Penn's Landing Corporation to Announce 2007 Summer Season With Highlights of Captain Morgan's Jam on the River, Free Summer Concerts and Festivals


ADVISORY, May 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --


 When:    Thursday May 10, 2007
          10:00 a.m. - sharp

 Where:   Great Plaza of Penn's Landing
          Southern Side, next to Independence Seaport Museum
          Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street
          Philadelphia, Pa.

 What:    Press Announcement of the 2007 Summer Program Season
          at Penn's Landing. Joining Dr. Gene Newton, Chairman of the
          Board, Penn's Landing Corporation and Mr. Joseph Brooks,
          acting president of Penn's Landing Corporation, are:

          * Joseph Frick, President and CEO, Independence Blue Cross
          * Geoffrey Gordon, Live Nation Concerts
          * Additional speakers to be announced

Highlighting the music, Jazmine Sullivan, performing this season in the Bank of America Sounds of R&B series. Also performing, the Jameelia Drinks, representing the Friday Night Gospel Celebration. The Cherokee Sisters Drummers from the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy of Pennsylvania and various dancers, jugglers and other visual performers will be on hand to represent the diversity of programming taking place this summer.

Following the brief program, refreshments will be served.

Background: 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 2007 Summer Season at Penn's Landing. 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.

Public Programming at Penn's Landing would not be possible without our presenting sponsor Independence Blue Cross and the continued support of PECO; an Exelon Company, Bank of America, Pennsylvania Lottery Live Nation, and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, all of whom are committed to serving the Greater Philadelphia community.

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 visitors to plan to easily park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.

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