Join Mind the Mat Del Ray on June 6 for Well Ray, and explore resources for living healthily and happily. Wellness practiioners will offer services, such as acupuncture, nutritional counseling and massage, and vendors will be on hand with fitness clothing, jewelry and more.
Join us Sunday April 26th, 2015 for the 13th Annual Carpenter's Cook-Off. Sample dishes from some of the area's best restaurants, enjoy local music, and bid on one of a kind auction items! The event will be held from 12:00-3:00 PM at the Birchmere Music Hall on 3701 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305.
The 7th Annual Del Ray Music Festival will feature music, food, and games. The festival will include a wide range of musical styles including reggae, jazz, blues, swing, folk, country, Celtic and rock. For more information, please visit: http://www.delraymusicfestival.com/about/
Residents, business owners and members of the public are invited to attend and comment on the feasibility of food trucks in Del Ray at a meeting of the city’s Food Truck Advisory Group at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 at City Hall (301 King St.).
Velocity Bicycle Cooperative, located in Mount Vernon, encourages Alexandrians through bicycle workshops, community bike rides, and youth programs, to bike more and have fun!
The Del Ray Citizens Association is teaming with the Office of Historic Alexandria, Historic Alexandria Resources Commission and the Alexandria Historical Society to sponsor a free symposium on Nov. 10 highlighting the unique history and architecture of the city’s Del Ray neighborhood.
Please join us in this new venture to bring the diverse gay community together in Del Ray. Del Ray has such a great community which respects it's diversity. One way to celebrate and come together as a group, is to introduce this Group.
The Alexandria Commission for the Arts invites the public to provide comment on a proposed mural for the outdoor gymnasium wall at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave. The display will be available for review and comment from Tuesday, September 4 through Wednesday, September 19.
Art on the Avenue is a multicultural arts and music festival that features more than 350 area artists and craftspeople selling their original works. Enjoy three stages of live music, free children's craft activities and enertainment , artists' demonsrations and more! It is held on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues.
The Program will include reading the names of the 67 heroes, a Tribute to Capt. Rocky Versace written by his fellow POW, COL James N. "Nick" Rowe (USMA 1960), guest speakers, a wreath laying, playing of "Taps" and the singing of "God Bless America."
Art on the Edge opening receptino on Friday, June 1, 7pm-10pm. This all-DC area 'edgy' art show breaks boundaries, daring artists to 'go beyond the fringe' to explore the edges of the ungamiliar, and celebrate the journey.
Gallery hours are: Thursday from noon to 6pm Friday from noon to 9pm Saturday from 10am to 9pm Sunday from noon to 6pm
On December 18th at 1:00PM the Cora Kelly playground is having a Work Day to get all new equipment and materials on the playground looking perfect for the kids...just in time for the Holidays!
The Alexandria Bicycle Advisory Committee is having another (free) bicycle ride on Saturday, December 17th. It wil be limited to the first 30 riders and will cover about 4-5 miles. They'll be meeting at St. Elmo's in Del Ray and bicycling through out the Del Ray area. Just bring yourself and your bike.
Attention Del Ray citizens, it's that time of year again! The Holiday Season! We need your help setting up luminarias on the Avenue. It'll begin at 2:00PM after Sheriff Lawhorne's inmates have filled the bags with sand. Any time you can spare on Friday afternoon would be appreciated.
Stop by the Book Fair at the Potomac Yard Barnes&Noble and help Mount Vernon School's PTA raise some money. If you mention the school while you're checking out, a portion of the sales price will go directly to the PTA. Parents and volunteers will be on board to gift wrap any presents you purchase.
Come down to Holiday on the Avenues this year and celebrate the Annual Del Ray tree lighting and the lighting of the luminaries. You and the family can enjoy carols, hot chocolate, cider and cookies. While you're trying to ready for the holidays, bring the kids because Santa will be making a special appearance at 6:00PM!
Cora Kelly is trying something new this year -- a Fall Book Fair instead of gift-wrap sales or popcorn. The total book sales mean more books for the school library after the Fair is over. So please come down to Cora Kelly any afternoon this week anytime between 6:00PM and 8:00PM. There are also books and things of interest for adults here, too, so drop in.
Come join Max the Cat at Eclectic Nature this Saturday, October 22nd for a Fall Festival from 3:00PM until 6:00PM. It'll be a fun day for the whole family. Not only will there be live music, free hot dogs, carnival games and Halloween candy to be won but there will also be a planting workshop and the continuation of the Fall Plant Sale.
It takes a communal and constant effort to ensure our children have the educational tools needed for success in the classroom.
On October 22nd, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM, come out to Del Ray and YOU could help provide new technology and literacy tools for Mount Vernon Community School classrooms. Hosts Christi and Joe Hart are opening up their home for a great cause.
Last year, we had over 200 donations that allowed children to march in the Halloween Parade. The parade is a Del Ray tradtion that attracts thousands-- yes, thousands-- of Alexandria residents every year.
Make This Halloween Special
Clean out your closets and help out a child in need of some fun. We'll take used or new costumes.
The 15th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade needs your help this year. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 29th from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, located at 2701 Commonwealth Avenue.
Need to relax and have some fun? Come out the FireFlies Restaurant on Tuesday night to play trivia! Great way to have some fun with members of the community while enjoying a delicious meal. All are welcome to attend!
More Trivia Dates are October 25, 2011, November 1, 2011, November 8, 2011 and November 15, 2011.
Zumba is a fun and energetic latin-dance inspired total body dance fitness class. It feels more like a party then a work-out!! Wear comfortable work-out clothes, althletic shoes and bring water! The cost of the class is $10
Fall is here and Art on the Avenue is drawing near on Saturday, October 1. Art on the Avenue is staffed exclusively by volunteers. Join the team to spend some quality time with friends and neighbors in Del Ray and do your part to support the arts.
Art on the Avenue needs individual volunteers (and groups!) to work various shifts from 5:30am to 7:00pm on October 1st.
Art on the Avenue is a multi-cultural arts festival celebrating our community’s diversity through the arts in the Del Ray neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia. This festival is held on the first Saturday in October, rain or shine!
Del Ray Performing Arts Center has announced that they will be doing Shakespeare's Time Traveling Players Boot Camp this summer. Join them June 26-July 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp is available for grades 6 through 9.
Chaired by Kate Moran, longtime Del Ray resident and singer in her own band, the festival is organized with the support of an all-star group of Del Ray citizens. The festival features a variety of music with have included reggae, jazz, blues, swing, folk, country, Celtic and rock.
Del Ray's First Thursday event on May 5th collected five large containers of children's books for the Arlandria Pediatric Health Clinic's Reach Out and Read program! Sponsored by the Del Ray Business Association,First Thursday collect goods or donations for Alexandria nonprofits at each event.
On Sunday, May 22 between 1:00pm and 5:00 pm, we need volunteers to help replant the Del Ray Farmers Market area. We will be painting the picnic tables, pulling weeds, laying down mulch and moving flowers around. We will also be making a Sunflower Garden in memory of Susan Brown.
Saturday, May 21, 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday, May 22, 1 pm to 5 pm we need volunteers to help replant the Del Ray Farmers Market area. We will be painting the picnic tables, pulling weeds, laying down mulch and moving flowers around. We will also be making a Sunflower Garden in memory of Susan Brown.
According to an announcement from Joseph LaMountain, Chairman Emeritus of the