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Join the Tour and Send Oh-So-Talented<br />
Young Musicians to Summer Camp<br />
The Symphony Guild of Charlotte’s 3rd Annual Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour<br />
TEXT BY MARY STATON YOUTH ORCHESTRA PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEANNA NORRIS HOME PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE HARDING, GENESIS GROUP<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> is the time for kids back in school, new fashions<br />
for cooler weather, and a blockbuster kitchen tour<br />
that returns by popular demand in mid-October. So<br />
what’s this about summer camp?<br />
The Symphony Guild of Charlotte’s 3rd Annual<br />
Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour is Sat., Oct. 15. This<br />
premier annual fundraiser for music education kicks<br />
off at the Taste of the Tour cocktail party on Oct. 13.<br />
Proceeds benefit the Charlotte Symphony and its<br />
amazing Youth Orchestras – and in particular an<br />
award-winning, transformational music summer<br />
camp where, each summer since its beginning in<br />
1972, 100 talented young musicians have studied<br />
side-by-side with Charlotte Symphony musicians,<br />
musically transforming thousands!<br />
The Oct. 13th Taste of the Tour Cocktail Party is<br />
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the new Ferguson® showroom,<br />
129 W. Summit Ave. The party’s high-energy<br />
vibe includes a preview of the tour – a duo of dueling<br />
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chefs, tastings from five other leading chefs and<br />
mixologists, music, and a knock-out silent auction.<br />
Party tickets are just $50 per person.<br />
The Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour is Sat., Oct.<br />
15, <strong>2016</strong>, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Eight beautiful homes<br />
and their outstanding indoor and outdoor kitchens<br />
are showcased on this one-day-only, self-guided<br />
tour. In addition to viewing the latest in kitchen<br />
color, design and innovation, the tour includes tastings<br />
from 24 renowned chefs and artisanal vendors,<br />
product displays, and glorious music from Charlotte<br />
Symphony Youth Orchestra musicians. Guests will<br />
leave inspired!<br />
Charlotte Chef Bruce Moffett, owner of<br />
Barrington’s, Stagioni and Good Food on Montford,<br />
and wife Katrina, are Honorary Chairs of this signature<br />
fundraiser. Their beautiful yet understated<br />
home kitchen is on tour. “Bruce and I are thrilled to<br />
lend our support to the Symphony Guild, and look<br />
forward to welcoming the Symphony’s supporters<br />
into our home,” says Katrina Moffett.<br />
Advance tickets to the Tour are $25 online at<br />
KitchenTourCharlotte.com or may be purchased at<br />
Cotswold Marketplace, 200 N. Sharon Amity Road;<br />
Olive This!, 6414 Rea Road, Piper Glen; Surroundings,<br />
Old Town Shopping Center, 4100 Carmel Road; 32<br />
Flavors Boutique, 224 East Blvd, Suite B; and Whole<br />
Foods, 6610 Fairview Road. Day-of tickets will be<br />
available at any of the featured homes on October 15<br />
for $30.<br />
Since its founding in 1950, The Guild has raised<br />
over $6 million to support the Charlotte Symphony,<br />
its Youth Orchestras and The Guild’s award-winning<br />
youth music education initiatives through its annual<br />
fundraising events. For more information on The<br />
Guild, go to symphonyguildcharlotte.org.<br />
For advance tickets or details about the tour, visit<br />
KitchenTourCharlotte.com.
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