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CHERRY BLOSSOM OPENING
WORSHIP SERVICE
Riverside Methodist Church at 10:45 a.m.
Join us for a Sunday
Church Service in honor
of the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Celebrate love, beauty, and international friendship with festival
dignitaries and international visitors. Free Event!
TIGERS OF INDIA BENGAL
TIGER FAMILY SHOW
Presented by Central Bank of Georgia and Georgia Farm Bureau
Media Partners
13-WMAZ CBS, All the Hits B95.1 and Blazin 92.3
Miller Lite Central
City Park 30 minute shows at Noon, 2, and 6 p.m., with an 8 p.m. feeding.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness the awe-inspiring
beauty and playful antics of the endangered Bengal Tiger at Miller Lite Central
City Park.
Free event!
PORSCHE CLUB AUTOCROSS
Presented by Ocmulgee Porsche Club of America
Macon Centreplex from Noon until 5 p.m.; Registration begins at 10 a.m.
Cars will compete for fastest time in class and fastest time of the day
on a course laid out in the Centreplex Parking Lot. One car will
compete at a time with all car types welcome. $25.00 per car with
trophies awarded to the winners. Please call 478-731-6000 for more
information. Free event for spectators.
MR. MASAJI, CANDY
MASTER
Miller Lite Central City Park
from Noon until 6 p.m.
Masaji Terasawa performs amesaiku, the 2000 year old art
form of candy making, throughout the day in front of Cherry Market. With a small bowl of rice syrup, toffee, and
a sharp blade tool, in mere minutes Mr. Masaji's fingers transform the tan
sphere into a winged dragon, dolphin, or other fantasy object.
THE AMAZING ANIMAL
ATHLETE DOG SHOWS
Presented by the Greater Atlanta Dog
& Disc Club in association with WOOF Sports USA; Miller Lite Central City Park; 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Don't forget your camera!
Some of the best Disc Dog talent in the world will perform several
freestyle demonstrations. Featuring
former World Champions Melissa Heeter & Ariel Asah and her State Champions
dog Ariel Ally. Free
Event!
CHERRY BLOSSOM LANTERN
LIGHTING CEREMONY
Presented by Wesleyan College
Third and Mulberry
Street; 2 p.m.
You're invited to celebrate international friendship as
dignitaries of the Festival's featured countries light the ceremonial lantern
located in Third Street Park. This event takes place in Downtown
Macon before the Cherry Blossom Parade. Free Event!
GEICO'S CHERRY BLOSSOM
FESTIVAL PARADE
Media Partners Today's
MGT and Cumulus Radio
Cherry & Mulberry
Streets; 3 p.m.
Join in the fun as we celebrate the Cherry Blossom
Festival's annual parade. Colorful
floats, military units, marching bands, costumed performers, and celebrity
Grand Marshals. Take a seat on Cherry or Mulberry Street to see the excitement
from the front row. The parade will also be broadcast on Today's MGT Monday, March 31st
at 5 p.m. Free Event!
MERCER/MACON SYMPHONY
YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERT
First Presbyterian
Church Fellowship Hall, 682 Mulberry St., 5:00 p.m.
Forty area high school students under the direction of Kei
Harada and Adrian Gnam, artistic director.
Please call 478-746-3223 for more information. Free Event!
AN EVENING OF WORSHIP
AND PRAISE
Presented by Martha Bowman United Methodist Church
Martha Bowman
Church Christian
Life Center, 500
Bass Rd; 5 p.m.
An exciting one hour event featuring the Martha Bowman Choir
and Orchestra, Soloists, Multimedia and more.
Gourmet coffee service available from Joshua Cup Coffee Company. Call ahead seating is strongly recommended
for groups. For more information, call
478-477-4188 ext 111. Free Event!
CHERRY BLOSSOM
KALEIDOSCOPE OF CULTURES
Media Partner Cox
Communications
Porter Auditorium at Wesleyan College, 7:30 p.m.
This exciting event will feature an evening of
multi-cultural delights. The festival's
honored countries Sweden, Japan, Republic of China Taiwan, Russia, and the United Kingdom will take the stage
to share performances unique to their culture.
Free
Event with a 2008 Festival Pin!
OLDIES NIGHT FEATURING BONE & HOLMES
Media
Partners Today's MGT, 1500 WAYS AM and The Eleventh Hour; Miller Lite Central City Park from 6 until 9
p.m. Come Jam in the Park to the red hot soul act Bone & Holmes. Their music will have the park rockin' with
songs like Electric Boogie, Brown Eyed Girl, and Wild Thing. Bone & Holmes are well known in the
Middle Georgia Area and always bring out a great crowd! Free Event!
OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENT LANTERN LIGHT TOURS
Presented by the Ocmulgee National Monument;
7:00 and 8:30 p.m. 1207
Emery Hwy. Adults only $5.00 and children are
free! Experience a ranger led, one
mile walk among the ancient Ocmulgee Mounds.
The tour ends with a dramatic view of downtown Macon at night. For more information, please call
478-752-8257.
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