The BB&T Designer Show House will be the site of the "Here Comes the Sun" Beatlemadness partly for the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra.

The Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra is preparing to kick off a busy month with a party celebrating Beatlemadness5 at Woodcliffe Manor, the BB&T Designer Show House on Stillwater Court.

“Here Comes the Sun” Beatlemadness party will begin with home tours at 6:30 p.m. and follow with dinner furnished by Split Tree Barbecue, and drinks and dancing with music provided by oldies band The Roadmasters at 8 p.m. Tickets – which are by reservation only – are $50 per person or $500 for a table of eight. For reservations, call 846-2426.

Organizers got the idea for the Show House by researching similar events, according to Jeanne Marie Patterson, executive chairwoman for the Show House event and director of special events for the Chamber Orchestra.

“We got information from other orchestras on how these ran,” she said. “It’s a real popular event.”

Built by Loafman Construction with additional support by the Progressive Realtor Group at Re/Max and the Daily News, and designed by 13 local and regional designers, Woodcliffe Manor is 4,300 square feet and blends traditional design with modern function. It features four bedrooms, 41/2 baths, living room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast/keeping room, media/family room, home office, laundry room and outdoor garden room. There are coffered and beamed ceilings, walls with faux finishes and murals, wrought iron railings, natural stone, ceramic and glass tile and hand-scraped and traditional hardwood flooring.

Woodcliffe Manor – and items inside the house – will be up for sale sometime after the event, Patterson said.

“It’s going well. It’s looking real good. The house has a lot of innovative products in it, and the exterior is relatively maintenance free. Everything is top of the line,” she said. “The rain kind of delayed us, but we’re finishing the outdoor room. The workers and designers have been real troopers.”

Tours of Woodcliffe Manor will be Tuesdays through Sundays beginning Tuesday through Aug. 21. Hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10, and for $12 guests may upgrade their ticket to allow unlimited visits to the house.

No strollers will be allowed. Children ages 10 and older must have a ticket and be accompanied by an adult. Spike heels are not permitted. They can be removed and carried or left by the door.

Various seminars, which are $5 per ticket, will be Tuesday through Aug. 21 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Lunches, catered by Heavenly Ham, will be available for $7.50 per person. Participants should order at the door by 10:30 a.m.

Proceeds from the tours, special events and seminars will benefit the orchestra. Loafman Construction will also donate $10,000 to the orchestra. A portion of proceeds from a gift shop at Woodcliffe Manor will also go to the orchestra.

“People have given many hours of their time and resources,” orchestra Music Director Jeff Reed said. “This is a community effort to support the arts. It’s impressive to see the coming together of volunteers and sponsors to benefit the orchestra.”

Patterson hopes the event is successful.

“We intend to make it an annual event,” she said.

Another event, “Grape Expectations: A Wine Tasting Celebration,” will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Woodcliffe Manor. The evening will include a tasting of six premium wines with a discussion in wine making by Walter Hawkins of Napa Alley Wine Shop. Cheeses will be provided by Kenny’s Country Cheese of Austin. Tickets – which are by reservation only – are $15 per person. For reservations, call 846-2426.

Directions to the Woodcliffe Manor

Go east on Cemetery Road, 2.6 miles past Interstate 65. Turn right at the entrance to Fountain Trace Estates. Go .3 miles and turn left on Autumnstone Lane. Go .2 miles and turn left on Lakemere Drive. Go .5 miles and turn right on Stillwater Court.

The following are Show House seminars:

Tuesday

10:30 a.m. – Author Denise Hildreth will discuss and sign copies of her book, “Savannah From Savannah,” and share joys of the South.

1 p.m. – Riverview at Hobson Grove Executive Director Sam Terry will talk about furniture styles of the Victorian era and the influence the 19th century has had on homes and customs.

Wednesday

10:30 a.m. – Chico’s Manager Sherry Duncan will present a fashion show.

1 p.m. – Edward Jones Investments representative Jeanette Rayles will discuss financial empowerment of women.

