PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Celebrate Jewish, Russian, Ukrainian, Moldavian and Central Asian cultures as part of the Russian Mosaic Festival. The Russian Mosaic Festival is a new addition this year to the PECO Energy Multicultural Series at Penn's Landing. This FREE Festival will take place at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street on Sunday August 10, 2003, from Noon - 8:00 p.m. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2003 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.
The Russian Mosaic festival has an exciting day planned, packed with music, dance and entertainment. The band "Boian" will perform popular contemporary Russian songs and the vocal and dancing duo "Puno" will feature Russian Pop music. Other artists featured at this year's Festival will include Vladimir Lapin performing Russian romances and Mark Sobol's group will perform Russian, Jewish and Kleizmer music in jazz interpretation. Russian dancing will also be a highlight in this year's event, as the Russian Ballet of Olga Kresin, the Academy of Creative Learning "Pochemuchka" (meaning: one who asks why?) and "Rising Stars" Arts Center dance troop perform.
In addition to the music and dancing, Russian, Jewish, Georgian and Moldavian cuisine will be available. Popular Northeast Philadelphia restaurants "Paradise" and "Golden Gates" will participate as food vendors selling authentic Russian and Georgian dishes. "Liliya's Continental Cuisine" from Cherry Hill, specializing in Moldavian cuisine, will also participate in the festival. There will be several artisans presenting traditional Russian crafts including woodcarvings and paintings.
This free event is presented by PECO Energy and many other non-profit organizations including: The Creative Collective Arts Center, Russian-Americans Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Philadelphia area and Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council. Kabala Learning Group and Russian Christian Mission will represent different aspects of the rich and diverse spiritual life of the community. This is the first year of the festival as the participants hope to publicize the importance of their community's culture in the Philadelphia region.
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 Dennis 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."
Admission is free for all PECO Multicultural Series events.
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.
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