Twins Parker (on left) and Aiden A. at First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
The Alexandria City High School Titans Robotics team at First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Kids playing “Musical Cakes” at Pat Miller Square on First Thursday in Del Ray. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Mars Rodeo plays at First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
The Blackburn family (left to right), Megan, Jude, Joe and Bill, outside their restaurant Pork Barrel BBQ on First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Del Ray’s Gayle Reuter at First Thursday at Pat Miller Neighborhood Square, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
John Decker and his three-year-old son Liam at the annaul Del Ray Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Henry Cullum, 8, makes the winning spit for the 12 and under category of the annual Del Ray Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Dave Mammel (on left) and Mango Mike Anderson in front of their 1962 Aistream, which has been converted into a photo booth, at First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)
Sue Kovalsky (on left) with Jennifer Spears at First Thursday in Del Ray, July 7, 2022. (Staff photo by James Cullum)
Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood celebrated red, white and blue on First Thursday (July 7).
The evening included live music at Pat Miller Neighborhood Square (at Oxford and Mount Vernon Avenues) with bands, cake pops and the annual Pork Barrel Watermelon Seed-Spitting Contest.
ALXnow’s James Cullum and his eight-year-old son Henry won both the adult and kids 12-and-under categories of the watermelon seed-spitting contest, making them the first-ever father-son team to win the titles.
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