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The 2012 Friendship Firehouse Festival, celebrating the 238th anniversary of the founding of Friendship Fire Company, will take place Saturday, August 4 from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. This family friendly event features antique fire apparatus, craft booths, displays by Alexandria merchants, and live music. In addition to the day’s outdoor events, festival participants will enjoy visiting the Friendship […]
READ MOREToday is First Thursday: “Art Walk on the Avenue” Come watch artists work their magic along Mount Vernon Avenue. The celebration runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and features art demonstrations and live music. The Del Ray Business Association, which puts on the First Thursday celebrations, hopes to have an artist – or two […]
READ MOREThe City of Alexandria will celebrate its 263rd and the USA’s 236th birthday on Saturday, July 7, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St., located at the Potomac River between Fairfax, Pendleton, and Madison Streets. Admission is free. The celebration includes fun for the entire family, including musical entertainment, […]
READ MOREThis Thursday, July 5th from 6 pm to 9 pm the Del Ray Business Association (DRBA) will host July’s First Thursday – Main Street 4th of July Staycation. On Thursday night, at the Farmer’s Market lot at Mt. Vernon & E. Oxford Avenue and all along Mt. Vernon Avenue, we promise the following fun “vacation” type […]
READ MORESummer is here and SummerQuest kicks off this week at our Alexandria city libraries! Check the calendar for tons of fun programs for infants all the way up through school age children. Bill Jenkins kicks off Summer Quest Jr. in DelRay’s Duncan branch on Monday June 25th, 10-11 a.m. for kids aged 1-5 and Shazam […]
READ MOREThe fourth annual Taste of Del Ray will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 3 in the parking lot behind Virginia Commerce Bank just off Mt. Vernon Avenue. More than a dozen Del Ray restaurants are getting in on the event, which is presented by the Del Ray Business Association. Tickets are […]
READ MORELooking for some local fun for Memorial Day Weekend? Everyone is invited the North Ridge Citizens’ Association Wheel Day! Sunday May 27th beginning at 3 p.m. (Rain date: May 28th) Wheel on down Old Dominion Boulevard in style at the annual North Ridge Wheel Day Parade on Sunday, May 27th. Kids of all ages are […]
READ MOREBring the whole family to Alexandria’s 35th Annual Memorial Day Jazz Festival on Monday, May 28, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Waterfront Park, 1A Prince St. In case of inclement weather, the festival will be relocated to the Lee Center’s Kauffman Auditorium, located at 1108 Jefferson St. Admission is free. The performance schedule […]
READ MOREDid you hear the news that a new survey from Amazon.com deems Alexandria the most well-read city in the United States! This is based on sales of books, magazines and newspapers in both print and Kindle formats since last June. It’s the second time Amazon has conducted this survey. Last year we came in at […]
READ MORECinema Del Ray kicks off this coming Saturday night showing “Rio” Saturday, May 19th, 2012 7 p.m. (be prepared to wait until sunset for the movie to start), at the fields at Mount Vernon Recreation Center The movie is free. Pack a picnic dinner while waiting for the movie to start. There is usually popcorn […]
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