St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching, and students who are looking to ‘wear, drink, eat, and celebrate the green’ can try their luck with these events. Outside of Macon: The River Street St. Patrick’s Day Parade While Savannah may warrant a couple of hours of driving time, it’s well ...
The Mercer University Percussion Ensemble is set to perform March 18 in Fickling Hall. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. and is free of charge. During this performance, the percussion ensemble will be working with both traditional and nontraditional percussion instruments to present a ...
Anastasia Winfield, a freshman art major on the pre-med track, is an artist who uses her talent to provoke conversation through addressing politically charged social justice issues. Winfield began painting when she received her first easel and paint set at age 7. “When I first started, I just painted ...
The Coen Brothers, known for such masterpieces as “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” have crafted yet another film to go down in their masterful oeuvre. “Hail, Caesar!” is an enjoyable take on 1950s Hollywood and its many nuances and shifting tides. The film ...
The opening song plays, and instantly I am back in my childhood bedroom watching late night reruns again. Except for the first time since 1995, it's not a rerun. “Fuller House” is the purest form of concentrated nostalgia. Netflix brought back the hit show of from the 80s and 90s. And it does not ...
Distinguished poet and novelist Frank X. Gaspar is coming to Mercer University on Mar. 22 to discuss the challenges of being a writer. The presentation is entitled “A Double Life: The Poet/Novelist” and includes a talk concerning the challenges of writing in different genres. The event is open ...
All-you-can-eat buffets exemplify everything exceptional and abhorrent about being American. The bright hotlamps, staggering variety and snot-nosed children who don’t understand the concept of tongs are ever-present working cogs in America’s most nauseating capitalistic ventures. They result in ...
The wait is finally over, Mercerians. Here’s the lineup for Bearstock 2016's headliners and day bands. This year, Bearstock is the Cherry Blossom Festival's official event and is set to be hosted April 9 in Tattnall Square Park from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. Now, for the big reveal. Drum roll please . ...
Half-Swedish, half-Danish Mattias Palm came to Mercer University to become a double bass performance major. With both parents playing for orchestras, Palm began his training on the double bass at the age of 9. “I’ve always wanted to be that as well, an orchestra musician,” Palm said. Palm won ...
Time is as big of an enemy in “XCOM 2” as any one of the new aliens. The number of times I have come up a day late and a dollar short on a critical research project or scouting mission is as big as the memorial wall of soldiers that have fallen under my command because of it. “XCOM 2” is the ...
On March 1, warmer weather will be ushered in with “Spring Fever,” the Townsend School of Music's latest faculty artist recital. This faculty-led cabaret will be performed on campus at Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building. The event is free and open to the public. This event invites the ...
Renowned organist Christa Rakich will perform the world premiere of Margaretha Christina de Jong’s “Fantasia on Salve Regina” (2016) as part of Mercer University’s Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series, beginning Feb. 26. The concert will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in Macon at 7:30 p.m. ...
The most recent season of “The Biggest Loser” boasted new features — a new gym, a new house and new host Bob Harper. For season 17 which began Jan. 4, the theme “Temptation Nation” dominated the contestants’ time on the show. During the premiere episode, competitors were tempted with an ...
Here we go again — another superhero movie. We are overrun with superhero movies right now. Some are great, wonderfully written pieces . . . and some are not so much. Deadpool — the merc with the mouth — is not your typical superhero. Honestly, he’s not really a superhero at all. Therefore, ...
Bearfoot Tavern is back from an extensive facelift. I’m probably not the first person to say this, but it's about time. In the past, when a friend suggested a meal at Bearfoot, I felt my taste buds protest in disgust. Now, with a new menu, a new location and a pub-esque façade, the recently re-opened ...
With the weather soon warming up, it’s time to complete your winter bucket lists. These five activities are sure to provide you and your loved ones enough fun to last these final chilly days. See a movie with friends. Staying indoors and watching a movie is a guaranteed fun way to get out of the ...
Middle Georgia Comic Con will return to the Macon Centreplex this weekend for its 3rd consecutive year. This family-friendly, fan-run convention focuses on bringing the convention experience one might find in a larger city to Middle Georgia. MGA Con has continued to grow since its inception and ...
Biscuits Burgers & More is a fascinating, yet delicious, paradise in paradox. Owner Mike Seekins' beefy playhouse is under the same roof as C & J’s Supermarket, which looks more like a quick stop gas station. Don't let the unassuming facade or Seekins' gentle southern patois fool you. He ...
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, many people are scrambling to find the perfect gift, plan the perfect date and maybe even settle on the perfect person. Sometimes this day goes exactly as planned — whether it be on a date with a significant other or by yourself with a pile of romantic comedies ...
“The Revenant,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s recounting of the real-life adventures (or, rather, misadventures) of Hugh Glass, has received critical acclaim after being released Jan. 8. Among its devout supporters are movie buffs and casual moviegoers. The film depicts the harrowing tale ...
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