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SUMMARY:Labor Day Festival
DESCRIPTION:After three days of intense solo and chamber study with Robert McDuffie Center for Strings faculty\, eight high school seniors have a chance to showcase their talents in this free afternoon concert. Help celebrate Labor Day in a concert that features Center faculty and students. Fickling Hall seating is first-come\, first served.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/labor-day-festival-2/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts,Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T193000
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SUMMARY:Guest Artist Recital
DESCRIPTION:Díana Thompson-Brewer\, soprano \nChristopher Cooley\, piano \nLyric coloratura soprano\, Díana Thompson-Brewer returns to the Mercer University School of Music to perform at first sight\, a song cycle that chronicles the life of a woman through the lens of what it means to love a black man in America. The song cycle will be paired with Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben. Thompson-Brewer is joined by pianist Christopher Cooley\, composer of at first sight.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/guest-artist-recital/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts,Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T153000
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SUMMARY:Townsend Symposia on Music\, Philosophy and the Arts Series: Scott Sheehan
DESCRIPTION:A nationally recognized advocate and leader for the advancement of music education\, Scott Sheehan is the Director of Bands and Music Department Chairperson at the Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania. The town has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education in the United States by the NAMM Foundation for the past eight years under Scott’s leadership. In addition to his duties at the school\, Mr. Sheehan was a finalist for the 2019 GRAMMY Music Educator Award and is an Educational Clinician for Conn-Selmer.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/townsend-symposia-on-music-philosophy-and-the-arts-series-scott-sheehan/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T200000
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SUMMARY:From Ocmulgee to Okmulgee: Part of Firestarters Indigenous Festival
DESCRIPTION:September 14-November 18 \nFrom Ocmulgee to Okmulgee: Part of Firestarters Indigenous Festival \nMcEachern Art Center\, open 4-8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday \n  \nA look behind the lands\, stories\, and peoples that come from the flowing waters of the Ocmulgee to today’s Muscogee traditions\, towns\, and governments. Randy Kemp is a multidisciplinary artist whose body of work includes painting\, printmaking\, mixed media\, installation\, music\, and performance. His work includes both traditional tribal life and contemporary works concerning American Indian issues\, themes\, and views. Bobby C. Martin is an artist/educator/facilitator who works out of his Martin Mountain Studio near West Siloam Springs\, Oklahoma. His work began with family photographs\, which have turned into countless re-imaginings as monumental paintings or tiny etchings\, as drawings or installations and video projects.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/from-ocmulgee-to-okmulgee-part-of-firestarters-indigenous-festival/2023-09-14/
LOCATION:McEachern Art Center\, 332 2nd Street\, Macon\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T213000
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SUMMARY:Firestarters Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:A mini-film festival featuring Indigenous-made films to complement Macon’s Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration. \nThursday\, Sept. 14 at  7:30 p.m. – Bad Press\, a documentary film about press freedom in the Muscogee Nation. \nFriday\, Sept. 15 at 12 p.m. – A lunch hour shorts block featuring a narrative love story Dead Bird Hearts and a sports documentary about women’s stickball\, The Journey of Tiak Hikiya Ohoyo. \nFriday\, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. – Fancy Dance\, a narrative feature about a hustler trying to find her sister missing from the Seneca-Cayuga Reservation. \nSaturday\, Sept. 16 at 10:30 a.m. – This May Be the Last Time\, a documentary story where star filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs) explores his own family’s history through hymns. \n$10 single screening pass\, $30 film pass of all four films\, $150 VIP Pass featuring special receptions with food and drink and a ticket to Indigo Girls  BUY NOW
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/firestarters-film-festival/2023-09-14/
LOCATION:The Piedmont Grand Opera House\, 651 Mulberry Street\, Macon\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T203000
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CREATED:20230906T201621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T201621Z
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SUMMARY:Alumni Guest Artist Recital: Bobby Hall\, Guitar
DESCRIPTION:Bobby Hall has been playing the guitar for over 30 years and teaches in Macon. As a Townsend alumnus trained in classical guitar\, Hall has over two decades of experience. His compositions have been performed by groups such as the Karkov Guitar Quartet from Ukraine and the Macon Guitar Quartet. He performs several genres of music\, including classical\, jazz\, rock\, blues\, country\, and more.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/alumni-guest-artist-recital-bobby-hall-guitar/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T175200Z
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SUMMARY:Firestarters Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:A mini-film festival featuring Indigenous-made films to complement Macon’s Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration. \nThursday\, Sept. 14 at  7:30 p.m. – Bad Press\, a documentary film about press freedom in the Muscogee Nation. \nFriday\, Sept. 15 at 12 p.m. – A lunch hour shorts block featuring a narrative love story Dead Bird Hearts and a sports documentary about women’s stickball\, The Journey of Tiak Hikiya Ohoyo. \nFriday\, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. – Fancy Dance\, a narrative feature about a hustler trying to find her sister missing from the Seneca-Cayuga Reservation. \nSaturday\, Sept. 16 at 10:30 a.m. – This May Be the Last Time\, a documentary story where star filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs) explores his own family’s history through hymns. \n$10 single screening pass\, $30 film pass of all four films\, $150 VIP Pass featuring special receptions with food and drink and a ticket to Indigo Girls  BUY NOW
