The 2010 Southern Living Idea House in TerraBella opened its doors to the public on June 12 and it received such positive response that it set a record of the highest attendance for any Southern Living Idea House to date during an opening weekend!!! This is quite an accomplishment considering that some of the past Idea Houses were located in larger metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, GA and Orlando, FL and the Idea House program has been in existance for over 20 years! Southern Living Home Groups Executive Director, Kristen Payne made the announcement Monday morning.
"The Southern Living Idea House in Covington has hit an all time record for opening weekend attendance,” said Ms. Payne. “We are so excited to be so well received in such a wonderful community as Covington."
The Northshore community and Southern Living Idea House followers showed up in great volume to see the beautiful house and to enjoy local favorites. From 11AM – 1PM, Chef John Besh signed copies of his cookbook in the Idea House kitchen, and Friends Coastal Restaurant and Pontchartrain Vineyards provided refreshing food and wine samples. Local artisan Ginger Finnan, aka “The Redhead Lady”, displayed and sold signature jewelry designs.
Other events are scheduled during select weekends at the Idea House. These events include a live performance and CD signing by fiddler Amanda Shaw on July 24, a cooking demonstration by Chef Louie Finnan of Louie and the Redhead Lady and a live performance by Christian Serpas and Ghost Town. The next event is scheduled for July 10, and will be a family day with Global Wildlife Center and Native American Storyteller Grayhawk Perkins. Many thanks to the Saint Tammany Parish Tourism Commission for bringing these great events to TerraBella!!!!
A full event calendar can be found at http://www.terrabellavillage.com/
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