[Archived] City of Alexandria to Hold Annual Cambodian Community Day Festival on Sunday, August 26

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	August 7, 2007 PIO# 191-07/sjm	Steve Mason, Director of Communications, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria to Hold Annual Cambodian Community Day
Festival on Sunday, August 26

The City of Alexandria's Annual Cambodian Community Day Festival is scheduled for Sunday, August 26, from 10 am to 6 pm at Ben Brenman Park, located at 4800 Brenman Park Drive. Admission is free and the event will be held rain or shine.

The festival features traditional cultural dance troops from the Cambodian Buddhist Society Cultural Group in Maryland and the Cambodian American Heritage, Inc. in Washington, DC; the Phleng Mohori Ensemble; and a variety of instrumentalists, soloists and performing arts groups. Displays showcase traditional arts, crafts, paintings and souvenirs, and Cambodian food will be available for purchase. For additional information on festival events and activities, visit www.cambodiancommunityday.org.

The City's Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities and the Cambodian Community Day Committee are co-sponsoring the festival. For additional information on the Cambodian Community Day Festival, call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703-883-4686.

DASH transit bus lines AT #5 and #8 serve Ben Brenman Park. 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 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 email cheryl.lawrence@alexandriava.gov.

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