The 2014 Holiday Home Tour will feature four homes and a magic display this year.
“Because we are both magicians when you come to our home you’re actually going to see a little 10 to 15 minute magic show as a bonus,” said Lance Rich, Home Owner participating in the St. Joseph Symphony Holiday Homes Tour.
The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. Homes taking place in the tour this year include the Horn Residence, 1021 North Noyes Boulevard, The Magic House of David Sandy and Lance Rich, 4710 Stonecrest Terrace, The Susan Montee Residence, 49 Stonecrest, and the Townsend Historic Home, 1024 Felix Street. Tickets for the homes tour are already on sale and cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. They can be purchased at the St. Joseph HyVee store at the service center, or online at http://saintjosephsymphony.org/
“The funds are for the St. Joseph Symphony,” said Sharon Kosek, St. Joseph Symphony Holiday Home Coordinator. “We have a full variety of activities, we have pre-concert activities, concerts.”
Decorating has already begun on the homes.
“It’s sort of a Christmas Circus theme,” said Rich. “About five years ago I actually wrote a story called the Christmas circus and all of the characters that you see on these trees are represented in that story.”
There are around 30 tree that have been decorated in the Magic House.
“A lot of man hours have gone into putting it up but even more though have gone into creating this,” said Rich. “My mother actually made and created all of the nutcrackers.”
A hidden room can also be found inside the Magic Home.
Other themes this year include a Swiss-style design at the Horn residence, modern art and a dragon water fountain found at the Montee residence, and a view overlooking city hall featured at the Townsend home.