PHILADELPHIA, June 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The 27th annual Hispanic Fiesta will include a variety of authentic music, dancing, entertainment and cuisine as part of the PECO Multicultural Series. Celebrate the Hispanic culture on the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street on Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9, 2006, from Noon until 8 p.m. This FREE event is made possible by Independence Blue Cross, the presenting sponsor of the 2006 Summer season at Penn's Landing.
This year, the Hispanic Fiesta will feature the music of mariachi, salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, boleros, and a little Latin R&B. In addition, 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.
Salsa legend Jose Alberto "El Canario" will headline, Saturday, July 8th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., and the famous Paquito Guzman will headline on Sunday, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Other artists featured at this year's Fiesta include Einllo, Adalberto Santiago, Ramon Orlando, Victoria Sanabria, Christian Nieves, Modesto Nieves, and many others.
This free event, presented by PECO 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 44th 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 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 where visitors can plan to park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.
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