Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association is looking forward to its thirty-first annual tour of homes, the Celebration of Home, scheduled for December 5th from 5-9PM and December 6th from 1-5PM.
The Celebration of Homes honors everything our neighborhood has become in the past generation. This year’s tour will highlight the creativity, diversity and engagement of this one-of-a-kind urban neighborhood. Our neighborhood is more than just a collage of beautiful homes. The tour is a celebration not only of the architecture that exemplifies this historic neighborhood, but the neighbors themselves, from young families welcoming their first baby to empty-nesters who’ve raised their children in this community, from singles creating new horizons to creative couples who travel the world but come home to Lockeland Springs.
The tour highlights some of our neighborhood’s most diverse architecture, with each home a unique reflection of the neighbors who live there. In addition to spotlighting these welcoming residences, the Celebration of Home also lauds our neighborhood businesses. Each home enjoys a Home Partner for the tour, whose specialty business or service will be featured prominently in the residence. In some homes, our Home Partners’ services will be spotlighted, like the beautiful floral arrangements provided by East Garden and the one-of-a-kind quilt work from Elaine Mazzini. In other homes, guests will be able to partake of the services themselves, including a wine tasting hosted by the Woodland Wine Merchant, coffee services from Bongo Java and an ice-cream sundae stand by Pied Piper Creamery.
The tour itself is worth the price of the ticket: only $10 if you purchase your tickets prior to the tour weekend and only $12 if you purchase them during the tour. Ticket holders are rewarded with much more than just entrance to the home, though. This year’s Tour Sponsors have offered special incentives and discounts to ticketholders. The discounts are printed on the tour ticket and include free or reduced services throughout the neighborhood with a combined value of well over $100.
Tickets are available for purchase at Pied Piper Creamery, Elizabeth Griswold’s Great Stuff, Wags and Whiskers, Alegria, Sweet 16th Bakery and Fairy Tales. This year’s tour will offer a glimpse into the families and homes that create the fabric of a neighborhood. We honor our history and celebrate what we become and wonder aloud what the next thirty years will hold for this exceptional urban community. For more information, visit www.lockelandsprings.org.
The 30th annual LSNA Christmas Tour of Homes was a tremendous success, with over 420 people taking the tour on December 6-7. LSNA wishes to thank the 12 homeowners who opened their doors for the tour: Bill Brimm and Andrew Krichels, Mike and Kate Loyco, Adam Nadeau, Jeremiah and Ashley Johnson, Matthew and Christina Deeley, Elmo Shade, Mary Ellen Lothamer, Jeff and Sarah Holmes, Craig and Jane Lackey, Jay and Jennifer Cook, David and Amanda Williams, and Gordon Stanard.
Thanks to Alegria and Sweet 16th for ticket sales and to Pied Piper for allowing us to sell tickets during the tour. Thanks to Beth Downey for her endless attention to the tour book. If you think you may be interested in having your home on the 2009 tour, it is not too early to let us know! Please contact Kate Loyco (227-3592) if you are interested.
LS Christmas Tour of Homes Posters designed by Bryce McCloud are available for purchase from Alegria—you may purchase this year’s poster as well as posters from previous years for $25 each. Also, Lockeland Springs t-shirts are available.
Lockeland Springs’ 2008 Christmas Tour of Homes is Saturday and Sunday, December 6-7, 2008.
Saturday (Dec 6): candlelight tour 5-9 p.m.
Sunday (Dec 7): daytime tour 1-5 p.m.
Tickets: $12 and available during Tour hours at Alegria (16th St. & Ordway) and Pied Piper (114 S. 11th St.). Advance tickets ($10) can be purchased at Sweet 16th Bakery and Alegria (both at 16th St & Ordway) and East Garden (16th & Russell). Or they can be purchased online. To redeem online ticket purchases, just bring ID to either of the ticket sales locations during the hours of the tour.
Lockeland Springs’ Christmas Tour Party is Friday December 5th (7:30-10:30pm) at the Top O’ Woodland (1603 Woodland). Everyone is welcome to attend. Food is catered by Bacon & Caviar. Wine & beer is donated by Weiss Liquors and Woodland Wine Merchant. Party tickets are $30. They include admission to the entire weekend’s Tour of Homes in addition to the party’s food and beverages. Party tickets are available where Tour of Homes tickets are sold. You may also buy tickets at the door Friday evening (cash or check).
Thanks to our advertising sponsors for this year’s tour, especially the Historic East Nashville Merchants Association (HENMA), Village Real Estate, and Brady Smith of French Christianson Patterson & Associates.
LS Christmas Tour of Homes Posters designed by Bryce McCloud are available for purchase from Alegria—you may purchase this year’s poster as well as posters from previous years for $25 each. Also, Lockeland Springs t-shirts are available.
The 2008 Lockeland Springs Christmas Tour of Homes will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 6-7, 2008. A candlelight tour will be held on Saturday evening, December 6th from 5-9 p.m., and a daytime tour will be held Sunday the 7th from 1-5 p.m.
The Lockeland Springs Christmas Tour Party will be Friday December 5th at the Top O’ Woodland (1603 Woodland, 7:30-10:30 pm). Income from the tour and the party supports the neighborhood association’s activities, including the Night Out Against Crime, alley clean-ups, and the monthly newsletter.
Advance tour tickets are only $10 and can be purchased online. Party tickets are $30 (which includes a full tour during the scheduled tour hours) and will be on sale later in the fall.
The 2008 Lockeland Springs Christmas Tour of Homes will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 6-7, 2008. The Preview Tour & Party will be Friday, December 5th.
We are currently seeking interested homeowners to put their beautiful and interesting homes on tour. Please contact Kate Loyco if you’re interested. Email her at kateloyco@gmail.com or call 227-3592.