Aug. 11

10:30 a.m. – Amy Clemmens, who studies at Sotheby’s in London and is owner of AWC Interiors in Louisville, will discuss decorating and living with antiques.

1 p.m. – Sheri Velinsky of Cruise Holidays will discuss new trends in family vacations.

Aug. 12

Award-winning interior decorator Debbie Tallent will talk about decorating for the seasons.

Aug. 13

Home Depot will present faux paint finish techniques.

Aug. 14

2 p.m. – Kathleen and Bill Parsons of KKGV LLC will present decorating tips with handcrafted Himalayan rugs.

Aug. 16

10:30 a.m. – Jayna and Kelli Oakley, authors of “Kentucky Talegating: Stories with Sauce,” will share tales and recipes from true tailgaters and autograph copies of their book.

1 p.m. – Kathleen and Bill Parsons of KKGV LLC will present decorating tips with handcrafted Himalayan rugs.

Aug. 17

10:30 a.m. – Patsy Kirby, fashion coordinator of Sullivan’s Specialty Store, will present the latest fashions for summer and fall.

1 p.m. – Beverly Dalton, owner of Signature Kitchen and Bath and past president of the National Kitchen and Bath Association, will talk about emerging technologies, hot products and design trends.

Aug. 18

10:30 a.m. – Landscape architect Elinor Markle will talk about the show house landscape design and how to use outdoor living space for family and entertaining needs.

1 p.m. – Pam Shaw, multi-million dollar national sales director, will speak about how to live your dream.

Aug. 19

10:30 a.m. – Christy Schuette will talk about scrapbooking. Participants should bring scissors and eight to 10 pictures. Materials will be furnished by Scrapbook Village in Glasgow.

Aug. 20

10:30 a.m. – Lowes will present a do-it-yourself demonstration on installing ceramic tile.

1 p.m. – Lowes will present a do-it-yourself demonstration on installing laminate flooring.

Aug. 21

Artist Tim Minor will discuss the techniques he used to create the finishes on many of the walls, ceilings and other surfaces in Woodcliffe Manor.

The Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra will present Beatlemadness5 will be 8 p.m. Aug. 11-13 at Western Kentucky University’s Van Meter Auditorium.

All seats are reserved and cost $25. For reservations, call the Capitol Arts Center box office at 782-2787.

Orchestra music director Jeff Reed said the concert will be bigger than ever this year.

“One-third of the show is new, meaning that there are things we’ve never performed,” he said. It’s a testament to the Beatles when you’ve been performing their songs for five years and you never run out of material.”

Reed declined to say which songs would be performed this year.

“The performers say I will ruin the show if I tell,” he said with a laugh. “People will have to come.”

Reed said he has enjoyed working with the performers.

“We’re like a small family,” he said. “I look forward to this as much as any other program I do all year.”

Sponsors include Overhead Door Co., National City Bank, Regina Webb Salon and Day Spa and Graves Gilbert Clinic.

For ticket information, call the Capitol at 782-2787.

This year’s season subscribers for Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra concerts or anyone who subscribes before Aug. 13 will be able to win a chance to see a live Beatle in concert.

“You get one chance for each subscription,” Janet Smith said. “If you buy four subscriptions, you get four chances.”

The winner receives two tickets to see Paul McCartney at Phillips Arena in Atlanta on Sept. 20 and hotel accommodations. The winner’s name will be drawn after intermission at the Beatlemadness concert Aug. 13.

Orchestra music director Jeff Reed and Beatlemadness bass player Dave Allen, who helped get the winning tickets, will also attend the concert.

“I’ve never see Paul McCartney perform,” he said. “It has been a lifelong dream of mine.”

Season subscribers who do not want to participate in the drawing should contact Diane Crawley by Monday by calling the String Academy at 846-2787.

The long and winding road

Go east on Cemetery Road, 2.6 miles past Interstate 65. Turn right at the entrance to Fountain Trace Estates. Go .3 miles and turn left on Autumnstone Lane. Go .2 miles and turn left on Lakemere Drive. Go .5 miles and turn right on Stillwater Court.