PHILADELPHIA, June 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Celebrate the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Hispanic Fiesta with authentic entertainment, crafts and cuisine, Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, 2005, from Noon until 8 p.m. The Hispanic Fiesta, part of the PECO Energy Multicultural Series, will take place at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing at Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. The PECO Multicultural Series is ten different culturally rich festivals that take place throughout the summer season at Penn's Landing and these FREE events are made possible by the Penn's Landing 2005 Summer Season sponsor, Independence Blue Cross.
This year, the Hispanic Fiesta will feature two exciting days packed with music, dance, and Latin American cuisine. Salsa legends Lebron Brothers Orchestra will headline on Saturday from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and the famous salsa band Son de Cali will headline on Sunday from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Other artists featured at this year's Fiesta will include: Yerbabuena, Domenic M., K Company, Pablo Perez Project, Amarfis y su Banda de Atakke, Grupo Fuego, Muevete and many others.
In addition to the music of mariachi, salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, and boleros, and a little Latin R&B, the Fiesta will showcase artisan crafts and authentic foods from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Colombia, and other parts of Latin America.
This free event, presented by PECO Energy and the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations (Concilio) is one of the many cultural events of the Philadelphia Puerto Rican Festival. This Festival, now in its forty-third year, works to publicize the importance of the Latino culture and the contribution of the Hispanic community to the Philadelphia region.
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 diversity 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 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 460,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2004, the company delivered 37.5 million megawatt hours (mWh) of electricity and 87.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas to residential, business and institutional customers. PECO's energy delivery services generated $4.49 billion in revenue for Exelon. Founded in 1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most active corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental, economic development and community programs and organizations.
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary season, Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2005 Summer Season at Penn's Landing. Penn's Landing is Philadelphia's Waterfront district, running along Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Spring Garden Street. The main sites for the more than 50 festivals, concerts, and events at Penn's Landing is the Great Plaza, located along the Delaware River on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street. For more information on event locations and event details, please call (215) 922-2FUN or visit www.pennslandingcorp.com. The Penn's Landing website is a virtual resource for the waterfront which can help plan a visit to easily park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.
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