Our Sponsor
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This event has been funded in part by a grant from the Knight Fund for Macon, which is a component of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia.
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Our Partners
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Cox Capitol Theatre | Visit their website or Facebook
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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.
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Spirits in October needs YOUR help!!!
Sister Mary Edward (Katie Manning) hands out candy to good girls and boys | 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. |
Actors/Actresses
- Perform 3-5 minute monologues at graveside in provided period costumes
- Training & rehearsals will be scheduled at participants' convenience
Tour guides/docentsDocent sharing stories with visitors strolling through our beautiful landscape |
Billy Walker gives a thumbs up to our charming hosts, Jasmine Head and Eric Peschel | Hosts/Hostesses- Oversee sale of museum store items
- Conduct drawing for prizes
- Serve food & beverages to guests at reception
PhotographersMiracle Man of the Diamond, George Stallings, Sr., pitches his story to visitors
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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
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Spirits in October tour schedule
Capture
the spirit of fall with tours of historic Riverside
Cemetery! Costumed actors re-enact unique stories of Macon
citizens from days gone by.
Walking 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 receptionBig 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 FestivalRick 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
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