"Molten and Mud Pumpkin Patch"
Join Macon Arts Alliance and stARTup Studios for a fun-filled exhibit that’s so good, it’s scary! “Molten and Mud Pumpkin Patch” features expertly-crafted glass and ceramic works and is a spooky show you won’t want to miss!

Presented by Macon Arts Alliance and stARTup Studios at Macon Arts Gallery
486 First Street, Macon, GA 31201
Oct 3 - Oct 31, 2025
Opening Reception: Oct 3, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

McDuffie Center Young Artists Concert
Hear the McDuffie Center Young Artists in concert!
Recitals are held in the Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.

Presented by Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Bell House
315 College St, Macon, GA 31201
Oct 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Beginning Wheel
Learn the basic principles of making pottery on the wheel in this 8-week class, including cups, bowls, and more. No experience necessary! Heatherly Day will teach this class. Ages 16 and up. The cost is $250 for non-members, $200 for members, and includes all materials and firings. Meets Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, starting October 21.

Register online at: http://www.the567center.org/art-classes/

Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal at The 567 Center for Renewal
456 First St, Macon, GA 31201
$250 for non-members, $200 for members of The 567
Oct 21, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Macon Film Guild Presents: "Porcelain War" Documentary
Amid the chaos and destruction of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story as Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present, and hope for the future on tiny porcelain figurines.

REVIEW EXCERPTS:
San Francisco Chronicle - Backed by a feral, driving score from Ukrainian folkloric quartet Dakha Brakha, “Porcelain War” makes the case for art as another protective weapon against imperialism.
Washington Post - “Porcelain War” is a testament to how life’s beauty — all the world’s fertility an artist is trained to see — endures among privation and death.

Presented by Macon Film Guild at Douglass Theatre
355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31208
Admission: $5.00
Oct 21, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Leadership Lens: NewTown Macon's Erin Keller
Erin Keller, NewTown Macon’s chief of staff and vice president for development, leads a team that is continuing to revitalize and reimagine the city center and manages downtown’s inaugural Business Improvement District.

Wesleyan College downtown Leadership Lab Presents: The Leadership Lens, a monthly speaker series featuring diverse perspectives on the value of thoughtful leadership.

Hear the journey of Erin Keller: as a college student, she fell in love with Macon. After completing her graduate degree, she returned to Macon for a professional opportunity and has seen the downtown area come a long way. As NewTown Macon’s chief of staff and vice president for development, Erin says, “…much of the change has been locally led and charged, and that is Macon’s “super power.”

Register for the event or become a member of the Leadership Lab.
https://www.wesleyancollege.edu/leadership-lab/Leadership-Lab-Events.cfm#!event-list

Presented by Wesleyan College at Wesleyan College Leadership Lab
522 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201
Click here to register
Oct 21, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
 

Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning — Eleven Groundbreaking Women Inventors
Join us at the Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning for a course on Eleven Groundbreaking Women Inventors!

This course traces the contribution of women inventors from 1880 to 1998. The inventors are briefly described as well as their inventions.

$45 for (4) 1 hour class sessions.

Wesleyan College invites you to join a community program that provides an exciting range of educational and social opportunities to mature learners in central Georgia. The Wesleyan Academy of Lifelong Learning (WALL) offers a wide variety of courses designed to expose you to new ideas and activities in a relaxed and congenial setting, without concern for tests, grades or requirements, other than participation. Courses are of a short duration, usually four weeks and are staggered throughout the academic year.

The sessions are taught by Wesleyan College faculty as well as experts from the community at large. Membership in the Academy allows you an opportunity to share your ideas and life experiences with like-minded people while exposing yourself to new ideas and interesting, sometimes controversial topics. Regardless of prior educational experience, this program has something for everyone; all you need is curiosity and a willingness to learn. The Academy serves Wesleyan’s commitment to lifelong learning by connecting the resources of the College with the diverse needs of our community.

