May 16th

NEIGHBORHOOD WORK PARTY

Who: Volunteers. Families are welcome!

What: Clean up N.E. 70th Street from the freeway east to 132nd N.E. Weed along the curbs, trim back shrubs from sidewalks, weed the tree wells,etc.

When: Sunday May 24 9:30 to noon

Where to meet: South Rose Hill Park restrooms on N.E. 70th

Why? Get our main neighborhood thoroughfare looking  good for the summer!

Perk for workers: Free pizza at Pagliacci afterwards.

Please bring weeding tools, kneeling pads,gloves, and water. A few weed eaters and leaf blowers would be welcome.

The City will provide safety vests, litter grabbers, bags, and will pick up our filled waste bags. 

City street sweeping crew will sweep the street a few days prior.

Yay to the City of Kirkland!!

Big thanks to Pagliacci Pizza.

Submit to the Kirkland Senior Council Annual Art Show

Kirkland will celebrate art and ageless creativity once again with the Senior Council’s 16th Annual Art Show on June 5. Submissions are currently open to community members who are 50 and older. The public is welcome (and encouraged!) to attend the show, which will be held at Merrill Gardens at 14 Main Street South in Kirkland. 

The Senior Art Show welcomes all forms of creativity. Senior artists who wish to participate can submit up to two pieces of artwork in six different categories. The categories are: Oils and Acrylics, Watercolor, Pastels and Drawing, Photography, Quilts, and Other Media. 

To submit, artists can request an application from Scouncil@kirklandwa.gov. Applications are due on Friday, May 29. Participants should then deliver their artwork to Merrill Gardens between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on June 4 and sign the Hold Harmless Agreement. Following the show, artwork must be picked up at Merrill Gardens between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on June 12. 

To kick off the event, there will be a reception on June 5 from 5-7 p.m. with live music, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and a no-host bar serving Northwest wines and beer. Attendees can vote for their favorite artwork in the six categories during this time. At 7:30 p.m., winners will be announced and receive ribbons. 

Participants’ artwork will continue to be displayed in the lobby of Merrill Gardens until June 12. It will be available for viewing between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. 

We look forward to this special celebration of our senior community and their talent!