 ScheduleThe 2009 Heritage and Holly Tour will take place from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday November 27th and from noon until 6:00pm on Saturday November 28th. This year's tour will begin at St Peter's AME Church at 515 S Church Street. The Dinner Dance will begin at 7:00pm on Saturday November 28th at the Decatur Club.TicketsTickets are available at the door for $15.00 or for $10.00 in advance at these local merchants. Tickets to the Dinner Dance are $40 and includes admission to the tour. Group rates are available by calling the NWRAPS office at 217-424-9147 before November 22nd. Redeem this ticket at St. Peter's AME Church for a tour program that will get you into each site.Featured HomesThe 2009 tour will feature homes used in the filming or recent movies. In addition there are several homes that have never been on the tour before. Please see the list of featured homes for addresses, pictures and a short history of each. Featured MusicMusic is a large part of many family's holiday tradition and is a tradition of the Heritage and Holiday tour as well. Talented local artists have volunteered to entertain you as you tour the featured homes. You may wish to plan your attendance at the tour to see your favorite amongst these. Please check the performance schedule for times and locations. New This YearThis year we are opening up the dinner that we have always held immediately after the tour to a limited number of members of the public. This dinner is free to the homeowners as a thank you for their hard work in preparing for and staffing the tour. Please come out for a behind the scenes look at the Heritage and Holly tour and a pleasant dinner at the Decatur Club.
RefreshmentsUniversity Service at the corner of Main and Oakland wants to show their support for the tour by inviting you to finish off your tour by stopping during the tour hours for a free coffee or soda when you show your program.
TransportationFree transportation between sites will be provided in the form of a transport bus leased from the Decatur Park District. We have also worked with Decatur Public transit to arrange a special route for the Trolley that matches the tour route. Additionally, you may wish to walk all or part of the tour route and take the opportunity to view the architecture of the street. The bus and Trolley will begin making it's final round of pickups for the day at 8:00pm on Friday and 6:00pm on Saturday. ParkingPlease park in the lot of St. Peter's AME church. Parking is free. Parking at the individual sites is extremely limited so we encourage you to make use of the provided transportation or to walk the tour route.
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