort of went off the radar in late 2010. But word on the street is that the band voted one of Macon’s favorite last year has something coming out that just might melt your mind. I would go see this show and try and get a taste of what is sure to take over Macon in 2011.
Burning Angels @ The Rookery
Born from the inner soul of the Southland, (Athens, GA) makes music that is the very essence of southern gothic. Melodies from Cunningham, Garcia and Canup creep into your mind like kudzu. Energizing live shows that cover aspect of emotion from heartache to happiness, give audiences an experience of living a lifetime in 2 hours. The Burning Angels are also proud members and one of the founding bands for the Athens Music Collective.
THUR. JAN 20
Lost in the Trees @ 567 Stage
“For me, classical composition is a very humble thing,” says Ari Picker, founder of Lost in the Trees, a musical collective from Chapel Hill, North Carolina recently signed to ANTI Records. "I'm no expert, by any means, but I am blown away by orchestral music. Ideas that are stale or old hat to classical people are still pretty magical to me. All I want is to take a pinch of that brilliance, and put it into what I do." Picker, a composer by training and a songwriter by inclination, describes his band as "Orchestral Folk Music" because it features arrangements which harness both the dramatic power of classical music and the more intimate sounds of the singer-songwriter tradition strings and brass meshing effortlessly with accordion, bells, musical saw, banjo, and mandolin. The dramatic and symphonic elements of classical music merge with the accessibility of American folk and pop to create a sound both grandiose and intensely personal.
The Heap @ The Bird
FRI. JAN 21
The Heap @ The Bird
The HEAP is an amalgam of several different styles of music, and its members name bands as diverse as Morphine, Soul Coughing, and Sly and the Family Stone as influences. On stage, its two bass players, a four piece horn section, a keyboardist, a percussionist, and a drummer all work their hardest to make you feel the groove. Rock ’n’ roll with a full-on brass section, these guys are knock-your-socks-off, bad-ass good.
Roshambeaux @ Wild Wing
A trio from the Georgia mountains, these guys play alternative rock. Take a listen to their music at myspace.com/roshambeauxmusic.
K-Mo @ Mellow Mushroom
One of Macon's old school Jazz legends, K-Mo can do a little bit of everything. From James Brown to the Allman Brothers, he has Macon's music heritage wrapped up in his long nimble fingers, and can play a guitar like nobody else.
SAT. JAN 22
Chuck Leavell and Randall Bramblett Band @ Capitol Theatre
Join the Cox Capitol Theatre, Chuck Leavell and the Randall Bramblett Band as the Cox Capitol Theatre celebrates its 5th Anniversary. Leavell has been pleasing the ears of music fans for more than 35 years now. His piano and keyboard work has been heard on the works of Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, Train and many others. Bramblett is legendary within music circles for his songwriting and musicianship. He released a pair of acclaimed solo albums in the mid-‘70s, then joined the jazzrock outfit Sea Level, becoming their principal songwriter and vocalist. Please plan to join us for this special performance, benefiting the historic Cox Capitol Theatre. $25 balcony seating. 11thHourOnline.com
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DOWNTOWN REVISITED
Nigel Roberts wrote an article for the Macon Telegraph in 2005 on a major renaissance happening downtown. Five years later, he takes a look at what has actually changed. BY NIGEL ROBERTS s perception reality? Recently, I sat in the Dolce Vita café one late afternoon and stared out the window, up and down Cherry Street in downtown Macon. It seemed deserted and lifeless. When I first came to Macon in 2006, there was a buzz about downtown. Young professionals and empty nesters were supposed to flood into refurbished luxury lofts that were popping up. Old buildings on Poplar Street, after getting a facelift, were supposed to lure dozens of physician and attorney renters. And downtown’s trendy restaurants and budding art scene were supposed to draw the hip, sophisticated and avant-garde. After being away from Macon for a few years and now returning, I wondered whether all that promise and potential fizzled. At first glance, it seems that nothing changed over the years. A few restaurants and nightclubs closed, but others replaced them. Evidently, developers poured lots of money into Poplar Street. But pockets of nearby blight detract from the improvements. On the one hand, the Terminal Station has been reborn—with plans of housing restaurants and shops in the nearly century-old historic building. But on the other hand, Macon is struggling to keep the two halls of fame. For every gain, there seems to be a setback. Where is this headed? Let’s face it, downtown has been rebuilding for more than two decades, since the Macon Mall replaced downtown as the center of commerce and activity. But according to NewTown Macon, my perception is not reality. Indeed, according to the organization spearheading downtown revitalization, the last four years have been boom years. Despite the tough economic times, NewTown says downtown continues to progress toward measurable positive change. In fact, NewTown’s 2009 Annual Report declares: “Since 2006, more investments were made or planned in downtown properties than in the last three decades combined.”
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Mayor Robert Reichert is promoting a plan called Macon Connections that would establish and revitalize Second Street as a main thoroughfare connecting Mercer University, Little Richard Penniman Boulevard, downtown, and the Convention Center and Marriott Hotel.
Despite all the progress, NewTown’s President and CEO Mike Ford is dissatisfied. NewTown focuses its efforts in three categories: creating jobs, creating a sense of place and increasing residents. “We’ve easily met our object of growing jobs and creating a sense of place, but it’s been difficult to achieve our most important goal—increasing the number of residents living downtown,” said Ford. Here’s how the thinking goes: If downtown’s residential population increases, then demand for places to shop, dine and play downtown will also increase. This increasing demand for amenities will attract investors and new businesses to downtown.
A frustrated Tony Long stated that he has a project ready for 70 units that has been shut down because of a lack of financing. “There’s demand for these units,” he emphasized. “We get phone calls all the time. Just 200 more loft apartments would generate the retail, restaurant and entertainment venues and specialty retailers that we need.”
The organization is nearing the end of a five-year plan that includes goals such as promoting downtown as the primary community gathering place and enticing amenities to support downtown living. According to its September 2009 report, NewTown has made progress toward achieving its goals, such as the restoration of historic facades, completion of the Cherry Street Parking Facility and completion of the Amerson Water Works Park. It also reports making progress toward attracting new businesses and residents to downtown.
