10 Days Calendar
FRIDAY
FEB. 19
WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL OPENING RECEPTION
6-8 p.m., Middle Georgia Art Association Gallery, 2330 Ingleside Ave. Exhibition on display through March 12. 478-744-9557. www.middlegeorgiaart.org. Free.
ELISABETH VON TRAPP
7 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 582 Walnut St. From the family whose story inspired "The Sound of Music." 478-745-0427. Free.
MACON POPS
7:30 p.m., City Auditorium, 415 First St. Theme: "Songs of the Soul." Balcony seats are $20 adults; $10 students. www.maconpops.com.
BRING ON THE FUNK!
7:30 p.m., Fickling Hall, Mercer University. Presented by the Mercer Jazz Ensemble and featuring Jody Espina, saxophone guest artist. www.music.mercer.edu. Free.
"MURDER AT THE JUICE JOINT"
7:30 p.m., Hangar One, Museum of Aviation, Ga. 247 at Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. Mystery dinner theater. Check in and social time will begin at 6:45 p.m.; extra hints and clues will be dropped during this time. Dress your 1920s mobster best for a costume contest. 478-926-2791. www.museumofaviation.org. $35 per person, $60 per couple.
"DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER"
8 p.m., Theatre Macon, 438 Cherry St. Directed by Jim Crisp. Get tickets online at www.theatremacon.com or at the door up to an hour before show time. 478-746-9485. $25 adults, $20 seniors (60 and up), $15 children/students through age 22.
SATURDAY
FEB. 20
"STAINED GLASS"
2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Porter Auditorium, Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Road. An integrated collaborative arts concert based on "God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse" and presetned by Hayiya Dance Theatre, orators, guest dancers and a community choir. 478-254-5497. $15.
"A SALUTE TO ELVIS"
7 p.m., Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., (see story on this page).
HOCKEY AND ICE SKATING
7:30 p.m., Macon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Drive. Macon Mayhem against Pensacola Ice Flyers; $10-$18. After-game skate at 10 p.m.; $10 per person without game stub or $8 per person with game stub. www.maconcentreplex.com.
"HEDDA GABLER"
7:30 p.m., Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College St. Presented by Mercer Theatre. Directed by Scot J. Mann. For tickets, call 478-301-5470 or visit www.tickets.mercer.edu. $15 general admission, $10 with valid Mercer I.D.
"MURDER AT THE JUICE JOINT"
7:30 p.m., Hangar One, Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, (see Friday, Feb. 19).
A CLASS ACT CABARET: "IN THE MOOD"
8 p.m., Macon Little Theatre, 4220 Forsyth Road. Enjoy classics from Gershwin, Cole Porter and Frank Sinatra all the way to James Taylor and Carole King. $20. No reserved seats. Tickets at the door or online at www.maconlittletheatre.org.
"DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER"
8 p.m., Theatre Macon, 438 Cherry St., (see Friday, Feb. 19).
SUNDAY
FEB. 21
ICE SKATING
1-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-7 p.m., Macon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Drive. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each session. Non-skating guests admitted free. Concessions available. www.maconcentreplex.com. 478-752-9232. $10 per person; $8 per person with military ID.
"HEDDA GABLER"
2:30 p.m., Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College St., (see Saturday, Feb. 20).
A CLASS ACT CABARET: "IN THE MOOD"
2:30 p.m., Macon Little Theatre, 4220 Forsyth Road, (see Saturday, Feb. 20).
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
5 p.m., Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Gospel music. 478-742-2000. www.douglasstheatre.org. $18-$25.
"RAPE BY ANOTHER NAME: WORDS FROM SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING"
7 p.m., Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, Mercer University. Written by Mercer professor Andrew Silver, this theater piece is a compilation of first-person accounts of sex trafficking survivors. Some language is unsuitable for children. Seating is limited. 478-213-5236 or takeaction@mgalert.org. Free.
MONDAY
FEB. 22
"JIM ALEXANDER: PARTICIPANT OBSERVER" GALLERY TALK
6:30 p.m., Tubman Museum, 310 Cherry St. Featuring more than 40 photographs. Exhibition on display through April 2. 478-743-8544. www.tubmanmuseum.com. $5 general public; free for Tubman members.
TUESDAY
FEB. 23
MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE STUDENT FILM SCREENINGS
6:30 p.m., Tubman Museum, 310 Cherry St. The Department of Media, Culture and the Arts at Middle Georgia State University in partnership with the Tubman is hosting a screening of new student documentary works, which are portraits of prominent members of the local black community. $5 general admission, free for museum members and Middle Georgia State University students. www.tubmanmuseum.com.
WEDNESDAY
FEB. 24
THE BRUCE KATZ BAND
7 p.m., Gallery West Annex, 439 Third St. Bruce Katz has played with Jaimoe's Jasssz Band and the Gregg Allman Band, and he recently signed on to play keys in Les Brers. For reservations, call 478-972-1598. $15, includes open bar with beer, wine and soft drinks.
THURSDAY
FEB. 25
WILD GAME DINNER
6 p.m., Fellowship Hall, Mabel White Baptist Church, 1415 Bass Road. Come hear Jeep Sullivan from Wounded Warrior Outdoor Adventures. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the church office, 478-474-7577, or at www.mabelwhite.org. $15.
