Merrill Gardens at Kirkland to host 4th annual Senior Art Show

Published 5:32 pm Friday, June 29, 2012

The Kirkland Senior Council will present the 4th annual Senior Art Show in the lobby at Merrill Gardens at Kirkland, July 12-22.

Titled “Seniors Are Artists Too,” the art show will feature painting, sculpture, photography, quilting, and other media by local senior artists.

To open the Senior Art Show, Merrill Gardens will host a reception with refreshments and live jazz with the Kevin Buster Trio, starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 12. This event is open to the public, free of charge.

The Senior Art Show installation will remain on display in the Merrill Gardens lobby, free to visitors, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., every day until July 22.  Merrill Gardens at Kirkland is located at 201 Kirkland Ave., in the heart of downtown Kirkland.

Merrill Gardens is a Seattle-based company operating retirement communities throughout Washington and the United States. Merrill Gardens at Kirkland recently won its third consecutive “Best of Kirkland” award in the 2012 Kirkland Reporter readers’ poll.

To find out more about the Merrill Gardens at Kirkland, call (425) 828-2570.