[Archived] Alexandria Ranks in Top 25 for Arts Destinations

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	May 26, 2006 PIO# 139-06/rdo	Brian Hannigan, Director of Communications, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

Alexandria Ranks in Top 25 for Arts Destinations

Readers of AmericanStyle magazine have ranked the City of Alexandria as number 12 out of the top 25 Mid-Sized Cities –cities with populations of 100,000 to 499,999– voted for the 2006 Top 25 Arts Destinations. Results from the readers’ poll and the cities that were selected appear in the magazine’s June issue. Alexandria climbs seven places from last year’s list.

The magazine’s ballot allowed readers to vote for the second year in three distinct categories: Big Cities (cities with populations over 500,000), Mid-Sized Cities (cities with populations of 100,000 to 499,999), and Small Cities and Towns (cities with populations under 100,000). The categories allow big cities with major arts institutions and high concentrations of artists to be measured against each other, and smaller cities and towns to match their cultural assets against contenders of the same size.

AmericanStyle magazine began polling its readers for their favorite U.S. arts travel destinations in 1998. The annual Top 25 Arts Destinations poll grows in popularity every year and has become a premier arts travel resource.

Since the magazine’s inception in 1994, it has been devoted to cultural tourism in the United States. The bi-monthly arts lifestyle magazine features articles on contemporary artists, galleries, arts travel, and art events.

For more information on AmericanStyle magazine’s 2006 Top 25 Arts Destinations, visit AmericanStyle.com, or call Daniel Waldman at 410.889.2933, extension 218, or e-mail danielw@rosengrp.com.

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