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According to Ford, there is plenty of demand for upscale downtown apartments. In 2008, NewTown hired Zimmerman/Volk Associates, a New Jersey firm, to conduct a marketing study of downtown’s residential potential. Among other things, the 64-page report found that downtown housing developers could fill 189 new apartments a year, and 60 percent of these potential residents are willing to relocate to downtown Macon from metro Atlanta, as well as from outside the state. And once they move in, these new downtown residents are likely to stay.
According to NewTown’s 2010 annual report, downtown’s lofts are 95 percent occupied. So, what’s the problem? Obtaining financing for residential renovation projects, Ford stated. “Downtown redevelopment is not making enough progress,” said developer Tony Long. “In fact, there is no progress right now.” Long, who has renovated several downtown buildings, said there is no financing available to build or renovate housing units. A frustrated Long stated that he has a project ready for 70 units that has been shut down because of a lack of financing. “There’s demand for these units,” he emphasized. “We get phone calls all the time. Just 200 more loft apartments would generate the retail, restaurant and entertainment venues and specialty retailers that we need.” But ultimately, Long is optimistic. “It will happen,” he said. “But we don’t need to wait 18 months for the banks to start lending. It could happen right now.” Long (and many others) believes city and county officials are not doing enough to make it happen sooner. While housing renovation projects languish, NewTown is collaborating with Georgians for Passenger Rail to reestablish commuter rail service between Atlanta and Macon. This project has been talked about for years but would require state and federal funding to come to fruition. Although a passenger rail (if it ever happens) is several years in the future, Ford is optimistic. He pointed out that infrastructure is already in place that connects Atlanta and Macon. It would likely transform downtown into an Atlanta bedroom community. It would certainly add stability to downtown’s businesses. A number of them have been longtime residents, such as the iconic Nu-Way Weiners. At the same time, downtown has been a revolving door for many other businesses. Caribbean Spice, once located in Restaurant Alley (Second Street Lane), was one of my favorite places to dine and catch a live Reggae performance a few years ago. It has closed since then, replaced in the same spot by another Jamaican restaurant, followed by an Italian restaurant, a pizza place that shut down in February and now the Dogwood Café. CONTINUED ON PAGE 29
What’s the best thing to have happened in Macon in the last five years? The development of the College Hill Corridor! - Jan Horne Crocker Renovating the Cox Capitol Theatre. - Terry R. I'm gonna say the extension of laws allowing open containers. First Friday's, Thirsty Thursday's, etc. - Stacey Stone Poplar Street renovations! - Mindy Attaway More Sunday brunch options including The Rookery, Dolce Vita and Jeneanes. The growing music/ art scene. Community ownership and involvement. Facade Squad (leading to 567's relocation). - Sarah Gerwig-Moore Second Sunday Brunch is my favorite event during the warmer months. - Jonny Jeter The end of Homeless Joe's incarceration. - Jared Wright Middle Georgia Clean Cities Coalition. - Charise Stephens Ellis losing the election!!! - Bill Chandler
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ambience. But nothing a little color on the walls and some light music can’t easily fix. They did do a great job fixing up the place, and everything is very neat and clean. They make everything in house, from their breads to their soups and desserts to their fresh cut french fries and chips. The menu is simple and direct, freshly made sandwiches served cold or grilled, BBQ Pork, a chef salad and three varieties of homemade soup. We ordered the 1/2 sub and soup combo for $6.25 (pictured left), trying out the grilled ham and cheese sub with mayo, lettuce, tomato and onion served along side a steaming bowl of chicken and rice soup. Both were incredibly tasty, and is definetly a step above other local “sandwich shops.” Go check them out at 195 Spring Street, the owners are new here from Florida and could use a good Macon welcome.
Greek Corner Deli has opened up a second location on Forsyth where Bia’s used to be in the Vineville Crossing Shopping Center. Called Greek Corner Pizza, the second location will be serving up the same great gyros, Boars Head subs, housemade desserts and their signature selection of microbrews and imports. The day we stopped in, they had just stocked their large front cooler with a new dessert, Chocolate Mousse Cake >, and it was just too pretty pass up, delicious too! Long time staple of downtown, Jennoely’s Pizza has moved into a larger location across Second Street by the Capitol Theatre. We’re looking forward to warmer weather when folks will be able to enjoy their signature lunch special (2 slices of pizza and a drink for $4.29!) outside on their patio.
Dine for half the cost! New downloadable dining certificates are now available online at Halfoffdepot.com. Purchase 50% off, printable certificates to places like Jittery Joes (exchange your paper for a reusable gift card at the store), Hot Plates Restaurant Group that includes Luigi’s, Dolce Vita, and the Tic Toc Room and Allen’s Stone-Baked Pizzeria in Warner Robins. Give them away, or use for dining out at a very hefty discount. While your online, browse half-off depot for even more great deals on tattoos, massage & facials and more!
A new soup and sandwich place has quietly opened on the corner of Spring Street and Walnut, where many of you will fondly remember White Lightening. We actually received two emails from readers urging us to try this place out, so we did. Adequately y named Out 2 Lunch, they are only open from 116p.m, the new corner shop at first glance is sadly lacking in
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20’s Pub Boasting freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and dinner specials in a well-lit tavern-like setting. LD • BAR • $ 3076 Riverside Dr.
5 Guys Burgers & Fries The best burgers in Macon is what our readers say, serving dogs and peanuts too. LD • $ 120 Tom Hill Sr., 474.0445
Billy’s Clubhouse Come try Billy's new menu with our angus burgers, colossal sandwiches, great salads, appetizers and more. Lunch and dinner specials available as well as our late nite menu. "We upped our standards, Now up yours!" LD • $ • BAR 1580 Forest Hill Road, Macon. Mon-Sat 11a-2p, Sun 12:30p - 12a. BJs Billiards BJs is now serving up your favorite late night snacks. Nachos, hot dogs, pizza, sandwiches and breakfast all day, every day. Smoking, open 2pm-2am. Now open Sundays til midnight! LD • BAR • $
Buffalos Cafe on Zebulon You know this place has great wings, but they also feature a large selection of salads and sandwiches, large screen tvs to watch all your favorite games and a popular trivia night for the whole family. LD • BAR • $ 5990 Zebulon Rd. CJ’s Bar & Grill You can’t really call this bar food. Is it fried, yes, but it’s fresh and so, so good! Sloppy nachos, great burgers and chicken wraps. LD • BAR • $ 2910 Riverside Drive, 757-3262
Friends Bar & Grill Serving up your favorite homestyle dishes, along with famous burgers, chicken tenders and other bar food staples. 7405 Industrial Highway, 784-9191
Kem’s Bar & Grill inside the North Macon Holiday Inn features daily specials, burgers, pizzas, wings and our specialty, our ribeye dinner. LD • BAR • $ 3953 Riverplace Drive.
Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining.We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends. Delivery and catering also available. LD BAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive. Nu-Way Weiners Open since 1916, this original store with its neon sign is one of America's oldest hot dog stands and they serve secret recipe chili sauce, famous hot dogs, hamburgers, and other sandwiches. BLD • $ 430 Cotton Avenue, 743.1368
Rivalry’s – The only place in town where you can order Atomic Buffalo Turds and wash them down with a giantsized bottle of Monty Python’s Holy Ale. 3986 Northside Dr., Macon 474-0606 LD BAR $ The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer.The Rookery offers some of the best comfort food in Macon. Burgers, Nachos, Sandwiches and daily lunch specials that can’t be beat. LD BAR $ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658
Wild Wing Cafe Newly opened franchise at the Shoppes at River Crossing, fantastic wings in over 30 flavors, over 20 brews on tap, great salads and one of the few dining options in North Macon that offers live music on the weekends. LD • BAR $-$$, 477.WILD
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Fresh-Air Bar-B-Que Award winning BBQ known for its tangy tomato and vinegar style pulled pork, ribs and baked beans. Don’t skip out on the Brunswick Stew neither. LD Open 7 days a week • $ 3076 Riverside Dr.
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Where she works? Dolce Vita What she recommends? the Chai Tea is my favorite, and we have the best pizza I’ve ever had. We also now serve by the slice, which is nice. Favorite restaurant other than where you work? Definitley El Sombrero, i love some cheese dip and margaritas. Guilty Pleasure? Spending my tip money at The Bird! Satterfield’s Serving hickory smoked meats, seafood, vegetables, daily specials and salads. L • $ 120 New Street, 742.0352
Good to Go There is a slightly different menu available every day, offering the best in the Souths lunchtime favorite, “the Meat & Three”. Full catering services also available. LD $ 1019 Riverside Dr. 743.4663
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Caliente’s Burrito Shop We’ve all had this style of big burrito by now, but Caliente’s does them the best. If you can handle it, get the MOAB… if not, there’s always the Thrilla From Tha Grilla, which is just right. LD • $ 6255 Zebulon Road El Sombrero Witha brand new outside dining patio, this is the place to get some fresh, authentic mexican cuisine in downtown Macon. LD • BAR • $ Located off Spring Street in the Baconsfield Shopping Center.
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Jim Shaw’s Casual dining with Macon’s best seafood, tuna tidbits, scallops, wild Georgia shrimp. Seperate bar area with smoking. D • BAR $-$$ 3040 Vineville
Fish n’ Pig Spectacular views of Lake Tobesofkee. Patio or inside seating serving both barbecue and seafood. D • BAR $-$$ 6420 Mosely Dixon, 476.8837
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Luigi’s Bistro Casual Italian cuisine in a hip, swanky atmosphere. LD • BAR • $-$$ 401 Cherry Street, 743.4645 Ingleside Village Pizza IVP has the best pizza in town and the best beer selection. Keep it classy with the white pizza and a Stella Artois or, keep it real with a slice of the ultimate and a 24-oz. High Life. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside Avenue, & downtown across from Mercer Univ.
Mellow Mushroom In 1974, three college students in Atlanta opened the first of what has now grown to 100 restaurants. Each one locallyowned and operated, with their own distinct, funkified flavor. Gourmet pizza, original sandwiches and a large drink menu. Family friendly! LD • BAR • $$$ Located just off Bass Road at 5425 Bowman Road, Macon. Mirko Pasta Chef Mirko sums it up best: "When people come to Mirko Pasta, I want them to feel like I felt when I went to my grandma’s house"...enjoying a delicious meal
served up with love in an environment filled with enthusiasm, joy and passion. LD • BAR • $ 1693 Bass Road Tel: 478-477-4002. Open at 11am.
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Adriana’s Quick & delicious cafeteriastyle lunch, serving the most authentic Italian in town, including sandwiches, soup, salads, pasta, pizza. Mon-Thur 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6pm. L • $ 359 Third Street Market City Café – Superb sandwiches, homemade soups, loaded salads, pizza and pastas. Unique breakfast menu including gourmet coffees and teas. Dinner now being served Fridays and Saturdays featuring seafood and steak specials. Full bar, excellent wine cellar. Full catering services on or off site. Open Tues-Thur, 7am-6pm; Friday and Saturday 7am-9pm. 502 Cherry St., Macon 257-6612 BLD • BAR • $-$$
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Greek Corner Deli Serving delicious lamb gyros, monster greek salads, subs and specialty sandwiches 7 days a week. One of the few restaurants downtown open on Sundays and the only late night eatery on Saturdays 12:30am til 3am! LD • $ 587 Cherry Street, 254.3059.
The Downtown Grill Slightly upscale dining serving fresh fish, prime cut Black Angus and features it’s own humidor. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 562 Mulberry Street, 742.5999 The Shamrock Dargan and his crew cook up some of the best homemade meals in Macon, including his legendary Shepard’s Pie. Plus, he’ll surprise you from time to time with some interesting seafood selections. D • BAR $-$$ 342 Rose Avenue, Payne City 750.1555 The Tic Toc Room Contemporary setting with a sophisticated menu, great wine selection. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 401Cherry Street, 743.4645
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Killian’s Coffeehouse Serving patries, coffees and smoothies for breakfast and lunch. BL • $ 490 Cherry Street, 492-1771.