Presented by Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning at Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning
4760 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210
$45 for four (4) 1-hour sessions
Oct 1 - Oct 22, 2025
Oct 1, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Wed)
Oct 8, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Wed)
Oct 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Wed)
Oct 22, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Wed)

Level UP: Seriously LEGO: Crafting Self-Awareness Through Play with Dr. Virginia Wilcox
Think LEGO is just child’s play? Think again.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will use LEGO bricks to unlock powerful personal insights, enhance communication, and connect with others in meaningful new ways. Whether you\’re leading a team at work, trying to better understand others, building your confidence, or simply looking for a fresh way to reflect—there\’s something here for you. One of a series at the Leadership Lab, Level UP.

$10 ticket or become a member of the Leadership Lab. and then register.
https://www.wesleyancollege.edu/leadership-lab/Leadership-Lab-Events.cfm#!event-list

Presented by Wesleyan College at Wesleyan College Leadership Lab
522 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201
Click here to register
Oct 23, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
 

Macon Arts Alliance Cultural Awards
The annual Macon Arts Alliance Cultural Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses who have made significant contributions to the cultural life of Central Georgia through their work or philanthropic efforts.

Reception at 5:30 PM, Award Ceremony at 6:00 PM

The annual Macon Arts Alliance Cultural Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses who have made significant contributions to the cultural life of Central Georgia through their work or philanthropic efforts.

Nominations are accepted from the community (you may nominate yourself), and the recipients will be selected by an independent panel of community leaders. Nominations for 2025 are accepted until September 16, 2025.

Presented by Macon Arts Alliance at Mill Hill Community Arts Center
213 Clinton St, Macon, GA 31217
FREE and open to the public
Oct 23, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning — Georgia's African Brigade - Slave to Soldier
Join us at the Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning for this engaging course on the history of the Georgia African Brigade.

During the United States Civil War, 185 thousand United States Colored Troops (USCT) fought for the Union Army and the freedom of approximately four million people of African descent. The men of the Georgia’s African Brigade, which was composed of the 136th, 137th, and 138th, Infantry Regiments USCT, are some of those whose contribution has not been well publicized. All the enlisted men were former slaves that were given the opportunity to fight for their freedom and, in doing so, their right to be identified as American citizens. The majority of these men were recruited during Wilson’s Raid, but upon their arrival in Macon, by directions from Secretary of War Stanton via telegraph, Major General Wilson was to create three infantry regiments of 1,100 colored troops each. All the men of the Brigade were medically screened at Tattnall Square Park and organized as a 3-Regiment Brigade at a site 21 miles west of Macon in Crawford County. This site was identified as Colored Enlisted Relocation and Enumeration Site (CERES) under command of Brigadier General Andrew J. Alexander. This presentation will enlighten attendees with details of Wilson’s Raid and the creation of the regiments of the Georgia’s African Brigade.

$45 for (4) 1 hour class sessions. Alternative membership types are available as well. Contact the WALL Coordinator at 478-757-5233 or [email protected] for more information.

Wesleyan College invites you to join a community program that provides an exciting range of educational and social opportunities to mature learners in central Georgia. The Wesleyan Academy of Lifelong Learning (WALL) offers a wide variety of courses designed to expose you to new ideas and activities in a relaxed and congenial setting, without concern for tests, grades or requirements, other than participation. Courses are of a short duration, usually four weeks and are staggered throughout the academic year.

The sessions are taught by Wesleyan College faculty as well as experts from the community at large. Membership in the Academy allows you an opportunity to share your ideas and life experiences with like-minded people while exposing yourself to new ideas and interesting, sometimes controversial topics. Regardless of prior educational experience, this program has something for everyone; all you need is curiosity and a willingness to learn. The Academy serves Wesleyan’s commitment to lifelong learning by connecting the resources of the College with the diverse needs of our community.

Presented by Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning at Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning
4760 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210
$45 for four (4) 1-hour sessions
Oct 2 - Oct 23, 2025
Oct 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Thu)
Oct 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Thu)
Oct 16, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Thu)
Oct 23, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Thu)

4-H Fall Festival
Support your local 4-H and shop local arts and crafts vendor displays. 4-H is a youth development organization- focused on encouraging leadership, public speaking, civic engagement and community service. Fundraising for our program allows us to reach more students and participate in activities across the state as well as send students to summer camp.

4-H youth presentations, Aerial Arts demonstrations, healthy living demos, interactive educational exhibits, Georgia National Fair exhibits and more! Then walk next door to enjoy Macon’s Greek festival!

