PHILADELPHIA, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- In its third year, as a part of the PECO Multicultural Series, the Asian Festival will be another celebration of culture through its entertainment, music, and food. This FREE event will take place on the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. The Asian Festival celebrates 15 Asian cultures in one event on June 17, 2006 from 12 Noon to 6pm. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2006 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.
The Asian Festival will highlight and celebrate the many contributions the diverse Pan Asian cultures has to offer with a day packed with authentic entertainment, activities and food. Entertainment will include traditional cultural dancing, many dated from thousands of years ago. In addition to the traditional and folk dances, the evolution of the Asian culture will intrigue the audience again with contemporary pop culture. Performers range in ages from 3 years old to 85 years old. The Asian Festival is truly a platform for local and professional talent from the Greater Philadelphia region coming together to celebrate the Asian culture. Come for the food and stay for the entertainment or come for the entertainment and have some food. Either way, the rich color, sounds, and sights of multiple Asian cultures are a unique experience not to be missed.
There will be a number of demonstrations to interest all in attendance. Something will be offered for everyone in the family. Watch and learn Asian floral design, Chinese painting, listen to folk tales, and much more. All activities celebrate the heritage and diversity of the Asian community and span cultural practices from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Vendors will feature a wide selection of authentic Asian arts and crafts as well as clothing and jewelry. Food vendors will offer a variety of dishes indigenous to the Asian culture.
See www.asianfest.org for additional details and photos from prior festivals.
Admission is free for all PECO Multicultural Series events. PECO 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 Multicultural Series is a fun way for us to celebrate the wide range of diversity represented in our service territory."
PECO 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 is an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC). PECO serves 1.6 million electric and 470,000 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.
Public Programming at Penn's Landing would not be possible without our presenting sponsor Independence Blue Cross and the continued support of PECO, Commerce Bank, Pennsylvania Lottery and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, all of whom are committed to serving the Greater Philadelphia community.
Penn's Landing Corporation is the non-profit organization responsible for funding and producing public programming at Penn's Landing. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2006 Summer Season at Penn's Landing, featuring free programming every weekend Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. All events produced by Penn's Landing Corporation are FREE to the public and on the Great Plaza, the heart of Penn's Landing, Philadelphia's premier riverfront entertainment destination.
For more information on event locations and event details, please call (215) 922-2FUN or visit www.pennslandingcorp.com. The Penn's Landing Corporation website is a virtual resource for the waterfront which can help visitors park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.
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