"FOODFACE"
2024-10-31 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-01 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-02 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-07 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-08 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-09 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-14 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-15 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | McEachern Art Center, 332 2nd Street, Macon, 31201
McEachern Art Center (the MAC) presents a series of diptych photographs by Stephanie Sutton that aims to tell a story about the artist’s food choices in “FOODFACE.” The show will run through Nov. 16.
Featuring 99 photos and video installations, “FOODFACE” records the last thing Sutton ate and her face each day. Sutton is currently an assistant professor in photography and expanded media at Winthrop University in South Carolina.
The MAC is located at 332 2nd Street, Macon and has regular operating hours Thursday-Saturday from 4-8 p.m. Admission is always free and open to the public. Media and educators may access the gallery outside of normal hours by appointment by emailing cohen_j@mercer.edu. Find out more at macmacon.com

Toast: The Ultimate Bread Experience
2024-11-01 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Toast takes the audience on a journey back in time, engaging a spectrum of emotions; from the tender moments that tug on the heartstrings to the upbeat classics that compel them to jump out of their seats and dance. And when combined with the timeless music of Bread, this concert has “risen” to the top as one of the absolute favorites of audiences everywhere! BUY TICKETS

McDuffie Young Artist Concert
2024-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
McDuffie Young Artist Solo and Chamber Ensemble Concerts are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Seats open 30 minutes beforehand.

Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents "The Next Step"
2024-11-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Featuring jazz adventurer and alumnus Banks Daniels, this is an evening of modern jazz, including “West Point” by Michael Conrad and “African Skies” by Michael Brecker.

Henry Cho
2024-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
On February 11, comedian Henry Cho was inducted as the 229th member of The Grand Ole Opry. This prestigious honor has not been extended to a comedian since 1973. Henry’s TV credits include appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show, CBS’s The Late, Late, Show, and NBC’s Young Comedians Special. He served two years as host of NBC’s Friday Night Videos and had many guest roles on various network sitcoms. Henry was co-creator, co- producer and co-writer of “The Henry Cho Show” on GAC. Henry’s one-hour Comedy Central Special, “What’s That Clickin Noise?” was also on Netflix. Henry can also be heard daily on Sirrus, XM, Blue Collar Radio and Pandora. BUY TICKETS

Mercer Wind Ensemble Presents "American Voices"
2024-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Guest composer and conductor Dr. Jack Stamp will conduct two pieces on the program including his famous “Gavorkna Fanfare” to open the evening. Cailey Martinez will be featured in Dr. Stamp’s “Elegy for English Horn and Band” and the Mercer Wind Ensemble will perform pieces by Peter Mennin, Leonard Bernstein, and Katahj Copley. This event is free and open to the public.

Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy and the Arts
2024-11-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy, and the Arts is an opportunity to present new ideas to students, artists, and arts administrators in the community. This year’s featured speaker, Dr. Jack Stamp, currently serves as the “International Composer in Association” to the world-renowned Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, having retired from full-time employment in 2015 as Professor of Music and Director of Band Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and taught courses in graduate conducting. Dr. Stamp is active as a guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and composer throughout North America and Great Britain. He is composing works for the world-famous Barcelona Clarinet Players culminating in a new recording in 2024. Dr. Stamp earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Education from IUP, a Master’s in Percussion Performance from East Carolina University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from Michigan State University where he studied with Eugene Corporon.

Fabian Concert Series #3
2024-11-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Mozart “Symphonie Concertante” and Brahms “Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18” will be performed by Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), Brannon Cho (cello), and Sydney Lee (cello).

Mercer Theatre Presents "The Colored Museum"
2024-11-14 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-17 14:30 - 15:30, 2024-11-21 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-22 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-24 14:30 - 15:30 | Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College Street, Macon, 31207
The Colored Museum has electrified, discomforted, and delighted audiences of all colors, redefining our ideas of what it means to be Black in contemporary America. Its eleven “exhibits” undermine Black stereotypes old and new and return to the facts of what being Black means.
Tickets: $10 and $15
Dates: NOV 14, 15, 16 and 21, 22, 23 7:30 pm
NOV 17 & 24 2:30 pm
Location: Tattnall Square Center for the Arts.

Jubilee Artist Series Presents: Ana María Martínez, Soprano
2024-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Grammy Award® winner Ana María Martínez is considered to be one of the foremost sopranos of her time with an international career that spans the world’s most important opera houses and concert halls. A winner of the 15th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards, her repertoire encompasses opera’s most intriguing and diverse leading ladies, and she engages her audiences season after season with signature roles, spellbinding debuts, and a myriad of captivating recordings.

"Thanksgiving Song" Presented by Mercer Women's Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Annual concert presented by Mercer Singers and Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. Stanley Roberts

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra, Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins
2024-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Amy Schwartz Moretti, Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University and a member of the acclaimed Ehnes Quartet, is the featured soloist on the program, performing composer and Townsend School of Music faculty Christopher Schmitz’s “Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1”. The evening closes with Brahms’ masterpiece, “Symphony No. 2 in D Major”.

Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series: "BeautyFull Reconnection: Music From Eastern Europe"
2024-11-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Kyung-A Yoo’s BeautyFull series opens its fourth season with chamber music from Eastern Europe. The program includes Bartók’s magnificent work “Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion,” Janacek’s Violin Sonata, and Lutosławski’s “Variations on a Theme” by Paganini. Featured performers include Dr. Yoo on piano, Charlie Tauber on piano, Marcus Reddick on percussion, and Joshua Smith on percussion.

Mercer Percussion Ensemble
2024-11-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Come and enjoy traditional and non-traditional music performed by Mercer’s Percussion Ensemble and BEAR Steel featuring guest artist Joshua Smith

Harp Ensemble Presents "At the Ballet"
2024-11-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Themes evoking the imagery of some of the world’s most beloved ballets will be awakened by the Harp Ensemble performing an evening of notable staged favorites by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and more.