J. Christopher’s Open 7am-2pm daily, and their signature breakfast dishes all day long. Strawberry waffles to eggs benedict, fresh salads to innovative sandwiches. BL • $ 220 Starcadia Circle, Macon, 476-0220
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IS MACON’S ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT A DISTANT VISION? Larry Schlesinger Macon City Council Ward 3, Post 1 In the summer of 2009, I joined a group of local visionaries who were seriously exploring the possibility of creating an Entertainment District in downtown Macon. Kirsten West, the current Development Director of the Cox Capitol Theatre, was the prime mover of this group, and the notion we pondered was that if Memphis could successfully take advantage of its own music heritage that culminated in the creation of its Beale Street Entertainment District, then Macon could similarly capitalize on its own rich music history
and follow suit. Kirsten contacted John Elkington, the Chief Executive Officer of Performa Entertainment Real Estate, Inc., and the primary Beale Street visionary and developer who then took the time to detour through Macon where he toured our city and addressed a number of community leaders. He subsequently prepared and presented an Executive Summary for the development of an Entertainment District right here in downtown Macon. The summary stated that the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, The Big House, the Cox Capital Theatre and the Douglass Theatre already form the nucleus necessary for the creation of such a district and that these anchor sites must be the integral parts around which the development could occur. “The Entertainment District should become a
@ showcase for the historical music of the region along with new talent,” the report concluded, and it painted an initial picture of inviting plazas downtown and streetscapes lined with awnings, tree canopies, and as much outdoor seating as possible. The summary advised that “the Macon Entertainment District needs to be different from any development in the region,” and that it must evolve into a community gathering place for events, festivals, shopping, restaurants and entertainment for our entire Middle Georgia region. Additionally, the report continues, the Entertainment District must appeal to three primary groups of people who come to Macon. The first is the “leisure tourists” who live within a fivehour drive of our city, and who are looking for three- or four-day weekend getaways at locations with quality attractions. The second group are those business travelers and college and university visitors who look to Macon and its downtown district to provide them with, and assist them in, their entertainment needs during their stay. The final group is the conventioneers and trade show visitors who want, and are always willing to spend, their free time doing things nearby that are unique to Macon. The real excitement initially generated by this vision of an Entertainment District and John Elkington’s visit and Summary Report was abruptly shattered by the media reports that surfaced shortly thereafter stating that the State of Georgia was significantly decreasing, or perhaps curtailing altogether, its financial support of its music and sports halls of fame. These halls, the reports went on, might actually have to close their doors, or even worse, just pack up and move elsewhere. As John Elkington noted in his Summary Report, the creation of an Entertainment District downtown based on the historic music of our region is directly tied to the ongoing presence and
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operation of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. So suddenly, and along with a number of others, our primary focus shifted toward doing whatever it took to keep the hall right here in Macon, and we met with several members of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority board, and attended Authority meetings. Two weeks ago, Halls of Fame, Inc., Macon’s public-private partnership that is chaired so very capably by Mike Dyer, submitted a detailed fiveyear plan for the hall leading to self-sufficiency. It includes some very significant financial pledges from the city and county as well as from local foundations and other funding sources. But at the time of this writing, the other bidding cities of Athens, Dahlonega, Dunwoody and Woodstock remain very much alive in the pursuit of the music hall, as well. In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over!” and in terms of this bidding process, it ain’t over yet. If, as I read in the papers, none of the bids submitted particularly excited the Authority board, and if, as my attorney friends tell me, ‘possession is nine-tenths of the law,’ then I sense that Macon remains the frontrunner with the inside track. Until the Authority makes its final determination that I anticipate will be sooner rather than later, the whole concept of a thriving Entertainment District downtown remains something of a distant vision. I am, however, very optimistic at present that, like the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame will continue to remain right here in Macon, and that in time, this distant vision may actually blossom into our reality.
Larrry Schlesinger, Macon City Council can be reached at larry.schlesinger@macon.ga.us.
50th Anniversary Musical Revue, at the Grand Opera House
February 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2011. The show celebrates fifty years of pop culture, history, and hits through solid gold number one hits from icons like Bobby Darin, the Beatles, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, and many more. The Revue combines song, dance, and comedy accompanied by a live orchestra, under the professional direction of Technical Director Jim Crisp. Proceeds benefits dozens of local charities. All shows begin at 7:30PM. Ticket prices are $17 (Wednesday), $20 (Thursday), $35 (Friday performance and the pre-show Gala at 6PM), and $20 (Saturday). For tickets and information, visit
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CAULFIELDS: BE THERE OR BE SQUARE There’s a vintage store on Cherry Street that you should visit, not only for the shopping but for an entire experience. Owner Dylan York, former Atlantan, wanted his second-hand store, Caulfield’s’, to be a “hub” in the downtown Macon scene offering more than just an opportunity to pick up a few baubles.
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e encourages the community to come and hang out, holding parties and shows after store hours and even providing laundry pickup services in the back of the shop. With a beatnik atmosphere, the shop is an eclectic combination of furniture, clothing, accessories, art and more. “We offer things from last week to last century,” York said. Display cases hold treasures from yesteryear: rings, pins, hats, accessories of all kinds. Looking for a lemon yellow halter dress? Chances are that you will find it at Caulfield’s along with a fantastic necklace. The store carries Macon Man shirts, Jubee and the Morning After t-shirts, plaids, western, accessories, house ware and mid-century furniture. And there’s ample selection of artwork from which to choose, too. At the front of the shop, hanging proudly over a sofa, are pieces from local artists. York has also opened up the shop for bands to rehearse in the evenings. “I want to support local artists,” York said. “I let people display their work here and only charge a small com-
mission. It’s more about helping the artists than making money off them.” Be sure to leave yourself enough time to scour every inch of the shop. With trinkets and gems abounding, chances are you won’t be leaving this treasure trove empty handed. Once you’ve decked yourself and your digs with vintage one-of-akinds, spin one of the CDs that you’ve picked up at the store (I suggest Abby Owens) and kick back with your friends. If you get bored, you can always head out to 414 Cherry Street for one of the many parties held at Caulfield’s. On Jan. 28, Caulfield’s hosts LeDisko Dance Party featuring French House, Electrofunk, and Disco House. DJ Old Flame will play a two hour set (one vinyl and one digital). Tickets are $5 for 18 – 21; $3 for 21 & up. The event lasts from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. Caulfield’s Vintage Clothing and Furniture is located at 414 Cherry St.; the store is open from 11 – 7 Tues. – Saturday; the dry cleaning service is available from 7 – 4 Mon. – Saturday. Follow them on Facebook to take advantage of special offers.
