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106 maconmagazine.com | DECEMBER 2023/JANUARY 2024 several of their own signature events brainstormed and implemented by committee members during the year. Bicentennial Art Show and the renewed Macon Mall One of these was The Bicentennial Art Show, an extraordinary effort featuring over 50 Macon creators. The exhibit kicked off with the debut of fine artist Wini McQueen's "The Canopy Project," a two-story fabric installation that unfurls from the atrium of the Macon Mall, a space that "is being transformed through a public-private partnership into a different type of center for the community" according to Georgia Trend, through a renovation that runs the gamut from new election facilities to a library to pickleball courts. Macon200 took part in re-envisioning this retail space for our citizens by adapting two storefronts into temporary fine art exhibition spaces, one for McQueen and one for group shows with three themes: Blossoming, Untold Stories, and A Sense of Place. All three showcased 2- and 3-D work and paid numerous featured artists to create The opening of the Bicentennial Art Show in March 2023, anchored by Wini McQueen's installation "The Canopy Project." Photo by DSTO Moore. OUR 2023/2024 SEASON From razzle dazzle to Christmas classics to pop kitsch, there's something for everyone this year. Travel to new worlds without leaving your neighborhood at MLT. 478-471-PLAY | MACONLITTLETHEATRE.ORG | 4220 FORSYTH ROAD Dec 15-17, 2023 Directed by Sylvia Haynie Music Direction by Laura Voss It's A Hard-Knock Life! The adorable classic orPhaN aNNie! GeT TicKeTs aNd FiNd oUT More MacoNliTTleTheaTre.orG sPoNsored by ToNy aNd jeNNiFer loNG Macon Portrait One highlight was a partnership with the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra to commission "Macon Portrait." This a documentary performance piece by Dr. Andrew Silver incorporated the multifaceted perspectives of Macon residents, who shared their lived experiences and the history of their respective communities. Their words flowed between and over the symphonic notes of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring." During his portion of the recitation, Commissioner and Mayor Pro-Tem Seth Clark asked a full-to- bursting audience at The Grand Opera House: "How do we piece together a broken world? How do we tell a redemptive story? How do we reconcile?" These questions were at the heart of the bicentennial effort. The many citizens who used their time and talents to craft bicentennial events expressed their answers in different ways, each with their own form and voice. The cultural events produced in partnership with other organizations were central to the committee's efforts, which produced