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PINK IN THE PARK
Visit Miller Lite Central City Park for a pink paradise!  The best dressed person in pink will also win prizes so be sure to dress the part!  The Pink-a-riffic contests will take place at 1:30 & 4:30 at the stage.  Vendors will also be competing for pinkest prizes and festival guests can cast their vote!

 

SHOE DECORATING CONTEST
Presented by Taylor Trophy Company

As part of Pink in the Park day, bring your crocs, flip flops, or tennis shoes to be judged in front of the Food Tent.  Categories include most original, judge's choice, and the most pink-a-riffic pair.  The cost is $5.00 per category with the adults division at 2 p.m. and the kids at 4:30.

 

JACK GOLDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SHOW
Presented by Georgia Power
Porter Auditorium on the campus of Wesleyan College at 10:30 a.m.
Dr. T is America's Favorite Trashologist.  "A Litter Bit Goes A Long Way" is a fast paced 45 minute assembly program that second graders from all over Middle Georgia will enjoy.  Using juggling, slapstick, jokes, song and audience participation, students learn facts about litter as well as rewarding and important ways they can directly contribute to their home, school and community environment.  For more information, call 478-751-7427. Free Event!

 

A TASTE OF THE SOUTH
General tours 10-11 and 2-4; 11:15 and 1 p.m. lunch sittings;

730 College St. $15 Lunch tour/$5 General Tour
Enjoy a traditional southern lunch and old-fashioned Southern hospitality in the gracious surroundings of the Garden Clubs Center which was designed in 1910 by Neel Reid, a renowned architect who started his distinguished career in Macon.  The house contains many original furnishings and is on the National Historic Register.  Please call 478-742-0921 for more information or reservations.

 

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 11:30 a.m., 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!

 

THIRD STREET PARK FESTIVITIES
Presented by Wachovia Bank

Third Street Park from 11:30 until 1:30
Visitors will enjoy concerts and performances, free soft drinks from Coca-Cola and Cherries & Cream ice cream from Dairyland, Inc.  Also, enjoy complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides.  Third Street Park is the perfect place to spend your lunch break!  Free Event!

 

CHERRY BLOSSOM ORGAN CONCERTS
Mulberry Street United Methodist Church at 12 noon
The Macon Chapter of The American Guild of Organists will present a 30 minute organ concert especially for guests of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Nicholas Bowden, Organist from Atlanta, Georgia will be featured.  Please call 478-745-8601 for more information.  Free Event!

 

HAY HOUSE BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR
Hay House from 5:30 until 7 p.m. $20/person for ages 8 and up.

Reservations are required for the in-depth tour of all seven levels of the Hay House including the cupola and its catwalk.  For more information on the tours, please call 478-742-8155. 

 

THE CIRCLE UNBROKEN; GULLAH, GOSPEL AND JONATHAN GREEN
Presented by Vineville Academy
Emmanuel Church, 621 Foster Rd, 7 p.m.; $2.00 per person

Vineville Academy and community choirs present a musical drama based on the Sea Island Gullah culture.  For more information, please call 478-751-6723.

 

MARGARITAVILLE NIGHT FEATURING A1A
Media Partners Today's MGT, #1 Country FM 99 WDEN and The Eleventh Hour
Miller Lite Central City Park
from 6 until 10 p.m.
Visitors will feel as though they are on an island with Jimmy Buffet as they are entertained by the music of A1A.  This isn't just a night for Parrot Heads to hear Caribbean delights, but for all casual Jimmy Buffet fans to enjoy the music as well as the frozen pink margaritas!
Free Event!

 

ARMY GROUND FORCES BAND CONCERT
Porter Auditorium at Wesleyan College at 7:30 p.m. 
Join us for a dynamic performance of rousing patriotic and popular music performed by the Army Ground Forces Band.  Free Event!

 
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