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The things making our world just a little bit better | by brad evansWe LikeThe Soap Box Derby has to be one of the bestevents in Macon, just because it’s got communitywritten all over it, it’s at a great time of year. Ithink Jared Wright took the cake with hisWinnebago design this year, but all of themlooked great, and I can’t see this event doinganything but getting bigger.

Also big props to one of the best little guys inMacon, Sean Pritchard. I worked with him on theStreet Party on the 24th, from 5:30am till midnight,and he did an awesome job. And Nappy Rootsrocked. And I got to eat at H and H with DigitalUnderground which was way cool.

I’ve been listening to Waren Zevon’s ExcitableBoy, The Roots Raising Down, and Ready to Die

by The Notorious B.I.G. Asalways, thanks to John Fleming formy 1189 Albums, and thanks tothe Cloud and Match for me havingaccess to them all the time.

My all time favorite author, HarryCrews, died this past week, and Iwent on a buying spree. I got TheClassic Crews Reader, which I’vegiven away more than a dozentimes. It includes one of myfavorites, A Childhood, whichcontains the passage Ms. JessicaWalden had read at her wedding.It also includes The Gypsy’sCurse, Car and a bunch of

essays. I also got Scar Lover,Celebration, A Feast of Snakes,and The Knockout Artist. I’d givenaway all my copies of those bookslong ago, and since he died, theirmemories just weren’t enoughanymore. Crews can makeWilliam Faulkner seem a littlelight in the britches. The way weregard ourselves doesn’t matter tohim, he saw the little curses wecan be, and that is beautiful to me.If you haven’t heard of him,haven’t read him, do yourself afavor and do so TODAY.

When I was about to bemarried, I put a passagefrom author Harry

Crews in this column about thelove affair between two matchedmules named Doc and Otha. Afew years later, my good friendJessica Walden had the same pas-sage read at her wedding.

When I heard she was doingthat, I found his phone numberand gave him a call, intending onflying him up to read the passagehimself at their wedding. I endedup on the phone with him forabout half an hour, and calledhim back several times over thenext few weeks until he finallyrealized that his health justwouldn’t let him travel.

Last week, the rugged ex-marine, southern gothic overlordpassed away. Most of what wetalked about was a story I wasworking on, and am still workingon in fact, about inbred convictedmurderer Crystal Wagner. I knewHarry would appreciate the story

of her killing her husband andcutting him into pieces anddumping him in a farm field andburning him with citronella oil.As I told him about it, he grunt-ed with what seemed like pleas-ure, because he of all peopleknew about the beauty that livesin the grotesque. After I got donetalking he said these words.

“Brad, why would we beevil? Why would anyone be evil?Why would we ever shovel peo-ple into furnaces, why would westarve people? It’s the thing in usthat keeps us fascinated with our-selves, this animal. This fleshtearing brutal animal in all of usfascinates us much more than thekissing, licking sweetheart thatsends valentines and caresenough to send the very best.”

Chad Evans, thanks for stick-ing that first Harry Crews book inmy hand. Harry, thank you forfirst understanding all of thethings that I thought for so longonly I understood.

KNOW MACON: APRIL 6 - 20, 2012PUBLISHER’S NOTESby BRAD EVANS

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ANTEBELLUM TRAIL PILGRIMAGEAPRIL 18 - 22

The Antebellum Trail is a 100-mile trekthrough seven communities that escapedSherman’s burning march through Georgia.Nestled just below the foothills of the BlueRidge Mountains, the vibrant college townof Athens, is the northern gateway to theAntebellum Trail. Athen’s provides anauthentic visitor experience by its dynamicdowntown, cultural diversity, attractivearchitecture, and strong commitment to his-toric preservation and revitalization. Guidedand self-guided tours of 16 historic districtsand four house museums provide a glimpseinto the past of numerous Confederate lead-ers. Athens’ restored, Victorian-era down-town historic district remains as vital asever, housing an eclectic mix of restaurants,retail shops, local art, living space, and theworld-renowned music clubs that gave birthto R.E.M., the B-52’s, and hundreds of other bands.

Just minutes south of Athens, Watkinsville retain a small townatmosphere. The circa 1801 Eagle Tavern remains on its original site inWatkinsville and its museum reveals daily life in frontier Georgia.Downtown Watkinsville features eclectic shopping in Town Center and inthe many antique shops, art galleries, and specialty shops located nearby.

Described before the War as “The most cultured and aristocratictown on the stagecoach route from Charleston to New Orleans”, Madisonhas been welcoming visitors from around the world for almost two cen-turies. Today, Madison is one of Georgia’s largest designated NationalRegister Historic Districts and was named one of the earliest “PreserveAmerica Communities”. Recently, Madison was named one of the “Top10 Best Southern Towns” by Southern Living. Eatonton, the next stop onthe Trail, enjoy many a good tale. The town is nestled between LakesOconee and Sinclair and the Oconee National Forest. The wide water andgentle green landscape have inspired some of golf’s legendary designersto create masterpieces around Lake Oconee.

Further down and located in the heart of middle Georgia, historicMilledgeville boasts of stately southern mansions and gracious gardengates which have harbored distinguished governors, generals, and ghosts.Those seeking history can follow in Sherman’s footsteps at the OldGovernor’s Mansion or visit Georgia’s Old Capital Museum, located inthe building where Georgia legislators voted to secede from the Union.Sites such as Andalusia provided inspiration for one of America’s greatestauthors, Flannery O’Connor and served as the setting for many of her sto-ries and characters.

One of the final stops on the Trail brings visitors to Gray and OldClinton. Visitors can experience life on an 1850s cotton plantation as theywalk the grounds of the Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site. Only a halfmile from the Jarrell Plantation, Hitchiti Nature Trail offers hiking trials,including a four-mile loop that follows Little Falling Creek to theOcmulgee River. Visitors can attend Old Clinton War Days, a reenactmentof the Federal occupation of Clinton during the Civil War (which takesplace the first weekend of May) before heading off to complete the jour-ney in Macon.

An old sweet song. A soulful serenade. Trail-goers: get ready to rockwhen you roll into historic Macon. An eclectic fusion of amazing architec-ture blends smoothly with urban downtown digs for fine dining, drinksand dancing in an eclectic environment for fun. Visit the Allman BrothersBand Museum, sit on the dock with Otis Redding’s life-size statue over-looking the Ocmulgee River, or stroll along their beautiful boulevardslined with 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees. Take the Rock Candy Tour:"Macon Music Stroll" to visit historic sites where the Allman Brothers,Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding lived and played (call 478-955-8997for reservations). Tour the Hay House mansion in all it’s original gloryand see what Sherman didn't burn with the 5,500 historic structures inMacon's 11 historic districts.

BEARSTOCK - MERCER’S FREE OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVALSATURDAY, APRIL 14

Mercer’s popular BearStock Music Festival marks its fifth year, and its second year inTattnall Square Park with an action-packed concert on Saturday, April 14. The concert isfree, open to the public and will feature 14 bands on two stages, playing from 1 p.m. to 11p.m. In addition, this year’s event is being held in conjunction with the Macon CyclingClassic, in which cyclists will circle the park in a series of races beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Headlining this year’s BearStock will be Far East Movement and Yellowcard. Far EastMovement presents a blend of hip-hop, pop, electro and dance. The band’s most popularsongs include “Like a G6” and “Girls on the Dance Floor.” Yellowcard is an American popand punk alternative rock band originally formed in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1997. Their mostpopular song, “Ocean Avenue,” was released in 2003. Yellowcard has released numerousalbums through the years, the most recent being in March 2011, titled When You’re ThroughThinking, Say Yes.

