Holiday tour season begins
By Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published November 23, 2002
Eight bed and breakfast inns in South Pinellas will hold a Holiday Taste and Tour from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8.
The inns will partner with area restaurants to provide refreshments.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on tour day, and may be purchased at the bed and breakfasts, which are members of the St. Petersbug Area Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns. Proceeds will support the Academy Prep Center for Education and the Robert Ray Defibrillator Fund.
Robert Ray, proprietor with his wife, Rose Marie, of Mansion House Bed and Breakfast, died last summer of a heart attack at North Shore Pool. The fund will provide heart defibrillators at public pools and recreational facilities.
The inns will showcase their historic architecture, holiday decorations and tastes of the cuisine from area restaurants. In addition, a harpist will perform at Bayboro House; local author Scott Taylor Hartzell will autograph his new book, St. Petersburg: An Oral History, at Dickens House. All the inns will sell the association's recipe book, with recipes for their breakfast and other specials, for $10.
Participating inns and restaurants are:
- Bayboro House, 1719 Beach Drive SE, St. Petersburg; Mattison's restaurant.
- Dickens House, 335 Eighth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg; Julian's at the Heritage.
- La Veranda, 111 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg; Mattison's.
- Mansion House, 105 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg; Chateau France.
- Sunset Bay Inn, 635 Bay St., St. Petersburg; Redwoods.
- Vinoy House, 532 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg; Pacific Wave.
- Park Circle, 7 Park Circle, North Redington Beach; Sweet Sage Cafe.
- Sea Breeze Manor, 5701 Shore Blvd., Gulfport; Six Tables.
For information, call the bed and breakfast association at (727) 742-5751.
Venetian Isles homes on view
Two holiday tours are scheduled Dec. 7:
Florida Orchestra Guild Holiday Kitchen and Patio Walk, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eight homes, three on Venetian Isles and five on Brightwaters Boulevard in St. Petersburg, will be on display. Tickets: $10. Advance sales: (727) 367-8611 or (727) 866-1938.
23rd Annual Holiday Tour of Homes, sponsored by the Dunedin Youth Guild, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Seven homes decorated to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the teddy bear with the theme "Have a 'Beary' Merry Holiday." Complimentary tea and boutique.
Tickets ($15 in advance, $18 on tour day) are available at these Dunedin locations: Chamber of Commerce, 301 Main St.; Historical Society Museum, 341 Main St.; Fine Arts Center, 1143 Michigan Ave.; Home Decor Outlet Store, 358 Main St.; Objects and Accents, 340 Main St.; Cindy Lou's, 330 Main St.; and Romantique Jewelers, 430 Douglas Ave.
By mail: Send a check, payable to the Dunedin Youth Guild, to Lynn Watkins, 1994 Golf View Drive, Dunedin 34698. Tickets may be picked up on tour day at the First Presbyterian Church at Highland and Scotland streets in downtown Dunedin.
The tour raises funds for scholarships and youth programs.
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