LE CHEMIN DE LA CROIX (STATIONS OF THE CROSS)
7 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar St. Experience praying and walking the Stations of the Cross while listening to the music Marcel Dupré played by members of the Macon Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. 478-745-1631, extension 120. Free.
ATHENS GUITAR DUO
7:30 p.m., Burden Parlor, Wesleyan College. Presented by the Macon Concert Association. Dusty Woodruff and Mathew Anderson perform modern and classical works. Seating is limited. 478-301-5470. $25 adults, $10 students.
"DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER"
7:30 p.m., Theatre Macon, 438 Cherry St., (see Friday, Feb. 19).
"HEDDA GABLER"
7:30 p.m., Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College St., (see Saturday, Feb. 20).
"CHICAGO"
8 p.m., Russell Auditorium, Georgia College, Milledgeville. Presented by the Georgia College Theatre and Dance Department with the Department of Music and joined by the Georgia College Jazz Band, conducted by Cliff Towner; directed by Karen Berman. Mature audiences only. Get tickets at www.gcsutickets.com. $7 GC students; $16 general admission; $12 senior citizens, GC faculty/staff and non-GC students.
FRIDAY
FEB. 26
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION THROUGH MUSIC
7 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1708 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. Presented in partnership with St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Fort Valley. 478-714-5903.
"THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES"
7:30 p.m., Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St. A Broadway Series add-on. Presented by the British-American touring troupe Aquila Theatre. www.TheGrandMacon.com. 478-301-5470. $26-$45.
CHRISTA RAKICH, ORGAN
7:30 p.m., Christ Church, 582 Walnut St. Part of the Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series. Concert and recording artist Christa Rakich is artist-in-residence at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brookline, Massachusetts. www.music.mercer.edu. Free.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM SERIES: "WAR ROOM"
7:30 p.m., Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 478-742-2000. www.douglasstheatre.org. Free.
"MURDER AT THE JUICE JOINT"
7:30 p.m., Hangar One, Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, (see Friday, Feb. 19).
"DEARLY DEPARTED"
8 p.m., the Rose Theater, 23 W. Johnston St., Forsyth. Presented by the Backlot Players. The box office is open two hours prior to show time. www.thebacklotplayers.org. $15 adults, $12 seniors, students and active military.
"DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER"
8 p.m., Theatre Macon, 438 Cherry St., (see Friday, Feb. 19).
SATURDAY
FEB. 27
COTTON AVENUE ROLL
10 a.m.-noon, tour begins and ends at Ruth Hartley Mosley Center, 626 Spring St. Join Historic Macon for a trolley tour of Cotton Avenue in honor of Black History Month. Spots are limited on the trolley and will be filled in the order in which guests arrive at the center. www.historicmacon.org.
"HELPING HANDS, HELPING PEOPLE" YOUTH AND FAMILY DAY EVENT
11 a.m.-2 p.m., Buck Melton Community Center, 150 Sessions Drive. Featuring youth and family service providers, entertainment, panel discussions, food and beverages, door prizes and more. 478-743-2587. Free.
FAIRY TALE BALL
5-8 p.m., the Blacksmith Shop, 665 Poplar St. Tickets are available at Warno Cam Paints, 2379 Ingleside Ave., and Yesterday's Antique Market, 4821 Sheraton Drive. Benefits Rooms from the Heart. 478-954-9036. $35.
BLIND WINE TASTING
7 p.m., Signature Salon, 1520 Bass Road. Teams of four bring four of the same bottle of wine, taste your way around the event, and then vote for your favorite. Benefits the Jay's HOPE Foundation. Team registration closes Feb. 22. To register, visit www.jayshope.org or call 478-238-6360. Individual tickets are available at the door for $30.
BILLY CURRINGTON
7:30 p.m., Macon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Drive. With Kelsea Ballerini. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com, at the Coliseum box office and 800-745-3000. www.BillyCurrington.com. $30.50-$40.50.
"WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BROTHER? AN EXPLORATION OF RACE THROUGH WORDS AND MUSIC"
7:30 p.m., Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St. Featuring violinist Robert McDuffie, the Mercer University Orchestra and Theatre Macon's Youth Actors Company, the performance will combine classical music with a documentary play. Tickets required; get them at the Grand Opera House box office. 478-301-2886. Free.
"DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER"
8 p.m., Theatre Macon, 438 Cherry St., (see Friday, Feb. 19).
SUNDAY
FEB. 28
OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENT
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Ocmulgee National Monument, 1207 Emery Highway. Explore the mounds and walk the trails; discover what life was like here thousands of years ago. 478-752-8257. Free.
FESTIVAL OF CAMELLIAS COMPETITIVE CAMELLIA SHOW
1-4 p.m., Massee Lane Gardens, 100 Massee Lane, Fort Valley. Free. 404-561-3880. For more Festival of Camellias events, visit www.americancamellias.com.
"CHICAGO"
2 p.m., Russell Auditorium, Georgia College, Milledgeville, (see Thursday, Feb. 25).
"DEARLY DEPARTED"
2 p.m., the Rose Theater, 23 W. Johnston St., Forsyth, (see Friday, Feb. 26).
"HEDDA GABLER"
2:30 p.m., Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College St., (see Saturday, Feb. 20).
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
3 p.m., Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Live broadcast of "As You Like It" from the Olivier Theatre in London. 478-742-2000. $20 adults, $15 students and seniors.
This story was originally published February 18, 2016 at 9:38 PM with the headline "10 Days Calendar ."