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VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
DAY
Miller Lite Central City Park
from 11 until 6 p.m.
All Cherry Blossom Festival volunteers come to Central City
Park and enjoy a day especially for you.
Prize drawings will take place at noon, 3 and 6 p.m. at the stage.
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!
FOUNDERS DAY
CELEBRATION & THIRD STREET PARK FESTIVITIES
Presented by Wachovia Bank
Third Street
Park from 11:30 until 1:30
Take your place in Downtown Macon for a grand celebration
under a canopy of Cherry Blossom Trees in honor of Mr. William A. Fickling,
Sr., the man who discovered the first Yoshino Cherry Tree in Macon and Mrs.
Carolyn Crayton, the founder of the Cherry Blossom Festival. A Wal-Mart
cake will be served at 11:30 and visitors can 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. Jolene Davis, Organist from Athens, Georgia
will be featured. Please call
478-745-8601 for more information. Free Event!
PARTY WITH A PURPOSE
FEATURING KJ-52 & SEVENGLORY
Presented by Ingram Entities
Media Partner Today's MGT,
Cumulus Radio, and 91.3 Family Life Radio
Ingleside Baptist Church,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit
www.cherryblossom.com for tickets or more information. The night of fun and fellowship will be
highlighted with performances by KJ-52 and Sevenglory. KJ-52 has rocked audiences around the globe
with a live show that blends live instruments, a DJ, and high-energy antics
which never fail to make the audience sing, yell, and dance. Opening the show for KJ-52 will be Sevenglory
who have a menagerie of musical influences including Jimmy Eat World,
Radiohead, and classic rock legend Lynyrd Skynyrd. Youth groups from around Middle Georgia can
experience the hottest Contemporary Christian groups live during this fantastic
concert event.
BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE
& CASINO NIGHT
Media Partners
58-WPGA ABC, Macon
Magazine, and #1 Country 99 WDEN
Edgar B
Wilson Convention
Center
at the Centreplex, 8 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.
$35/person or Tables
of Ten
Break out your pink cowboy hats, boots and belt buckles for
a night of dancing and casino fun. Music
by Terry Lee and the GT's will have the party in full swing. While party goers
aren't dining or dancing, they will enjoy Black Jack, Craps, Roulette,
Caribbean Stud, Three Card Poker, and Texas Holdem'. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for guests to bring picnic baskets and
their own beverages. The casino will
open and the band will take the stage at 8:00
p.m. Tickets can be
purchased online, at the Cherry Blossom Gift Shop located at 577 Cherry Street, or at the door.
MOTOWN IN THE PARK FEATURING
PAPA SOL
Media Partners
Today's MGT, 1500 WAYS AM and The Eleventh Hour
Miller Lite Central City Park
from 8 until 11 p.m.
Join us at Miller Lite Central City Park for an evening of live
Motown music by Papa-Sol. They are a
powerful band featuring danceable pop or soul!
Papa-Sol plays hits from the vintage years of the 1950's to today, and
will keep old time rock and rollers dancing all night with songs such as "I'll
Be There", "Proud Mary", "Shout", and many more. Free Event!
GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME LIVE AT
FIVE
5 - 8 p.m. $5
members, $7 general public; 478.751.3334; 200 MLK Jr. Blvd. The popular happy hour concert series takes on Macon's First Friday, a
downtown community & business event collaboration sponsored by NewTown
Macon. Live at Five showcases a diverse offering of artists from across the
state. Concert goers can enjoy live music in the smoke-free environment of the
Georgia Music Hall of Fame's main exhibit hall. $5 Members; $7 General Public.
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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