This year, A Taste ofPhiladelphia returns to the Great Plaza to kick off the Sunoco WelcomeAmerica! festival on Friday, June 26 from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. andcontinues Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, from 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.A Taste of Philadelphia is a chance to indulge in fine dining on a fastfood budget with entrees that might cost $20 or more in fine dining venues– but each taste here is five dollars or less. The event design allowsvisitors and participants to stroll the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landingwhile sampling delicious food and learning more about what makesPhiladelphia food famous. Friday’s highlights include live stageentertainment and an installment of “Philly at the Movies,” which willfeature a family-friendly film for all to enjoy. Saturday will be roundedout by an exciting concert headliner, followed by a thrilling fireworksdisplay on the Delaware River.A Taste of Philadelphia will highlight Philadelphia’s reputation as arestaurant city for three days. Last season featured crabcakes, Asianfusion, Southern cuisine, and of course cheesesteaks from some ofPhiladelphia’s most famous restaurants. There will be a variety ofincredible edibles to tease your palate including beverages, ethnicspecialties, and an array of grilled delights, along with summertimestandards like burgers and fries.The Sunoco Welcome America! festival is a multi-day festival thatcelebrates America’s birthday in America’s birthplace and is produced byWelcome America, Inc.

For more information, please visit is free for A Taste of Philadelphia, but fees will vary for”taste samples” from each participating restaurant.The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is the non-profit organizationresponsible for funding and producing public programming at Penn’sLanding. For more information and event details, please call (215)922-2FUN or visit This website is a virtualresource for the waterfront which can help visitors plan a visit to easilypark, play and stay all day at Penn’s Landing.Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 06 (MARKET WIRE) — In the mid 1950s, the Doo Wop music genre emerged from the streets ofnortheastern cities. Disadvantaged Philadelphia youth who could notafford instruments used their own instruments — their voices — to makemusic. Their playful yet passionate style of nonsense syllables evolvedinto an intricate class of group harmony that delivered some of the mostpopular hits of its time. On Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 1:00-7:00p.m., Delaware River Waterfront Corporation proudly celebrates thishistoric, charming genre in its birthplace at the Philadelphia Doo WopFestival.

Visit the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, located on ColumbusBoulevard at Chestnut Street for a rare opportunity to hear some of thegreatest names in Doo Wop for FREE during this fabulous event produced bythe Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service Education Center.While entrance into the Philadelphia Doo Wop Festival is FREE, donationswill be accepted for the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service EducationCenter. This non-profit organization aims to provide employment, training,and related educational services to all facets of the community,especially Veterans, regardless of their station in life. In addition,they offer social and human services counseling and referrals to lessfortunate clients experiencing barriers in finding their way back intothe mainstream of society.The Philadelphia Doo Wop Festival featured talent:THE DUPREESCORNERSTONE featuring the Golden Voice of Harry SchmittNew Jersey’s Doo Wop Queens, THE ANGELTONESPHILADELPHIA FUNK AUTHORITYREUNIONAcapella by THE QUIET STORMSTREET CORNER FIVENOW AND THEN5/3 WOODLANDDANCE PARTY WITH KING AUTHOR AND HIS CROWN SOUNDS AND LOU COSTELLOTHE DUPREESOriginally from Jersey City, New Jersey, the Duprees were discovered fortheir smooth vocal quality as they first recorded Jo Stafford’s 1950’s”YOU BELONG TO ME” with a Big Band arrangement. The Duprees become knownfor their romantic interpretations of some of the most beautiful lovesongs ever written and made a career of giving new life to old hits. OtherDuprees’ hits include “MY OWN TRUE LOVE” (the theme song to “Gone with theWind”), “GINNY, WHERE ARE YOU,” “TAKE ME AS I AM,” “GONE WITH THE WIND”and countless others.