Friday, May 3, 2013
Thursday's street festival featured fitness demonstrations and more.
"Cirque du Del Ray: A Healthy Carnival" was the theme of Thursday evening's First Thursday street festival in Del Ray. The event, presented by the Del Ray Business Association, featured fitness demonstrations, healthy activites for kids and a bike rodeo. Enjoy this photo gallery from the festival. If you have any photos from First Thursday you would like to share, upload them yourself by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button. For the quickest updates, "like" Del Ray Patch on Facebook and follow @delraypatch on Twitter. Interested in getting Del Ray Patch directly into your inbox each morning? Learn more about our daily newsletter.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Street festival scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday along Mount Vernon Avenue.
Outdoor season officially kicks off in Del Ray this week with the return of First Thursday. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 2, folks are invited to head down to Mount Vernon Avenue for “Cirque du Del Ray: A Healthy Carnival” presented by the Del Ray Business Association. “Instead of a health fair, it’s a healthy carnival where kids and their families can come to participate in the fun of being healthy and active,” said event co-chair Megan Brown of Mind the Mat. Brown invites kids and adults to participate in a series of events that will be presented throughout the evening in the farmers market lot—redubbed “The Big Top”—at the corner of Mount Vernon and East Oxford avenues. The schedule of events include at The Big Top is as follows…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Five street festivals scheduled for May through September.
The Del Ray Business Association is once again hosting a series of free outdoor street festivals along Mount Vernon Avenue this spring and summer called First Thursdays. The dates and themes of this year’s festivals are as follows: For the quickest updates, "like" Del Ray Patch on Facebook and follow @delraypatch on Twitter. Interested in getting Del Ray Patch directly into your inbox each morning? Learn more about our daily newsletter.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Del Ray got its fashion on Thursday with neighbors and city notables strutting the catwalk.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Del Ray marked the final First Thursday of the year Thursday evening with a fun-filled celebration of fashion. Put on by the Del Ray Business Association, the street festival was part of a larger, international event called Fashion's Night Out, which was started by Vogue four years ago. Other fashion-related events were held throughout the city. Enjoy our photo gallery from the event. If you have any photos from First Thursday you would like to share, upload them yourself by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
This week's First Thursday street festival is part of citywide Fashion's Night Out Alexandria.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
More than 80 businesses and others have united to participate in the first Fashion’s Night Out Alexandria on Thursday, including a big to-do here in Del Ray. The final First Thursday street festival of the year will be part of the citywide celebration, with a multitude of events happening in Del Ray from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Special events include surprise VIP production numbers and an ongoing runway show at the Del Ray Farmers’ Market lot. The runway show will feature models wearing clothes, accessories and other goods from Bellies and Babies, Fabulous Frocks of Alexandria, Gossip, Kiskadee, Labels Exchange, Mind the Mat featuring Zweet Sport, Modern Bridal Studio, Potomac West Interiors, Pure Aesthetica, The Purple Goose, A Show of Hands and…
Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday's street festival featured many local artists.
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Friday, August 3, 2012
"Art Walk on the Avenue" was the theme of Thursday evening's First Thursday street festival in Del Ray. The festival, put on by the Del Ray Business Association, featured artist demonstrations, live music, food and pet adoptions. Enjoy our photo gallery from the event. If you have any photos from First Thursday you would like to share, upload them yourself by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Artist Linda Hesh will install 3,000 doorknob hangers in Del Ray and Potomac West for a temporary public art project in coordination with First Thursday.
When the Alexandria Commission for the Arts made an open call for a public art project, Linda Hesh’s proposal stood out for many reasons—not least of which was its potential to get people talking. “It’s a totally different kind of art than people are used to, and that’s exciting,” said Pat Miller, chair of the commission “It’s not a statue or something like that. It’s something that can create a buzz.” The project, entitled “Art is…” and to be installed this week in coordination with the Aug. 2 First Thursday street festival, is to hang 3,000 white card stock doorknob hangers on homes and businesses across 100 blocks in the Del Ray and Potomac West neighborhoods. The hangers, which measure 4.25 inches by 11 inches, will display one of four…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Arts and crafts demonstrations needed for Aug. 2 street festival in Del Ray.
Organizers of the August First Thursday street festival are seeking artisans to demonstrate their craft during the event. The theme of the Aug. 2 festival is “Art Walk on the Avenue.” Organizers envision that different art events will take place in different places around Del Ray. The event will run along Mt. Vernon Avenue from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sara Bridwell, a member of the Special Events Committee of the Del Ray Business Association, said she is looking for artists and craftsman to demonstrate everything from beadwork to stringing a guitar. “We want them to share their art and artwork,” Bridwell said. “They can sell stuff if they want to, but that’s not the focus. We want to show kids they don’t have to look at their iPods all day. There…
Friday, July 6, 2012
Thursday's street festival featured activities for everyone.
"Main Street Fourth of July Staycation" was the theme of Thursday evening's First Thursday street festival in Del Ray. The festival, put on by the Del Ray Business Association, featured cake walks, an historic walking tour of Del Ray, live music, dog adoptions and more. Enjoy our photo gallery from the event. If you have any photos from First Thursday you would like to share, upload them yourself by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Canines were out and about for June's First Thursday festival in Del Ray.
"Dog Days of Summer" was the theme of Thursday's First Thursday street festival in Del Ray. Enjoy our photo gallery from the event. If you have any photos from First Thursday you would like to share, upload them yourself by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.
Elli Ludwigson
10:58 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Hooray for spring and getting back out on the Ave! Unofficially, the Little Free Library over on Windsor and Dewitt is hoping to do a small book swap with your health and wellness themed books. Stop by with a couple of your favorites to trade, and take a mental health break! https://www.facebook.com/TheLittleFreeLibraryOfWindsorAndDewitt more ›