It's one of those weekends, folks! One of those wonderful Central Georgia weekends so full of good entertainment that you never want it to end!
First on tap, Theatre Macon presents Alan Ayckbourn's hilarious play, Bedroom Farce. The tale takes place in the bedrooms of three couples all connected by one man who's tumultuous relationship with his wife causes chaos in all their lives.
On this side of the pond, we revere Neil Simon as the king of comedic playwrights, but the Brits have their own Simon in the person of Ayckbourn. The hilarious dialogue he peppers throughout the show will leave audiences in stitches.
Seats are going like hotcakes, so get your tickets for Bedroom Farce at Theatre Macon by calling (478) 746-9485.
Theatre Macon's not the only place putting on a show this weekend! Neil Simon's comedic genius puts in an appearance in Forsyth at the Rose Theatre. The Backlot Players channel their inner eccentricities in The Odd Couple. Call (478) 994-0443 or visit the Backlot Players online to snag your tickets.
Now you've probably heard all about this next event cause it seems as though everybody's talking about it, but it's good good stuff so we're gonna give it to you again! Get ready to celebrate 70 Years! Seventy years?! That's quite a long time, yes? This weekend it's a birthday celebration to honor the music legend that is Otis Redding. Friday from noon until 10:00 pm come out to Third Street Park in downtown Macon for the official Otis Redding Day Celebration. It'll be an entire day of music with drinks, ice cream and giveaways on the side.
Then on Saturday evening the music really gets cookin' with An Evening of Respect. It's a huge concert and dinner at the Macon City Auditorium featuring performances by Dexter and Otis Redding, III. And that - my friends - is how you celebrate a legend. To find out all about the weekend long party and how to get tickets, visit The Grand online.
Now, in other news of the celebration variety, here's something for the little princess in your life! Saturday evening, a Royal Celebration of Hope is happening at Banks Stephens Middle School in Forsyth. Its a dance, its a ball, its a chance for all the princesses of Middle Georgia to dress up in their most princessy attire and have a blast! And the greeters of the evening? Why, none other than the most famousest princesses of all - the Disney lassies! And the best part of this shindig? Proceeds from the royal affair benefit Jay's Hope Foundation. The fun begins at 7:00 pm and you can actually get tickets at the door. Jay's Hope online has got all the royal info for you.
And wrapping up the good times - a little music for the soul on a Sunday evening. It's time for another Second Sunday at Sunset! And this week you're in for an exceptional musical treat as Jubee and the Morning After rock Washington Park along with Gringo Grande. Its gonna be good! And it's gonna start at 7:00pm.
That's it for this week's Scene 13. Get an inside look at these amazing events with Ben Jones right now in this week's video segment...