Concert series a pathway to new community center

The remaining concert in the Downtown Lexington Concert series is Gwen Hughes and the Kats at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 17.

  • Delbra Kendrick sings at An Old-Fashioned Fifth Sunday Gospel Sing at the Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The event was part of the Lexington Downtown Development Authority's 2023 Concert Series, which is raising funds for a community center in the Macon Coil building. (GRAY JONES/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    Delbra Kendrick sings at An Old-Fashioned Fifth Sunday Gospel Sing at the Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The event was part of the Lexington Downtown Development Authority's 2023 Concert Series, which is raising funds for a community center in the Macon Coil building. (GRAY JONES/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
  • The Barrow Creek Bluegrass Band performed at the Platt Brooks Estate on March 18, as part of the Lexington Downtown Development 2023 Concert Series. (SOPHIE MCLEOD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    The Barrow Creek Bluegrass Band performed at the Platt Brooks Estate on March 18, as part of the Lexington Downtown Development 2023 Concert Series. (SOPHIE MCLEOD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

    From the food to the music to the audience, everything about the event was grassroots. 

     

    A crowd of 40 sat in front of plates of pulled pork and fries from 2nd Chance BBQ in the barn of Platt…