First Thursday (Gallery Open 12-9pm)

Come down to Del Ray Artisans’ garden for a Hawaiian tropical background selfie photo opp!

Bring your cell phone or camera and a little imagination. If you can’t actually be in Hawaii you can come to our fantasy island and enjoy a sneak preview of the new Together art exhibit while you visit. The gallery is open until 9pm on First Thursday!

This month Visit Del Ray is featuring the non-profit Friends of Guest House, helping women break the vicious cycle of incarceration, reunite with their families, and reintegrate into their communities. Please donate these items to help support their mission: composition notebooks, colored pencils, Alcoholics Anonymous books, Narcotics Anonymous books, and women’s cotton underwear (sizes small-XL). Donations can be dropped off at the Pat Miller Neighborhood Square (at Oxford & Mt Vernon Avenues) on Thursday, August 5 from 6pm to dusk.

Del Ray celebrates First Thursday, a Del Ray community event along Mount Vernon Avenue from 6-9pm on the first Thursday of the month (April through September).

Visit Del Ray Artisans gallery (open 12-9pm on First Thursdays) for a sneak peek of the next art exhibit, then have dinner at one of Del Ray’s local restaurants!

The 2021 First Thursday themes are:

• April 1 – Petal Porch Party – This theme is also part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival with Del Ray as one of the stops! The gallery closes at 6pm on April 1st.
• May 6 – Dog Days in Del Ray – The gallery will be open until 9pm! Come get a sneak peek of The Art in Nature exhibit.
• Rescheduled to June 12 due to weather – Unmask Your Inner Superhero – The gallery will be open until 8pm on June 10th and 9pm on June 12th. See The Naked and the Newt exhibit; PLUS come dressed as a SUPERHERO (especially reptile- or amphibian- themed ones) for the silly photo shoot outside the gallery at 7pm (June 3rd and June 12th)! Don’t have a superhero cape? There will be a “Make a Cape” table outside for kids from 6-9pm on June 12th!
• Rescheduled to July 8, then cancelled due to weather – Red, White, & Blue – Make your own Lady Liberty crown between 6-9pm outside the gallery, and get a sneak peek of the John W. Hiller Retrospective Photography Exhibit.
• August 5 – Aloha Thursday – Come down to Del Ray Artisans’ garden for a Hawaiian tropical background selfie photo opp, and enjoy a sneak preview of the new Together art exhibit!
• September 2 – Show Your Spirit