[Archived] Art on the Avenue Celebrates Its 12th Year

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	October 2, 2007 PIO# 248-07/ajb	Andrea Blackford, Communications Officer, at 703.519.3489

Art on the Avenue Celebrates Its 12th Year
Multicultural Arts Festival scheduled for Saturday, October 6

The public is invited to attend the 12th annual Art on the Avenue festival, scheduled for Saturday, October 6, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues. The event, which is free, will be held rain or shine.

The festival, which is entirely volunteer-run, with support from the local business community, strives to reflect the vibrant mix of the Del Ray community through the artists and their work. Last year's event drew more than 40,000 people from throughout the metropolitan Washington area.

The festival began in 1995 as a small block party with a few dozen crafters and about 300 visitors. Now, Art on the Avenue has expanded to feature over 300 area artists and craftspeople selling their original works, international food, and three stages of live music. Free children's craft activities and entertainment, artists' demonstrations, and a pie-baking contest complete the day's program.

Free trolley transportation to the festival will be provided from the Braddock Road Metro station. For more information, please contact 703.683.3100, or visit www.artontheavenue.org. A complete entertainment schedule is available on the Web site.

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