Dan Cirucci: Philly To Celebrate Lincoln!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Philly To Celebrate Lincoln!

Philadelphia is about to celebrate Lincoln and you don't want to miss it.
So, mark your calendar now.
Honest Abe will welcome guests of all ages to his 200th birthday celebration, July 2-5, during a festival filled with fun, entertainment, and education for all. The festival begins on Thursday, July 2 with a special birthday party kickoff event.
Visitors will enjoy interactive exhibits, performances, parades, entertainment, living history, storytelling, Lincoln for Kids and a marketplace offering fine arts and crafts, all celebrating the life and legacy of America’s 16th president. Lincoln’s popularity is at its zenith, topping the list of most influential and revered Americans.
LINCOLN 200 is Philadelphia’s official celebration of the 16th president’s yearlong birthday commemoration. The festival, located adjacent to the Independence Visitor Center in the heart of Philadelphia’s historic district, will present the region’s finest 19th Century collections, programming and performances, related to the theme, “Lincoln Then and Now.”
“Lincoln 200 will be one, huge birthday party,” says Mary Hagy, Co-Founder. “There’s only one place where people can experience the birthplace of the nation, on the nation’s birthday, celebrating the birthday of the nation’s most popular president. That is Philadelphia, July 2-5, 2009.”
The festival will reveal Lincoln’s close ties to Philadelphia, including the 1861 inaugural whistle stop tour to Washington DC, recently evoked by President Barak Obama’s own train trip to the capitol. Visitors will learn about Philadelphia’s pivotal role in helping preserve the Union in the Civil War, the city’s rich contributions to the Underground Railroad, and the continuing struggle for civil rights. The festival will open a platform for discussion and interpretation of meaningful topics to a wide audience. Visitors will also enjoy the best of Philadelphia 2009, with experiences such as Green-Linc, 21st Century Abe, Lincoln Logs and iLincoln.
For more information, visit the Lincoln 200 Philly website.
According to Co-Founder Dianne Semingson, “LINCOLN 200 goes beyond the everyday history books and fully examines, celebrates and showcases his life, work, interests, and influence. This is a festival every American and visitor can relate to.”

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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