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2 4 M A C O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M A P R I L / M AY 2 0 1 9 Downtown just got a little brighter BRIGHT CIT Y, a major public art experience, brings light and photography to Macon's beautifully unique alleyways making them an easier, more vibrant way to navigate downtown. Bright City features a curated group of local and national photographers who have shown that through their lens they can transform the everyday into something curious, and illustrate the emotional state of Macon. Photographs have been turned into light boxes and presented along the brick path of Macon's Second Street Lane. Featured artists include Maryann Bates, Camylla Battani, Stephanie Dowda, Brandon English, Sydney Foster, Curtis Hertwig, Nathan Jones, Matt Odom, Matt Smith, Andrew Turner and Jessica Whitley. Artwork will be on display along Second Street Lane now through May 17. e exhibition opened with a March 15 reception at NewTown Macon. Bright City is curated and produced by Dashboard, presented by NewTown Macon and made possible with support from the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. – BETH MALONE, DASHBOARD GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING is exploring Southern culture and the South's contributions to American life with The Bitter Southerner Podcast, launched in partnership with the popular magazine, The Bitter Southerner. Known for breaking stereotypes, the magazine has been hailed nationally for its coverage. Editor-in-Chief Chuck Reece also serves as host of The Bitter Southerner Podcast. "Taking The Bitter Southerner into podcasting really allowed us to do something that I never expected, which is to connect the dots between stories we've told in the past on our website," said Reece. "Because we've been around for five years now, we have amassed a lot of great stories about major drivers of Southern culture – music, food, agriculture, urban life, rural life and the list goes on. Co-producing The Bitter Southerner Podcast with GPB allows us to revisit some of those old stories, add some new material to them, and gather them all to tell a bigger story about the culture of region." Season One is available now. Listeners can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify and NPR. The Bitter Southerner podcast is also available at gpb.org/podcasts and bittersoutherner.com. – MANDY WILSON e Bitter Southerner Podcast shares culture of our region CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: JESSICA WHITLEY, MATT ODOM AND CURTIS HERTWIG L O C A L B U Z Z m