{ SEEING RED - POLITICS }
A RETURN TO NORMALCY, REVISITED
BY BILL KNOWLES
’m sure a lot of you who are reading this article don’t remember when America was innocent. Now I don’t mean innocent of any crimes, but rather when our population, and especially our younger generation, were more naïve about things. I was blessed enough to be born at the tail end of the baby boom generation and can remember a much happier time in our country. I miss the way our country used to be before the Vietnam War taught us that we could be beat on the battlefield and before Watergate taught us that our President could in fact lie to us. (Yes Virginia, Richard Nixon was a Republican but in fairness to him President Clinton and now President Obama have made Nixon look like an alter boy in comparison.) I miss when our children were taught that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree and Abe Lincoln walked three miles to return a penny to a customer of the store he worked in. I miss when our country had an imagination and hadn’t been jaded by cable networks, the internet, and Wii or XBox . I’m sorry, but I can’t understand why our young people can’t actually go out and play REAL tennis instead of flopping around in their living rooms, flailing imaginary racquets attached to some video game? Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy? Is it any wonder why we’re an obese nation? Our nation left the complete and total innocence of the Eisenhower Fifties only to begin the following decade with an event that shook our country’s foundation and made us realize we weren’t so innocent after all: the assassination of President Kennedy. The shots that were fired in Dealey Plaza in Dallas were a catalyst of future events that would change our nation’s complexion forever. Three other Presidents had been assassinated before 1963, but never before had we as a nation heard about it so quickly and been given the grizzly details. Then we all witnessed the assassination of the assassin in the comfort of our homes and overnight America started a maturing process that would never be reversed. Over the next several years, we watched the war in Vietnam on the evening news and saw more of our innocence taken away by not only the North Vietnamese but by the
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2010 sadly took away more of our nation’s innocence when President Obama’s health-care bill was ramrodded and forced down our throats by a Congress who just wouldn’t listen to its’ constituents cries of terror as we felt more of our liberties being violated again.
Johnson administration whose policy of fighting a limited war cost us not only the precious lives of our servicemen and women and at the same time made us mistrust our government. Even America’s most trusted man CBS newscaster Walter Cronkite was fed up with the war and on February 27, 1968 reported on the evening news that “It seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate. But it is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy, and did the best they could.” And another piece of America’s virtue was violated One of my fondest childhood memories was from Christmas Eve of 1968. I was five and had gone to bed early in eager anticipation of a visit from Santa. I remember my father waking me up and telling me that I needed to watch the history that was about to happen. Apollo 8 had been in space for three days and was now orbiting the moon. On the ninth revolution around the moon, each of the crew, Jim Lovell, Bill Anders and Frank Borman, read a section from the Book of
Genesis. The hair on the back of my neck still stands up when I watch the videos of it. I can promise you that if any astronaut tried to read from the Bible today, the networks would put up disclaimers, NASA would be sued by atheists and the ACLU and President Obama would apologize to Muslims because the astronauts chose the Bible instead of the Koran. This and the subsequent moon launches kept Americans’ imaginations and hopes flourishing until Watergate knocked us down for the final time. I’m so thankful that my dad woke me up that Christmas Eve so that I could witness one of the most solemn and special moments our nation has ever shared. Thanks Pop! 2010 sadly took away more of our nation’s innocence when President Obama’s health-care bill was ramrodded and forced down our throats by a Congress who just wouldn’t listen to its’ constituents cries of terror as we felt more of our liberties being violated and raped again. Since the passage of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare has been ruled unconstitutional in the first test that made it to a Federal Court. (Georgia’s new Attorney General Sam Olens has vowed to sue the Federal Government over Obamacare as well.) When you couple this ruling and the mid-term elections that started our nation back on the track of a return to normalcy it appears that America has finally taken all that she can stand. I pray that its’ not too late. When I wrote the first part of this article in May, 2010 it appeared for all intents and purposes that the United States was sunk. We had a President who was slightly to the left of Fidel Castro, and both houses of Congress led by people of the left wing who thought they were above reproach, “knowing” that they knew what was best for us. We still have the same President, who is now moving somewhere closer to Bill Clinton rather than Vladimir Lenin, a Senate Majority Leader who has been very quiet since his near-death election scare, and a new Speaker of the House who presides over a House of Representatives dominated by Congressmen and women such as our own Austin Scott, who won races that were unwinnable: All because America has had enough. I’m proud to paraphrase Mark Twain in stating that “the untimely demise of the United States has been greatly exaggerated.” 11thHourOnline.com
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something that got lost in the tragedy in Arizona. On New Year’s Day in Egypt, a terrorist bombing at a Coptic Christian Church killed 21 and injured 79. Religious protests immediately rose, with riots, fights and vandalism breaking out
It’s gun metaphor after gun metaphor over at the GOP, with phrases like “lock and load“ and “Second Amendment solution.“ Now imagine paranoid minds like Jared Loughner’s (the shooter of democratic Rep. Giffords last week) - what juices does America provide for brains like this to absorb? But America is a collective, and we all stew in its cultural juices. We are bombarded with influence, most of it subconscious. Supermarkets have now moved the potato chip aisle next to the dairy products, because somebody somewhere figured out that customers will buy more chips that way. That’s how susceptible we are. Now imagine paranoid minds like Jared Loughner‘s— what juices does America provide for brains like this to absorb? If such a person browsed Sarahpac.com for hours, what might the takeaway be? There’s no evidence linking the shooter to this site, and the crosshair graphic has since been taken down. But its influence is already out there. Are the makers of that site responsible for the behavior they incited? I’m going to argue yes, to a certain extent. Our right to free speech does not protect recklessness. It does not protect inflammatory rhetoric. It does not protect cries of fire in a crowded theatre, and it never has. If your words provoke a stampede, then responsibility for that stampede’s all on you, fellow citizen. But something else happened last week,
between the Christian and Muslim communities. Which is exactly what the terrorists wanted. Yet by Thursday night, as Coptic Christians attended mass across the country, thousands of Muslims — including actors, preachers, and the sons of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak — joined with them, acting as human shields to protect the worshippers from terrorist attacks. They gathered under the watchwords “We either live together, or we die together,” a slogan created by Egyptian artist Mohamed El-Sawy. Every day around the world, whether you hear about it or not, moderate and progressive Muslims protest extremist violence and the rhetoric that incites it. Sometimes they use their words; sometimes they use their bodies. Both are effective tools. We Americans, especially those fond of crosshairs, could learn from their example. So I wish everyone a joyful 2011, no matter which side of the ideological fence you prefer. May we find a way to reach over that fence this year. May we realize the common ground that we all stand on.
