St. Louis (MO). The International Institute of St. Louis announced today that PNC Bank has joined 2010Festival of Nations as Presenting Sponsor. As such, the festival's main stage at the August 28-29 festival in theCity's Tower Grove Park has been renamed the "PNC Bank Forest Stage."
Produced by the Institute, Festival of Nations is our region's largest annual multicultural celebration, featuringdance, music, food gifts and artists from around the world. This year, the festival has added a new major venue,a fourth stage to feature even more ethnic performances. Now in its 11th year, the festival draws more than125,000 visitors from 100 zip codes. Admission is free.
"We are tremendously excited by the additional opportunities that our partnership with PNC Bank will bring tothe festival," said Anna Crosslin, Institute president and festival director. "We are now well-positioned to reachout even further to draw more visitors to explore, experience and appreciate our region's ever-expandingmulticultural diversity. Learn more at: www.stlfestivalofnations.org.
"The Festival of Nations is a great way to bring together people in our community to learn about oursimilarities and appreciate our cultural diversity," said Rick Sems, PNC Bank regional president for Missouri."The weekend provides parents a fun way to introduce children to various cultures and expand their knowledgeof our world."
The International Institute of St. Louis is our region's premiere resource for immigrant newcomers needingEnglish classes, employment and translation. Other programs promote small business development and microlending,services that strengthen immigrant families and St. Louis as well. Still other services help immigrantnewcomers and their neighbors learn about and better appreciate each other. The Institute's first multiculturalfestival was produced in 1920. Details about the Institute are available at www.iistl.org. The Institute alsorecently launched "the i," a community-based web site to promote the vast breadth of international activitieslocally. The site is located at www.theistl.org. |
