[Archived] City of Alexandria’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Scheduled for Friday, November 23

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	November 19, 2007 PIO# PIO#290-07/ajb	Andrea Blackford, Communications Officer, at 703.519.3489

City of Alexandria’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
Scheduled for Friday, November 23

The public is invited to attend the 2007 City of Alexandria Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 23, 7 p.m. at Market Square, 301 King St., officially opening the holiday season. Admission is free, and the event will be held rain or shine.

Entertainment features a message from the Mayor, a visit from Santa, performance of Santa’s Frosty’s Follies by the Metropolitan Fine Arts Center, plus caroling and community sing along.

Visitors to Old Town are encouraged to take the Metrorail lines to the King Street Station, take DASH or Metro buses. For DASH bus schedule information, call 703.370.DASH or visit www.dashbus.com. For Metro bus schedule information, call 202.637.7000, or visit www.wmata.com. For a parking map, call the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association at 703.838.4200 or visit funside.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.

For additional information, please call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703.883.4686 or the Special Events Office at 703.838.4844.

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