Sunday, January 30, 2011

Cycling, Dancing, Ladyfest, and Travis Tritt Tickets

If you're a cyclist, or want to become one, there are plenty of opportunities in Middle Georgia. Warner Robins has an active group of cyclists that ride together regularly, including group rides for beginners. You can find out all the details at The Bike Store. If you live in or near Macon, there's a smaller group that rides in Macon, and you can find out their latest schedule at Bike Tech Macon.

Most First Fridays you can dust off your dancing shoes at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame thanks to the Greater Macon chapter of USA Dance. The First Friday Dance costs only $5 for admission, and includes a dance lesson from 7:30-8:00. Then, from 8:00-10:00, you can dance the night away to a variety of musical genres. This Friday is not most First Fridays. Thanks to Facebook, I've just learned that this Friday the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame will be having a fundraising dance. Doors open at 6, music starts at 7:30. Tickets are $25 each. You can bring your own food & beverage. E-mail bigdance@gshf.org for more info. If you're looking for dancing lessons, free lessons will be happening at 10 pm on Friday at La Galerie, an art gallery at 391 Second Street.

On Saturday night you can enjoy three great female singer/songwriters for only $5 at Ladyfest 2011. Don't worry, guys are invited, too. Locals Chelsea Hughes and Anna Mae Kersey will be performing along with Emily Kempf of Atlanta-based group The Back Pockets. Chelsea Hughes is one artist I've only listened to online, but I'm looking forward to finally getting a chance to see her live on Saturday. If you want to sample their music, you can find all three of them on MySpace. Each of them has a very different sound. All this fun will be happening at The SoChi Gallery from 8 to 11:30 pm. Make sure you get there in time to see all three.

Do you remember when I told you about the Chuck Leavell concert a couple of weeks ago? It was, of course, sold out by time I told you about it. I told you to keep an eye on Cox Capitol Theatre's website to see when concerts are announced. Well, this time I'm giving you a head's up. If you're a country music fan, tickets just went on sale a few days ago for a rare solo acoustic performance by Travis Tritt on February 25. It's a small theater, so there are no bad seats, but tickets will sell fast. General admission is $30, the good seats are $75. It could make a great Valentine's Day gift for your sweetheart.

Have a fun-filled week!

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