Bands and artists scheduled to perform at BearStock include:1 p.m. Argonauts - Stage A1:35 p.m. Young Benjamin - Stage B2:05 p.m. The Silver Comet - Stage A2:35 p.m. The Levee - Stage B3:05 p.m. Bottle Up and Explode - Stage A3:35 p.m. Emily Hearn - Stage B4:05 p.m. Josh Foster - Stage A4:35 p.m. Saint Francis - Stage B5:05 p.m. Jubee and The Morning After - Stage A5:50 p.m. theKey - Stage B6:35 p.m. The Front Bottoms - Stage A7:20 p.m. Ocean Is Theory - stage B8:30 p.m. Yellowcard - Stage A >>9:45 p.m. Far East Movement - Stage A

The festival is family friendly and there will be food and drinks available for purchase. Thestreets surrounding the park will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday through 7:30 p.m.for the race. There will be designated crossing areas around the park, and festival-goers arerequired to use these areas to cross the street. Parking will be available on the Mercer cam-pus, accessible from the Mercer University Drive entrances of campus.

Bike RaceThis year also marks the second year that BearStock will be combined with a bike race.Last year’s race, the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships, moves onto another venue and is replaced by the third annual Macon Cycling Classic, which movesfrom a May date to combine with BearStock. Saturday’s races will all circle the park, withroads closing at 7 a.m. Race registration begins at 8 a.m. and will conclude at approximate-ly 7:30 p.m. The Macon Cycling Classic will include races for all ages, from a free kid’srace to competitions for 10 year-olds to adults. For more information on the race, or to reg-ister, go to www.maconcyclingclassic.com.

Easter. Markets are flooded with colorful eggs, bunnies, marshmal-

low chicks and spring flowers. Around ninety million chocolate bunnies

are produced for Easter each year (76% people bite off the chocolate

bunny ears first). Easter has been named after Eastre, an Anglo-Saxon

goddess. The symbols of the goddess were the hare and the egg.

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TIME-OUTSAdventures with Libraries

I’ve always loved libraries. Yup, I worked in one incollege (so unbelievable, I know) and my favoritestudy spot while in Theology School was the sun-bathed second floor of the Pitts Library. In these days of e-

books (or no books), I’d choose the smell and feel of a good old hardbackover just about anything else. And on the day Dean and Eliot got their ownlibrary cards, I posted their triumphant poses on my Facebook page and crieda few salty tears of joy.

This is all to say that no one had to twist my arm to get me to write apiece sharing information about the public library—specifically our flagship,Bibb County’s Washington Library (standing proudly in the Corridor on thecorner of College Street and Washington Avenue). All of our library branchesare underused by the neighbors, but all hold wonderful (and free!) resourcesfor our community—and particular for families. This branch in particular hasbeen significantly updated with generous grant from the John S. and James L.Knight Foundation. Thanks to those funds, there are now 46 new computersand 13 new laptops in the lab, along with updated furniture, print capability,and other facilities.

For parents out there looking for activities and resources for your chil-dren, you should know that at the Washington Memorial Library you can:+ Take in a free story hour twice a week+ Register to vote+ Check out DVDs, CDs, and books on CD or cassette+ Check out a free Georgia Parks pass for one week+ Take free courses to hone computer or internet skills; job search skills;

and resume compositionChildren under 13 must be accompanied by an adult whether they are usingthe new computer lab, reading a book, or just browsing.+ And did I mention that there is an entire shelf of Star Wars books?

Your are invited to bring your mysteries and let Tina and book-store owner, Eric, try to solve them. Tarot cards will be available for the really mysterious mysteries. Giveaways, cookies & more!

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Still, for all of its wonderful (FREE resources),the library could do a good deal better about get-ting the word out. I had to speak with four sepa-rate librarians to learn the information sharedhere (note that much of this is online, but I triedan old-fashioned “secret shopper” approach…and I wanted to check out a book). When Iasked for a copy of a library card applicationform (the better to share with readers the neces-sary information), I was told by two separatelibrarians that this was not possible. There wereno brochures or fliers at the front desk that con-tained general information about general hours,story time hours, or computer class schedules,and the story time schedule on the Children’sFloor was over a year old.

But don’t let PR lapses dissuade you. Thesetruly are wonderful resources—and you certain-ly can’t argue with the price. Go renew yourcard and get one for your child (children and

teenagers under 18 need a parent proxy, and thatparent needs a photo ID and proof of a currentlocal address) and take advantage of this won-derful resource in the heart of our community.

Main Library: Washington Memorial 1180 Washington Avenue, Macon, GA 31201(478) 744-0800 Fax (478) 742-3161Adult Reference & Junior Room:Monday through Thursday.......9:00 - 9:00Friday and Saturday....................9:00 - 6:00Sunday................................................ClosedStory time hours at the Washington Branch:Thursdays and Saturdays at 10.30

Sarah Gerwig-Moore is a law professor atMercer Law School, the Chair of the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission,and—most importantly—Dean and Eliot’sMama.

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FRIDAY

4.06“TITANIC” THE MUSICAL AT THEATRE MACON April 6 – 21, 2012Performances run Wednesday & Thursday at7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., andSunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 foradults, $18 for seniors, and $15 for students.Theatre Macon is located at 438 CherryStreet in historic downtown Macon. The boxoffice begins on Monday prior to openingnight of the show and is open Monday –Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more infor-mation call 746-9485 or TheatreMacon.com.

“OKLAHOMA!” AT MACON LITTLETHEATRE April 6 – 15, 2012Performances run Wednesday – Saturday at8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are$18 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 forstudents age 23 & under with valid ID.Macon Little Theatre is located at 4220Forsyth Road next door to the Museum ofArts & Sciences. For more information call471-PLAY or visit MaconLittleTheatre.org.

SATURDAY

4.07BLUE BIRDS & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AT DAUSET TRAILS Thisfun-filled event is FREE and offers some-thing for the entire family. Easter egg huntat 11:00 a.m. Also enjoy moonwalks, spi-der-bungee jump, rock climbing wall, andmore. Food and drink will be available topurchase throughout the day. Bands includeGrassline, Packway Handle Band, and JRand the Apostles. 360 Mount Vernon ChurchRd, Jackson. For more info (770) 775-6798.

“DAMN YANKEES” AT THE GRANDOPERA HOUSE Part of the BroadwaySeries Saturday & Monday, April 7 & 9,7:30 p.m. Tickets: $38-$46 Call MercerTicket Sales at (478) 301-5464. Faust, flyballs, and devilishly good fun all meet atthe home plate of the 7 time Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical, DAMN YAN-KEES. This is the story of a 1950s middle-aged baseball fanatic who trades his soul tothe Devil for a chance to lead his favoriteteam in the pennant race against the NewYork Yankees only to realize the true worthof the life (and wife) he's left behind. Filledwith hit songs like “Whatever Lola Wants”and “You Gotta Have Heart” this show is amusical comedy home run!

BLOODKIN WITH THE DELTA SAINTSAT CAPITOL THEATREWith over 300 compositions, People startedto notice, and some even started coveringsome Bloodkin compositions, most notablyWidespread Panic, who wound up recordingthree Bloodkin songs. They are celebratingtheir 25th anniversary as a band. Admissionis $12 Advance/$15 Day of Show.

