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Kirkland
Arts Center is pleased to announce the first annual Kirkland Gallery of Gardens
Tour. This event, which takes place on Sunday, July 26, is a fundraiser for
Kirkland Arts Center. Proceeds from the Tour support KAC exhibitions,
outreach, education programs, and
much-needed maintenance and improvements to our historic landmark facility, the Peter Kirk
Building.
The self-guided Gallery of Gardens Tour begins at
11 AM at Kirkland Arts Center, where ticket holders receive tour maps revealing
the gardens' locations upon arrival. The four private gardens, rarely or never
before open for public viewing, are all within 1.5 miles of our downtown
location.
Featured this year are FOUR
DISTINCT GARDENS:
- A
Northwest contemporary waterfront retreat featuring sun-drenched Mediterranean
plantings beds, Asian-inspired shade gardens, and a hillside vegetable and fruit
orchard perched above.
- An
elegant European garden graced by stone terraces and formal fountains with a
bounty of organically grown edibles at every turn.
- An
inviting certified wildlife sanctuary and botanical garden featuring over 300
species of native and Northwest climate-friendly plants and six unique water
features scattered alongside a running creek.
- A
sustainable family garden complete with herb and vegetable gardens, livestock,
and a barn and pasture that spread beyond the shadow of one of Kirkland's
magnificent historic homes.
ADMISSION
TICKETS
Tickets for the Gallery of Gardens Tour are now on sale. Ticket prices are
just $15 Advance / $20 Day of Event. Your
ticket purchase is a fully tax deductible donation to Kirkland Arts
Center.
To
purchase Gallery of Garden Tour tickets:
- visit
us online
- call
us at 425.822.7161
- drop
by one of our ticket outlets:
Kirkland
Arts Center
Marenakos
Rock Center (Issaquah)
Ravenna
Gardens (Seattle & Kirkland locations)
Molbak's
(Woodinville)
Wells
Medina Nursery (Medina)
RAFFLE
With each purchase of an admission ticket to the Gallery of Gardens Tour,
you will automatically be entered in the Gallery
of Gardens Tour Raffle. Win a Smith & Hawken teak
bench (valued at $600), a truckload of mulch from De Jong Sawdust
& Shavings, a gift certificate for The Heathman Hotel,
and more. View
more incredible prizes here.
Additional raffle tickets
may be purchased at $3 each, or a set of four raffle tickets for $10.
Purchase your raffle tickets at the outlets listed above, or stop by the Arts
For All exhibit at Kirkland Uncorked, July 17 to
19.
SIGNED
LIMITED EDITION ART POSTER
Visit
us online,
in person at Kirkland Arts Center, or at our Kirkland Wednesday Market booth
July 8 or 15 to view a special limited edition art poster by artist Bridgett
Ezzard, created exclusively for the first annual Kirkland Gallery of Gardens
Tour. Each poster will be signed by the artist. Sales of this limited edition
artwork further support exhibitions and programs at Kirkland Arts Center.
Kirkland
Arts Center wishes to acknowledge the generous support of our Tour
Sponsors, and YOU, for your support as attendees of our first
annual Gallery of Gardens Tour!
I-90 Bridge Closures Coming in July
Get ready for major delays
starting July 5 as Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
construction crews tear out and replace cracked steel bridge joints on the I-90
floating bridge. The westbound mainline lanes of I-90 will be closed for up to
three weeks and all westbound traffic will be funneled into the two
express lanes. It could take an hour or more to cross Lake Washington on I-90.
Extra congestion also is expected on SR 520 and I-405 as drivers seek
alternate routes. To help avoid congestion, drivers should consider carpooling,
vanpooling, taking the bus, shifting their work schedule or working from
home. Drivers who leave before 6 a.m. will face the fewest
delays. Project information is available at www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i90/homerhadleybridgerepair. |
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