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PRESS RELEASE

May 4, 2008

For Immediate Release

Ninth Annual Marina International

Festival of the Winds

Marina State Beach & Glorya Jean Tate Park, Highway 1 and Reservation Road on the Monterey Bay

Mother's Day Weekend, Saturday, May 10, 10AM - 5:30PM and Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 11AM - 5:00PM

The Marina International Festival of the Winds, now going into its ninth year, will be held over Mother's Day weekend, May 10 and 11, 2008.  The Festival continues to have FREE admission and lots of wind-related activities and fun for the whole family.

The Festival is a celebration of the wind and features kite flying, hang gliding, wind-related art and science projects, giant kite demonstrations, kite-making workshops, live music and entertainment, food and vendor booths, and a giant inflatable air park. 

Events will be held Saturday from 10 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm at both Glorya Jean Tate Park and Marina State Beach in Marina, just off Highway 1 and Reservation Road on the Monterey Bay.  Plan on having breakfast at Glorya Jean Tate Park with the Marina Volunteer Firefighters at their annual Pancake Breakfast. The breakfast begins at 7 am and goes to 11 am.  Opening ceremonies, followed by live music will keep the festive mood going all day.  From 1 to 3 on Saturday there will also be a kite making workshop and a Kite Competition to be held at 3 p.m. Free A.J. Robinson Health Screening and Crime Stoppers Children's Fingerprinting will be available both days.

We look forward to another great entertainment line-up this year.  John "Broadway" Tucker will be performing on Saturday and Shinsho Mugen Taiko Japanese Drums, El Sol Folklorico, and the Kaye Bohler Blues Band will be performing on Sunday. 

Activities at Marina State Beach will be ongoing both days.  There will hang gliding competitions from 11am to 3pm both days (wind permitting) and new this year, there will be skim boarding competitions on Saturday beginning at 11:30 am on the beach.  Please see the Event Schedule on our website www.marinafestival.com for updates and details.