Escape to The Islands and Celebrate Caribbean Culture

Caribbean Festival 2005

 Part of the PECO Energy Multicultural Series at Penn's Landing

MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --

 WHEN:          Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005 
                12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 WHERE:         Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
                Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street
                Philadelphia, Pa.

 WHAT:          A culturally rich celebration of 14 Caribbean 
                Islands featuring a collage of sights, sounds and 
                smells. This festival, presented by PECO Energy and 
                the Caribbean Festival Committee, now in it's 19th 
                year, works to publicize the importance of island 
                culture and the contribution of the Caribbean 
                community to the Philadelphia region. 

                Highlights of the Festival are: 
                --  Entertainment includes gospel, reggae-rap, soca, 
                    steel drum, ska and calypso
                --  This year's entertainment line-up will feature: 
                    Bagga Riddim -- Band Voices of Africa Choral 
                    Ensemble, the St. Vincent & The Grenadines' Solid 
                    7.0 Band, and the New York City Haitian group Q-
                    Style Band.
                --  Authentic dancers, stiltwalkers and storytellers
                    will also entertain the crowd.
                --  Caribbean Children's Village
                --  DJ Dance Party
                --  Array of tempting island cuisine including 
                    escovitched fish, Jamaica hard-dough bread, 
                    curried goat, Caribbean Kola Champagne and Mauby 
                    drink.

 BACKGROUND:    Admission is free for all PECO Energy Multicultural 
                Series Events. This event works to raise scholarship 
                funds for students of Caribbean descent.

                Celebrating the 20th Anniversary season, Independence 
                Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2005 
                Summer Season at Penn's Landing. 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.  

The Penn's Landing Corporation logo is available at: http://media.primezone.com/prs/single/?pkgid=349

CONTACT:  Penn's Landing Corp.
          Laurie Curtin
          (215) 629-3218
           228-1990)