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26 | MACON MAGAZINE DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017 experience by attending a different holiday service, visiting an art exhibit, preparing dishes from another culture and expanding your social circle. 5 FIND YOUR INNER CHEF AT SUR LA TABLE (80 miles) Make your New Year's Eve party a hit with these tiny, flavor-packed bites, designed to be shared, and ideal for your winter entertaining. Join in for delicious fun as it's demonstrated how easy it is to prepare an appetizing assortment of flavorful, conversation-provoking bites. You'll be ready to delight guests at your party or any great gathering of family and friends throughout the year. Great cooking isn't about recipes - it's about techniques. Work together with other students in a fun, hands-on environment led by professional chef instructors. Classes are two to two and a half hours and students work in groups of four. Sample Menu for Dec. 18: Manchego and Quince Toasts - Clams with Chorizo and Pimentón - Shrimp and Potato Tortilla Bites with Saffron Allioli - Bomba Rice and Serrano Ham Croquetas - Spanish Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates. Classes start at $69. SUR LA TABLE PHIPPS PLAZA | 3500 PEACHTREE ROAD, ATLANTA | SURLATABLE.COM 6 GO GLAMPING AT HIGH FALLS STATE PARK (35 miles) Located northwest of Macon, High Falls State Park is named for tumbling cascades on the Towaliga River. Boat rental, ramps and fishing docks provide easy access to the park's lake, known as one of Georgia's top fishing spots for hybrid and white bass. Overnight visitors can choose from a spacious campground or lakeside yurts, which are like canvas-and-wood tents. Each yurt features a small deck, picnic table and grill outside, plus furniture, electrical outlets, an electric heater and a ceiling fan inside. Visitors can hike along the river's edge and through hilly forest to the remains of a hydroelectric power plant foundation. In the early 1800s, this area was a prosperous industrial town with several stores, a grist mill, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, shoe factory and hotel.The park also features kayak/canoe rentals, free board games, guided hikes and miniature golf. HIGH FALL STATE PARK | 76 HIGH FALLS PARK DRIVE, JACKSON | GASTATEPARKS.ORG/HIGHFALLS 7 GO SIPPING WITH THE SANTAS IN SAVANNAH (168 miles) Savannah's original Holiday Pub Crawl is back on Saturday Dec. 17. Santacon participation is free with a toy donation. Festive 6