The first people to stake out a spot in West Oak Lane
Angela Peterson of Delaware (1st), Marion Barksdale of Mt. Airy (2nd), Alonzo Neal of West Oak Lane (4th) and his granddaughter (3rd) were the first people to set up at this year’s West Oak Lane Jazz Festival. Neal arrived at 8:30 a.m. even though the first performance at his location doesn’t begin till 7 p.m.
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