PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Irish culture will be celebrated during PECO Energy's Multicultural Series, returning to the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. The Irish Festival takes place Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 2003 from 1 to 9 p.m.
The fifth annual Irish Festival is a family event that features two days of well-known Irish musical performers. Guests can enjoy the music of the Bogside Rogues, Irish Lads of Comedy and the Tommy Moffit Band. The Barley Boys, The Hooligans and The Whole Shabang will also take the stage during the festival.
In addition to great musical performances, the Irish Festival has something for people of all ages. There will be bagpipers and face painters, delicious Irish food, talented Irish dancers and Irish vendors. Dance exhibitions will be presented by local dance schools.
The three-masted replica of one of Ireland's most famed famine ships -- The Jeanie Johnston -- will be docked at Penn's Landing and open for tours during the festival. Ticket Prices are $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, children under 12 and students; $20 family packages will also be available. Free tours to the public will be available at 10:00 -11:00 am and 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. every day. For more information visit www.jeaniejohnston.ie or call the Philadelphia Committee of the Jeanie Johnston toll free at 1-877-IRL-SHIP.
Admission is free for all PECO Multicultural Series events.
Reaching out to the diverse communities is a goal for PECO Energy and for the past ten years this has been a huge success at Penn's Landing. "All of us at PECO Energy are thrilled to return to the waterfront with our 10th Anniversary season of support for the multicultural festivals," said PECO president Denis O'Brien. "Penn's Landing is a Philadelphia summertime tradition and the PECO Energy Multicultural Series is a fun way for us to celebrate the wide range of diversity represented in our service territory."
PECO Energy is proud to be Philadelphia's hometown energy company and one of the region's most prominent civic supporters. PECO is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and celebrating diversity inside and outside the Company.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO Energy is an electric and natural gas utility serving southeastern Pennsylvania. PECO and its Chicago-based sister company, ComEd, are subsidiaries of Exelon (NYSE:EXC), a $15 billion leader in the energy industry with the largest retail customer base, a large, diverse power generation portfolio and a leading wholesale energy marketing operation in North America. PECO delivered 36.5 million megawatt hours of electricity and 85 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2002, generating $4.3 billion in revenue in 2002.
PECO contributed more than $10 million in 2002 to non-profit organizations, events and programs that improve the quality of life in the region. PECO serves 1.5 million electric and 450,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Penn's Landing is Philadelphia's Waterfront district, running along Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Spring Garden Street. The two main sites for the more than 75 festivals, concerts, and events at Penn's Landing are the Great Plaza, located along the Delaware River at Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street, and Festival Pier, on Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street. For more information on event locations and event details, call (215) 922-2FUN or visit www.pennslandingcorp.com. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2003 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.