American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott will perform in Laramie for the Albany County Library Foundation.

Thanks to the work of three community members, Ron and Susan Mavrich, owners of Caterings of Laramie, and Gary Negich, the president of First Interstate Bank, Scott will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday in the College of Education Auditorium.

“For Darrell Scott to be in Laramie, for us, is huge. He is just phenomenal,” Ron Mavrich said.

“It is a fundraiser, so we don’t make any money doing it,” Susan Mavrich said. “It all goes to the library. We just wanted to bring this guy to town because we have seen him, and we love his music.”

Darrell Scott is known mostly for his songwriting abilities, having written songs for Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks. Scott has also recorded six solo albums.

This will be the third artist that Ron and Susan Mavrich have brought to Laramie. 

“The Colcannon concert was for the Eppson Center for Seniors and the John Cowan concert was for the West Laramie Business Association, which does beautification projects in West Laramie,” Ron Mavrich said.

This time, the two thought the library would be a good starting point.

“The library does other things to generate money during the course of the year, but we wanted to do this concert and we tried to think who could benefit from it,” Susan Mavrich said.

After teaming up with Negich, the three continued to find others from around the community to help sponsor this event.

“Obviously, because it is a fundraiser, we cannot do this without a lot of support from the community,” Susan Mavrich said. “Our community has really done a lot of sponsorship for this, probably too many to list, but there is no way we could do this without their backing.”

The sponsorship helps pay for the event, so that the proceeds from the ticket sales can go towards the library foundation.

“The first two turned out excellent. Coal Cannon was a sellout, and the John Cowan Band was difficult because no one had known of him. Despite that, we had about 300 people and the room only holds 350,” Ron Mavrich said.

Next to raising money for the library, the Mavrichs want the community to be able to enjoy good music. 

“The thing that makes it difficult with John Cowan and Darrell Scott is they don’t have the name recognition,” Susan Mavrich said. “We just know that if we can get people in there, they are going to leave going ‘Wow.”

Tickets are $20 for general admission and $17 for students and are available at the Fine Arts Box Office or on the box office's website.

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