SUNDAY

4.08MACON FILM GUILD PRESENTS“CARNAGE” - a film directed by RomanPolanski. Synopsis: After two boys duke itout on a playground, the parents of the "vic-tim" invite the parents of the "bully" over towork out their issues. Rated R for language.Admission is $5. Call (478) 742-2000 fortickets. Screenings at 2pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm at the historic Douglass Theatre.

TUESDAY

4.10

NOVELIST BRET LOTT TO GIVEREADING AT MERCERBret Lott, author of the novel, Jewell, whichwas selected for Oprah’s Book Club in1999, is Mercer’s Ferrol A. Sams, Jr.Distinguished Writer in Residence for 2012.He will be in Macon through April, teachinga writing workshop at Mercer and givingtwo public presentations. He will give areading from his nonfiction on Tuesday,April 10, at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium of theMercer School of Medicine. This event isfree and open to the public.

FRIDAY

4.13MASTERWORKS AT NOON: TRIORPM Fickling Hall, McCorkle MusicBuilding at Mercer University, 1329 AdamsSt. at 12 Noon. Tickets $10 general admis-sion; free with Mercer I.D. Purchase ticketsat (478) 301-5470. The one-hour concertwill feature the Trio RPM: Amy SchwartzMoretti, violin; Christopher Rex, cello; and(Elizabeth Pridgen, piano. The programincludes the Arensky Piano Trio andBeethoven Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 3.

STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S “A LITTLENIGHT MUSIC” AT THE GRANDOPERA HOUSE Presented by MercerTheatre & Mercer University OperaApril 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.; April 15 at 2:30p.m.Tickets $15; $10 with Mercer I.D.(478) 301-5470. Directed by Scot Mann,with music direction by Martha Malone.Based on Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of aSummer Night, A Little Night Music is set ina weekend country house in turn of the cen-tury Sweden, bringing together surprisingliaisons, long simmering passions and a tasteof love’s endless possibilities. Hailed aswitty and wildly romantic, the story centerson the elegant actress Desirée Armfeldt andthe spider’s web of sensuality, intrigue anddesire that surrounds her.

SATURDAY

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WESLEYAN MARKET9am – 1pm, 4760 Forsyth Road, Wesleyan College, Front CampusHeld monthly, this fun community eventfeatures a variety of locally grown and pro-duced items ranging from flowers andorganic fruits and vegetables to bakedgoods, art, and crafts. For more information,call (478) 757-5233.

TUESDAY

4.17VIRTUOSO VIOLAThe Robert McDuffie Fabian ConcertSeries: Virtuoso Viola with Hsin-Yn HuangFickling Hall, McCorkle Music Building atMercer University, 1329 Adams St.Presented by Townsend School of Musicat 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 general admission;free with Mercer I.D. For more informationcall (478) 301-5751. Hsin-Yun Huang, viola(Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin (SarahRothenberg, piano (Soloist and chambermusician on the stages of major concerthalls throughout North America, Europe,and the Far East, Hsin-Yun Huang bringsher extraordinary talents to Fickling Hall.

WEDNESDAY

4.18JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND8:00pm – 10:30pm Douglas Theatre, 355Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Macon. It iswith great pride that the Allman BrothersBand Museum at the Big House presentsJAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND in concert. Theperformance will be a benefit for the BigHouse Museum and will be held at theDouglass Theatre. As many of you know,Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jaimoe is oneof the founding members of the AllmanBrothers Band, and 43 years later is still oneof the drummers in the group.Jaimoe playedwith many R&B greats such as OtisRedding, Percy Sledge, and many othersbefore being the first person Duane Allmanofficially invited to join what would becomethe Allman Brothers Band. Tickets are $25,and available for purchase at the Douglass

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arts- Getting to Know your iPad, Tues. Feb 16, 21and March 1, 5-6pm. Cost, free! PeachMac ofMacon at Shoppes at River CrossingYou have just purchased the coolest, newest, great-est device Apple has ever created. Learn how tomaximize your iPad’s capabilities. Please join usfor an hour of hands-on experience with your newiPad 2. While not necessary, you are invited tobring your iPad along with you. DATES: February7, 16, 21, March 1 (Tuesday or Thursday)- Intro to Mac; Every Saturday thru March10:00 – 11:00am. Cost free! If you're new to theMac, or to OS X, this workshop is for you.

Middle Georgia Art Association: Free and open tothe public. Gallery open Tuesday - Friday, Noon -5 p.m. Saturday, Noon - 3 p.m. 478.744.9557.MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330 Ingleside Ave.

Macon Arts Gallery The Gallery is open Tuesdaythrough Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSaturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is alwaysfree. For more info call 478.743.6940. 486 First St.

Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary ArtsExchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits everyFirst Friday, 7 - 10 p.m. MySpace.com/CAEMacon.2nd Floor, 590 Mulberry St.

Art on the Avenue Fine Art Gallery New monthlygallery shows. 2368 Ingleside Ave, 478-743-3720

Celebrating 175 years of history through art, arti-facts, and archives. Six-venue exhibit of WesleyanTreasures –– priceless objects d’art, silvers, textiles,archive papers, and paintings dating from the earlyRenaissance to Warhol and Dali, plus the world’s firstcollege degree earned by a woman and a special dis-play of period dresses. The exhibit runs through May25, 2012. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 1-5 pm.All events are free and open to the public. 757-5171.

farmer’s marketsCity Market on the Green, 9am - 1pm. EverySaturday morning in Poplar Street Park, middleGeorgia merchants, craftsmen and artisans set upbooths of locally grown produce, plants, deliciousbakery items, art, crafts and more!

Wesleyan Market every second Saturday9am - 1pm. Held monthly, this fun communityevent features a variety of locally grown and pro-duced items ranging from flowers and organic fruitsand vegetables to baked goods. Music, fun & edu-cational events also offered. Free and open to thepublic. (478) 757-5233.

Mulberry Market every Wednesday. 4:30-7pm.The Mulberry Street Market is part of the MaconMain Street Program's efforts to bring life and busi-ness to Downtown Macon, and is directed by ven-dors dedicated to the people of Macon. Find a vari-ety of all things fresh and local, from honey tobreads, seasonal vegetables to grass-fed beef.

museum hoursMuseum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday – Saturday,10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. Free forstudents & Bibb Co. residents the last Friday of eachmonth, 5 – 8 p.m. 477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd.Where The Wild Things Live exhibition – throughMay 13, 2012. The Museum will use its collection ofpreserved specimens to depict how wild animalsmake their homes across Georgia and the Southeast.Scenes will show habitats in the mountains of northGeorgia, to the rolling hills and river valleys of thePiedmont to the Fall Line in the middle of the state,down to the seas and swamps of the coastal plains ofsouth Georgia. Where The Wild Things Live willshow how animals adapt in areas where humanshave altered the environment.

Georgia Children’s Museum: Tuesday – Saturday10:30 -5:30, $4 per person, 2 and under free. Freeadmission on Tuesdays from 10:30 -1:30 for City ofMacon residents and First Fridays from 5:30-8:30.

The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the BigHouse in Macon. This house-turned-museum waswhere members of the Allman Brothers Band, theirroadies, friends and families lived between 1970 and1973.Call for hours. 741.5551. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday-Saturday,9am-5pm (admission $8 for adults; $6 for seniors,college students, & military; $3.50 children).

