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Top 10 478 in the OUR ARTS & CULTURE GUIDE Macon Food & Wine Festival Feb. 11-18 | Community Foundation of Central Georgia This Valentine's week, savor a taste of fine dining while supporting eight downtown restaurants. Community led, community fed. Keith Sweat Feb. 12 | City Auditorium Experience an unforgettable night in the audience of one of the godfathers of R&B. Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra Feb. 14 | Grand Opera House Searching for something romantic to do this Valentine's Day? Spend the evening listening to love-themed classical music put on by an outstanding intergenerational orchestra. ABBA Mania Feb. 15 | Grand Opera House Get your feet moving and lungs belting at this live performance re-creating ABBA's pop legacy. 'Blippi the Musical' Feb. 20 | City Auditorium Blippi's going on tour with all his friends, and they promise to be great fun for the whole family! Macon Storytellers Feb. 24 | Douglass Theatre Maconites gather to share their stories and listen to each other's, for the second time at the Douglass Theatre. A Night of Georgia Music March 6 | Grand Opera House R.E.M.'s Mike Mills, internationally acclaimed violinist Robert McDuffie and Chuck Leavell of the Allman Brothers Band and Rolling Stones collaborate in what is sure to be an epic night of music. of Montreal March 15 | Hargray Capitol Theatre Become electrified during this Georgia- grown, genre-bending performance. Red Tie Affair: 'Ides of March' March 18 | 391 Second St. The Ocmulgee Artist Guild hosts a one- night exhibition and celebration event featuring several local artists in an ode to the season's change. Cherry Blossom Festival March 19-27 | Downtown Macon Find out for yourself why Macon is known as the "Cherry Blossom Capital of the World" in our city's pinkest party. Event details at cheryblossom.com. CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL | ART BY ERIN HAWKINS FIND THIS MURAL AND THE OTHERS ON P. 76 AROUND TOWN DURING THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, AND TAG @MAMAHAWKDRAWS, @MACONMAGAZINE + @PINKESTPARTY. 96 maconmagazine.com | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022