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The annual ASID Showcase Home Tour is a sure sign of spring. This year features not one but two homes. Double the rooms to tour. Double the designers to meet (including myself). Double the interior design to take in. Brooke Voss Design is partnering will partner with Designs By Martina on the entry of the Edgewater. Come join us, won’t you? Bring your checkbook and your DTRG representative because this condo is for sale along with everything in it.

For more information visit with events page at Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine:

Dates: May 15-June 13
Open: Wednesday-Sunday
Hours: 10am-4pm

Tickets: $20 at the door or purchase online
Tickets: $15 at the following outlets:
+ ASID Office at IMS
+ The Bibelot Shops
+ Galleria Guest Services
+ Kitchen Window
+ D'Amico and Sons
+ Hirshfields
+ Patina Stores
+ California Closets
+ General Store (Hwy 7) + Kenwood Café
+ Bachman's
+ Byerly's
+ Gabberts
+ Lunds
+ Macy's Home Stores
+ Twin Cities Green
+ Rubble Tile
+ Southern Lights

Opening Night Gala
May 14, 2010
VIP Reception: 6-9pm, Lake of the Isles Home $100 (includes Gala ticket)
Gala: 7:30-11pm, Lake Calhoun Home $75
Be the first to view the completed homes and meet the designers-all while enjoying specialty cuisine, drinks and entertainment. Guests include an incredible mix of industry people, retailers, designers, local notables as well as neighbors, friends, charity supporters and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine readers.

Culinary Evenings
Wednesdays and Saturdays
1 seating - Wednesdays, 6-9:30pm
2 seatings - Saturdays, 5-7pm and 7:30-10pm
$80

Guest chefs from local dining hot spots
Includes a designer led tour of the Showcase Homes and an evening of great food and wine! Hosted by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine food editor, Stephanie March. Guest chefs from local dining hot spots will guide a small group of people through an exciting menu in the ASID Showcase Home kitchen while a wine expert will discuss the perfect wine pairings. Check back for the chef line-up!

Designer Led Tours with lunch Tuesdays
$50 Designer Led Tour with Lunch and Showroom Tour, 11am-3pm
$35 Designer Led Tour, 1:30-3pm
This tour gives guests an in-depth explanation of the homes design process and answers questions by an ASID interior designer! An ASID designer will lead guests on a tour and explain the concepts and treatments used in each space. Guests can start the tour with a fabulous lunch at IMS, with a guided IMS Showroom Tour, emceed by Melinda Nelson, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Home editor.

Girls Night Out
Friday nights
5-10pm
Lake Calhoun Home $80
This new event will host a group of ladies for a night on the town. Guests will tour the beautiful Lake Calhoun Home, while sipping cocktails and enjoying hor d’oeuvres. Guests will also be entertained by a fashion show presented by the Galleria and hosted Melissa Colgan, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Style editor. After the home tour, guests will continue on to a progressive dinner at neighborhood restaurants.

Blue Zones Day
Saturday, May 22
10am-1pm
Lake of the Isles Isles Home $20
This event highlights Dan Buettner’s Blue Zones book and lifestyle. He ill be present to sign books, and discuss how Power 9 is incorporated into his home. Working with local partners, the event will also offer wine sampling, healthy food and fitness demonstrations, beauty consultations, blood pressure screening and more.
Free with purchase of tour ticket.
$20 to reserve your copy of Blue Zones, autographed by Dan Buettner

Picnic on the Lake
Sunday, June 6
12-2pm
At the Lake of the Isles Home
Another new event this year, attendees will celebrate the joy of living on a Minneapolis lake. After touring the home, guests will be given a sack lunch and invited to a picnic on the lake. Guests will also be treated to live music.
Free with Tour Ticket