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First Friday: “Taste of Cinco de Mayo”

Title:First Friday: “Taste of Cinco de Mayo”
Date & Time:Fri May 3, 2019 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location:Leonard "Chick" Armstrong Recreation Center (formerly Cora Kelly Recreation Center), 25 W. Reed Ave.
25 W. Reed Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22305
(formerly Cora Kelly Recreation Center)
Event Details:Plan to bring your family to First Friday: “Taste of Cinco de Mayo” at the Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center, 25 West Reed Avenue on Friday, May 3. The evening will be showcase Mexican music food, music and dance. Mexican culinary delights start your evening sponsored by local restaurants. Food sponsors to date are Guapo’s, Taqueria el Poblano, Los Toltecos, and Los Tios Grill restaurants.

Meet and Greet begins at 6 p.m. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the Mobile Art Lab will be on hand with some interactive art activities and there will be pinatas for 5-6-year-olds, 7-8-year-olds and 9 – 12-year-olds. Beginning at 7 p.m., the Leonard Armstrong Recreation Center’s youth dance groups will be showcased performing Latin inspired pieces. Culminating the evening’s festivities will be Baltimore’s own Bailes de Mi Tierra Mexican Folk Dance Group. Bailes de Mi Tierra ’s mission is to preserve, promote, and present Mexican & Latin American traditions through its music, dance, and folklore. The group has become a community favorite in the Tri-state region for its rich representation of its heritage and traditions.

"Taste of Cinco de Mayo" is part of the "First Fridays" Series a family-friendly project of the Office of the Arts, a division of the Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. This event is a collaboration project between the Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center and the Office of the Arts.

For additional information about the Office of the Arts, call Cheryl Anne Colton at 703.746.5565 or email: cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov, or visit www.alexandriava.gov/Arts.

For more information about the Bailes de Mi Tierra Mexican Folk Dance Group of Baltimore visit:bailesdemitierra.com

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.
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Contact Person:Cheryl Anne Colton, Regional Program Director
Contact Phone No.:703.746.5565
Contact Email:cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov
Fees:All tickets, $5 per person. Families of four are $15. Children under 5 years old are free. Children must be accompanied by one adult. Make your make your reservations today visit: alexandriava.gov/WebTrac, select Tickets.
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Arts, Community Outreach, Concerts, Del Ray, Family, Performing Arts, Recreation, Recreation Centers, Teens, Toddlers, Tourism, Visual Arts


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/26155
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