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wo events happened recently that have me thinking hard about what it means to be a patriotic American Last week, Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was critically injured in a shooting that claimed the lives of six people, including a nine-year-old girl. Giffords has been identified by authorities as the target of the attack. Investigators identified the gunman, a young man who had been demonstrating increasingly disjointed and strange behavior over the past months, including making an Internet post that displayed a firearm over a picture of the Constitution. It’s unclear how much of his erratic mumblings and paranoid delusions were of a political nature and how much were just the product of a sick mind getting sicker. It’s a tragedy no matter what prompted it. But as a writer, as a person who values words, I’m sickened at the disgustingly violent rhetoric that has been brought to light by the attack. I’m thinking of SarahPAC.com, the website for Sarah Palin’s political action committee, which last year displayed a national map with
crosshairs marking the 20 House Democrats targeted for elimination by Palin and those joining in her “fight to take back America.” She said “fight” so many times I lost count. “Join me in the fight.” “This is the first salvo in the fight.” Fight fight fight, ad nauseam, coupled again and again with the rhetoric of arms and violence. She’s not alone. Politicians of all stripes have been fond of battleground language recently, with the more egregious examples coming from the far right. It’s gun metaphor after gun metaphor over there, with phrases like “lock and load“ and “Second Amendment solution.“ Now, you may scoff, “Those are just metaphors!” But people who use the word “just” in front of the word “metaphor” have no clue about the power of figurative language. Say something loud enough and long enough, and the edges between what it means symbolically and what it means literally get blurred. As Marty Kaplan of the Huffington Post wrote, “Words have consequences, rhetoric shapes reality, and much as we like to believe that we are creatures of reason, there is something about our species' limbic system and lizard brainstems that makes us susceptible to irrational fantasies and misguided metaphors.” Rhetoric influences our actions whether we like it or not. Here in America, we tilt too
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CONSTELLATIONS BY DAVID HIGDON We, at Bragg Jam, are really excited about debuting a new series here in town called Bragg Jam Presents…where we are going to be bringing music to Macon throughout the year. Bragg Jam puts on a festival each summer that brings together the community through music and arts. We have seen such a great response to that festival that we decided to try to convey that collective mentality with some live music at the centerpiece of downtown Macon performances at the Cox Capitol Theatre. We’re ecstatic to be able to debut this new series with The Constellations. That’s so cool. I’m super excited about it now. I love old theaters, and I used to go to one in Birmingham that was kind of that same set up. Before they did movies or shows, they would bring out the organ player and he’d play, or if it was a silent film, he’d play the music to it. The Constellations album, Southern Gothic, is a soundtrack to the Atlanta nightlife. Do you think Atlanta has maxxed itself out at this point, or are you able to still see a collective unity amongst the musicians and people? You know, I haven’t been in town for a while, and so it is kind of hard for me to really talk about the current scene as it’s going on right now. But, as I was growing up, there was a huge hip hop scene that was starting up in the nineties and midnineties that just grew and grew until people starting looking to Atlanta to see what the next sound was going to be coming from the hip hop scene; I definitely was influenced by all of that. But, at the same time, there was all of this underground stuff coming out of East Atlanta and the Cabbagetown area and a lot of the indie rock stuff and punk rock stuff that was coming out of Atlanta. It was kind of on the map a little bit, but it was very obscure; I definitely was inspired by all of that as well. I think that it has always been that the Atlanta scene has pushed the envelope
to see what we could get away. I would hope that the artists these days are still trying to do that. Most of the nineties are overlooked for all of the boy bands that were out there, but places like Seattle, Southern California, and Atlanta all had influential and burgeoning music scenes. You guys don’t settle on one sound for your album, it has tons of different styles and beats coming throughout it. Was that a collaborative effort amongst the guys, and ladies, in your band? (Laughs) I played in a lot of bands over the years in Atlanta, and everybody always wanted to have this one thing that was easily definable to make it easy for the audience to figure out what we were about or what is was that we were doing; I always felt like that was a copout, and I always felt that I was capable of more than that. Ben Allen, the producer, really opened the door and let me do all of that stuff. He never said, “Oh, this is feeling a little too hip-hop. We should rework this to fit more with the band.” No. It was never like that. It was more like, come in, write the song, and if it was a good song, let’s lay it down and make it work. A lot of artists think their audiences are a lot dumber than they are. You should like your audience to be put outside of what they would normally listen to or accept in one project. We’re trying our best to build a current music scene here in Macon, but everyone who thinks of Macon tends to think of its musical history. Otis Redding’s my jam! I have been listening to a lot of soul music lately, and I am definitely inspired by Otis, and just knowing he’s from Georgia is inspirational to me. You guys take your influences from all over. Southern Gothic’s centerpiece, its opus, is a take on Tom Waits’ “Step Right Up.” Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. It was actually one
of the first things that we flushed out and did was “Step Right Up.” We had done some tracks that were kind of all over the place, and we were digging what we doing, but we wanted to know what the rest of the world thought about it, and so we got an idea to do a cover in the style of what we were doing. I got in the studio to do “Step Right Up,” and I just couldn’t get that cadence of everything Tom was doing on the original song. So, Ben just took me aside, and said that I should take it home and write my own verses to it and see what happens. I was really intimidated by that because Tom is a huge influence on my life. I was absolutely scared of rewriting one of his songs, you know what I mean? That is pretty intimidating. But, I wrote the first verse, and after that, it kind of poured out on the paper and kind of wrote itself.
really. We released Southern Gothic as an independent first, and this guy over at 88.9 got a hold on it, and they have been supporters ever since. Dude, signing to Virgin Records had to have just been a surreal experience for you. How long after signing with those guys does it take for Richard Branson to take you for a ride in his hot air balloon? (Laughs) You know, I asked about that. I was like, “When can I go windsurfing with Richard Branson?” But, he actually doesn’t have anything really to do with EMI. That would be really cool to do all of that thrill seeking stuff with Richard Branson (laughs).
What is the live line up looking like at this time? We’re a seven piece right now. Adding more to that depends on who might be available, but we’re pretty much touring as a seven piece.
So, it’s Friday night, and your Atlanta nightlife is before you. Where’re you gonna go grab a drink? You know, I think tonight we’re gonna go to Astoria; I’m gonna call a few band members and see if they’re down for hanging out with me. I always get inspiration from going out in Atlanta and putting myself in it and getting a little dirty. It’s part of the writing process; you’ve gotta live it.
