Friday, January 14, 2011

MAIN CALENDAR - Out & About - Macon.com

6 p.m. Sunday, Bloomfield United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 5511 Bloomfield Road. Karen Rogers, 397-6568.

6:30 p.m. Jan. 21, Blackbird Coffee, 2301 Bellevue Road, Dublin. Penney will be performing songs from his Christian Country album “The Gospel Truth.” Monique Headley, (888) 361-9473 or monique@tatepublishing.com.

6 p.m. Jan. 29, Christ Chapel, Starcadia Drive off Bass Road. Featuring Providence Quartet, South Georgia Quartet, Dayspring Trio, Becky Hataway and Billy Goguen. To benefit the fine arts department of Covenant Academy. $10 suggested donation.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 3. Macon Coliseum. Jason Aldean returns home for a concert with Eric Church and The JaneDear Girls. 751-9232. $30.75-$44.75 plus service fees.

9 p.m. Sunday, KAOS, 2780 Riverside Drive.

7 p.m. Jan. 22, Grand Opera House. Stompfest will also feature comedian Tracey Ashley as emcee, as well as performances by Mercer University’s Greek councils. 301-2874. www.mercer.edu/quadworks. $7 for Mercer students with ID, $10 other students with valid student ID, $15 for the public.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Opera House, 42 Lumpkin St., Hawkinsville. The best of The Beatles. For tickets, visit hawkinsvilleoperahouse.com or call (478) 783-1884. $20.

8 p.m. Jan. 22, Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St. Also featuring the Randall Bramblett Band. coxcapitoltheatre.com. 257-6391. $25.

10 p.m. Jan. 28, The SoChi Gallery, 534 Second St. theflocotorres.com.

8 p.m. Jan. 29, Cox Capitol Theatre. With opening act JuBee and The Morning After. Tickets are available at CoxCapitolTheatre.com. braggjam.org. $10 advance, $12 day of the show.

5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 10 and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 15, Perry Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, 101 General Courtney Hodges Blvd., Perry. Two age groups: adults and juniors (7-14). For complete rule listing and audition form, call (478) 987-1234.

8 p.m. Tuesdays, Midtown Key Club, 435 Third St. Presented by Poetic Peace Arts mic session and listening lounge hosted by Y-O. $100 cash prize every Tuesday.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, Eagle Springs Community Center, Centerville. For students at Warner Robins, Northside, Veterans, Houston County and Perry high schools; school ID required for admission. Proceeds to provide scholarships for Houston County students. Ira Foster, (478) 955- 8662, or Darrell Palmer, (478) 731-2529. $7 or $10 VIP Teen Room, includes drinks, snacks and more.

8:30 p.m. Fridays, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 9, 4493 Houston Ave. Van Edwards, 784-1454.

6:30 p.m. Saturdays, Ga. 362, Hollonville. This week: Patchwork, Larios Brothers, Blue Jam, and Kris Youmans and DC-3s Band. (770) 228-4832 or www.hollonvilleopry.com. Free; operated on donations.

Juliette. 8 p.m. Jan. 21: Monroe Crossing. $15; for tickets, contact Joe Cullison at (478) 254-2495 or APMacon@gmail.com. Facebook group: Juliette Opry.

7 p.m. Saturday and the third Saturday of each month, 21 North Lee St., Forsyth. Adam Gorman and friends will open with Larry Collins and others hosting blues music and more. Families welcome. Music is free with proceeds and donations to benefit newly formed DeepSouth Blues Society. Call (478) 994-4433 for more information.

6-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1007 Seventh Ave., Eastman. Live music. For bookings, call David Rawlins at (478) 374-4617. Free.

6:30-10 p.m. Fridays, 215 Old Ga. 18, Gray. This week: 7 p.m. Still Cruising. (478) 986-6587 or www.oleclintonopry.com. Free; donations accepted.

5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays; south onto Powersville Road off Ga. 247 Connector between Warner Robins and Ga. 49. This week: 5 p.m. House Band with Hubert Hand, 6:30 p.m. Soul’s Desire, 7:30 p.m. Somthin Else. Also open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. (478) 328-0678 or www.powersvilleopry.com. Free.

6:30-10 p.m. Saturdays, 699 Altman Road, Haddock. This week: 5:30 p.m. The Music Man, 6:30 p.m. The Generals, 7:30 p.m. Hollywood and The Cowboy, 9 p.m. Brian Whitehead. (478) 363-1274. Free; donations accepted.

Saturdays, 2232 Ga. 362 West, Williamson. This week: 6 p.m. Jim and Friends, 7 p.m. The Rhythm Masters, 8 p.m. The Generics. For bookings, call (706) 975-9045. Free; donations accepted.

8 p.m. Saturday, The Rose Theater, Forsyth. Starring John Wayne. $2 tickets, $1 concessions.

3:30 p.m. Monday, Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; 7:30 p.m. Monday, Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St. Hosted by S.T.O.N.E Academy. Tony Lowden or Shirlynn Kelly, 742-4546 or info@stoneacademy.org.

7 p.m. Monday, Mercer University’s Willingham Auditorium. Sister Helen Préjean, author of “Dead Man Walking,” will deliver Mercer’s inaugural Freedom Lecture. The event is free and open to the public, and a book-signing will be held immediately following the lecture in Newton Chapel. As part of the weekend, two films will be screened in town. The film “At the Death House Door” will screen at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, 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. 301-4037. Free. The film “Dead Man Walking” will screen at 2 p.m. Monday, Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St. Free.

