Pipes, piano and swingtime music: The Arts of Kenmore will host a benefit event to for Kenmore Art Show

Russ and Jo Ann Evans will host an upcoming event that will feature the Evans' restored 1924 Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ with all its pipes, percussions and more at 2 p.m. July 24 at their home. Russ will give tours of its chamber of pipes and explain its workings, while Jo Ann and Ray Harris will entertain with the swinging music of the 1920s, '30s and '40s at the mighty Wurlitzer and grand piano. There will also be a silent art auction and dessert. Attendees must RSVP at rj.evans@frontier.com by July 20.

July 7, 2011 7:18 pm

Russ and Jo Ann Evans will host an upcoming event that will feature the Evans’ restored 1924 Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ with all its pipes, percussions and more at 2 p.m. July 24 at their home. Russ will give tours of its chamber of pipes and explain its workings, while Jo Ann and Ray Harris will entertain with the swinging music of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s at the mighty Wurlitzer and grand piano. There will also be a silent art auction and dessert. Attendees must RSVP at rj.evans@frontier.com by July 20.

The event is a benefit for the 13th Annual Juried Kenmore Art Show, which will take place Aug. 19-28 at Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 N.E. 185th St., Kenmore.

There will be an artists and contributors preview at 6 p.m. Aug. 19 and a celebration of winners at 7 p.m. Aug. 19.

The event will be open to the public from 2:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 20-28; there will be entertainment from 7-8 p.m. each evening.

For more information, visit www.artsofkenmore.org.

Entries must be dropped off between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 12 at Northlake Lutheran Church. Artists should bring a completed prospectus with their submission; the 2011 prospectus is available on the Kenmore Art Show site.