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THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH - GRAND OPERA HOUSE

ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN7:30pm – 10:00pm. Tickets: $30+ Call Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5464 orvisit TheGrandMacon.com Over the past nine years “One Night of Queen” hasrocked sold-out audiences all over the world, including 45,000 fans at the icon-ic Hyde Park, London. Continuing the tradition of the Pink Floyd Experience,“One Night of Queen” pays tribute to the original rock band’s stage theatricsand iconic classics, including “We Are the Champions,” “Another One Bites theDust,” “Under Pressure,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Fantastic staging, soundand lights accompany the verifiable Freddy Mercury sound-a-like, making thisconcert guaranteed to rock you!.


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When Noah Galloway completed theGadsden Alabama Barbarian Challenge hewas an hour and a half behind the winners.

But you wouldn’t know that from the crowd of peo-ple at the finish line chanting “Nooo-AH! Nooo-AH!Nooo-AH!” Galloway later told his friends, “It wasan incredible feeling.”

Galloway’s effort so inspired the promoters ofthe event that he was given a lifetime pass to everyBarbarian Challenge, regardless of where it is staged. You see, Noah Galloway is a US veteran who, in2005, lost an arm and a leg to an improvised explo-sive device in Iraq. He completed the course despitehis injuries, with only the help of a prosthetic leg anda close friend.

When you talk to Galloway, he insists he’s notdisabled, and while other injured vets compete inevents catered to athletes with disabilities, Gallowaysaid those are not for him. “I refuse to accept I havea disability, and I want to compete against able-bod-ied people. I enjoy doing things that people don’texpect me to do.”

“We certainly didn’t expect Noah to compete inthis extreme event” said Scott Cochran, the racedirector for The Barbarian Challenge. “It’s not thetype of event double amputees usually compete in.”Cochran said Galloway wasn’t given any specialtreatment out on the course. “He faced the sameobstacles and challenges everyone else faced. That’swhat inspired all of us.” Cochran added, “I’m notashamed to say when he crossed the finish line, I wasthere cheering and fighting back tears just like every-one else.”

The Macon “battle” as the race calls itself isroughly 5 miles and runs through the wooded trails,

mud pits,and ponds on the 256 acre Paradise OffRoad Park, located at 208 Sgoda Rd, just south ofMacon off exit 12 on I-16. Participants will face aseries of natural and man made obstacles including a50 ft mudslide, 20 foot sheer cliff climb, log wallsand a 120 foot zip line drop into a small lake. Nonswimmers have an alternate route. Late registrationis $60 per person and can be purchased online atwww.barbarianchallenge.com through April 10th. Noah Galloway and wife Erin have registered tocompete in the inaugural Macon Barbarian Challengeon April 14th at Paradise Off-Road Park. He sayshe’s looking forward to conquering this battlegroundas he did Alabama’s. When he crosses the finish lineon Saturday, we’re sure he’ll hear that familier chantfrom his fellow barbarians.

STEPHANIE FAGLER

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

5K BARBARIAN CHALLENGESATURDAY, APRIL 14

Xtreme Events LLC will host the 5K BarbarianChallenge on Saturday April 14, 2012. The challengebegins at 8 a.m. and will take place at Paradise OffRoad Park, 1276 Sgoda Rd, Macon, Georgia 31217.Musical entertainment will start at 10 a.m. withaward ceremony at 11:30 a.m.

The Barbarian Challenge isn’t your grandmoth-er’s 5k race. It is for thrill seeking athletes who aren’tafraid to try something new. This extreme race is idealfor hardcore outdoor enthusiasts, moms, dads,granddads, grandmas-just about everyone.Participants should expect challenging natural andman made obstacles that will test their inner warrior.Scott Cochran, Barbarian Challenge Race Director,states, “If you are tired of the same old 5k runs, this isthe race for you. This race is medieval mayhem meets21st century athlete.”

Ticket prices are $50 per person. There is nocharge for spectators. Participants will receive aBarbarian T-shirt, Barbarian National Flag, finisher’smedal and free beer. The overall male and femalewinners will also receive an authentic replica ofConan the Barbarian’s sword.

Organizers want to issue a challenge to mediarepresentatives who want to participate in the raceand raise money for charity. Individuals who areinterested should contact Scott Cochran at (478)494-3760.

All “Barbarians” must be 16 years or older toparticipate and bring a photo ID on race day. Visitwww.barbarianchallenge.com for additional eventrules and details.

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When film icon Clint Eastwood arrivedin Macon last month to shoot a scenefor his upcoming film “Trouble withthe Curve” at Cheers, a low-key neigh-borhood bar on Northside Drive, thebar’s owner Jimmy Pierson was nearlyspeechless. “It was just unbelievable,” Pierson recalled. “You’ve gotthe biggest guy in the business in your bar.” The shoothad been in the works for weeks, ever since a Hollywoodlocation scout popped in one afternoon to take somephotos of the potential site for Eastwood and the produc-tion team, but the reality hadn’t set in until the man him-self appeared in the doorway.

A lifelong Eastwood fan, Pierson couldn’t shake theimages of Rowdy Yates from the ‘60s TV show Rawhideand Dirty Harry Callahan as he shook hands with theacclaimed actor and director and showed him around thebar. Within minutes, it was clear that the admiration wasmutual. “I was actually surprised that they picked the barto shoot in, because you would think that they could justsnap a picture and build the set,” Pierson remarked, “butwhen Clint Eastwood walked in, he told them to get acontract, and he said ‘you can’t buy a place like this; youcan’t build it.’”

The authenticity that Eastwood found at Cheers, andat Luther Williams field in Central City Park downtown,where he shot another scene for the baseball-themeddrama, has lured filmmakers to all manner of Americancities like Macon, in search of bona fides not to be foundon Hollywood sound stages. To meet that demand, statesand cities throughout the country have devised tax incen-tives, established film commissions, and advertised inprint and online in order to draw production crews andtheir hefty budgets to town.

“For every dollar that is spent in tax credits, $1.24 ismade in state and municipal revenues,” Lee Thomas, theDirector of the Georgia Film, Music & DigitalEntertainment office remarked in a recent interview. Thatmight not sound like much, but when you consider thatthe 336 film, TV, and video game productions that tookplace throughout Georgia in fiscal year 2011 resulted innearly $2.5 billion in direct economic impact across thestate, it’s easy to see why state and local governmentshave taken notice.

For nearly forty years, Georgia has been at the fore-front of the movement to draw independent andHollywood production companies out of California.Ironically, a film that many Georgians protested for itsstereotypical portrayal of rural southerners was the impe-tus for a bold policy of recruiting filmmakers to the state,as Thomas went on to explain. “(then Governor) JimmyCarter started the office because he saw a lot of moneycome into a poor part of the state -- Rabun county --

from the movie Deliverance, and he thought it would bea great thing to market. So, Deliverance was shot in ‘72and we started our office in ‘73.”

In the ensuing decades, the Film, Music, & DigitalEntertainment office has been central to bringingover 700 feature films, TV movies and series, singleepisodes, and pilot productions to the state. “It has defi-nitely had its ups and downs,” Thomas explained. “In the‘70s and ‘80s, we had a lot of business, but in the 90s,Canada took a lot of business away, and then Louisianahad an ambitious incentive program that went in place in2002, (but) now we have really caught up with them.”

Central to the Georgia’s comeback to one of the topfive states in the country for film production is an ambi-tious program of tax incentives for entertainment compa-nies passed by legislators in the last decade, along withlow labor costs, scenic and varied locations, and a largetalent pool. Production companies from around the coun-try routinely send scripts to Lee Thomas and her team,who search for locations throughout the state that matchthe company’s need. “We have a large digital library oflocation photos that we search through,” Thomasexplained, “but sometimes we get requests that are prettyobscure or specific.”

