From: "Madeleine Yeh" <myeh at wap.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Fifth Friday
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:24:37 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Elizabeth;
     I'll try to come.  What time is the party?  What sort
of food do you need?
  Madeleine
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:49:48 -0400
  Elizabeth Celeste <elizceleste at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Cat Meier and I are hosting 5th Friday tomorrow.
>
> The important stuff:
>
> 4600 Duke St., #1032
> Alexandria, VA 22304
>
> 4600 is a high rise in Alexandria VA. From 395, take the
>Duke St./Landmark
> Mall exit. Go east on Duke St (towards Olde Town),
>approx 1 mile. 4600 is
> the large high rise on the left, past Cameron Station
>and the park. Mango
> Mike's is the resturaunt in the parking lot of the high
>rise.
>
> From the Beltway- Exit at Van Dorn. Go North about 1 1/2
>miles. Take Duke
> St. East. This is a little tricky- Duke goes over Van
>Dorn, but if you
> follow the signs you should be able to go on Duke to the
>east. Worst case,
> you wind up at the mall and turn around.
>
> Via Metro- Go to the King St. Metro. Take the 29K or N
>Metro Bus Westbound,
> or the AT8 DASH bus. It's about 3 miles.  Exit at the
>Foxchase Shopping
> center. This is directly across the street from the
>building, and is the
> stop just after "Duke & Jordan" streets, which tends to
>have a lot of
> people.  The  almost last bus from the house to the
>metro is at
> 11:18.  It's about a 15 min bus ride.
>
>For those of you who like walking- technically we are
>about a mile or so
> closer to the Van Dorn metro. However, the walk from Van
>Dorn is very dark,
> and goes through several empty industrial areas. The
>walk from King St
> metro is down Duke st, brightly lit and a good bit
>safer.
>
> Now the fun part: Parking.
>
> Prior to 10 pm, you are welcome to simply park in the
>4600 Duke St.
> Lot.  If you plan on staying latter, please park in the
>Foxchase shopping
> center lot across the street. I would suggest parking
>closer to the
> resturants such as Zigs. And please make sure that there
>is not a "no
> parking" sign in the lot, because they tow from some of
>the spaces by the bank.
>
> The other fun part- Ben Brennaman park, next door to the
>building, is
> hosting an open air movie night on the lawn Friday.
>Should people be
> directing traffic, please just park where they direct
>you to.
>
> Also, I haven't got much of a headcount. I'd love to get
>an idea of how
> many people are coming.
>
> Elizabeth
>