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CONTACT: Al Perez, FAAE President and Exec. Dir. Pistahan Parade and Festival
alsperez@pacbell.net
(415) 987-9170
15th ANNUAL PISTAHAN PARADE AND FESTIVAL
AUG. 9 & 10, 2008
-Fantastic Two Day Festival Highlights Filipino Arts, Culture and Cuisine-
SAN FRANCISCO (July 31, 2008) – The largest parade and festival of Filipino Americans in northern California is bigger than ever and will celebrate its 15th anniversary, featuring Filipino-American cultural exhibits and pavilions showcasing heritage, health, dance, music, arts and cuisine. The two-day event is expected to draw over 50,000 people. There are over 400,000 Filipino-Americans in the Bay Area, the second largest Asian American group in northern California.
The Pistahan Parade kicks off the festival featuring beautiful themed floats, dance troupes, bands and lively contingents. Opening ceremonies begin at 10am on Beale Street, followed by the colorful parade at 11am which starts at Beale Street, marches down Market Street, left on 4th Street, left on Folsom Street and ends at 3rd Street. A special judging area for Best Choreography, Best Costume, Best Spectacle and Best Spirit is located on Market and New Montgomery. This year’s Grand Marshals are Broadway actors Adam Jacobs and Kelly Kohnert Jacobs, and Disney’s High School Musical actor Arielle Jacobs also joins the parade. All three will be performing on stage at the Pistahan Festival at the Yerba Buena Gardens. Dan and Sunny Dykwel will serve as the Hermano and Hermana Mayor, the ceremonial hosts of the festival.
The Pistahan Festival features world class performances by Anthony Castelo, Stephanie Reese, Charmaine Clamor, DJ Rocky Rock, Mango Kings, PAC Modern, Aris Garcia, Tracy Sarmiento, Lumaya, Hiyas Cultural Dance Troupe, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Parangal Dance Company, and more. This year, a new attraction will be the San Francisco Filipino-American jazz festival.
What: Fifteenth Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival
When: Saturday and Sunday, Aug 9-10, 2008, 11am – 5pm
Where: Yerba Buena Gardens - Mission between 3rd and 4th Streets, San Francisco, CA
Information: (415) 777-6950, (415)987-9170, www.pistahan.net
About the Pistahan Parade and Festival
The Pistahan Parade and Festival was founded in 1994 and has been consistently held in the oval gardens of the Yerba Buena Center. The Filipino American Arts Exposition, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that contributes to the artistic and cultural pride of the Filipino community, organizes the annual 2-day event.
ADAM JACOBS
A native of Half Moon Bay, CA and a graduate of St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Adam is honored to be this year's Grand Marshall of the 15th Annual Pistahan Festival Parade. He is most known for playing the role of Marius in the recent Broadway revival of Les Miserables with Lea Salonga. Before coming out to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to pursue a BFA in Theater, he performed with various theater companies around the Bay Area including American Conservatory Theater, Theaterworks San Jose, Peninsula Center Stage, among others. One of his favorite experiences was playing the role of Young Harvey in SF Opera's production of Harvey Milk at the Orpheum Theater. Since graduating from NYU (made possible by a generous scholarship from the Laogenian Association), he has toured the country as the Prince in the national tour of Cinderella and Marius in Les Miserables. Other favorite roles include Bernardo in West Side Story, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Nanki-poo in Hot Mikado. For more information about Adam, check out his website at www.AdamLJacobs.com.
KELLY JACOBS
Kelly has performed in the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the past five years. Originally from WI and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she met her husband while they were performing together in Hershey, PA, 'The Sweetest Place on Earth.' Her favorite credits include Mame at the Kennedy Center, Fame in Switzerland, and Tokyo Disneyland. They currently make their home in Manhattan.
ARIELLE JACOBS, a native of Half Moon Bay, CA, comes directly from the National Tour of Disney’s High School Musical, in which she originated the role of Gabriella Montez and has been touring the country for over a year. She studied voice at The San Francisco Conservatory (with brother Adam Jacobs) and later earned a Bachelor of Music through New York University. Although she has performed in numerous stage musicals, films & commercials, she also continues to pursue her love of writing, painting, and photography, and maintains a website called Help Heal the Earth to promote environmental awareness. For more info, visit www.ariellejacobs.com.
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