Enter Camera Ready Counties.

Created two years ago as a means to connect film pro-duction crews with knowledgeable local liaisons,Camera Ready Counties has been one of the most suc-cessful initiatives undertaken by the Film, Music &Digital Entertainment office. “What you see with thisincentive is that a lot of films are going outside ofAtlanta, throughout the state,” Thomas remarked. “Yousee shows that are shot down in Valdosta, or RabunCounty, or in Macon, and we need to have someone onthe ground there who can point them in the right direc-tion, who know the community very well.”

In Macon, that liaison is Elliott Dunwody, head ofthe Macon Film Commission, and a skilled filmmaker inhis own right whose knowledge of film is matched onlyby his encyclopedic understanding and love for his hometown. “There have been film commissions in Macon fora while,” Dunwody explained. “I’m not sure how farthey go back, but there was a vacuum three or four yearsago, and some of us in the Macon Film Festival decidedthat it was time to have a film commission with peoplewho are in the industry.”

The success of the Macon Film Festival -- whichcelebrated its eighth year in February 2012 -- has fos-tered a culture of film appreciation in Macon and hasdirectly introduced filmmakers to the beauty and versa-tility of the city as an evocative setting for their work.“Because the festival has grown so much,” Dunwodyexplained, “we have filmmakers who come to Maconand see it as a bright spot to do a film.”

In addition to Dunwody, the Commission’s staffincludes talent and production coordinator Cindy Hill,marketing and publicity manager Terrell Sandefur, alongwith location and production coordinators StephanieShadden and Tabitha Lynn Walker. “So out of the MaconFilm Festival, the Macon Film Commission was born,”Dunwody explained. “We are sanctioned under the Cityof Macon, but we are still independent and under thefilm festival.”

Of course, Macon and Middle Georgia have longbeen a location of choice for directors looking forauthentic deep south locations and colorful extras. TheOscar-nominated “Fried Green Tomatoes” put Juliette onthe map in 1991 and still draws tourists more than twen-ty years later, “My Cousin Vinny” brought the limelighttemporarily to sleepy Monticello, and the legendarydirector John Huston brought his 1979 production ofFlannery O’Conner’s “Wise Blood” to Macon, filmingscenes downtown and on the outskirts of the city.

The Macon Film Commission, along with their part-ners in Atlanta, are looking to expand that legacy byattracting big names like Clint Eastwood, along withindependent filmmakers to Macon. “We have been work-ing with several small, indie film makers for a couple ofyears, but the first major film we have gotten in a whileis the Eastwood film,” Dunwody remarked. In additionto Eastwood’s “Trouble With The Curve” (which willfeature Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams, and JohnGoodman), the film commission has also successfullycourted another big-budget Hollywood production that isset to film in Macon in a couple months. “We’ve beenworking with the production crew of “42,” a film aboutJackie Robinson (that will star Harrison Ford amongother well-known names), for several months,”Dunwody said. “They came here just to see a particularlocation, but after we worked with them for a while, theyhave now decided to use several locations in Macon.”

“I am very proud of all that they have done to pulltogether the Macon Film Festival,” Macon Mayor RobertReichert said, referring to the Macon Film Commission,“but also to reach out and be the initial point of contactfor the movie producers who are looking to film thingshere. I think they’ve done a wonderful job.”

Mayor Reichert has been a staunch supporter of thefilm commission and the incentives that bring film pro-duction crews to town throughout his tenure. Althoughthe film commission operates independently of theMayor’s office, or any other government entity, its mem-bers share an ultimate goal with the mayor that tran-scends economic impacts and tax incentives. “There isan economic impact,” Mayor Reichert explained, “butmore importantly, there is an opportunity to showcaseMacon to a much wider audience that goes and says‘wow, that’s a beautiful scene; where did they film that?That was filmed in Macon, GA. Well, good gracious.’”

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Macon is Ready for It’s Close-Up BY MATT MILLER

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, JULIETT 1991

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My attention as a Macon communityleader is always focused on those criticalissues, opportunities and programs thathave the potential to move this communi-ty forward in very positive directions andconstructive ways. That is precisely whythe prospect of creating the MaconChildren’s Promise Neighborhood is sovery important and appealing to me.

On December 19th of last year, Maconand 14 other cities were awarded a $500,000planning grant by the federal governmentthat was locally matched here by $150,000from the Peyton Anderson Foundation (andeven more from in-kind work from numer-ous local partners) to develop an early-childhood-through-college education planover the course of the current year. Thatplan will likely pave the way for even larg-er Promise Neighborhoods implementationgrants of $6 million in the first year and

some $30 million over a five-year imple-mentation span.

A Promise Neighborhood is one inwhich a coordinated and comprehensivefocus on the education of its children is inplace, and our proposed Children’sPromise Neighborhood spans a significantand largely depressed Central SouthMacon geographical region from MercerUniversity and Antioch Road on the east toCentral Georgia Technical College on thewest. Within these boundaries lie theTindall Heights and Unionville neighbor-hoods, as well as the Anthony, Felton, andMurphy public housing developments.This area also includes the Ingram Pye andMatilda Hartley Elementary Schools, theBallard Hudson Middle School, andSouthwest High School.

To merit the designation of a PromiseNeighborhood, the zone must also be onein which too few of its children graduatefrom high school prepared for a career orfurther education. This particular area ofour city was specifically selected because

in 2011, only 36% of Southwest HighSchool students graduated with regulardiploma, meaning that almost two-thirdsof the students who began as 9th grade stu-dents at Southwest did not ultimatelyreceive an education adequate for them toearn a living and support a family.

The intent of Macon Children’sPromise Neighborhood is to engage andcommunicate with the neighborhood’sparents, identifying the infants, childrenand youths in these neighborhoods whoare most at-risk of academic failure, offer-ing support services and educationalenrichment for them and their families atevery step along the way from cradle-through college-to career. It will alsoshare data among partner organizationsabout child and family needs, coordinatecommunity services to meet these needs,and track key indicators of progresstoward the goals of healthy developmentand academic success.

The lead partners in this endeavor areMercer University, Central GeorgiaTechnical College, the Bibb CountySchool System, and the Macon HousingAuthority. Additionally, over 30 commu-nity organizations have signed on in sup-port of the initiative, Including the John S.and James L. Knight Foundation, theCommunity Foundation of CentralGeorgia, the Peyton Anderson Foundation,and the United Way of Central Georgia.

Within 5 years of implementation (thespring of 2018), the Macon Children’sPromise Neighborhood’s ambitious goal isthat 75% of Southwest High School stu-dents will graduate with regular educationdiplomas, and that 75% of those graduat-ing students will continue on to college orjob training. Within 10 years, the goal is a90% graduation rate, with 90% of thosestudents continuing to advance their edu-cation after graduation, which is a com-plete reversal of the distressing graduationrates of this area today.

At a February Macon City Councilwork session, Mayor Reichert remarkedthat with federal grants and heavy commu-nity engagement, our troubled neighbor-hoods could be rebuilt just as Atlanta’snotorious East Lake housing projects weremore than a decade ago. I took the oppor-tunity to visited that once-distressedAtlanta neighborhood, and I even dedicat-ed a City Scene column several issues agoto that complete and stunning neighbor-hood transformation.

Macon Children’s PromiseNeighborhood is an issue, opportunityand program that has the potential tomove this community forward in verypositive directions and constructiveways, and a promise of tomorrow likethat is really what we, as communityleaders, ought to be focusing on, andtalking about.

