Designer house tour to benefit anti-poverty group

A Southport-based nonprofit focused on fighting poverty in Fairfield County is raising funds and awareness for its mission by hosting a tour of the region”™s priciest designer homes.

Near & Fair”™s May 12 event is titled “2017 Designer House Tour ”“ Celebrating the Art of Living” and will feature tours of “five exclusive homes” in Fairfield, Southport and Westport. Attendees also have the option to join a “Designer Breakfast” at the Patterson Club, 1118 Cross Highway in Fairfield, featuring a presentation by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller, principals of Carrier and Company and authors of “Carrier and Company: Positively Chic Interiors.” Also scheduled is an afternoon tea party hosted at Royal Tea Company at a private home in Fairfield.

Ticket prices for the house tour are $65 in advance or $75 on the day of the event. Tickets for the Designer Breakfast are $75 and the tea party admission is $40.