Bid adieu to summer and welcome fall with a night of fun and charity celebrating the opening of Tidewater Builders Association’s Fall Homearama, presented by TowneBank. The Homearama Charity Preview Party is set for 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Homearama site, The Riverfront at Harbour View. Proceeds benefit the TBA Scholarship Foundation. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the opening ceremony is at 6 p.m.

Be the first to tour the nine fully furnished, decorated and landscaped custom homes and celebrate with the builders, subcontractors, designers and landscapers who worked to bring this showcase event to life.

Visitors will enjoy a champagne toast, sponsored by Nansemond Pre-Cast Concrete, along with savory Brunswick stew, ham biscuits and much more. Make sure you save room for desserts, courtesy of Carolina Cupcakery and others!

And don’t forget to check out The Justin Kauflin House: The Charity House to benefit the Tidewater Builders Association’s Scholarship Foundation. All proceeds from the evening will benefit the foundation, which has provided more than $1.66 million to 424 students since its inception.

Entertainment will be from The Justin Kauflin Trio. Tickets cost $40 through Oct. 5 and $45 after and the day of the event. They can be purchased by calling (757) 420-2434. Dress is business casual.

Homearama will be open to the public Oct. 15 through 30 from noon until 9 p.m.