Children's Expo, A Multicultural Book Celebration June 15, 2003 at Penn's Landing Festival Pier


PHILADELPHIA, June 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY


 WHEN:        June 15, 2003
              11am-6pm

 WHERE:       Festival Pier
              Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street
              Philadelphia, PA 19106

 WHAT:        WYBE Public Television and Community Marketing 
              Concepts (CMC) in conjunction with the Children's 
              Literacy Initiative (CLI) and Philadelphia Reads, 
              will present the Delaware Valley's premiere 
              multi-cultural book festival at the Festival Pier 
              at Penn's Landing on June 15, 2003. The 2003 
              Children's Expo is geared towards enriching the 
              lives of area youth through reading and culture.  

 BACKGROUND:  The day long festival is free to the public and will
              include family activities from around the world, 
              such as arts and crafts, bookmaking, poetry, boys 
              young writer workshop celebrity storytelling, author 
              and illustrator autographing and much more. The
              entertainment will be on-going and focus on cultural
              presentations from around the world.  And for the 
              first time ever in Philadelphia, the beloved 
              children's program The Big Comfy Couch will be 
              presented live at noon, 2pm, and 4 pm.  The Festival
              Tent will house the book vending area with a pre and
              early reader presentation stage.

For more information on this event, visit www.communitymarketingconcepts.com

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