A Promise of Tomorrow

LARRY SCHLESINGERPresident Pro Tem -Macon City Council

A Promise Neighborhood is one in which a coordinated and compre-hensive focus on the education of its children is in place, and ourproposed Children’s Promise Neighborhood spans a significant andlargely depressed Central South Macon geographical region.

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Bearfoot Tavern DowntownMacon’s only sports tavern with loads ofbeers on tap, 25 in bottles, great foodand flat screen tvs at every booth. LD •BAR • $ 401 Cherry Street. OpenMonday through Friday at 4:00 p.m andall day on Saturday and Sunday at noon.

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LUNCH SPOTSAdriana’s Quick & delicious cafeteria-style lunch, serving the most authenticItalian in town, including sandwiches,soup, salads, pasta, pizza. Mon-Thur 11-5,Fri-Sat 11-6pm. L • $ 359 Third Street

Market City Café – Superb sand-wiches, homemade soups, loaded salads,pizza and pastas. Unique breakfast menuincluding gourmet coffees and teas.Dinner now being served Fridays andSaturdays featuring seafood and steakspecials. Full bar, excellent wine cellar.Full catering services on or off site.Open Tues-Thur, 7am-6pm; Friday andSaturday 7am-9pm. 502 Cherry St.,Macon 257-6612 BLD • BAR • $-$$

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THE CITY SCENE

Acouple of weeks ago, I brought up in anarticle on WeArePolitics.com that BibbCounty Commission Chairman Sam Hart

may have a conflict of interest in dealings with theBibb County Board of Education and his tutoringfirms S & V Educational Services and the MiddleGeorgia Center for Academic Excellence and hissupport of Dr. Romain Dallemand's MaconMiracle plan. I then brought out more details in asecond article here in The 11th Hour and provedthanks to Angel Caldwell that there is indeed a verystrong possibility that a conflict does in fact exist. Iwas overwhelmed with positive comments frommembers of both parties and citizens of our com-munity who, like I, feel that there is a conflict. Ieven went a step further and asked an objectiveattorney to look at the evidence. He also agreedthat the appearance of a conflict exists. I now feelthat there is even more evidence of further con-flicts that Chairman Hart has with another entitythat does business with Bibb County: The BibbCounty Department of Family and ChildrenServices, or DFACS.

An Open Records request of all businessconducted between Bibb County DFACS andChairman Hart's company S & V Educationalshows that there was a contract, or "Memorandumof Understanding", between the two that began onMay 31, 2011 and ended on July 29, 2011 in orderthat Hart's S & V would provide a summer pro-gram for 100 children at the cost of $40 per day fora total of 44 days, giving Hart's company a grandtotal of about $178,000.

Now you ask, why is this a conflict of inter-est? That's very simple: the Bibb County budget,which Chairman Hart has partial control over, hasallocated the very same DFACS $850,000 peryear. That's right math majors. Chairman Hart'scompany S & V is beneficiary of almost 25% of all

of the money earmarked by the board that he isChairman of that DFACS receives, see page 123,line 3 in the Health Welfare section. (A link can befound at WeArePolitics.com) Chairman Hartvoted in favor of the 2011 budget... Now a coupleof good questions come from this:

1. How was S & V Educational Services pickedby DFACS to be the vendor for this ? I also received an email via my Open Recordsrequest that was sent from Clifford O'Connor,who is over the Administration and Finance forthe state DFACS, that outlines the plan. It statesthat the plan has been "approved as an exception tonormal payment types under UAS 518" but does-n't provide the vendor, S & V, by name. The emailis dated 5-11-2011 and the plan started 5-31-2011.Funny thing, too. The 'Memo of Understanding'between DFACS and S & V isn't dated, with theexception of a handwritten "6" where the dateshould be, however, it looks to be cut off. Thisleads to other questions.

2. Were there bids released by DFACS for thisprogram so that other companies besides SamHart's could compete for it?

Even if there was a bid process for this program, itdoes not excuse the fact that Chairman Hart is indirect conflict of interest in approving funds paidfrom Bibb County taxpayers that were funnelledinto a company that he owns and his son Sheldonis director of.

3. Were the other Bibb County Commissionersgiven full disclosure that Chairman Hart's com-pany would directly benefit from the amount ofmoney allocated to DFACS that was includedin the Bibb County budget that they were vot-ing on? Was there any discussion at all of a pos-sible conflict? Was it discussed with CountyAttorney Virgil Adams? (Don't forget that the

"V" in S & V Educational is for Virgil as in VirgilAdams. I'm sure that they will claim there is noconflict there either.) Now from what I haveseen, S & V Educational and the Middle GeorgiaCenter for Academic Excellence have done somevery good things, however, that isn't the point.The point is that the owner of these companies,Bibb County Chairman Sam Hart, has put himselfin a position of conflicted interest and should beheld accountable for his actions. For years, Maconhas chosen to look the other way when it comes tocorruption and conflicts of interest. I urge all of thecitizens of Bibb County to ask the hard questionsand demand accountability from our elected offi-cials. (WeArePolitics.com)

More Serious Allegationsof Conflict Against

Commissioner Sam Hart

SEEING RED

BILL KNOWLESActive member of theBibb Republican Party

SAM HART

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JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY?I am writing you concerning an article that was published in the March 23, 2012 edi-tion of the Macon Telegraph about the dispute between Roasted Cafe and theMacon Urban Development Authority. As a downtown resident I find it very disturb-ing that a supposedly reputable newspaper in our community shows such a blatantdisregard for journalistic integrity. I have no personal stake in this situation otherthan I think that this reflects badly on our community and I am bringing this to yourattention because I think this story deserves an unbiased look from another localmedia outlet. I have also contacted the Telegraph to voice my concerns over thisissue. I received no response and my letter was not published. The following is myletter to the editor:

Dear Sir or Madam,I am writing in response to the article written by Mr. Manley on March 23, 2012 titled,"Dispute brewing over Macon coffee shop's sidewalk wall, permit". The articleshowed a clear bias against the business owner, Nick Rizkalla, and also showed acomplete lack of journalistic integrity. It is the job of a journalist to report the news ina factual, unbiased manner and allow citizens to draw their own conclusions aboutissues affecting the community. The article began by trying to paint a picture of Mr.Rizkalla as an irresponsible young man who is flippantly ignoring the regulations ofthe Urban Development Authority. The article went on to try and discredit the petitionthat was started at Roasted on Friday by selectively quoting the wording of the peti-tion and noting that "By midday it had a half-dozen signatures". This article is bettersuited for a blog post or op-ed column where the object is to interject the author'sopinion into its content and not the business section of a newspaper that claims tobe a reputable publication. If it is indeed true that Mr. Rizkalla acted prematurely anderected a structure that violated rules set in place to ultimately protect both the inter-ests of business owners and downtown partons, then it should be left up to thereader to come to this conclusion after reading the complete facts of the situationwhich were clearly not present in this article. It is obviously in the best interest of Mr.Manley and the Macon Telegraph for their readers to come to a particular conclu-sion. It must be in someone's best interest if the community at large believes that theowners of Roasted are just young up-starts with a blatant disrespect for authority. Itbegs the question; who or what is the driving force behind your newspaper's and Mr.Manley's inherent bias? What exactly is your agenda?

