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128 maconmagazine.com | August/September 2024 OUR TOP ARTS AND CULTURE PICKS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER Pride in the Park. Photo by Melessa Mims, courtesy of Macon Pride. For more information and more arts and cultural events, visit macon365.com. See our homepage at maconmagazine.com for links to our Top 10. 9 Macon Pride Festival Sept. 19 – 29 Downtown Macon | Atrium Health Amphitheater Boy George himself performs at the Amphitheater; Pride in the Park features local vendors, food and drink, games, music, dancing, and informative speakers. Don't miss the Mx. Macon pageant, Coleman Hill family picnic and worship, or the Haus Party. 10 GABBA Fest: The Slide Summit Sept. 27 – 29 The Grand Opera House | Grant's Lounge | The Big House Museum Global Allman Brothers Band fans have ocked to Macon for over 30 years for this annual festival. The weekend full of events is headlined by Eddie 9V and Sonny Landreth. 1 Macon Film Festival Aug 15-18 Downtown Macon + Museum of Arts and Sciences Nearly 100 lms will be screened across seven historic Macon venues at the 19th annual festival. 2 From Ocmulgee to Okmulgee 2024 Aug. 15 – Sept. 21 McEachern Art Center Modern Muscogee (Creek) visual artists' work is presented. Special receptions on Aug. 15 and Sept. 13. 3 Fences Aug. 23 – Sept. 1 Theatre Macon The Pulitzer and Tony-winning play follows a 1950s Major League baseball hopeful as he navigates segregation and class barriers. 4 Labor Day Festival Sept. 2, 3 p.m. Fickling Hall, Mercer University Eight high school seniors showcase their talents in a free show after a three-day intensive with the McDu e Center for Strings. 5 The King of Soul Music Festival Sept. 6 – 7 Downtown Macon The annual tradition supports The Otis Redding Foundation with The Big O Homecoming concert and Evening of Respect gala. 6 A Chorus Line Sept. 6 – 15 Macon Little Theatre Characters set out on a nailbiting journey to be cast in a Broadway chorus line. Pulitzer and Tony-winning song, dance, and storytelling ensue. 7 On the Far End Sept. 13 Theatre Macon America's premier Indigenous playwright mounts a solo show to share the story of Muscogee (Creek) leader and poet Jean Chaudhuri. 8 Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration Sept. 14 -15 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Family-friendly and fun, nd crafts, storytelling, food, live demonstrations, and educational activities celebrating Muscogee (Creek) culture in America's next National Park. See their website for parking info.