I read in Spin magazine that you guys have found quite a following in Milwaukee of all places. Yeah, man, it’s crazy. Those guys were really the first to jump on the bandwagon before we even signed to Virgin,
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BLOTTER { MACON’S CRIME SCENE } ATL RAP STARS GUCCI MANE AND WAKA FLOCKA FLAME BOTH IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, has been committed to a psychiatric hospital. Yesterday, with Gucci facing charges of probation violation, Gucci's lawyer filed a plea of "mental incompetency," stating that he was unable to stand trial. The judge ordered him sent to Atlanta's Anchor Hospital, a psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility. Gucci has served several prison sentences in the past few years and has a few runins with the law in recent months. In December, Gucci was at Waka Flocka's house during a police raid, where two people were arrested. In November, Gucci was arrested for a series of traffic violations, but charges were dropped for "want of prosecution." Meanwhile, Flocka, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, is in jail and facing charges that include drug and weapon possession, as the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. According to the Associated Press, he surrendered to police on Monday and waived a hearing today. The charges stem from that same December police raid. Flocka, currently on probation, was not at home during the raid, and his attorney places the blame with the two men who were arrested.
ARMED ROBBERY AT CITGO The Bibb Sheriff’s Office is investigating a personal armed robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the Citco gas station, located at
3705 Irwinton Road around 10:20p.m. Sunday January 3rd. According to witness statements, Devonia Harris, 60 years old from Macon was walking out to her vehicle, which was parked outside of the Citco gas station. An armed suspect rounded of the building, demanding for Harris to give up her purse as he brandished a handgun in each hand. The suspect snatched the purse from Harris and ran across Irwinton Road, heading towards Piedmont Circle. No one was hurt during this incident. The suspect is described as a black male, 5 feet 4 inches in height. He has a medium complexion. He was wearing a black jacket, black cap, and a hood that covered the top portion of his face.
ATLANTA MAN SHOOTS POLICE K-9 Bibb Sheriff Investigators issued a warrant for an Atlanta man who shot and killed a Houston County Sheriff’s Office K-9 on December 25, 2010 at a residence in west Bibb County. According the Bibb Sheriff’s Office incident report, Deputy Justin Hall from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office reported that his Sheriff’s K-9, “Nicolea”, was missing from his residence on December 18, and returned to the residence on Christmas Day. Hall’s in-laws, who live next door, stated that Nicolea charged them as they attempted to leave their residence. Edward Jackson, the son of Hall’s in-laws, was attempting to load his vehicle with Christmas presents, preparing to leave when reportedly Nicolea charged at him as he was loading his vehicle. He retrieved a gun and shot Nicolea.He’s being charged Destroying a Police Dog (Felony). 11thHourOnline.com
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THE POGUES BACK ON TOUR IN U.S. FLAMING LIPS NEW ALBUM, CEE-LO Looking for somewhere to store your dad’s Ferrari, mope around and neurotically debate whether or not you should go out? You’re in luck: Cameron Frye’s house is on the market. The Highland Park, Ill. house made famous by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off will set you back $1.65 million. It boasts four bedrooms, three bathrooms and of course, that glass garage. For a band that has released only four songs to date, indie-pop duo Cults has turned plenty of heads since emerging out of nowhere during the past year. They even caught the attention of Columbia Records, prompting the label to sign them to a record contract in November. With that in place, the band wasted no time moving forward, announcing plans to release its debut album in May 2011. Last July, Cee-Lo Green covered Band of Horses’ “No One’s Gonna Love You,” and the band recently returned the favor at Austin City Limits, putting their own spin on Cee-Lo’s “Georgia” from the upcoming album The Lady Killer. The two covers are available as a split 7" or a digital download, “This began as a very random idea I had on my dad’s patio after we watched our beloved Georgia Bulldog football team get robbed of a win at the hands of the referees
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and LSU last year,” singer Ben Bridwell wrote on the site. “I knew I wanted to pay homage to my favorite team in song but didn’t have any idea how to begin. Once I heard Cee Lo’s ‘Georgia,’ I was immediately smitten and figured that’s as good as any tribute to any state I’ve ever heard.” The reunited indie deities Pavement will turn up on a forthcoming episode of "Ace of Cakes", the Food Network reality show that follows the punky pastry artisans at Baltimore's Charm City Cakes. And now the Matador Twitter reports that the Pavement-centric "Ace of Cakes" episode will air on January 20 at 10 p.m. eastern. Shane MacGowan
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and longtime collaborator Atticus Ross will team up to compose the score to director David Fincher's film adaptation of the monstrously successful Stieg Larsson novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Reznor and Ross scored Fincher's last movie, The Social Network, for which they've been nominated for a Golden Globe. Nine Inch Nails' The Fragile to be reissued, How to Destroy Angels LP in the works. Albums are a lot of work. But when broken down into little bits, they’re not so bad. Head Flaming Lip Wayne Coyne recently
told Rolling Stone that the band will release a new song every month, and film the recording process as well. Coyne estimates the project will begin in late January in the band’s home state of Oklahoma, where they’ll work with longtime producer Dave Fridmann (OK Go, Sparklehorse, Elf Power). Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Celtic punk pioneers The Pogues are hitting the road with infamous bad bay/bad teeth front man Shane MacGowan. The group will tour six cities in March, wrapping up with a brief residency at New York’s Terminal 5. Dates below. March 3 — Chicago, Ill. @ Congress Theater
4 — Detroit @ Royal Oak Music Theater 7 — Baltimore, Md. @ Rams Head Live 8 — Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club 15-17 — New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
