August 2010
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Help us bring history to life...

...during guided tours of Riverside Cemetery's premiere event, Spirits in October! Past participants have reported "finding a deeper connection to the past...and stories I will not forget."


This event is produced by a partnership of Historic Riverside Cemetery Conservancy, Historic Macon and Cox Capitol Theatre. Proceeds from the event benefit these three non-profit organizations.

For more information, visit our website or the Spirits in October Facebook page, email us, or contact us at (478) 742-5328.
 
Spirits in October needs YOUR help!!!

Sister Mary Edward (Katie Manning)  hands out candy to good girls and boys
George Stallings with tour group
We need volunteers for our third annual Spirits in October event. If you enjoy history, speak well in public, can be a gracious host, or just appreciate the intangible benefit that comes from helping to preserve one of our community's most treasured landmarks, then, one (or all) of the areas below might be perfect for you!


Mike Kirscher as
George Stallings, Sr.  
George Stallings

Actors/Actresses
  • Perform 3-5 minute monologues at graveside in provided period costumes
  • Training & rehearsals will be scheduled at participants' convenience








Tour guides/docents
Docent sharing stories with visitors strolling  through our beautiful landscape
Walking tour group
  • Guide groups of 12-15 visitors to ten sites in the cemetery during a one hour walking tour
  • Training & rehearsals will be scheduled at participants' convenience




Billy Walker gives a thumbs up to our charming hosts, Jasmine Head and Eric Peschel
Billy and the Bartenders
Hosts/Hostesses
  • Oversee sale of museum store items
  • Conduct drawing for prizes
  • Serve food & beverages to guests at reception




Photographers
Miracle Man of the Diamond, George Stallings, Sr., pitches his story to visitors

George Stallings with  tour group
  • Document event with photos and video








Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer
  • Distribute fliers and posters
  • Set out luminaries to guide visitors along walking path
  • Decorate and setup for receptions
  • Drive the Spirit mobile to deliver actors to their posts
  • Help with educational exhibits

Questions? Comments? Interested? Contact Suzanne Doonan
at (478) 742-5328 or by email.



Spirits in October tour schedule

C
apture the spirit of fall with tours of historic Riverside Cemetery! Costumed actors re-enact unique stories of Macon citizens from days gone by.

W
Spirits in October logoalking Tours of
Riverside Cemetery

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, October 21, 22, 23, and 28, 29, 30
$20 adults, $10 students
A walking tour and reception

Big Screen Movie Night
Free outdoor movie screening of
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds
8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 28
Sponsored by The College Hill Alliance and
the MAGA Film Festival


Rick Hutto Book Signing
Rick Hutto will be signing his book, A Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 28
at the Gate House



For more information, visit our website or Facebook page, email us, or contact us at (478) 742-5328.

 
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