Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease)
July 02, 2008 - The Historic Filipinotown (HIFI) Neighborhood Council of Los Angeles, through its Festival Planning Committee, is on schedule to produce the most ambitious and majestic festival to celebrate the cultural Filipino enclave where 30,000 residents of many nationalities dwell, and where all nationalities and ethnicities will come join this Filipino celebration. The event is Saturday, Aug 2nd, 2008.
The 6th HIFI Festival will close Temple St just two blocks East of Alvarado. This massive festival with a projected crowd of at least 5,000, will feature a Grand 5K Walk/Run, all-day Carnival Rides with fun for all ages, the Grand Opening of the traveling Smithsonian Exhibition, "Singgalot the Ties That Bind,” guided bus tours around the HIFI district, vendor booths with services, food and goods, several Street Dancing parades and a dynamic stage lineup of talent representing most cultures of the HIFI district.
This will include dancers, vocalists, bands, the crowning of the HIFI Neighborhood Council's Youth Ambassador 2008, and a colorful lineup of Filipino Folkloric, as well as Proyectos Saluda's renowned Global Hispanic Folklore Groups, bringing on this occasion the revelry of Nicaraguan, Mexican, and Colombian Folklore Groups in one unforgettable hour of color and music; there will also be Cumbia contests for all. Raffles, contests, and never-ending family fun.
The artistic lineup includes legendary award winners "The Latin Rhythm Kings" including Tierra, Cannibal and The Headhunters, the Colombian legend Zorullo y la Dinamita with old school Salsa and Cha Cha live music, dancers Jared and Juanita, The Marvelettes and a mesmerizing lineup of emerging talents from Celebrity Chronicle.
The Festival will reach its climax when multi awarded actress and singer Nora Aunor graces the stage, as well as 2006 London Jazz vocalist winner Mon David. Renowned emcee and total performer Benita Ibanez will raise the crowds for prime time.
The preliminary Bronze Sponsors for the HIFI Festival includes the City of Angels Medical Center and the Rotary International, also producer of the 5K Walk Run. The Festival is also endorsed by City Council District 13 (Eric Garcetti), Los Angeles Police Department, Good Samaritan Hospital, the Consulate General of The Philippines, The Music Center of Los Angeles County, which is presenting the amazing Lea Salonga on July 11th in its Global Pop series, and Levitt Pavilion of MacArthur Park as Community Partner. The Festival's preliminary Media Partners are TV18, Asian Journal, Taliba, FilAmNation and La Prensa Colombiana among others.
Sponsorship, Booths, Ads and Media Partnership opportunities are now open for companies and individuals interested in exposure to a crowd of over 5,000 attendees, media and press while also returning to the community and its festival. Your sponsorship/contribution to the festival is tax-deductible.
For more info please visit www.historicfilipinotown.org, or email: jonathan.lorenzo ( @ ) historicfilipinotown dot org
For Sponsorship Opportunities and to promote your name and company in event, email: avanegas ( @ ) historicfilipinotown dot org
ABOUT HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL INC (HIFINC)
As the size of Filipino migration in Los Angeles grew over the last fifty years, Filipino enclaves developed. One of the oldest enclaves in the City of Los Angeles is the district that is now known as "Historic Filipinotown."
On August 2, 2002, a dedication ceremony was held upon the unanimous approval by the Los Angeles City Council for the designation of this area as "Historic Filipinotown". Historic Filipinotown is situated in a multi-ethnic area one mile west of Downtown L.A. This area is bounded by U.S. Highway 101 to the north, Glendale Blvd. to the east, Beverly Blvd. to the south and Hoover St. to the west. It stretches approximately 1.5 miles from east to west and 0.5 miles from north to south.
The HIFINC was established with the expressed mission to make this neighborhood safe for residents, businesses and stakeholders and also to make this part of the city a tourist destination. The President of HIFINC Inc is Cecile Ramos.
A yearly festival is produced to celebrate the dedication of this district and celebrate all the other communities comprising the population of 30,000. The producer of the yearly festivals has been Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal.
More info: www.historicfilipinotown.org
Press Release Writing Services: alvaro ( @ ) proyectos-saluda dot org
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