I moved here three and a half years ago as a young professional and chose to livedowntown against the advice of others who had relocated here. There was anunsettling negative stigma attached to the downtown area that I have since tried tochange by extolling the virtues of downtown Macon living to everyone I meet, butthis incident along with other recent occurrences have made me realize that settlingin the downtown area and investing in a home may not be very prudent decisions.This violation of journalistic integrity exposes what I feel to be a growing problemthat has kept Macon from becoming a city with a vibrant downtown on par withAsheville and Athens. If the primary print media outlet is so lacking in integrity, thenwhat does this say about the city of Macon?

The owner of Roasted, Nick Rizkalla, would like to add this response:I want to let everyone know that we are working things out with the UDA and weshould have everything resolved within the next few weeks. It looks like we will beable to work together on this issue and come to an agreement. I don't think theTelegraph depicted the events accurately. We have sat down with UDA, they agreedto let the wall stay for the time being until they sit down with the owners regardingthe issue. Thank you for your support!

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I'm going to go ahead and say that I doubt anyone other than Brad noticedthe fact that I forgot to turn in a column the last issue. With CherryBlossom in full swing, I wound up realizing I had missed the deadline the

day the issue was supposed to come out and and there wasn't anything I coulddo about it. I didn't realize how much work goes into putting on such a largefestival so I want to give a big shout out to everyone that worked to make itpossible. Over the course of the 10 days, I got to talk to everyone from chil-dren who were experiencing their first memorable Cherry Blossom Festivalto groups of ladies who remember the very first one in 1982. Needless to say,I'm as thankful that I've been a part of this year's festivities as I am that theyare over and I can somewhat return to my routinely exciting existence. Also,it goes without saying but this year's Soapbox Derby was easily the mostexciting yet, so a big thank you to Dan Zook, Koryn Young and everyone elsethat made it happen. And to the sunDollars crew for having the best crashesof the day. All that being said, if you're looking for some things to do over thenext two weeks then here are my recommendations;

On Friday the 6th, I would greatly appreciate you making the short tripto Milledgeville for a night of music in Downtown to benefit the Children'sMiracle Network and namely Maconite Austin Childers, a recent graduate ofFPD, who has been suffering from a Mitochondrial disease for the past fewyears. Austin has been a close friend, mentor and inspiration to people all aroundour city and state and all proceeds from the event, aptly named Sounds of theSouth, will directly benefit Austin and the Miracle Network. Check out Soundsof the South on Facebook for more information or get in touch with the eventplanner Tori Maddox at victoria.maddox.bobcats.gcsu.edu. Tori came up withthe plan for the event months ago and begin brainstorming with a group offriends and fellow students on an entertaining and unique way to help out a closefriend and has done a wonderful job so far.

If you don't feel like you can make the drive there are plenty of thingsgoing on around town for you to get in to. All the usual Friday Fest happen-ings are going on around town which means art shows at Macon ArtsAlliance, The 567 Center, and just about every other place Downtown withroom for artwork. The 567 is featuring photography from Drew Morris, aMacon native who while living in New York, chronicled the economic crisistaking place around the Wall Street district and continued on to shoot his sec-ond portfolio entirely underneath the streets of the city. All this is free to thepublic and should definitely be taken into consideration.

On Saturday night, The Delta Saints will be making their triumphantreturn to Macon with tourmates The Floor Walkers and the amazing Bloodkinat the Cox Capitol Theatre for one low price. I've been very impressed over thepast few months with the acts that have been coming through the CCT and I'mlooking forward to Keller Williams and the rest of the bands they've got com-ing through. If you've got nothing to do earlier that day, check out a brand newlocally grown show on WPGA hosted by Anthony Harris and Derrick O'Barrettdubbed " The Art Block w/ Ant & Derrick". The show touts itself as a program"by artists, for artists" and will feature local musicians, artists, poets, filmmak-ers and much more and runs each Saturday at 12:30pm.

Since the Festival has wound down, I've been able to pick back up on mypost-work celebratory beer and have been splitting my time between Roastedfor their $1 off craft brews or at The Rookery for their "2 Hour of Power: 1/2price crafts from 10-12". With each day getting hotter and hotter, there'smuch to be appreciated in a cold beer. I think I've mentioned it before but theinitial stages of the Macon Beer Festival have been in the works for sometime now and if you're interested, get in touch with Kristen O'Neal on howyou can be involved. I think the festival is schedule for August but I'll have arefresher course next time I see her.

You can wind out the week a few different ways so I'll just let youchoose. On Friday the 13th, Macon Arts has their Fired Works PreviewParty that's routinely been a hit for the past years (at least the one's that I'vewent to!). If ceramics aren't your thing, make the drive to Warner Robins andsplit your time between The Hangar for Xavii and sunDollars or head overto Bare Bulb Coffee for Travis Denning's CD release party. Travis has beenturning heads with shows all around Central Georgia and has been hard at

work on his debut CD which he pro-duced with Symmetry Studios. Brightand early on Saturday is the Fired WorksExhibition which runs until 5:00pm inthe Round Building at Central City Park.Without a doubt though, Ill be spendingmy time at Bearstock, MercerUniversity's FREE, PUBLIC music festi-val that takes place in Tatnall Square Park.14 bands perform throughout the day ontwo stages from noon until 11:00pm.Headliners Yellowcard and Far EastMovement are MTV resident, chart-top-ping groups but the festival also featureslocal favorites JuBee & TMA and SaintFrancis, as well as touring acts Ocean isTheory and my personal favorites, TheFront Bottoms. The event has made hugestrides in the past few years that it's beenaround and I'm excited to see how it'sgrown this year.

The time between Cherry BlossomFestival and Bragg Jam (July 28th) areeasily my favorite time of year to be inMacon, despite the heat and the pollenand everything else their is to complainabout. There's plenty going on all aroundMiddle Georgia so be your own tourguide or let me know if you'd like otherrecommendations. And again, a bigthank you to each and everyone of youfor making our city a better place to be.I'll see you soon!

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WHAT’S GOING ON?A glimpse at what Macon’s nightlife has to offerover the next two weeks - by Sean Pritchard

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MACON’S LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE DRINK SPECIALS/SPECIAL EVENTSMONDAYSHappy hour til 9pm, jam &rehearse 7-10pm, 20’s Pub

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BJ Billiards, $3 wells and $2domestics, shots

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Daniel WalkerBilly’s Clubhouse

Josh Daniel BandThe Hummingbird

Drunk DrawerLocos Grill & Pub

Cj FieldsCJ’s Sports Bar & Grill

Shane BridgesThe Opening Act

Shadowville Allstars,Roger Riddle,Shawty SlimRoasted Cafe

Eric Jenningsthe Shamrock

Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe

SAT 4/7Yesterdaze RockAP’s Hideaway

Rich King & Vic StanleyBilly’s Clubhouse

Bloodkin w/Delta SaintsCox Capitol Theatre

BradshawLocos Grill & Pub

Cj FieldsCJ’s Sports Bar & Grill

The SkeeterzThe Hummingbird

Soulshine BandThe Opening Act, $5

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SUN 4/8Big Mike & Booty PapasAPs Hidden Hideaway, 3pm

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Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

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CJ & FriendsThe Shamrock

Shane BridgesWild Wing Cafe

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Josh CarsonCJ’s Sports Bar & Grill

Grand OpeningCelebrationBilly’s Clubhouse

Tron JacksonThe Hummingbird

Fresh Heat Locos

Big Daddy & Co.The Shamrock

Sabra LucasThe Opening Act, free

WartownWild Wing Cafe

SAT 4/14Fresh Heat APs Hidden Hideaway

Bearstock f/t Far EastMovement,Yellowcard, Ocean isTheory,Tattnall Square Park, free

