Mercer University Opera Presents "Public Lies, Private Truths"
2025-10-31 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-01 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
In “Public Lies, Private Truths,” Mercer University Opera looks closely at relationships and how they grow and change over time. The evening begins with Leonard Bernstein’s uncompromising, semi-autobiographical look at an idealized marriage in his discomfiting and amusing “Trouble in Tahiti.” Three bridesmaids bemoan their dresses and the groomsmen with whom they are paired in Lisa DeSpain’s charming “Men I’m Not Married To.” Finally, the behavior of a young, up-and-coming bachelor politician is called into question in Dan Shore’s enchanting “An Embarrassing Position.”

Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism Exhibition
2025-11-01 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-06 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-07 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-08 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-13 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-14 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-15 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-20 16:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates | McEachern Art Center, 332 2nd Street, Macon, 31201
October 3-November 23
Dotan Appelbaum: Severe Optimism
McEachern Art Center, open Thurs.-Sat. 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Severe Optimism is an exhibition of new work by artist, maker, and writer Dotan Appelbaum. This body of work reflects on the life and ideas of 19th-century English designer and craftsman William Morris, reconsidering their meaning in today’s world. For Morris, design was a way to make sense of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on labor, modes of making, and the built environment. As society now undergoes a digital industrial revolution, these concerns remain urgent. Opening reception October 3 at 6 p.m.

A Night at the Grand Guignol: The Crimson Stage, When My Body Cried Out
2025-11-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-02 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College Street, Macon, 31207
Inspired by the shock and spectacle of The Grand Guignol, this original production dives into the macabre with a series of short, visceral plays that explore humanity’s darkest impulses. Blending horror, humor, and theatrical illusion, the show confronts audiences with tales of madness, revenge, and the grotesque. It’s a thrilling homage to early horror theatre that challenges the line between terror and entertainment.

McDuffie Young Artists Concert
2025-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
An evening of music featuring the students of the McDuffie Center for Strings. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.

Jubilee Artists Series
2025-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Jubilee Artists Concert featuring Jacob Keith Watson

Mercer Jazz Ensemble Songs in Passage
2025-11-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Night Train, Blue Train, Take the A Train. All the trains, plus Road Time Shuffle, Road Song, and many more.

Inaugural Recital on the New Desautels Organ in Fickling Hall
2025-11-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Organist Jack Mitchener performs celebratory works by Bach, Dupré, Eben, Guilmant, Hailstork, Laurin, Lebègue, and Mendelssohn on the stunning new Desautels organ. Handcrafted near Montréal over three years by François Desautels, the instrument features mechanical key action, 27 voices, 34 ranks, and 1,693 pipes in a solid cherry case. A protégé of Hellmuth Wolff and Karl Wilhelm, Desautels brings old-world artistry to this magnificent new organ, an instrument built to inspire.

Fabian Concert Series
2025-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Stella Chen, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Brannon Cho, cello
Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
2025-11-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Peter Oundjian, guest conductor
Mike Mills, bass guitar
Robert McDuffie, violin
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and Orchestra
It’s an evening of reunions, with the ever-popular Peter Oundjian returning to the podium to conduct Brahms’ masterpiece, while R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills and violinist Robert McDuffie return to perform Mills’ exhilarating rock ‘n’ roll Concerto. $25-35 Adult, Student ID Free BUY TICKETS

Mercer Harp Ensemble With One Voice
2025-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The Mercer Harp Ensemble presents a concert that showcases the vast variety of techniques, genres, and styles that make the harp such a unique instrument.

Mercer Percussion Ensemble
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Come and hear traditional and non-traditional music performed by the Percussion Ensemble and BEAR Steel!

Mercer Jazz Combo: Amsterdam After Dark
2025-11-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Amsterdam after Dark, Ceora, and other great standards from the American songbook.

Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers: Thanksgiving Song
2025-11-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers present Thanksgiving Song, led by conductor Stanley Roberts

Mercer Wind Ensemble Presents "Voices"
2025-11-24 19:30 - 21:00 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Mercer Wind Ensemble presents Voices, featuring Brittan Braddock, conductor

Mercer Flute Choir: Festive Flutes
2025-12-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The nationally acclaimed Mercer Flute Choir performs exciting new compositions along with many holiday favorites.
