PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street, will be transformed into a great fiesta on Sunday, September 12, 2004, from noon to 8:00 p.m, as the Mexican Cultural Center commemorates the annual Mexican Independence Day Festival in Philadelphia. Celebrate Mexican culture with food, music, dancing and crafts. PECO Energy sponsors the Multicultural Series, and Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the entire 2004 summer season at Penn's Landing.
According to the Mexican Cultural Center, this date is significant for all Mexicans because it represents the birth of a free country, proud of its own ancestry and its own identity. But it also has become a traditional reunion of all Latino communities: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans, etc., all together celebrating the richness of their culture. The ingredients in this "fiesta" recipe are Latin music with mariachi bands, Mexican regional dances, arts and crafts, exciting prizes-all of these spiced up with the authentic flavor of our Mexican cuisine.
For Latinos, "fiesta" means also "family," so all relatives are invited -- parents, children, grandparents, cousins, uncles, and friends. Thousands of people from across the Delaware Valley have already witnessed the success of the event. This Festival, presented by PECO Energy and the Mexican Cultural Center, invites everyone to be a part of our Festival and show your support to the Latino Community in the Delaware Valley. Y QUE VIVA MEXICO!
The stage will be alive throughout the event with dancers, musicians, bands, speakers and other performers. Grupo Cana Real from Mexico City, Mexico is a 16-piece band featuring rhythms and music from various Latino cultures. Mariachi Flores, a festival favorite featuring five brothers, will perform mariachi favorites. Classical Mexican guitarist and balladeer Jose Luis De La Cruz will perform along with a variety of dance troupes. Univision celebrity, Rosanna Franco, will act as the mistress of ceremonies throughout the day.
Along with a day loaded with great entertainment, there will also be delicious Mexican food and specialty crafts. Food vendors participating in this year's event include: Los Tacos, Tacos Citlali, La Veracruzana, Mix Masters Cafe, Adobe Cafe, Jose's Restaurant, Que Chula Puebla, Las Chivas, Sol Azteca, Cibucan, Rio Bravo, and Corona. Visitors can also explore the various tents featuring traditional Mexican crafts, clothing and jewelry.
Admission is free for all PECO Energy Multicultural Series events. PECO Energy presents a series of free Multicultural festivals throughout the summer season at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing.
Supporting the region's diverse communities has been a longstanding goal for PECO, who has sponsored the multicultural festivals at Penn's Landing for the past ten years. "All of us at PECO Energy are thrilled to return again to the waterfront to support 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 subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC). PECO serves 1.5 million electric and 456,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2003, its sales exceeded 36,753 gigawatt hours (gWh) of electricity and 88.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas to residential, business and institutional customers. PECO's energy delivery services generated $4.38 billion in revenue for Exelon. PECO is one of the largest employers and most active corporate citizens in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
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 2004 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.
PECO contributed more than $10 million in 2002 to non-profit organizations, events and programs which improve the quality of life in the region. PECO serves 1.5 million electric and 450,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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