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ken down into three subcategories— 2008, private investors held a press conference streetscape ($1.8 million), Little Richard to announce their plans to develop a $29 milPenniman Boulevard ($3 million) and truck lion commercial and residential project on a site that included the former Capricorn route ($5.4 million). Investors would purchase bonds to pay Recording Studio, where the Allman Brothers for the project. Macon would repay by redi- and other Southern rock groups recorded and ment. Back then, city officials and other recting money from increased property taxes developed their style in the 1970s. interested parties sparred publically over The 4.2-acre Capricorn Centre was to when property values increase in the redeplans to build the Marriott Hotel—which veloped area. Once the bonds are paid off, include 30 townhouses, a commercial buildmost observers, including myself, felt the the city and school district (which agreed to ing and 85-room boutique hotel, on Martin city desperately needed. t h e Luther King Jr. Boulevard, between Plum and The 4.2-acre Capricorn Centre was to include 30 townhouses, a arrange- Poplar streets. Developers planned to renovate m e n t ) and restore the Capricorn building for use as a commercial building and 85-room boutique hotel, on MLK Jr. Blvd. w o u l d recording studio, with an attached Macon reap the benefits of higher tax revenues, and music history museum. But the plans fell apart I’ve learned that a new drama is when owners of the old recording studio Second Street would be revitalized. unfolding, as city officials and developers An optimistic Reichert said the biggest defaulted on their loan, and Atlantic Southern consider a project they’ve nicknamed obstacle has been selling the idea to skeptics. Bank sent it to the auction block. Renaissance on the River. The plan is to Is perception reality? Yes and no. Let’s If all goes as planned, it could take about five build a $50 million development on about to seven years for construction to be complet- be honest: downtown is far from vibrant. 12 acres along Riverside Drive near Spring ed and about 10 to 15 years to pay for the proj- Things have improved over the past four Street. An upscale boutique hotel would ect. “My hope is that we could finance small years but not significantly. However, there’s anchor the development, which would projects first and pay it off,” he said. It’s a lot going on behind the scenes that’s not so include an assortment of stores, restaurants, obvious to the casual observer. Perhaps important that skeptics see progress. luxury condos and office space. Skeptics have reasons to doubts about when capital starts flowing again, things will Construction would involve the demodowntown’s resurrection. A case in point is the take off, all the plans come together and lition of the former Skipper’s restaurant, the project dubbed The Capricorn Centre. In doubters proven wrong. relocation of the city’s central services department and a two-decade long tax abatement. But the biggest obstacle, according to a report in the Telegraph, is Burger King’s plan to expand on Riverside Drive through acquisition of a parcel of land that would conflict with the proposed project. Some members of the Urban Development Authority are hesitant “about about moving forward at Burger King’s expense.” Apparently, it’s a problem of a bird in the hand being worth more than two in the bush. Burger King is already established in the business community. The Renaissance on the River group, however, needs several years to complete the proposed project, as well as coordination with other developers that is sometimes tricky. The first phase would include completion of the hotel, condos, restaurants and office space. There would also be a second and third phase that would take up to 10 years to complete and Pictured with Bill Lucado involve other developers. One authority with his 16 year-old member wondered whether the city agency Labrador, Moses. is ‘dealing with a 500-pound gorilla who’s going to come in here and take complete 10 Minutes from Macon! control,’ according the news report. Meanwhile, Mayor Robert Reichert is promoting a plan called Macon Connections that would establish and revitalize Second Street as a main thoroughfare connecting Mercer University, Little Richard Penniman Boulevard, downtown, and the Convention Center and Marriott Hotel. Second Street would, similar to the commission’s vision, be Small, Large & Exotic Animal Veterinarians - P.C. pedestrian and bike friendly, as well as liberally sprinkled with green space. “This idea for Second Street comes from a successful plan to improve Main Street in Greenville, SC,” Reichert stated. He added that the Greenville project reaped the benefits of nearly 1,600 new housing units and 89 restaurants. “The plan is to make Second Street a sustainable green corridor to live, work and shop. We want to • Bring their bed create a happening place,” he said. • Bring their toys On Dec. 21, the mayor’s plan passed a • Even their own food crucial test and took a major step forward. • General check-ups, baths, City and county officials approved tax allogrooming, dental while they’re here cation districts (TAD) for three projects: the Second Street redevelopment plan, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA GRADUATE Renaissance on the River and the Bibb Mill Center project (a plan to build hotels, office Call 478.986.3784 to make an appointment space and housing units across from the 300 Bill Conn Pkwy., Gray, GA 31032 Macon Coliseum). The mayor’s vision for Second Street comes with a $10.2 million price tag, bro-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Still, downtown has been a magnet, of sorts, for businesses. In fiscal year 2010, NewTown counted 14 new businesses and 90 new employees. Fiscal year 2009 was even better: 16 new businesses opened, adding 156 new employees. The challenge is helping these businesses stay open. NewTown is not alone in the effort to nurture downtown commercial growth. There’s a new nonprofit in town named The 567 Center for Renewal that’s sharing some of the load. It developed from the New City Church Downtown, which began holding services in 2008 at the Cox Capitol Theatre on Second Street. The community-minded church, needing more space, moved to 567 Cherry St. where it established its community revitalization wing. Now located at 533 Cherry St., The 567 Center has established a small business incubator to both help new businesses get off the ground and thrive downtown. The second floor of the 533 Cherry St. facility includes several furnished offices and a conference room for lease, at affordable rates. This incubator, for entrepreneurs also offers business coaching and assistance locating a permanent downtown location. While The 567 Center contributes by hatching new downtown businesses, the College Hill Corridor Commission has plans to transform the landscape. It brings plans to the table that would upgrade approximately 1.5 square miles of urban sidewalks and public space that extends from downtown to Mercer University. The commission’s 214-page plan lays out a scheme to build a brand that paints InTown Macon as a clean, safe and desirable urban setting to live and play. Already, the Macon Police Department has established a visible presence downtown through its bicycle patrol substation, located on Cherry Street. The commission is also encouraging InTown residents to get involved by creating neighborhood watches. It wants also to promote “alternative modes of transportation” in the downtown area. The plan includes painting bicycle lanes leading downtown and creating places to park those bikes. Existing sidewalks will get a facelift and new walkways built. Pedestrians would have aesthetically pleasing sites to view as they walk about town. Plans call for an infusion of public art and the conversion of vacant storefront space into canvasses for local artists. In fact, putting local artists to work is a key feature of the commission’s vision. In addition to producing public artworks and beautifying blighted storefronts, the commission wants to create roving galleries for these artists to display their works. Mercer University has an important role to play as a part of the InTown community revitalization project. If things go as planned, the university’s students would engage the community through learning projects that get them out of the classroom and into the institution’s surrounding neighborhood. Further, as the plan points out, Mercer is an underutilized sport and entertainment venue. Going forward, the commission believes it could market Mercer in a way that brings sports fans, music lovers and art patrons to the campus. One of the things I witnessed four years ago is that there is often drama involved in Macon’s growth and redevelop-
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