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Weekly fiver: The five best bets in Middle Georgia for the week of Aug. 14

People enjoy tasting craft beers at the 2014 Macon Beer Festival. This year’s event is Saturday from 3-7 p.m.
People enjoy tasting craft beers at the 2014 Macon Beer Festival. This year’s event is Saturday from 3-7 p.m. Telegraph file photo

Second Sunday Concert Series

Featuring Robert E. Coleman and the Night Owls. Presented by Bragg Jam. The Brick will be selling food and beverages. Picnics, lawn chairs and pets are welcome; no tents or grills. Coleman Hill Park. Free. braggjam.org. 6 p.m. Sunday.

Rhythm N’ Jazz on the Dock

Featuring Edward Dunbar, lead singer of the Drifters. Presented by the Fall Edition Concert Series. Gateway Park, 301 Riverside Drive. 478-319-9167. 6 p.m. Sunday.

Buckarama

Hosted by Georgia Wildlife Federation. McGill Marketplace and Heritage Hall, Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, 401 Larry Walker Parkway, Perry. $8 adults, $5 over 65 and 6-12, free for kids under 6 with adult. gwf.org. 1-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday.

Butterfly Bio Blitz

Help collect data and identify the different species of butterfly at the Ocmulgee National Monument. The park will provide cameras, binoculars and field guides while supplies last. Children’s education and craft programs include painting a butterfly house and sun catcher wind chime to take home and a toddler’s story time at 11 a.m. Open to the public. Ocmulgee National Monument, 1207 Emery Highway. 478-752-8257. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

Macon Beer Festival

Sample dozens of beers from breweries across Georgia. Benefits Pints for Prostates. Third and Poplar streets, downtown Macon. $35 in advance, $40 day of, $75 VIP. themaconbeerfest.org. 3-7 p.m. Saturday.

This story was originally published August 13, 2016 at 8:00 PM with the headline "Weekly fiver: The five best bets in Middle Georgia for the week of Aug. 14."

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