Mercer University’s McEachern Art Center (the MAC) hosts “Storm Songs,” an exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Alexa Kleinbard. The exhibition will remain on display through Nov. 5. Admission is free and open to the public during gallery hours, 4-8 p.m., Thursdays-Saturdays. Alexa Kleinbard, a painter from Tallahassee, has decades of experience creating work about what human beings must protect in nature's remarkable garden of biodiversity. As the destruction of wild lands all over the world escalates, she is…

The nonprofit arts field is in the midst of multiple tectonic shifts, including demographic changes, the natural evolution of art, digital delivery platforms, labor challenges, EDIA values and other challenges. Strong, savvy leadership has never been more important. David Mallette, president of Management Consultants for the Arts, will speak about the leadership skills needed in today’s nonprofit arts organizations. He will highlight elements in search processes conducted by the volunteer boards seeking top artistic and executive leadership.

McDuffie Center Young Artists Concert 7 p.m., Bell House Enjoy a free evening of music! 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.

For Mercer Bears, by Mercer Bears – most of all, this show is for you! An evening of original one-act plays from the 2021 playwrighting class. These never-before-seen plays promise to be fun, original and crazy. This show will be only $5 to attend, a 50% savings over most Mercer Theatre tickets.

GABBA Fest 2022 – Life Is Peachy 7 p.m., Grand Opera House Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association celebrates its 30th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of “Eat A Peach.” Friday – The Danielle Nicole Band; EG Kight Trio opens. Lobby at 5:00, Doors at 6:00, Show at 7:00. Saturday – Brother & Sister featuring Vaylor and Melody Trucks; Parts & Labor open. FREE tickets to Mercer Students with ID at the door.

Fabian Concert Series – “Going Big” 7:30 p.m., Fickling Hall Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola Daniel Tosky, bass Principal Winds of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra We begin this fabulous 16th season with a memorable concert of the music of Bruch and Spohr. Several principal winds of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will join violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, bassist Daniel Tosky and McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists to kick off this concert. The opening will also bring the audience up…

Broadway Does Pride 7:30 p.m., Grand Opera House Broadway Does Pride is an upbeat cabaret-style performance blending Broadway-inspired vocal stylings with the eclectic atmosphere of an intimate lounge show in downtown Macon. From Rent reminding us to “measure your life in love” to songs like “I’m Coming Out” from Diana Ross and “Vogue” from Madonna, we will spotlight music important to the LGBTQ+ community. These will be performed by Macon’s very own talent with a fresh and campy twist, making…

Mercer Singers Family Day Concert 11:15 a.m., Fickling Hall A gala concert featuring students of the School of Music, hosted by the Mercer Singers.

Mercer Wind Ensemble presents “New Beginnings” 7:30 p.m., Grand Opera House Brittan Braddock and Nate Gay, conductors Please join the Mercer University Wind Ensemble for an evening of wind band music celebrating the past and the present at the Grand Opera House. This concert will mark the first with new faculty member and director of bands, Brittan Braddock. Nathan Gay (Director of Athletic Bands) will guest conduct a piece on the program. Featured on the program will be works by…

Curtis on Tour is the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music. Eric Owens, one of America’s leading bass baritones, joins a quartet of emerging artists from the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music, one of the world’s leading conservatories, to perform gems from the lieder and song repertoire — anchored by Brahms’s lilting and pensive Neue Liebeslieder waltzes for four voices and four-hand piano — followed by operatic…