28th Annual Hispanic Fiesta Part of the PECO Multicultural Series, Brings a Weekend of Hispanic Heritage to Penns Landing – Philadelphia

“The 28th annual Hispanic Fiesta, hosted by the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations, Inc. Concilio 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 Penns Landing on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8, 2007, from Noon until 8 p.m. This FREE event is made possible by Independence Blue Cross, the presenting sponsor of the 2007 Summer season at Penns 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.

Bachata favorite, Toby Love and Salsa artist Charlie Cruz and Kevin Ceballo will headline on Saturday, July 7th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, and Salsa legends Tito Allen and Jose Alberto “El Canario” will headline on Sunday July 8th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Other artists featured at this years Fiesta will include Amafis y Su Banda de Attake, Roca & Trigueno 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 45th 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 Penns Landing. KYW Newsradio 1060 is a proud media partner.

PECO is proud to be Philadelphias hometown energy company and one of the regions 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 480,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2006, the company delivered 38.2 million megawatt-hours Mwh of electricity and 76.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas to residential, business and institutional customers. PECOs energy delivery services generated $5.17 billion in revenue for Exelon.

Founded in 1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Regions most active corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental, economic development and community programs and organizations.

Penns Landing Corporation is the non-profit organization responsible for funding and producing public programming on the Great Plaza, Philadelphias Delaware Waterfront Park. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2007 Summer Season at Penns Landing. All events produced by Penns Landing Corporation are FREE to the public and on the Great Plaza, the heart of Penns Landing, Philadelphias premier riverfront entertainment destination.

Public Programming at Penns Landing would not be possible without presenting sponsor Independence Blue Cross and the continued support of PECO, Bank of America, the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 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 Penns Landing Corporation website is a virtual resource for the waterfront which can help visitors plan to easily park, play and stay all day at Penns Landing.”

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