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Holiday House Tour 2004 Sunday, December 5, 11 AM to 4 PM
Holiday House 2004 was a showcase event for design lovers, The Westport Historical Society's 18th Annual Holiday House Tour, one of the group's largest fundraisers of the year and a showcase event for design lovers, took place on December 5, 2004. This premier holiday event was attended by over 800, with fine weather this year making up for last year's blizzard! Visitors had the chance to view some of Westport's design jewels while supporting a great cause. With Westport's most prominent interior designers on board this year, including a well-known mother-daughter combination, and a glamorous After Tour Cocktail Party and Silent Auction, a spectacular time was had by all. All auction and ticket proceeds benefit the programs at the WHS, which include exhibitions, archival research, oral history, and many activities and events for children. The After-Tour Cocktail Party, attended by about 200 guests, took place at Bayberry Lane home. Treats from Tiffany, JL Rocks, Albe Furs, the Saugatuck Rowing Club, The Inn at National Hall, and the Westport Country Playhouse were included in the silent auction, as well as Knicks tickets and those impossible-to-get Saturday Night Live tickets. Acclaimed Broadway performers Barbara Schottenfeld and Paul Bogaev thrilled party guests with their performance around the grand piano. Visitors toured 5 private Westport homes, including the homes of prominent interior designers Dan Barsanti (of firm Healing Barsanti and co-owner of HB Home in Westport), Beverly Ellsley (owner of Beverly Ellsley Design) and Rebecca Ellsley (design partner, Beverly Ellsley Design). These 3 designers were all recently featured in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York, and are nationally known for their innovative and luxurious designs. Homes on the tour, as well as Wheeler House at the WHS, were decorated for the season by florists including Bambu Garden, Blossoms Plus, Botantica, Magnolia, Philippa Tarrant, and Taylor's Floral Arts. The Holiday House Tour and After Tour Cocktail Party were made possible in part by the generous support of our sponsors: Connecticut Cottages & Gardens Magazine, Hudson United Bank, Balducci's of Westport, Jewel of Russia Vodka, Black Bear Wines & Spirits, and the Cantering Caterer. Special day of tour loans will be provided by Dovecote, Lillian August, Waterworks, Mitchells, and George Esquivel Shoes, with styling by Wendy Tyler of Set the Stage.
Composer, lyricist and
singer Barbara Schottenfeld has won 14 American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) Musical Theatre awards, and collaborated with Jule
Styne, Henry Mancini and Steve Allen. Ms. Schottenfeld’s newest full-length
work is Hot and Sweet, the story of an all girl band in Chicago, 1945.
Critically acclaimed as both writer and performer, she is described as
“diversely talented” (The New York Times), “a true verbal artist” (New York
Magazine’s John Simon) and “a megatalent” (UPI). Mr. Bogaev served as Music
Director for the 2003 Oscar-winning film Chicago and as Executive Producer of
Chicago’s 2004 Grammy-winning soundtrack. Music Producer and Arranger for
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Broadway production Aida, Bogaev was awarded the
2000 Grammy for Aida’s Original Cast Album, and has produced and arranged
music for numerous other Broadway and television productions.
 Hudson United Bank was a proud sponsor of the Westport Historical Society's 2004 Holiday House Tour. Pictured at the After Tour Cocktail Party are (l to r) entertainers Paul Bogaev and Barbara Schottenfeld of Weston, who performed at the party, and HUB Vice President, Area Manager Mar Jennings of Westport
The Holiday House Tour and After Tour Cocktail Party
were made possible in part by the generous support of our sponsors and donors: Connecticut Cottages & Gardens Magazine, Hudson United Bank, Balducci's of Westport, Jewel of Russia Vodka, Black Bear Wines & Spirits, HB Home and The Cantering Caterer. Special day of tour loans were provided by: Dovecote, Esquivel Shoes, Lillian August, Mitchells, Set the Stage, and WaterWorks. The 2004 Holiday House Tour was sponsored by:
All proceeds from the Holiday House Tour benefit the Westport Historical Society.
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