Bebot!! 15th Annual Festival of Philippin Arts & Culture!

This is from SpeakAsianAmerican's big kuya... Winston Emano. We love him, and that's why we are going to go to the 15th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC).

Filipino! Filipino! Filipino!

Contact: Winston Emano winstson@filamarts.org
Alison De La Cruz alison@filamarts.org
Tel. (323) 913-4663

WHAT: Southern California's largest community tradition of Filipino
arts and culture, the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC)
celebrates its 15th Annual with the theme "Diwang Sumisikat" (The Spirit of the
Community Rising).

The two-day event features:
· Live Entertainment on two stages featuring:
Rex Navarette, Florante, Bernardo Bernardo, The Visionaries, Native
Guns, Joey Guila, Charmaine Clamor, a special appearance by Kuh Ledesma, and
very special celebrity guests!
· Films at the 13th Annual PinoyVisions
· 8th Annual FPAC Balagtasan Poetry Slam
· 7th Annual Vegetable Competition
· 6rd Annual FPAC Amateur DJ Battle (w/ Stacks Vinyl)
· Literary Festival and Filipiniana Books
· Arts and crafts, storytelling at the Youth Pavilion
· Ati-atihan parade
· Live Art and Paintings
· Filipino & Asian Cuisine
· Traditional Dance & Martial Arts
· Shopping at the Marketplace by the Sea, and MORE!!!

WHO: The annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture is annually
produced by FilAm ARTS, a non-profit, multi-disciplinary community arts
organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the arts
and rich cultural heritage of Filipino Americans in the United States
through presentation, education and art services.

WHEN: September 9 and 10, 2006 - Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Point Fermin Park - 807 W. Paseo del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731

CONTACT INFO: www.FilAmARTS.org

COST: Two Day Pass @ $5, Single Day @ $3, Parking is FREE.

SPONSORED BY: National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council,
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, City of Los Angeles Dept. of
Cultural Affairs, 13th District Councilman Eric Garcetti, 15th District
Councilwoman Janice Hahn, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Alliance
for CA Traditional Arts, and The Getty Foundation. Corporate Sponsors: AAA
Automobile Club, Bestway Supermarkets, Blue Cross of CA, Mama Sita's,
Normandie Casino, Philippine Expressions Bookshop, Washington Mutual,
Wells Fargo Bank.

Media Sponsors: LA-18, KPFK, and The Filipino Channel.