BOX SEAT: Several events highlight human rights during Black History Month
Wouldn't it be great if Macon would do more to let the world know the fabulous things that go on here? The next two or three weeks are particularly chock full of breathtaking opportunities that warrant far more than local attention.
Consider the upcoming gallery talk by photographer Jim Alexander at the Tubman Museum. Alexander was present at the stirring exhibition's opening, and thankfully he'll return at 6:30 p.m. Monday to say more about the photos and his 50 years of documenting the struggle for human rights. Trust me: this is worth a drive from just about anywhere.
We know that the struggle for human rights is far from over. The Feb. 27 program that Robert McDuffie, Mercer University's Center for Strings and Theatre Macon's Youth Actors Company will present is another major enterprise. Scripted by journalist Mark Mobley, "What Color Is Your Brother?" focuses on Macon, but its message is universal.
Also of widespread appeal is the newly published African-American Walking Tour brochure, which will be introduced by the Historic Macon Foundation's "Cotton Avenue Roll," a free trolley tour Feb. 27 led by George Muhammad.
The potential that such a brochure holds almost defies description, especially when we factor in Rock Candy Tours, the Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House, Fort Hawkins, the Ocmulgee National Monument and other historic sites. Tonight's Macon Pops' "Songs of the Soul" at the City Auditorium will fit in here admirably.
Macon is practically History City, but we'd never know it from looking in Southern Living, Atlanta Magazine or other publications, including the Georgia On My Mind travel guide.
WILD TWO WEEKS
A zillion more things are going on. "Don't Dress for Dinner," a farce opening tonight at Theatre Macon, also happens to be a Georgia Public Broadcasting member event. Currently playing at Mercer University's Center for the Arts is "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen, one of the all-time great playwrights: Back in 1882 Ibsen was already focusing on such subjects as the status of women and urban water pollution.
Still at the Museum of Aviation is "Murder at the Juice Joint," while coming up this weekend is Macon Little Theatre's "In the Mood," followed days later by "Chicago" (at Georgia College), "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (at the Grand Opera House) and "Dearly Departed" (at the Rose Theater in Forsyth).
Contact Larry Fennelly at LarryFennelly@avantguild.com.
This story was originally published February 18, 2016 at 9:36 PM with the headline "BOX SEAT: Several events highlight human rights during Black History Month ."