The Evenings in Appleby Garden Concert Series is back, live and in-person at the Appleby Branch Library, 2260 Walton Way, at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in June. This event is free and open to the public.
Performers include Matthew Whittington, June 7; Andy Reid, June 14; Doug Flowers Band, June 21 and JaVonne Jones, June 28.
Bring a chair or borrow one for a donation and relax and enjoy the sounds of the summer. You can even pack an evening picnic or purchase some sweet and savory summer treats on site.
The Annie de Prairie Appleby Branch Library, which now houses over 35,000 books, was originally built as a private home around 1830 by Judge Benjamin Warren, according to the Augusta Public Library website.
In the Greek Revival style, the home was one of the first built in the neighborhood known as Summerville, as Augustans sought to escape the heat and disease of the climate along the Savannah River banks, the website said.
“After the death of his wife, Scott B. Appleby and his son, James Scott Appleby, gave the house to the City of Augusta and Richmond County to be used as a library that was first opened in 1954.
“The Evenings in Appleby Garden Concert Series, originally known as “Music in the Garden,” began in 1954 as an evolution of a former library program, a listening series for classical music at the old library headquarters,” according to the website.
This year marks the first time the series has been presented in-person since the pandemic.
