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Home tours

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 28, 2006

- "A Gershwin Songbook," Florida West Coast Symphony Designer Showcase. Feb. 3-26 at Phillippi Landings, 1840 Phillippi Shores Drive (U.S. 41 and Phillippi Creek), Sarasota. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20 at the door. Park behind Kane's of Sarasota, 5252 S Tamiami Trail, and ride free shuttle to the house. Information: (941) 922-5195.

- Seventh annual tour of homes sponsored by St. Petersburg Catholic High School, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 4. Seven homes in the St. Petersburg area range from a 10,000-square-foot waterfront estate to a historic 1890s house to a home that will be on HGTV next month. Tickets ($20) available starting Feb. 17 at Diamonds Direct, 5085 34th St. S, Artistic Flowers, 3247 Fourth St. N or 3525 49th St. N, Jene's Tropicals, 6381 Central Ave., Interior Motives Gallery, 1110 Central Ave., and Gulf Coast Gardens, 4355 Haines Road, all St. Petersburg; Foxy's Cafe, 160 170th Ave., St. Pete Beach; Decker Ross Interiors, 1445 Court St., Clearwater; and Gigi's Pizza, 6852 Gulfport Blvd., South Pasadena.

- 32nd annual designer show house, sponsored by the Florida Orchestra Guild/St. Petersburg, March 4-26 at 1761 Brightwaters Blvd. NE, St. Petersburg. Tickets: $8 in advance, $12 at the door. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Information and tickets: (727) 864-1338. - Fourth annual Historic Hyde Park Home Tour, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 4. Owners will be present at historically significant homes of various architectural styles, some of which have been extensively restored and preserved. Tickets: $20 on tour day at Kate Jackson Community Center, 821 S Rome Ave. Advance tickets: $16 at A Source for the Home and the Wild Orchid, both in Old Hyde Park Village; the Garden Party, 2832 S MacDill Ave., and Magnolia, 303 S Magnolia. Information: (813) 727-0785.

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