CONTACT:     Anne Hutchinson (937)-885-7497

                        AnneHutchinson@aol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DESIGNERS’ SHOW HOUSE & GARDENS 2007, PATTERSON-HAUER ESTATE, OPENS SUNDAY, MAY 6, AT NOON

The Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association (DPVA) opens the doors to the Designers’ Show House & Gardens 2007 at Noon on Sunday, May 6,2007

DAYTON, Ohio (April 30, 2007) – Patterson-Hauer Estate, major fundraiser to benefit the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra opens with fanfare as emcee WHIO TV Channel 7’s Letitia Perry, Don Patterson, Kettering Mayor and Neal Gittleman, Dayton Philharmonic Conductor welcome guests to the May 6 to May 25 Designers’ Show House & Gardens 2007. The Dixieland Jazz All Stars will open the ceremonies. Musicians performing include: Bryan Benedetti & Aaron Raleigh, guitar duo at 1:00 pm and Opus 4: Patricia Brooks, Mary Holman, Sheryl Mabry, Adele Richter, flute & piano at 2:30 pm. Jim Teske, Centerville Landscaping, will guide guests on a tour of grounds at 2:00 pm.

The Patterson-Hauer Estate: May 6 through May 25, 2007: Hours: Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 11-4; Sundays Noon-4 and open late on Thursdays 11-8. 

Free parking and shuttle will be available from Sugar Camp, 101 W. Schantz Avenue.  No parking will be allowed on or around the Show House site due to parking restrictions.  Shuttle buses will run every fifteen minutes starting one-half hour prior to opening. The estimated tour time is one hour.

Advance ticket price is $12 at the following locations: AAA, Ashley’s Pastry Shop, Central Perc European Café, Dorothy Lane Markets, Elder-Beerman, Hauer Music, KeyBank: select locations, The Little Exchange, Siebenthaler’s, Thomasville of Dayton, Wasson Music, and Wright Patt Credit Union. Ticket prices are $15 at the shuttle and online at www.dpva.org.

Unlimited Visit tickets cost $25. 

An Edelweiss Evening: Saturday, May 5, 5:00 -11:30pm is the black tie Preview Party Gala unveiling the transformed house & gardens. Shuttles will escort guests to the home from Dayton Country Club and back for dinner and dancing to music by Laika. Reservations are required: patron tickets can be purchased by calling 224.3521 ext.134.

Enjoy casual dining featuring legendary Pine Club burgers, Friday, May 18 at the Pine Club Burger Barbeque from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Tour of the house and shop in the boutique.  $35 per person- Advance reservations are required: call 224-3521 ext 134 or see www.dpva.org for more information.

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Shopping & Lunch offered at Show House Daily:

·        My Favorite Things Boutique: Over 25 vendors offer rare gifts and treasures

·        Cuckoo Café:  Salads, sandwiches, sides catered by Chef’s Touch. Dessert of the Day

·        Special Events Seminars:  See more at www.dpva.org.

                  Sundays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays: Landscape Tours-- 2:00 pm

                  Thursdays: May 10 & 17:  Wine Tasting with SIPS CAFÉ $3-- 6:00-7:00 pm                  Saturday, May 12: Meet the Designers Day & Dayton History Day- 1:00 pm

·        An Austrian Tea Room, Mondays: Luncheon Tea, Fashions, live music and raffle

            Reservations are required: $30 at www.dpva.org.

                        May 7: Chico’s fashions    

                        May 14: The Acorn fashions

                        May 21: Coldwater Creek fashions SOLD OUT

Local musicians perform daily:

Opening Day, Sunday, May 6

            11:30 am--Dixieland Jazz All Stars, banjo, sax and tuba

            1:00 pm--Bryan Benedetti & Aaron Raleigh, guitar duo 

            2:30 pm-- Opus 4: Patricia Brooks, Mary Holman, Sheryl Mabry, Adele Richter,

                        flute & piano

Saturday, May 12,                   

            2:00 pm-- The Christman Violin Trio & Sally Christman, piano

Thursday, May 17       

            6:30 pm-- The Wareham family: violins & piano

Thursday, May 24,

            6:00 pm-- Trio de Janeiro: Katherine Davis, oboe, John DeBruchy bassoon, & Ryan                               Griffen, clarinet

Other musicians performing include pianists:

             Lois Sutherland                     Anne Watson              William Bucksbaum

            Judy Drake                            Laura Atkins Carol Pohl

            Mary Fahrenbruck                Wanda Coalson          Nancy Feld  

            Michelle Richter

Vocalists performing include:

            Gale Baker                             Laura and Valerie Reaper

SPONSORED BY:  Merrill Lynch, Emerson Climate Technologies, WHIO-Channel 7

WHIO-Radio- News Talk 1290 AM & 95.7 FM, Dayton Daily News, Wright State University,

TDH Marketing, Sherwin-Williams Paints, WinWholesale, Team Kooz

          For more information visit www.dpva.org

or www.daytonphilharmonic.com.