Arts Council of Plant City’s Annual At Home for the Holidays Tour of Homes
Plant City is home to many holiday traditions like Lights of Love, the Christmas Parade, and the Arts Council of Plant City’s annual At Home for the Holidays Tour of Homes. This year marked the 38th anniversary of this festive event. “It can be said that for the Arts Council of Plant City, history repeats itself every year when we host the annual Tour of Homes ‘At Home for the Holidays’,” said Arts Council of Plant City’s board member, Marsha Passmore. “This year will be the Arts Council’s 38th year of hosting this event, and it is attended by 200 to 300 guests. The tour of homes is held on the second Sunday afternoon each December.”
This year’s tour featured three homes owned by Plant City residents Billy and Audrey Bartlett, Chuck and Kathy Christensen, and Elliot and Karen Davis. New to this year’s tour was local business, Red Calliope Gallery on Evers, owned by Mark and Rachel Dummeldinger. “Each year we offer three to four beautifully decorated homes, and occasionally a business in the Plant City community that brings the Christmas Spirit and traditions for invited guests to see,” Passmore said. “For many who attend, this has become a treasured memory and sought out event to kick start their Holiday Season.”
The reputation of the tour is so recognized in Plant City that homeowners sometimes ask to be on the tour. “We also have scouts from within the Arts Council that are continually throughout the year looking for the next grouping of homes,” Passmore said. “We are fortunate to put homeowners on a waiting list for future tours, that may not be ready for the current tour but would like to do it in the future.”…