World class entertainment floods the midstate this week
The calendar for the next 10 days is beyond belief. The line-up of top-flight entertainment -- theater, film, music, art and more -- is impossible but wonderful.
At the Grand Opera House is "Flashdance: The Musical," followed by the Four Tops. Just a few blocks away at Theatre Macon, the heart-warming British hit "Calendar Girls" is opening, as is "I'll Be Back Before Midnight" at Macon Little Theatre. Just up the road in Forsyth is one of my all-time favorites, "To Kill a Mockingbird," made all the more appealing by the recent release of Harper Lee's novel "Go Set a Watchman."
In the academic world, Georgia College is presenting "Almost, Maine," while at Wesleyan College, the premiere of "Witches of the Here and Now" (for ages 8 and older) runs through Sunday, and that same afternoon the Chinese Dance Troupe is set to perform.
There's also an abundance of music. Ward Stare and the Mercer University Orchestra are performing Saturday, with the Warner Robins Community Concert Association hosting classical guitarist Luther Enloe on Sunday.
Up next is the Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series, in which Julie Coucheron will join Elizabeth Pridgen for "Four hands/Two pianos," plus the Macon Symphony Orchestra's second concert of the season is coming up next week, putting us in the mood for Halloween with "Symphonic Tricks and Orchestral Treats."
There's also art: The Middle Georgia Art Association is opening "Metal" and an exhibition of photography by Michael Williams, while "Clay in GA" is open at Wesleyan, as is the juried exhibition at the St. Francis Arts Center. And, yes, this is also the weekend for Jazz and Arts on Riverdale.
DOUGLASS DOES IT ALL
Take your pick: film, theater or opera. The Macon Film Guild, in cooperation with Bragg Jam and the Macon Film Festival, will be showing the Amy Winehouse documentary "Amy" on Tuesday at the Douglass Theatre, a venue that this weekend will be hosting host both the HD telecast of "Otello" from the Metropolitan Opera, and Benedict Cumberbatch in "Hamlet" from Britain's National Theatre.
MINISCULE TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY
The Museum of Arts and Sciences' must-see exhibition "Zoom into Nano" closes Nov. 1. You don't want to miss this ever-diminishing opportunity, and while you're at it, check out the newly arrived "Science on a Sphere."
What bounty blesses this community!
Contact Larry Fennelly at LarryFennelly@avantguild.com.
This story was originally published October 15, 2015 at 7:29 PM with the headline "World class entertainment floods the midstate this week ."