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Saturday Night at the Del Ray Music Festival
June 28th, 2008 Categories: Del Ray
Just before the rains came at the first (annual?) Del Ray Music Festival. On stage - Dagmar and the Seductones!
The rain held off until about 9:00pm and then the heavens opened . . . .congratulations to every one who worked on this remarkable event! For more information on the festival click here.
Michael
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Live Music, Food and Games at the Del Ray Music Festival, Saturday June 28
June 24th, 2008 Categories: Del Ray, Things to Do
Music - and the Del Ray Music Festival - will take center stage on the fields of the Mt. Vernon Rec Center this Saturday, June 28 as part of the ongoing Town of Potomac Centennial Celebration that started in January.
Actually, the full musical line up will take two stages with bands starting at 10 in the morning (be sure and get to the Farmers Market early) and running until 10 in the evening.
Sponsored by the Del Ray School of Music, The Birchmere, Acoustic Axis and the Del Ray Centennial, expect to hear everything from Brazilian Fusion to jazz to bluegrass to classical guitar and gypsy swing!
Click here for a full schedule and more information about the bands.
Food will be provided by Del Ray favorites Let’s Meat on the Avenue, Del Merei Grille and Taqueria Poblano. Yum!
And this great poster? Thanks to Ellen Hamilton at Yellow Dot Designs.
What a great way to spend a Saturday, Del Ray style. See you at the Mt. Vernon Rec Center on Saturday -
Michael
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Del Ray Turns Out for the 3rd Annual Kelly Cares 5K Run/Walk
June 18th, 2008 Categories: Del Ray
Proving once again that Del Ray is not just another pretty neighborhood, hundreds of residents turned out on a foggy June 7 morning for the 3rd Annual Kelly Cares 5K Run/Walk.
Established in memory of Kelly Swanson, a 2005 graduate of T.C. Williams High School, the foundation was formed to support Kelley’s life long desire to make people aware of the need for inclusion regardless of ability.
From the fourth grade, through her graduation from T.C. Williams, Kelly used her love of soccer to work with the City of Alexandria’s Therapeutic Recreation Youth Opportunity Sports Program.
The city office provides a full array of programs and services for residents with disabilities and oversees compliance of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Together, the Kelly Cares Foundation and the Therapeutic Recreation Section are working to fund a Mobile Multi-Sensory Unit for use in the Alexandria Public School System.
The first Kelly Cares 5K Run/Walk raised $60,000 and helped establish a Multi-Sensory Room at the Durant Center.
Whether celebrating on First Thursdays, gathering at the Farmers Market or honoring the work of one of its own, Del Ray really is more than just another pretty neighborhood and I’m proud to live here.
Michael
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