 New for 2007 is our Floral Designer Showcase Competition. Our first theme is “Haul Out the Holly for Old Louisville”.
Each of our seven participating homes on this years’s house tour have been assigned one of seven participating volunteer floral designers to decorate the entryway of a home. One of the requirements for this years theme will be the extensive use of live holly.
This event is in conjunction with the Old Louisville Holiday House Tour on December 1st and 2nd, with the judging being done by a panel of four volunteer judges the evening of November 26th. Winners will have Exterior Competition Award signs displayed in their front yards.
Thanks go out to this year’s volunteer floral designers:
Sherry Cook - Blooms by Essential Details
and Tim Salko - Betsye’s Blooms
Tammy Gibson - Bouquet Flowers by Belmar
Dennis Duncan - Fleur de Louisville
David Williams - Magnolia’s Florist
Roger Davis - My Secret Garden
Debi Rush - Schulz’s Florist
Amy Streeter - Susan’s Florist
Thanks also to this year’s panel of distinguished judges:
Tony Cruise - WHAS 840 AM
Eleanore Garber - Jefferson County Family Court Judge
Cindy Habeeb - Wildflowers Florist, Theatre Square
Donna Sanders - Jefferson County District 6 Council Assistant to George Unseld
The judges will be given a list of criteria with the following categories scored:
Scale/Balance, Color/Line, Unity, Creativity/Focal Emphasis, Depth, and Mechanics.
It should be a fun addition to this year’s House Tour. Look for the awards in the yards!
House Tour News
Expect to see Santa and his little Elves on the Old Louisville Holiday House Tour route this year!
The Holiday House Tour Carolers will be performing on St. James Court, rain or shine!
You are cordially invited to visit these establishments who will be welcoming Holiday House Tour and Festival participants with special activities.
Crane House
The Asia Institute, Inc.
www.cranehouse.org
1244 South Third Street
Crane House actively promotes cultural understanding among the peoples of the U.S. and Asia through education. They will be offering a special seasonal venue. Tasty take-home treats from Coco’s French Vietnamese Bakery will be available upstairs. In addition various vendors will be there. This Italianate mansion was built in 1883.
Central Park
Bed & Breakfast
www.centralparkbandb.com
1353 South Fourth Street
Innkeepers Nancy and Kevin Hopper welcome you inside for a holiday visit of the public rooms at the lovely Central Park Inn, built in 1885.
The DuPont Mansion
Bed & Breakfast Inn
www.dupontmansion.com
1317 South Fourth Street
Make sure to stop by at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 or 6:00 pm when the spirit of Uncle Fred DuPont returns for a holiday visit and regales the crowd with the poetic tale of "Jabez Dawes, the boy who laughed at Santa Claus".
Inn at the Park
Bed & Breakfast Inn
www.innatpark.com
1332 South Fourth Street
Innkeeper Helga Vikre welcomes you to the ground floor of Herb and Gayle Warren’s lovely bed and breakfast inn where you will find many details that make this a stunning example of Victorian residential architecture.
Need a bit of refreshment? Join TWIGS of Kosair's Children's Hospital for a High Victorian tea on the premises from 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. Tea-goers can sample local delicacies such as pecan chicken salad canapes, benedictine finger sandwiches, pimento cheese toasts, bourbon chocolate gingerbread, blackberry jam cakes and chess tartlets - all prepared according to recipes provided by the Bluegrass Peasant. Price: $15.00
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