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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Celebrates 10 Exciting Years on Cannery Row
MONTEREY, Calif. - June 9, 2006 - Cannery Row's Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. invites families and friends to celebrate 10 exciting years in Monterey on Sunday, June 11 from 11am to 4pm. The anniversary celebration will include activities for the whole family, a new summer food and drink menu and live music. The restaurant will also showcase a brand new patio on the Bay and a coastal overlook walkway.
Activities for families during the celebration will include kids' crafts presented by MY Museum, face painting, a sand box, and other fun activities. Forest Gump and Shrimp Louis will be in attendance to entertain the crowd along with live music by Drifting Sand, a surf band from San Francisco. 101.7 the Beach will also be broadcasting live from 11:30am to 1:30pm. The culmination of the celebration will be the cutting of the birthday cake, starting at 3:00pm in the outdoor plaza, located at the front of the restaurant.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is located at 720 Cannery Row in Monterey and for the first time in its 10 year history, will now offer call ahead seating. For more information about the restaurant's special events, please call 831-373-1884. To learn more about the many activities available on Cannery Row, visit www.canneryrow.com.
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In 1996, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. opened its flagship restaurant on Cannery Row in Monterey, Calif., setting the fun and casual tone for Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. It was an instant success, just like the movie, and things took off from there. Today, there are 15 Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants in the USA and five international locations.
About Cannery Row
Cannery Row was made famous in John Steinbeck's classic novel depicting life in the "the sardine capital of the world." Today, Cannery Row is a beautiful waterfront playground where visitors from all over the world seek a California getaway as authentic as the coast itself. Cannery Row was named “One of the Seven Wonders of Monterey County” by the Monterey County Herald readers. Cannery Row remains a treasure of California's Central Coast, where a discovery awaits every type of visitor. For more information, visit the official Cannery Row website at www.canneryrow.com.