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Recreation Centers in Need of Repairs

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 8:14pm

A proposed sales tax for Bibb County could pay for major improvements to the county's parks and recreation areas.

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert and Bibb County Chairman Sam Hart announced their service delivery strategy Thursday.

The strategy includes a SPLOST election in November. If it passes, the county would take over the recreation department.

Recreation has been a concern for some time.

Director of the Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation Department, Dale Dougherty says, "It's something that's long overdue for this region probably by 20 or 30 years."

The pinochle club, that comes together every week day at the Frank Johnson Recreation Center, knows firsthand about the problems with the facilities.

Herbert Davis says, "It's been leaking. It's been raining in here for a while and we've not been able to do anything about it."

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Macon Area Habitat for Humanity Hosting Birthday Event

Submitted by Cody Rhodes, Multimedia Interactive Producer
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 4:10pm
Macon Area Habitat for Humanity Hosting Birthday Event

On Saturday, March 19th, volunteer and benefactor Onie Sanders will host her annual benefit party for Macon Area Habitat for Humanity.  The Habitat anticipates 500 guests will come and go between 7:00 and 12 midnight.  The event will be held at the downtown Macon Terminal Station.  Not only will this event mark her milestone 50th birthday, but it will also be the kickoff of a series of events celebrating Macon Area Habitat for Humanity’s 25th Anniversary serving the greater Macon area.

Each year 500 of her friends attends this anticipated party to both celebrate her birthday but also to join in with her typically donating after event expenses over $5,000 or more toward a new Habitat house in Lynmore Estates.  Her event also contributes to our current 2011 Priceless Gifts Campaign to raise $300,000 to build six new houses in Lynmore Estates in 2011.

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Show & Tell: "The Arts at Work" at Macon State College, Knight Neighborhood Challenge Grant Info Session, and Tattnall Park Improvement Chat

Submitted by Ovations365, Arts, Cultural & Community Events
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 3:39pm

Macon State College kicks off their annual arts festival this Monday, March 14. The theme is “The Arts at Work” and free events which are open to the community continue through March 16 at both the Macon and Warner Robins campuses. Events include a fine art forum with Craig Burkhalter and Marike LeBel; music session with Matt Miller and Elliott Wall; dance forum with Pilar Wilder, Asmi & Isabel Kabbani, and Jane Madison; performances by Dynamic Expressions and the comedy duo Bean and Bailey. Click here for the full lineup of events or call 478.471.2015.

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Art Everywhere: Proteges at Museum of Arts & Sciences, Art on the Ave Turns Seven, Quilts and Cannonball House, and Oodles of Ongoing Exhibits

Submitted by Ovations365, Arts, Cultural & Community Events
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 2:45pm

In addition to ongoing art exhibits at various locations, a few new exhibits open this week. Art on the Avenue (as in Ingleside Ave.)celebrates their seventh anniversary with an exhibit and reception this Tuesday, March 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free so stop by and check out their work!

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Allgood Returning to Cox Capitol Theatre for Live Concert

Submitted by Cody Rhodes, Multimedia Interactive Producer
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 2:43pm
Allgood Returning to Cox Capitol Theatre for Live Concert

Macon, GA - On July 31, 2010, Allgood, the headlining act from the BRAGG Jam Festival played to a sold out, capacity crowd at the magnificent Cox Capitol Theatre. After the amazing reception they received it was inevitable that they be asked to return to perform once again in Macon. The Cox Capitol Theatre is pleased to announce that they will be taking the stage on Friday, March 18, 2011.

Allgood, originally called Allgood Music Company, was based in Athens, GA from 1988 to 1995. Through eight years of constant touring with ever changing set lists and long improvisational jams, Allgood developed a passionate following of fans. During that time they released four records and played before thousands as they became a fixture at festivals and concerts across the southeast.

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Hae San Martial Arts 2011 National Tournament

Submitted by Cody Rhodes, Multimedia Interactive Producer
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 2:21pm

Ahn's Tae Kwon Do is hosting the Hae San Martial Arts 2011 National Tournament at Westside High School, Saturday, March 12, 2011.

Grandmaster E.C. Ahn, a 9th degree black belt, of Ahn's Tae Kwon Do in Macon is the President and founder of the Hae San Martial Arts Association.

The opening ceremony begins at 10:00 A.M. The tournament will host guests from as far away as Utah, Arizona, Arkansas, Nevada, Florida, and North Carolina. In attendance will be two additional ninth degree black belts, Grandmaster Robert Dunn from North Carolina, and Grandmaster Robert Hardin from Arkansas.The tournament will last all day so any coverage would be greatly appreciated.

Please feel free to contact: Janet Battcher (478-394-0282) or 478-474-3500 for more informations about the event.

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Georgia's First "Pints for Prostates" Event Comes to Macon

Submitted by Jake Wade
Friday, March 11th, 2011, 2:20pm
Georgia's First "Pints for Prostates" Event Comes to Macon

The Downtown Macon Rotary is hosting the Pints for Prostates event to reach men through the universal language of beer with an important health message.
 
The event at the Armory Ball Room will feature beer sampling, music from the Grapevine band and a free PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test to screen men for prostate cancer. Early detection is the key to fighting prostate cancer, which one in six American men will face in their lifetimes. America's leading prostate health organizations recommend that men begin regular prostate cancer screenings at age 40. For men in high risk groups, including African American men and those with a family history of prostate cancer, testing should begin at 35 years-old.

Tickets for the event are $25 and include a free PSA blood test for men.
 
The event will be held on March 11, 2011 at 7:00pm.
 

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