Celebrate the Rich Traditions of the Russian Mosaic at Penn's Landing

Market Wire, August, 2008

Celebrate the heritage and history of the former Soviet Union's republics during the "Russian Mosaic" Festival at Penn's Landing. For the fifth year, the Russian speaking community of Philadelphia will join together to rejoice in the rich traditions of their culture. This FREE festival will take place at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street on Sunday September 7, 2008, from Noon - 7:00 p.m. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2008 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.

The festival is named Russian Mosaic because so many different people and businesses from various walks of the Russian community come together on this day. Festival Organizers say each piece of the festival represents a different piece of the Russian Mosaic.

The festival has an exciting day planned packed with music, dance and entertainment. The concert program is set to showcase community's exciting and original folk, classical and ballroom dancing performers. From the display of an old Soviet vehicle and historical costumes to American re-enactors of the Red Army, there will be interesting historical elements to the day's activities.

In addition to the music and dancing, Russian, Jewish, Georgian, Moldavian and Middle Eastern cuisine will be available. There will be many artisans presenting traditional Russian crafts including woodcarvings, paintings, jewelry, needlework and photography. There will be a variety of organizations representing different aspects of the rich and diverse spiritual life of the Russian community.

This free event is presented by PECO and the Russian American Chamber of Commerce. This annual event became an important event for the organizers in order to publicize the importance of their community in the Philadelphia region. For more information on the Festival, please visit www.russianmosaic.org . Admission is FREE for all PECO Multicultural Series events and KYW Newsradio is a proud media partner for this series.

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 twelve years. "All of us at PECO are thrilled to return again to the waterfront to support the multicultural festivals," said Denis O'Brien, PECO president and CEO. "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."

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 and employs about 2,500 people in the region. PECO delivered 78.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 39.9 billion kilowatt-hours-hours of electricity in 2007. 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.

Penn's Landing Corporation is the non-profit organization responsible for funding and producing public programming on the Great Plaza, Philadelphia's Delaware Waterfront Park. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2008 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, 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 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 which can help visitors plan to easily park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.