PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Penn's Landing Corporation will proudly produce its 20th year of free programming this year on the Great Plaza, the heart of Penn's Landing, and Philadelphia's premier riverfront entertainment destination. The 20th Anniversary Summer Program Season will feature a diverse schedule of events including the eleven multicultural festivals that make up the PECO Energy Multicultural series. The annual PECO Energy Multicultural Series will begin June 11, 2005 with the International Islamic Festival and continue throughout the event packed 2005 season concluding on September 11 with the Mexican Independence Day Festival.
This year during the PECO Energy Multicultural Series, a second festival day will be added to the new and very popular Asian Festival, and the African American Cultural Extravaganza will be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of their festival. Additionally, the Mexican Independence Day Festival, which saw record crowds in 2004, expects more than 10,000 people to attend in 2005.
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."
Admission is FREE for all PECO Energy Multicultural Series events. The schedule of the 2005 PECO Energy Multicultural Series festivals is:
JUNE
June 11 Islamic Heritage Festival Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
June 18,19 Asian Festival Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
June 25,26 Irish American Festival Noon to 9:00 p.m. Great Plaza
JULY
July 9,10 Hispanic Fiesta Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
July 16 Southeastern Cherokee Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
Celebration
AUGUST
August 7 Russian Mosaic Festival Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
August 20 Caribbean Festival Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
August 21 Festival of India Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
August 27,28 African American Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
Cultural Extravaganza
SEPTEMBER
September 11 Mexican Independence Noon to 8:00 p.m. Great Plaza
Day Festival
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.
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 two main sites for the more than 75 festivals, concerts, and events at Penn's Landing are the Great Plaza, located along the Delaware River on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street, and Festival Pier, on Columbus Boulevard at Spring Garden 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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