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Home tours

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 26, 2005

Here are details about spring show houses, tours and home-related events.

* Florida West Coast Symphony Designer Showcase, through Sunday. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Two luxury condos at Meridian at the Oaks Preserve, Osprey. Tickets: $20. Directions: From Interstate 75, take Exit 205. Drive west on Clark Road; turn south on U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail). Pass Sarasota Square-Westfield Shoppingtown mall; 1.5 miles south of the mall, turn right at the traffic light onto North Point Road and follow signs. Information: (941) 685-0425.

* Sixth annual St. Petersburg Catholic High School Tour of Homes, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 5. Tour visits eight homes in south Pinellas County. Tickets: $15, available at Decker Ross Interiors, 936-C Cleveland St., Clearwater; Gigi's Pizza, 6852 Gulfport Blvd., Gulfport; Foxy's Cafe, 160 107th Ave., St. Pete Beach; Diamonds Direct, 5085 34th St. S; Artistic Flowers, 3247 Fourth St. N and 3225 49th St. N; Jene's Tropicals, 6381 Central Ave.; and Gulf Coast Garden Center, 4355 Haines Road, all in St. Petersburg. Information: (727) 365-7179 or (727) 421-8402.

* 16th annual Spring Gathering Arts & Crafts Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 6 at the Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. More than 80 booths offering florals, jewelry, antique postcards, handmade soap and candles, pillows, bears, handmade bunnies, chicks and eggs, other springtime favorites. Tickets: $3 adults, $1 ages 12 and younger. Free parking.

* 10th annual Tampa Heights Tour of Homes, noon to 5 p.m. March 13, visits nine homes, two churches and a courtyard in this historic neighborhood just north of downtown Tampa. Tickets and transportation available on tour day at Robles Park, on Central Avenue north of Floribraska. Information and advance ticket purchase: $8 at www.tampaheights.org tickets are $10 on tour day.

* 12th annual Anna Maria Island Tour of Homes, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19, visits five houses in Anna Maria and Holmes Beach, in Manatee County. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 on tour day. Information and ticket locations: Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., 941 778-1908. The community center benefits from tour proceeds. Directions: In Manatee County, take State Road 64 (Manatee Avenue) west onto Anna Maria Island, then turn right (north) on Gulf Drive; follow it to Magnolia and the community center.

* Eighth annual Beach Stroll, tour of five homes sponsored by the Pass-a-Grille Woman's Club, 1 to 5 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $20. Available by mail: Send check payable to PAGWC for $20 plus $2 postage per person to PAGWC Home Tour, 810 59th Ave., St. Pete Beach, FL 33706. Also available at Nancy Markoe Gallery, 3112 Pass-a-Grille Way; Moon Shadow, 326 Corey Ave.; and Paradiso, 104 Eighth Ave., all in St. Pete Beach; and Le Chateau Ste. Michelle, 136 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. Information: (727) 497-2777.

* Florida Orchestra Guild Designer Show House, April 9-May 1, at 1219 Park St. N, St. Petersburg. Open 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10.

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