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Faces
CLOCKWISE TOP LEFT Cask Strength Heirloom American Whiskey just earned Best of Class
at this year's Top Shelf Awards Gala, with Longleaf Distillery's Will Robinson accepting at
the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Soulful, Ageless Dancers from the Elaine
Lucas Senior Center took first place in the dance category at the 2025 Georgia Recreation
& Park Association Senior Talent Show, choreographed by Shaunta Porter of And 5678 Line
Dance. Pianist Nicole Ying, Artist Diploma student of the McDuffie Center for Strings, hosted
the Maconite Living Room Concert Series, offering classical music up close with a piano
quartet. Bike Walk Macon hosted Macon's Big Bike Ride, this year in honor of Josh Rogers,
a champion for walkable, bikeable streets. Eliza Grace Wood celebrates her acceptance to
University of Georgia, Class of 2029.