2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with discussion immediately following the 4:30 p.m. screening; second Sunday of every month, Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: “The Tillman Story,” part of new documentary series, Tuesday nights, quarterly. 742-2000. www.maconfilmguild.org. $5.

7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. “End Times” is the theme of this year’s series. Thursday: “Last Night,” with discussion led by Tom Ellington of Wesleyan College. Jan. 27: “Ghost Dog,” with discussion led by Craig Coleman of Mercer University. Feb. 3: “Children of Men,” with discussion led by Macon State’s Patrick Brennan. (478) 471-2710. Macon State College, Mercer University and Wesleyan College students with valid ID cards are admitted free. Admission for faculty, staff and the general public is $5, which includes a snack pass.

6-8 p.m. Thursday, WineStyles (next to Taki and Goodwill), 6255 Zebulon Road. Benefits Rooms from the Heart. Taste eight hand-picked wines, munch on delicious snacks and enjoy conversation with new and old friends. Ann Mosley, (478) 747-5299, or Christie Johnson, (478) 737-4330. $12 per person.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 29, Warner Robins High School Rockin’ R Café. Donations of gently used formal and bridal wear are being sought to sell at the annual affordable formal wear sale. Dressing rooms and refreshments will be provided during the sale. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Houston County Foster Children Special Fund. Drop off new or gently used formal wear at the front office of Warner Robins High School or call Barbara Hilliard, (478) 718-7752.

Jan. 29, The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom, 430 Cherry St. Fourteen hours of non-stop music featuring local musicians from Middle Georgia. Displays by local artists and craftsmen. Food, games, fun. Proceeds benefit Central Georgia CASA. 741-9130. $10.

6-11 p.m. Feb. 5, Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway. Featuring music by Old Soul Band with Bo Ponder and Bee Bivis, a silent auction, dinner and dancing. Ben Jones, emcee. Semi-formal to formal attire. To benefit Brain Stem Glioma Research at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. For tickets, call 361-3541 or visit joshuaswish.org. $45.

Bleckley, Dodge and Laurens Counties Forestry Prelims

Saturday, Middle Georgia College, 1100 Second St., Cochran. Six divisions in all three counties, ages 2-24 years. Queens will have their entry fee paid to the annual Georgia Forestry State Pageant in June in Tifton. (478) 284-2350. Midsouthforestrypageants.com. midsouthforestrypageants@yahoo.com.

Feb. 5, Old Opera House, Hawkinsville. For contestants 2 years old through 12th grade. There will be a maximum of 15 contestants per age division. Entry deadline is Jan. 21. For information or entry forms, contact the Hawkinsville Chamber of Commerce, (478) 783-1717, or Therisa Patton, (478) 230-0222 or tpatton@hawkinsvillechamber.org.

Monday. 11 a.m. Marching from Booker T. Washington Community Center, Rosa Jackson Center, ¬Frank Johnson Recreation Center, Memorial Gym. Noon, converge at Macon City Hall. 12:15 p.m. Memorial Service at Stewart Chapel A.M.E. Church, 887 Forsyth St.

7 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 21, Legislative Chamber in the Old Statehouse on the Georgia Military College campus at 210 East Greene St., Milledgeville. Featuring performances, receptions and book signings. (478) 453-1803. $5; free for nonmembers.

“Exploring the Color Line: Books and Discussions on Race”

Tubman African American Museum, 340 Walnut St. The four-part film and book discussion series begins with “Running 1,000 Miles for Freedom.” Group discussion: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Special presentation by Catherine Meeks: 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Douglass Theatre, located at 335 Martin Luther King Blvd. Other books included in the “Exploring the Color Line” series are “Brainwashed” by Tom Burrell, “Walking with the Wind” by U.S. Rep. John Lewis and “High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America” by Jessica B. Harris. Discussions and presentations about these books are scheduled for February, March and April, respectively. Stacie Barrett, 743-8544.

8 p.m. Jan. 21, Russell Auditorium, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville. Presented by Town & Gown Arts and co-sponsored by Allied Arts and the Georgia College & State University Arts Unlimited Committee. Tickets are on sale at Allied Arts, 201 N. Wayne Street, Milledgeville. (478) 452-3950. www.milledgevillealliedarts.com. $12 adults; $10 students (other than Georgia College) and senior citizens; Georgia College students admitted with valid Bobcat ID.

Sesquicentennial Weekend at the Old Governor’s Mansion

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 22, Old Governor’s Mansion, Milledgeville. Re-enactments and a day of events marking Georgia’s Secession from the Union. (478) 445-4545. $10 adults, $7 seniors, $2 students.

Noon-2 p.m. Jan. 22, Corner of Adams and Chestnut streets. Join College Hill for the unveiling of the new Knight Neighborhood Challenge-funded obstacle course for dogs. 301-2008. Free.

2 p.m. Jan. 25, Professional Sciences and Conference Center, Room 212, Macon State College. Featuring Cleopatra Mathis. Free.

5:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Cannonball House, 856 Mulberry St. Guest speaker will be Scott Walker, Baptist minister, author and professor at Mercer University. A wine and cheese reception follows the program. 745-5982.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 25-26, Reaves Arena at Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, Perry. Presentation of “Dancing White Stallions.” (800) 987-3247. $9.75-$22.50.

2-4 p.m. Jan. 23, Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road. The Macon Symphony Orchestra and the Mercer/Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra join the museum in presenting this afternoon where young visitors can try out a variety of instruments under the direction of musicians. Performances by Mercer/Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra. 477-3232. Free.

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