PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Celebrate Mexican culture at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street on Sunday, September 10, 2006 from Noon to 8 p.m. at the Mexican Independence Day Celebration! The fiesta will include music, dancing, food, crafts and entertainment for all ages. The Mexican Independence Day Festival is just one of the many events provided by the PECO Multicultural Series and made possible by our 2006 Summer Season Sponsor Independence Blue Cross.
The Great Plaza at Penn's Landing will be transformed into a great fiesta to commemorate the 12th annual Mexican Independence Day Festival in Philadelphia. Celebrate Mexican culture with food, music, dancing and artisans from all regions of Mexico. PECO Energy sponsors the Multicultural Series, and Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the entire 2006 summer season at Penn's Landing.
This 2006 fiesta promises to be another record-breaking event. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy a day rich in Mexican food, folklore, music, dance and fun! Highlights of the musical program include folkloric dance, mariachi music, cumbia rhythms and Aztec Dances. The Kid's Corner is a must for the children with the direction of Mexican muralist Cesar Viveros-Herrera.
This annual event became an important event for the organizers in order to publicize the importance of their community in the Philadelphia region. Admission is free for all PECO Multicultural Series events. PECO presents a series of free Multicultural festivals throughout the summer season on 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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