Historic Augusta’s largest fundraising event is back this year after a completely virtual one in 2020.
Perfectly Aged will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Augusta Canal Discovery Center. Bidding on fine art auction items is underway online.
“We’re doing a hybrid event this year,” said Robyn Macey, programs and marketing director for Historic Augusta.
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Auction items include Elaine Burge’s painted bowls, Katie Garner’s customized monogrammed white linen napkins, Laura Duke’s hand-painted Green Jacket playing cards and Augusta National tray and multiple paintings and drawings by artists such as Edward Rice, Beth Droppleman, Kate Gary and Mary Houston.
Bidding may be done at one.bidpal.net/perfectlyaged. A catalog of items up for auction is available at historicaugusta.org.
This year’s event venue is new, and with it comes added opportunities, she said. Weather-permitting there will be short boat rides along the Augusta Canal.
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The party will feature a Cajun flair with hors d’oeuvres by Jim Beck of French Market Grille West and live jazz by Donald Macey on piano and Ed Fuqua on bass.
Tickets are $100 each or $50 for those 35 years-old and younger.
The fundraiser helps the organization in its mission to “preserve historically or architecturally significant sites in Augusta and Richmond County,” she said.
Historic Augusta fulfills this mission through advocacy, preservation assistance and preservation programs.
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Historic Augusta restored the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson on Seventh Street and maintains it as a house museum. It also restored the boyhood home of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Lamar which was next to the Wilson home. The Lamar Building houses Historic Augusta’s offices.
The Wilson home is open for tours by appointment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
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