14 maconmagazine.com | June/July 2026
28 Porch Fest
Perspectives
Local musicians question
aspects of the scene after
the first Magnolia Street Porch
Fest.
34 When harmony
is healing
Two Macon musicians who
experienced the sense of music
as salvation during periods of
struggle.
38 Striking a new chord
The Robert McDuffie Center for
Strings celebrates 20 years
with big surprises and new faces
on the horizon.
42 The art of preservation
Inside Macon's Neel Reid homes.
50 Heroes Among Us:
Edward Grant, Jr.
and Cheryl Grant
Louder
They stewarded Grant's Lounge
through decades of live music
legacy.
55 Macon's legal organ
makes a key change
You may have never heard this
term, but it's shaking up
how our print media landscape
operates.
62 Software engineer
turned Shostakovich
expert
Bryan Rowell turned a passion
for the famed composer into a
massive collection.
66 Live Music Diaries:
South of Atlanta Fest
Brent Cobb's second annual
South of Atlanta festival brings
music fandom down to earth
72 "Last Minute Macon"
We're known as a "walk-up town"
for tickets — find out
how to be a better fan.
82 Gifted Harmony Choir
Changing narratives and
spreading joy through song.
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