Macon Art eXplosion
2023-02-18 11:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Macon Art eXplosion (MAX) wants to push the envelope in an all-day weekend extreme art festival. Maker Merchant Booths will showcase artists’ wares and offer interactive art activities. There will be Stage Highlight nights where you get a peek at what’s going on with performances, creators, and classes in the region. Finally, in Guerrilla Grand Spaces you get to explore the hidden spaces of the historic Grand, where you will discover mini-concerts, gallery shows, plays, and interactive performances. Macon Art eXplosion is a radically inclusive, family-friendly day of weird, wacky, and wonderful ideas by local artists. A $5 admission pass gives you access to the entire weekend’s worth of events. GET YOUR $5 WEEKEND PASS

Syncopated Ladies
2023-02-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
FIERCE FOOTWORK. FEMALE FORCE. Syncopated Ladies is a female tap dance band from Los Angeles created by Emmy Award-winning tap dancer and choreographer Chloe Arnold, protege of Debbie Allen. Syncopated Ladies’ viral videos have amassed over 100 million views. They have worked with megastar Beyonce, appeared on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance as the winner of the first dance crew battle, performed on Good Morning America and at the U.S. Open, and they have performed to sold-out audiences in their full-length concert, “Syncopated Ladies: Live!”
Tickets: Enter code FORMATION for a Mercer 50% Discount for $20 tickets. BUY NOW

Wind Ensemble: A New Day
2023-02-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Central High School, 2155 Napier Ave., Macon, GA, 31204, United States
The Mercer University Wind Ensemble will join forces with Central High School to present an exciting evening of wind band music. Featured on the program will be Omar Thomas’s “Of Our New Day Begun.” This concert will feature special guests, Central High School Band with Kameron Agee, conductor.

Jubilee Artist Series Presents Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo Duo
2023-03-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The Jubilee Artist Series Presents Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo Duo. To purchase, call 478-301-5470 or go to tickets.mercer.edu.

"The Big Lebowski"
2023-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Jeff Bridges stars as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. The Dude is a lovable loser whose average life is turned upside down in a case of mistaken identity, which leads to an unlikely adventure of kidnapping, drugs, money and more. We’ll bring the white Russians for this quotable cult hit, a Coen-directed film that treads the line between black comedy and crime thriller.
For mature audiences.

Fabian Concert Series: Looking Glass
2023-03-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Tuesday, March 14
Fabian Concert Series: Looking Glass
7:30 p.m., Fickling Hall
An intimate look at some of America’s best chamber musicians in a cozy piano trio program. Pianist Andrew Armstrong has worked in orchestral engagements around the globe, while cellist Raphael Bell has starred in engagements from Antwerp to Tokyo. These guest artists join Artistic Director Amy Schwartz Moretti for an unforgettable night of music. BUY TICKETS

Master Class with Raphael Bell, Cello, and Andrew Armstrong, Piano
2023-03-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
Students interact with and learn from talented guest artists in the Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street. Free and open to the public. Call 478-301-2886 for more information.

Broadway Does Country: A Cabaret
2023-03-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Friday, March 17
Broadway Does Country: A Cabaret
7:30 p.m., Grand Opera House
Broadway Does Country is an upbeat cabaret-style performance blending Broadway-inspired vocal stylings with the eclectic atmosphere of an intimate lounge show in downtown Macon. Bring out your deepest accent, y’all, and cowboy hat to sing along with your favorite classic country songs. Broadway shows such as Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun will be combined with sounds from your favorite artists such as Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson created by our hometown talent. BUY TICKETS

Evil Woman, The American ELO
2023-03-23 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
A multi-media concert celebration of the music of ELO. Audiences are left spellbound by the flawless musicianship and vocals of EVIL WOMAN’s 12 musicians as well as the fusion of Beatlesque-Pop and classical arrangements where cellos co-exist with guitars, and where classically tinged rock intersects with pop. Mr. Blue Sky, Roll Over Beethoven, and Evil Woman are among a list of over 20 instantly recognizable chart-topping hit songs. BUY TICKETS

PlayFull Piano 2022-2023 "Hands and Hands”
2023-03-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Collaborative piano faculty Dr. Kyung-A Yoo and Dr. Timothy McReynolds, along with selected students, will perform brilliant piano works written for two to eight hands.

Faculty Artist Recital: April Foolishness!
2023-04-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
A recital of musical jokes, silly stunts, and surprises featuring Townsend School of Music professors Dr. Martha Malone, Director of Opera, and Dr. Richard Kosowski, Director of Graduate Studies and Chair of Vocal Studies. This event is free and open to the public.

Harp Ensemble: For Good
2023-04-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Conducted by Calista Koch, music from various genres and period will be performed to bid farewell to senior Harp Ensemble members.
The event is free and open to the public.

Wishing BeautyFull Reconnection
2023-04-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Kyung-A Yoo, professor of collaborative piano, continues her BeautyFull series with student guests.

Giuliano Graniti in Concert
2023-04-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Pianist, educator, and scholar Giuliano Graniti will present an evening of piano featuring the music of Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, and Prokofiev. The concert is free and open to the public.

Mercer Jazz Combo
2023-04-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Come and enjoy a mixture of classics and original small jazz works composed by students, guided by the skillful conduction of Dr. Monty Cole, Professor and Chair of Instrumental Studies.

