Fun for all Ages!

I promised in my introduction to try to give you variety, so here's my sampling of events in the area in the hopes that you'll have something to suit your tastes this week.

You can start your weekend early on Thursday night at The 567 in downtown Macon. Lost in the Trees will be performing live with Butterflies. If you haven't heard of them, Lost in the Trees is an orchestral folk-pop band who just released their first album this year and already caught the attention of NPR's music blog. One NPR blogger even picked their album in the top 9 of 2010. Doors open at 8, tickets are $7.

If you're looking for a party, the good people at The SoChi Companies know how to throw a party. Friday night at 9 pm head to the SoChi Gallery in downtown Macon (534 2nd St) for The Electric Social.

Saturday morning you can learn a new skill at Mossy Creek Soap Studio in Warner Robins. They offer different soap-making classes every Saturday. This week's class will be an introduction to glycerin soap-making and design. It lasts from 10 am to noon, and the cost is $28. Contact the studio about reserving a spot because space is limited.

Macon has several creative people that it's proud to claim as Maconites, and one of those is Chuck Leavell. If you're not from Macon, you might not have heard of him, but I am certain you've heard of at least some of the bands he has performed with: Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, and many others. He's performing Saturday night at the Cox Capitol Theater. Of course, the show is already sold out, but I had to tell you about it as part of my mission to prove that there are interesting things to do in Middle Georgia. Keep an eye on the Cox Capitol Theater's web page so you can plan ahead to catch some of their more popular events.

If you have kids, the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon is having one of the best kids' activities I've heard of in a while. On Sunday from 2 to 4:30 pm they are having what they call an "Instrument Petting Zoo". Kids can come meet members of the Macon Symphony Orchestra and try out their instruments. There will be two performances by the Youth Orchestra as well as several other activities going on to entertain those short attention-spans. Best of all, it's free!