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Cherry's Jubilee Returns to Cannery Row September 9

Date: August 30, 2006
Client: Cannery Row
Cannery Row
MONTEREY, Calif. - August 30, 2006 - The 14th annual Cherry's Jubilee-an oldies party and car and motorcycle show all in one-returns to Cannery Row on Saturday, September 9. Owners and fans of classic cars will converge on the Row beginning in the afternoon, and the party will last into the night.

From 4:00 to 10:00 PM Saturday, Cherry's pre-1973 cars are invited to park on Cannery Row between Drake and Prescott Avenues. Meter-free parking will also be available along the ocean side of Wave Street, from Drake to Prescott.

Dubbed the biggest "oldies" party of the year, Cherry's Jubilee is a family motorsport festival that takes place September 7-10 in a number of beautiful Monterey County locations, including Cannery Row, the waterfront parking lot at Fisherman's Wharf, Old Monterey, Old Town Salinas, and Laguna Seca Raceway. Cherry's Jubilee is presented by the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation to benefit the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. To learn more, please visit www.cherrysjubilee.org.

Cannery Row between Drake and Prescott Streets will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning at 3:00 PM, with Wave Street remaining open all day. Eight conveniently located public parking areas allow visitors to drop off their cars and enjoy the car viewing and good times on foot. Visitors can view a map with parking areas marked at www.canneryrow.com.

Cannery Row from Prescott to David Avenues continues to remain closed to vehicle traffic during construction of the new Cannery Row Hotel. The entire street remains open to pedestrians, including all shops, restaurants, and attractions. A pedestrian pathway allows visitors to safely pass through the area under construction.

For more information about Cherry's Jubilee on Cannery Row, please call 831.644.9359 or visit www.canneryrow.com.

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.