Jacksonville
Jacksonville, GA · Arts & Culture
GPB News (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Remembering 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart
Stewart, who died Oct. 28, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before becoming famous as Star Trek's Capt. Picard. Critic David Bianculli has a tribute, and we listen back to a 2020 interview. Support Local Journalism. GPB believes that everyone should have access to trustworthy, fact-based stories that connect them...
visiteatonton.com
WRDW-TV
BevNET.com
Jackson Progress-Argus
Patriotic Musical Celebration scheduled for Saturday
In cooperation with the City of Jackson, the Jackson-Butts County Council for the Arts will present a Patriotic Musical Celebration on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Jackson United Methodist Church, 409 E. Third St. The concert will feature local musicians Daniel Edwards, Valerie Smith Mercer, Debby Smith, George Weaver and Cary Castellow on the organ. Jackson Mayor Carlos Duffey will offer opening remarks. The Rev. Pamela Johnston will offer prayers and Scout Troops 161-G and 169 F will present the colors. “The Arts Council wants to honor our veterans with music and song. We wanted to extend the Jackson Veterans Day Celebration,” said Laura Hart-Richardson, Community Outreach Chairperson. “We have so many talented folks in the Community, and a welcoming performance venue just across the street from the Veteran’s Memorial Park, that we hope to expand the concert in coming years.” The City’s ceremony will begin earlier in the day at 10 am at Veterans Memorial Park, with the dedication of 15 new Honor Plaques and a speech by retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Robert Jackson Jr. The Progress-Argus reported that “During his extensive US Navy career, Master Chief Jackson held critical leadership, communications, and project management
middlegatimes.com
Jim Webb's Middle Georgia Live Music Report (11/2-11/8)
The joyous sound of live music will be heard inside venues large and small and filling the air at special community events throughout Middle Georgia this week. First Friday in Downtown Macon is one special event where live music will be easy to find, both on street corners and in the city's many downtown music venues. Music fan Jim Webb has once again searched low and high for the following mostly comprehensive list of live music shows in the heart of Georgia the first full week of November 2026.
visitperry.com
A Perry Holiday Tradition That Gives Back: Mistletoe Market
For many people in Perry, the holiday season doesn’t officially begin until they make their annual trip to Mistletoe Market. It’s a chance to get a head start on Christmas shopping, catch up with friends, and browse gifts, clothing, and holiday decorations. Mistletoe Market means much more to...
Jackson Progress-Argus
Students help transform Jackson for ‘Stranger Things’ event
JACKSON — Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) Film Technology students helped transform downtown Jackson into an immersive “Stranger Things”-inspired environment for the Welcome to Hawkins Weekend held Oct. 2 to 4. The project marked the Film Technology Program’s third year collaborating with the Butts County Chamber of Commerce under the leadership of Jacqueline McKoon, president and CEO. Jackson’s historic downtown square is well known to fans of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” as a filming location for the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. This year, students and instructors drew inspiration from Season 5’s Military Access Control Zone (MAC-Z), creating a military-themed quarantine setting and a dramatic passageway leading to the eerie alternate dimension known as the Upside Down. The student-centered project immersed participants in the art department side of production, providing hands-on experience from concept development and preproduction through set design, scenic construction, fabrication, practical effects, lighting, set dressing and installation. Students created military-style signage, weathered barricades, perimeter fencing, prop equipment, creature elements, atmospheric lighting and an illuminated portal to bring the concept to life. Working toward a fixed public event deadline requires them to apply not only technical skills but also collaboration, troubleshooting, resource management and adaptability, according to SCTC. The
familyvacationsus.com
Book Lovers Drive Across Georgia To Dig Through The Rare Shelves At This Enormous Bookstore
More than 80,000 used, rare, and collectible books share one roof at a bookstore with a cat named Mickey on staff. That number alone makes my wallet nervous, and I haven’t even mentioned the leatherbound shelves yet. The shelves run floor to ceiling across two levels of winding aisles.