McDuffie Center for Strings Masterclass Featuring Augustin Hadelich, Violin
2023-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
Students interact with and learn from talented guest artists in the Bell House Jennings Salon, free and open to the public. Please visit mcduffie.mercer.edu/events or call 478-301-2886 for more information.

Mercer Percussion Ensemble
2023-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Come and enjoy traditional and non-traditional music performed by the Mercer Percussion Ensemble and BEAR Steel under the direction of Dr. Marcus Reddick, Associate Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at Mercer’s Townsend School of Music.

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
2023-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
The season concludes with the always popular Townsend Concerto Competition winner, along with popular favorites in the canon. Dvořák’s elegant “Serenade for Strings” was composed in just two weeks, but has enjoyed a far longer run in popularity. Then hear “Jupiter,” so named due to the stunning scope of Mozart’s longest and most complex work, to wrap up a heavenly year of music. Adults $25-35, Students FREE with valid ID

Jubilee Concert Series Featuring Baritone Reginald Smith Jr.
2023-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The Jubilee Concert Series closes the 22-23 Season with a resounding performance by Grammy and Emmy-award winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., the 2021 US representative at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Mr. Smith has been lauded as a “passionate performer” (New York Times) with an “electric, hall-filling” (The Baltimore Sun) and “thrillingly dramatic” (Opera News) voice that is “one of the most exciting baritone sounds to come along in years” (Opera News). A native of Atlanta, Mr. Smith is a Grand Finals winner of the 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.

Voice Masterclass with Baritone Reginald Smith Jr.
2023-04-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Grammy and Emmy award-winning baritone Reginald Smith Jr. will present a voice masterclass to students and guests at the Townsend School of Music. The event is free and open to the public.

Townsend School of Music Honors Recital
2023-04-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
End-of-year concert featuring senior James Armfield (piano), junior Carlos Walker (viola), junior Abby Hodges (soprano), junior Sarah King (clarinet), and senior Juliana Moroz (cello) with accompaniment by pianists Ms. Anne Armstrong and Dr. Kyung-A Yoo.

"Sincerely Yours," Art and Design Exhibition
2023-04-21 16:00 - 20:00 | McEachern Art Center, 332 2nd Street, Macon, 31201
April 21-May 19
Sincerely Yours
McEachern Art Center, open 4-8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
The annual senior Art & Design Exhibition featuring graduating Mercer students

Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents "Duke in the Spotlight"
2023-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Under the direction of Dr. Monty Cole, the Mercer Jazz Ensemble concludes the 2022-23 season by performing an evening of Duke Ellington masterworks.

The Voices of Spring – Presented by Mercer Chamber Women’s Choir and Mercer Singers
2023-04-23 15:00 - 16:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Under the direction of Dr. Stanley Roberts, Arthur Lowndes Rich Director of Choral Conducting, graduate conductor Mrs. Kirstine Buchanan, and accompanied by Mrs. Anne Armstrong, the combined Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers will present a thrilling concert celebrating spring. The event is free and open to the public.

McDuffie Center for Strings Masterclass featuring the Ehnes Quartet
2023-04-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
Students interact with and learn from talented guest artists (James Ehnes, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin) in the Bell House Jennings Salon, free and open to the public. Please visit mcduffie.mercer.edu/events or call 478-301-2886 for more information.

Mercer Wind Ensemble Presents "Winds & Pipes"
2023-04-24 19:30 - 21:00 | First Baptist Church of Christ, 511 High Place, Macon, 31201
Conducted by Townsend School of Music’s Director of Bands Dr. Brittan Braddock, Central High School Band conductor Kameron Agee, and accompanied by Mercer University organist Dr. Jack Mitchener, the Mercer University Wind Ensemble joins forces with Central High School to present an exciting evening of wind band music. Featured on the program will be Omar Thomas’ “Of Our New Day Begun.” The event is free and open to the public.

Fabian Concert Series featuring the Ehnes Quartet
2023-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The award-winning Ehnes Quartet (James Ehnes, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Edward Arron, cello; and Mercer’s director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin) closes the 22-23 Fabian Concert Series with a rousing finale featuring the music of Haydn, Bartok, and Mendelssohn for recognizable works that will send off the series with gusto and applause.

Mercer University Flute Choir Presents "Flute Fantasy"
2023-04-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Conducted by Mr. Kelly Via, come celebrate the joy and beauty of spring with a collection of intriguing repertoire performed by the Mercer Flute Choir. The event is free and open to the public.

Q106.3 Welcomes: Black Jacket Symphony Performing Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty
2023-04-27 20:00 - 22:00 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Remember putting on an album and listening from start to finish? Relive that moment with a live concert experience unlike any other. $30-35 BUY NOW

Broadway Does Punk
2023-04-28 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Broadway Does Punk is an upbeat cabaret-style performance blending Broadway-inspired vocal stylings with the eclectic atmosphere of an intimate lounge show in downtown Macon. We want to embrace the raw energy that is punk music, combining rock with the imaginative power of musical theatre. Imagine musicals that have created this mashup in the past, like Hedwig and the Angry Itch, Spring Awakening or American Idiot, as well as imaginative renderings of punk favorites like Blink 182 or the Dead Kennedys. $10 BUY NOW