No entry fee and convenient parking for both events.

Presented by Macon-Bibb County 4-H and UGA Extension Macon-Bibb County at UGA Extension Macon-Bibb County
145 First St (Upper Level), Macon, GA 31201
FREE
Oct 25, 2025 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning — Echoes From the Past
Join us at the Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning for our course “Echoes from the Past” with Dr. Carolyn Garvin.

“From the mountains to the Piedmont to the coastal plain to the sea, Georgia is rich in tales and legends of the supernatural and in stories of the spirits of some deceased individuals that linger on in our home state because of murder, because of some traumatic event, because of some emotion that ties them to a particular place, or even because of spirits who return to particular places for no reason at all.” (Troy Taylor) Debates continue about the nature of such hauntings and about the origins of ghosts or of spectres or of presences felt but not seen. According to Edgar Allen Poe, “The boundaries that divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends and the other begins?” This series of classes explores strange and unusual occurrences that have taken place in Georgia over a span of years. And so, if you are curious about unexplained mysteries, about “things that go bump in the night”, or about “what wicked thing this way comes”, join us for the legends, folklore, and stories of supernatural events that permeate our history, for “Georgia’s history is not dead, its merely wandering, rising, hovering, and drifting from place to place.” (Stephen Vincent Benet)

$45 for (4) 1 hour class sessions. Alternative membership types are available as well. Contact the WALL Coordinator at 478-757-5233 or [email protected] for more information.

Wesleyan College invites you to join a community program that provides an exciting range of educational and social opportunities to mature learners in central Georgia. The Wesleyan Academy of Lifelong Learning (WALL) offers a wide variety of courses designed to expose you to new ideas and activities in a relaxed and congenial setting, without concern for tests, grades or requirements, other than participation. Courses are of a short duration, usually four weeks and are staggered throughout the academic year.

The sessions are taught by Wesleyan College faculty as well as experts from the community at large. Membership in the Academy allows you an opportunity to share your ideas and life experiences with like-minded people while exposing yourself to new ideas and interesting, sometimes controversial topics. Regardless of prior educational experience, this program has something for everyone; all you need is curiosity and a willingness to learn. The Academy serves Wesleyan’s commitment to lifelong learning by connecting the resources of the College with the diverse needs of our community.

Presented by Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning at Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning
4760 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210
$45 for four (4) 1-hour sessions
Oct 7 - Oct 28, 2025
Oct 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Tue)
Oct 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Tue)
Oct 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Tue)
Oct 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Tue) 

Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning — Popularism: Rise of Capitalism, the Progressive Era
Join us at the Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning for this engaging course on Popularism in the Progressive Era.

This course will discuss the transformation of American economic and social structure during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to include: discussion of the factors leading up to the Progressive era, implications of the rise of trade unions, and implications of the rise of the women’s suffrage movement, discussion of the individuals involved in, and those opposed, to the movement, and constitutional amendments arising from the movement.

$45 for (4) 1 hour class sessions. Alternative membership types are available as well. Contact the WALL Coordinator at 478-757-5233 or [email protected] for more information.

Wesleyan College invites you to join a community program that provides an exciting range of educational and social opportunities to mature learners in central Georgia. The Wesleyan Academy of Lifelong Learning (WALL) offers a wide variety of courses designed to expose you to new ideas and activities in a relaxed and congenial setting, without concern for tests, grades or requirements, other than participation. Courses are of a short duration, usually four weeks and are staggered throughout the academic year.

The sessions are taught by Wesleyan College faculty as well as experts from the community at large. Membership in the Academy allows you an opportunity to share your ideas and life experiences with like-minded people while exposing yourself to new ideas and interesting, sometimes controversial topics. Regardless of prior educational experience, this program has something for everyone; all you need is curiosity and a willingness to learn. The Academy serves Wesleyan’s commitment to lifelong learning by connecting the resources of the College with the diverse needs of our community.

Presented by Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning at Wesleyan Academy for Lifelong Learning
4760 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210
$45 for four (4) 1-hour sessions
Oct 7 - Oct 28, 2025
Oct 7, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Tue)
Oct 14, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Tue)
Oct 21, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Tue)
Oct 28, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Tue)