Shawn BradshawCJ’s Sports Bar & Grill

Southern CrossroadsLocos

Planet RetroThe Hummingbird

Travis DenningBilly’s Clubhouse

Rooftop SocietyRoasted Cafe

Mystery RoadThe Opening Act, $5

John Stanley DuoThe Shamrock

TurnstileWild Wing Cafe

SUN 4/15Big Mike & Booty PapasAPs Hidden Hideaway, 3pm

Jazz Brunch The Rookery

WED 4/18Open Mic Night Backporch Lounge

Jamoe’s Jasssz BandDouglass Theatre

Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

THUR 4/19Josh Carson Wild Wing Cafe

Stumblin ToadsThe Hummingbird

FRI 4/20John Stanley Band 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Jason HobbsBilly’s Clubhouse

Saint FrancisThe Hummingbird

Midnight in MaconLocos Grill & Pub

Nathan GarrettThe Opening Act, free

MagTard and Megan Jean & the KFBRoasted Cafe

Loose SkrewsWild Wing Cafe

SAT 4/21Hott with Harry LegsAP’s Hideaway

The WallThe Hummingbird


FRIDAY, APRIL 6Roger Riddle & DJ Shawty Slim @Roasted Cafe & Lounge You put Shawty slim or Roger Riddle atRoasted and the place is going tochocked full of people. Put them bothtogether and you might have to takedown those walls outside after all to holdthem all. This is going to be a party, donot miss it.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7Rich King & Vic Stanley @ Billy’sThese two boys help back Macon’sfavorite songwriter, Abby Owens. Word onthe street is that these two are going tohave a “Classic Country Off “ to see whocan dig deeper into those old schoolpockets.

Bloodkin w/Delta Saints @ CoxCapitol Theatre“My new definition of underground:singer-guitarist Daniel Hutchens and gui-tarist Eric Carter, friends since they met inelementary school…and, for the past 23years, the sturdy, stubborn axis of theAthens, Georgia band Bloodkin…onBABY, THEY TOLD US WE WOULD RISEAGAIN, Bloodkin are at a hot peak in theirodyssey, opening with the hypnotic hell of“The Viper,” a catalog of addictionschecked off by Hutchens in a belly-to-the-bar drawl against a seventies-Neil Youngtornado of banjo, dirty guitars and prairie-chapel organ. The spike and clash ofCarter and Eric Martinez’s guitars in “WaitForever” suggest Keith Richards and RonWood–armed with Civil War bayonets.”- Rolling Ston

Soulshine Band @ The Opening Act Soulshine, Macon Ga's Allman BrothersTribute Band, was founded by StanKillingsworth in the summer of 2009 in anattempt to recreate the awe,shock andpower of the live Allman Brothers experi-ence. Not only do they play the hits, theytackle the more lengthy and experimentalof the Allman's jams. The Opening Act isan intimate, listening room type venue,admission is $5.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12Sumilan @ The HummingbirdBreaking the boundaries of classification.With a natural sound that has evolved intotheir own, the Georgia-grown group com-bined individual appreciations for music,believed in high dosages of experimenta-tion and is sticking to those roots. Theirlive performances showcase the band'sdepth of chemistry and skill which areboth gaining notice. This "sum" of themembers' musical leanings and influencesbrings a full, eclectic and now uniquesound to the stage that pleases the ear,initiates head bobbing and revives pas-sion for rock 'n roll while appealing to thetastes of now.

Shane Bridges @ Wild WingAfter heavy touring for three years andselling a very impressive amount of Cd’sindependently, Acoustic Workshop madequite a name throughout the southeast.After his final band Oldstar disbanded,Shane did what lawyers and labels toldhim to do years before: go solo. Sincehe’s been drawing crowds all over theSoutheast with his unique brand of song-writing and singing.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13Big Daddy & Co. & ShamrockA ocal cover band that plays songs fromjust about every generation, and havesomething for every musical taste.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14KinGator @ Roasted CafeEndlessly evolving and experimenting withtheir music, the band bends the confinesof conventional sound. Comprised of fivelong time musicians and friends, they arededicated to bringing their music to allcorners of the globe. Rooftop Society isband performs progressive jam fusionreplete with improvisation that blends var-ious genres of music in order to producean ever-changing sound.

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In January of thisyear, Jaimo’s JasszBand was to play atthe Douglass Theatre.The show was rescheduled and willbe performed, April18th, 2012. It is withgreat pride that theAllman Brothers Band

Museum at the Big House presents JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BANDin concert, a benefit for the Big House Museum and will beheld at the Douglass Theatre. As many of you know, Rock andRoll Hall of Famer Jaimoe is one of the founding members ofthe Allman Brothers Band, and 43 years later is still one of thedrummers in the group. Jaimoe played with many R&B greatssuch as Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Sam & Dave, and manyothers before being the first person Duane Allman officiallyinvited to join what would become the Allman Brothers Band. Tickets are $25, $20 for students

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Mercer University’sQuadWorks hasannounced the lineup ofperformers to appear atthis year’s BearStockoutdoor music festival.Headlining this year’sBearstock will be FarEast Movement andYellowcard. Other bands

performing include: Ocean is Theory, theKey, Jubee and theMorning After, Emily Hearn, Saint Francis, Young Benjamin,The Levee, Powers, Argonauts, The Silver Comet, The FrontBottoms and Josh Foster. All bands are family friendly. Theannual event will take place on April 14 in Tattnall SquarePark from 1-11 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.Far East Movement presents a blend of hip-hop, pop, elec-tro and dance. The band’s most popular songs include “Likea G6” and “Girls on the Dance Floor.” The group has touredwith artists such as Lady Gaga and Jay-Z.

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In the months before their deaths, relatives say Mildred and Jewel Clevelandhad struggled living in the same house with Mildred's grown son, JasonHoward. Jobless and socially withdrawn, Howard was a disturbed man who

had been committed to a mental institution for schizophrenia following his arrestfor robbing a bank. Although his mother thought that Howard could be rehabil-itated and insisted that he live with them, relatives say her husband, Jewel, was-n't so sure. Police think that after killing and burying the Clevelands, JasonHoward continued to live in the house. He paid bills, cared for the family pets,and even took a trip to the family's vacation home. With the aid of cadaver dogs,Liberty County police found the bodies of Jewel and Mildred Clevelandwrapped in tarps and buried in a barn on June 15, 2004. An autopsy later con-firmed that both had been shot in the head and that Mildred had been beatenfirst. In his own words from a November 1994 note, Howard explained:

Let it be known that I, Jason M. Howard, can be extremely paranoid, therefore as a fugitive I willnot only be carrying firearms but explosives as well...I'm not dangerous until I am crossed or cornered,so stay away. Keep away and don't blame me for a dead tactical team. Only yourselves to blame.

For the next several years, Howard would live in the woods in Macon Georgia, in a camp he con-structed out of camouflage tarps and tents and everything else he could find. He was featured onAmerica’s Most Wanted during those years, though he would elude arrest until 2009, when Macon Policefound him breaking into a rental car. Some months later, a friend of the 11th Hour, and a cross countryrunner, came across Howard’s camp in the woods. In it three journals were found. What follows is apage of one of these journals, the first in a series of pages that look inside the head of a suspected killer.

IN MY HEADRipped from a journal of suspectedmurderer found hiding out in Macon

JASON HOWARDArrested 4/13/20094 Cts Felony Murder

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