LEA SALONGA KICKS OFF FPAC 20 THIS SATURDAY MORNING
MUSICAL THEATER ICON WILL PERFORM AND MEET FANS AT REGION’S LARGEST FILIPINO EVENT
HEADLINER JOE BATAAN AND FIL-AM DISNEY STAR ROSHON FEGAN ALSO TO PERFORM SATURDAY
(Los Angeles) The 20th Anniversary celebration for the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture will kick off in the grandest fashion imaginable this Saturday with an exclusive performance and meeting/signing session with the first Filipino Tony Award-winner, Lea Salonga.
Early first day attendees to the weekend celebration’s opening day will get to meet and see Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga perform up close.
The weekend-long 20th Anniversary FPAC begins Saturday, September 10 at Pt. Fermin Park in San Pedro with doors opening at 10 a.m.
Ms. Salonga is scheduled to be at the festival between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where she will be awarded a special FPAC20 Artist of Excellence Award.
In a day bookended by musical icons, FPAC20 headliner and always popular Latin Soul legend Joe Bataan – direct from Spanish Harlem, New York -- will perform on the Mainstage. If past performances are any indication, attendees should be prepared to dance a lot.
Throughout its two decades, FPAC has carved out a well-earned reputation for introducing firsts and in yet another, Roshon Fegan, the Filipino American star of Disney hit films CAMP ROCK and CAMP ROCK 2 and Disney Channel series “Shake It Up!” and “Disney 365” will be making his FPAC debut and will treat his fans with an exclusive performance – as his musical alter ego, Ya Boy Ro -- from his just-released EP, “I Am Ro.”
Festival attendees can take home some of the day’s performances with them as all three artists will have their music available for purchase and signing.
Admission to FPAC20 is $9 per day with children 5 and under free. Ample, hassle-free parking with complimentary shuttle is available at 22nd Street and Sampson in San Pedro.
For the latest festival updates please visit
filamarts.org or call (213) 380-FPAC.
