[Archived] City of Alexandria Holds Annual Arlandria-Chirilagua Festival on Sunday, June 10

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	June 1, 2007 PIO# 139-07/rdo	Steve Mason, Director of Communications, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria Holds Annual Arlandria-Chirilagua Festival on Sunday, June 10

The City of Alexandria’s Annual Arlandria-Chirilagua Festival is scheduled for Sunday, June 10, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Village Shopping Center, in the 3700 to 3800 blocks of Mt. Vernon Avenue. Admission is free and the festival will be held rain or shine.

Entertainment will include performances by Amistad Garifuna from Honduras, La Maquina from El Salvador, Domenic Marte, and the reggae music of Mafu Crew.

The festival will also feature children’s activities, a community service and health fair, and displays showcasing traditional arts and crafts from South America, Bolivia, Peru, and Central America. Food, such as enchiladas, tacos, empanadas, nuegados, tamales, popusas, and home-made beverages, including horchata, tamarindo, maranon, and cebada, will be available for purchase.

The Mt. Vernon Village Shopping Center is served by DASH transit bus line AT #10. For DASH schedule information, call 703-370-DASH or visit www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202-637-7000 or visit www.wmata.com.

The City’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and the Tenants’ and Workers’ United Committee are cosponsoring the event.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Cheryl Lawrence, Special Events Supervisor, of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities at 703-838-4844 (TTY 703-838-4902) or e-mail cheryl.lawrence@alexandriava.gov.

For additional information, call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703-883-4686.

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