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/firestarters-film-festival-2023-09-15-2/
LOCATION:The Piedmont Grand Opera House\, 651 Mulberry Street\, Macon\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T220000
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SUMMARY:Ignite the Night – Indigo Girls ft. Jontavious Willis\, part of Firestarters Indigenous Festival
DESCRIPTION:Support America’s next national park with a concert of the Indigo Girls featuring Jontavious Willis for the benefit of Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative. Over a 35 year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta\, Georgia\, the Grammy-winning folk duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have built a dedicated following across the globe. They’ve recorded 16 studio albums and sold over 15 million records as one of the most successful folk acts in history. New generations are discovering one of their greatest hits with “Closer to Fine” featured prominently in the mega blockbuster Barbie movie. Grammy-nominated blues musician Jontavious Willis will open for the group. Learn more about the park and join the movement: https://www.ocmulgeepark.org $59-99 tickets BUY NOW
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/ignite-the-night-indigo-girls-ft-jontavious-willis-part-of-firestarters-indigenous-festival/
LOCATION:The Piedmont Grand Opera House\, 651 Mulberry Street\, Macon\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T200000
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SUMMARY:McDuffie Young Artist Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Recitals are held in the Bell House Jennings Salon\, 315 College St.\, at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Seating is first come\, first served.  Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/mcduffie-young-artist-concerts/
LOCATION:Bell House Jennings Salon\, 315 College Street\, Macon\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T120000
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CREATED:20230815T190345Z
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SUMMARY:Mercer Theatre Presents "Alice in Wonderland"
DESCRIPTION:Alice In Wonderland\, adapted by Scot Mann \nLewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland reimagined\, adapted and directed by Mercer Theatre’s Scot Mann\, the familiar plot is set in a steampunk world where the Victorian era meets science fiction in design and through special effects. Presented for free in Tattnall Square Park!
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/alice-in-wonderland/2023-09-21/
LOCATION:Tattnall Square Park\, 1155 College St\, Macon\, GA\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T203000
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CREATED:20230906T202849Z
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SUMMARY:Faculty Artist Recital: Perfect Pairings in Song
DESCRIPTION:Martha Malone\, soprano \nKatherine Trotter\, soprano \nSamantha Friedman\, mezzo-soprano \nTimothy McReynolds\, collaborative piano \nAn evening of passionate lyricism in art songs from the 19th to the 21st centuries\, in solo and chamber settings. The program explores the union of music and poetry\, of voice and piano\, and of the unique colors of solo voices.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/faculty-artist-recital-perfect-pairings-in-song/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T210000
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CREATED:20230906T203229Z
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SUMMARY:GABBAFest 2023: Rolling Down Highway 41
DESCRIPTION:GABBAFest celebrates the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association with a two-day show at The Grand and a weekend of events. BUY NOW
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/gabbafest-2023-rolling-down-highway-41/2023-09-22/
LOCATION:The Piedmont Grand Opera House\, 651 Mulberry Street\, Macon\, 31201
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T213000
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CREATED:20230906T203940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T203940Z
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SUMMARY:Fabian Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Robert McDuffie\, violin \nMargery McDuffie Whatley\, piano \nMcDuffie Young Artists \nGlass “The American Four Seasons” \nMendelssohn Double Concerto BUY TICKETS
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/fabian-concert-series/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T213000
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CREATED:20230906T204133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T204133Z
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SUMMARY:Fabian Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Robert McDuffie\, violin \nMargery McDuffie Whatley\, piano \nMcDuffie Young Artists \nGlass “The American Four Seasons” \nMendelssohn Double Concerto \nBUY TICKETS
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/fabian-concert-series-2/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T213000
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CREATED:20230906T204309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T204532Z
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SUMMARY:Faculty Jazz Combo: Seven Steps to Heaven
DESCRIPTION:Monty Cole and Marcus Reddick team up with Ken Trimmins (trumpet)\, Kevin Bales (piano)\, Neal Starkey (bass)\, and Mercer alumnus Jeremy Roberts (guitar) for an evening of classic jazz and original compositions.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/faculty-jazz-combo-seven-steps-to-heaven/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T130000
DTSTAMP:20260829T110710
CREATED:20230906T204431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T204431Z
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SUMMARY:Mercer Singers Family Day Concert
DESCRIPTION:A gala concert featuring students of the School of Music\, hosted by the Mercer Singers.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/mercer-singers-family-day-concert-2/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts
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