Fired Works is now in its eighth year. The 2013 edition features the most artists ever included in the event. Fired Works Regional Ceramics Exhibition and Sale kicked off on Saturday, April 13 at the Round Building in Central City Park in Macon. The nine-day event will continue through April 21. The exhibit and sale […]

Pictured L-R: Kevin Kersey, Julie Allen and Patrick Mathis perform. Ever wanted to travel through time? Of those who entertain the idea, some would visit the past to change tragic events or observe history. Others might seek to travel into the future to learn about the advancements of humanity.  Motivations are as varied as the […]

Fired Works is held inside the Round Building in Central City Park. The structure was originally built for the Georgia State Fair, also held annually in the park. The eighth annual Fired Works Regional Ceramics Exhibition and Sale will be held April 13-21 in the Round Building in Macon’s Central City Park. The nine-day event […]

Eleven new ideas for revitalizing Macon’s College Hill Corridor moved closer to becoming reality Tuesday when eight local organizations and individuals were awarded grants as part of the Knight Neighborhood Challenge. The corridor is the geographic region of the city comprised of the neighborhoods linking downtown and Mercer University (a Knight grantee) that has seen […]

A group of visitors discuss the homes and buildings depicted in photographs at the kick-off reception March 25. A kick-off reception for “Macon, Then & Now” was held at the Sidney Lanier Cottage on March 25. The exhibit, a project of Historic Macon Foundation (a Knight Foundation grantee), features a collection of archival photographs of […]

“Hard Times on a Southern Chain Gang” exhibition postcard. The photos are hard to look at for more than a few seconds. Images of torture on American soil. In one, an inmate is bound by hand and foot to a post and left to swelter in the Georgia heat. The experience of viewing them seems […]

The Mulberry Street Festival is conducted by the Middle Georgia Art Association. Rain happens. When weather reports predicted rain over the weekend, members of the Middle Georgia Art Association had to make a quick decision. The Mulberry Street Festival, historically held on Mulberry Street in downtown Macon, had to be cancelled or moved. Rather than […]

Visitors from Mâcon, France rode atop a fire truck with local firefighters during the parade Sunday. Macon’s International Cherry Blossom Festival is the city’s largest festival and tourist event of the year. Locals enjoy Cherry Blossom as much as visitors, who travel from as far away as France, Taiwan and Japan to see the Yoshino […]

Those who read my previous post about the Macon Film Guild already know that I am a fan. Their efforts to bring independent and foreign films to Macon provide audiences with a vital option for enjoying movies that might not make it to the local multiplex. Sunday, April 14 is your next chance to support […]