Macon Magazine

We spoke with new Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller about his goals and challenges for his term. Read about it in our newest issue! : Jami Gaudet : Jessica Whitley

Macon will once again have a symphony orchestra, thanks to a five-year, $300,000 The Peyton Anderson Foundation grant that will fund a collaboration between the world-renowned Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music and musicians from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Mercer University - Townsend School of Music

Join the conversation with Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative. ONPPI needs your thoughts, and the National Park Service is providing a way for you to share them. Act now!

Macon Arts Alliance Annual Report and Cultural Awards Learn more about the award recipients: https://www.maconartsalliance.org/cultural-awards/

Tune in live now! Hear Darius Maynard with the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Josh Rogers with NewTown and Alex Morrison with Macon+Bibb County Urban Development Authority share more about the updated Macon Action Plan and how the Downtown Challenge 2.0 grant program will be used to implement the Macon Action Plan. The Downtown Challenge 2.0 will fund the best ideas that advance Downtown Macon and the neighborhoods that surround it and is made possible through gener...ous grants from the Peyton Anderson Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Register to attend the Zoom presentation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_V4evjrQ5QTqox2TdKlpUCQ.

It’s just nice coming home. Macon claims you, said Katie Hart, director of operations for the Cherry Blossom Festival. There’s something about leaving your home, going off and getting your legs, figuring yourself out and having this broader view, then coming back. Read more about why Hart chose to call Macon home in our February/March issue. : Kelley Dixson : Mike Young

Our annual and popular Live Well advertorial section will feature the people and organizations doing the work to help our people live a healthier, more fulfilling, successful life in the December/January issue. Interested in sharing your work or your business with our engaged readership? For 35 years, Macon Magazine continues to seek, share, and celebrate the good life and great stories.... Email us at [email protected] to learn more and to reserve your space now.

Trick or Treat with Triangle Arts Macon, NewTown Macon, and Macon Magazine this Friday and Saturday! We've got the candy, kiddos! Come dressed for this drive-thru fun!

The ultimate goal would be to create a society that has better emotional intelligence and awareness, and connection to themselves and each other to create this generation of children who turn into adults who make decisions based on their emotional awareness and their connection to each other, said Maria Andrade, leader of ABC Breathe, a program that teaches children to use breath as a means of focusing their emotions. Read more in our October/November issue of Macon Magazine. : Jessica Whitley : Lauren Lin

We love the Hayiya Dance Theatre Thriller Parade! Want to be a part of it? Be a part of the 14th Annual Thriller Parade. It’s virtual and yet oh, so interactive! For the first time ever, you can participate in Middle Georgia’s Largest Halloween Street Party from ANYWHERE in world. How neat is that?... Upload YOUR own video performing the iconic Thriller dance. Record part of the dance or learn the whole thing! Dance by yourself or with your friends. We want to see your moves. Videos will be included in our virtual event and pre-show. Need a little help? Check out our Thriller Tutorials on Youtube. Submissions due by October 26th. Donations are welcome! Your tax deductible donations will help make Middle Georgia's Thriller Parade 2021 even Bigger! http://www.hayiyadancetheatre.com/thriller.html

Celebrating ART Macon at Stratford Academy is live! Hop into this artful pumpkin patch this weekend only.

Today is the first day of the annual Historic Macon fall Flea Market. It is the preservation organization’s largest annual fundraiser. And you don’t want to miss it. The VIP shopping night is tonight from 5-8 p.m., and tickets for this kickoff event are $50. That will get you first crack at shopping at a full warehouse (and we mean full), as well as refreshments. Go to historicmacon.org and click the button for Oct. 21 to reserve a ticket. >>> More free shopping days to f...ollow: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, and Nov. 14.<<< HMF is partnering with Loaves & Fishes Ministry to collect food donations in advance of the holidays. They are asking all shoppers to drop off at least two nonperishable items canned vegetables, a box of granola bars or macaroni and cheese, for example. See more about Historic Macon Foundation + Loaves and Fishes Ministry of Macon, Ga in the current issue. Photos: Jave Bjorkman for Oct/Nov 2019 Macon Magazine // See archived story on our website.

Looking for fun ways to celebrate Halloween in Macon this year? Check out some of the events below!

NewTown Macon continues progress for economic development in the heart of Macon. Want to see it? Join the annual Tour of Progress tomorrow: Wednesday, October 14. Put on your walking shoes and go on a self-guided tour of the projects and businesses that are moving downtown forward. Tours begin and end at Fall Line Brewing Co. and end with an outdoor, socially distant reception in Fall Line's recently completed beer garden. This event is free and open to the public! ... Social distancing and masks are required to enjoy this event.

Listen in to voter stories

Join us live on Facebook, in partnership with Vote Equality + The Web work club, this morning at 10 to hear their voting stories.

Tune in to see Virginia Sharp of Daemarii's Unique Boutique, LLC on The Kelly Clarkson Show this Tuesday at 3p.m.!

In late August, Middle Georgia lost one of its most impactful leaders, Juanita Jordan. Our October/November issue features words from the generation of good-doers inspired by her. Read all about it today! Written by: Dodie Cantrell Bickley // Portrait: Yvonne Gabriel