The Florida Orchestra Guild, St. Petersburg, Holiday Tour of Homes on Saturday, December 2, 2017, 10 am – 4 pm, will feature six homes in St. Petersburg’s Snell Isle and Brightwaters Boulevard Northeast neighborhoods.
Celebrating the Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary, the Tour will include musicians playing in each of the decorated homes, a spectacular Ikebana display of floral arrangements in one home, and a boutique with holiday gifts in another.
Advance tickets are $20 each; on Tour day, they will be $25 and may be purchased only at the Tour home at 125 Lamara Way NE. Advance tickets will be sold in the Florida Orchestra Box Office Lobby, 163 3rd Street North, St. Petersburg, on Wednesday, November 29; Thursday, November 30; and Friday, December 1, 11 am to 2 pm. They will also be sold at the Saturday Morning Market in downtown St. Petersburg on Saturday, November 4.
Tickets for the Holiday Tour Reception on Friday, December 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at a waterfront home on Snell Isle, will also be on sale at the Market and Orchestra Box Office Lobby for $80 pp. The Reception reservation includes a Tour ticket. In addition, event sponsorships remain available for those who wish to celebrate with a special gift in honor of The Florida Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary year.
The Holiday Tour, now in its sixth year as a St. Petersburg Guild event to benefit the Orchestra, will feature accomplished pianists, violinists, and a flutist, along with members of youth musical groups from schools in Pinellas County. Jeanne Houlton, president of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, Florida Chapter, will provide floral arrangements for one of the homes. Guild members Janice Brinkley and Sara Galiger are the boutique co-chairs.
For more tickets information, call 727-254-1176; on sponsorships, 727-592-2311.