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American heavy metal band
Within Sight playing at 1
p.m., and Americana artist
Redwood Son playing at
3 p.m. Both performances
will take place in Downing
Park (the pocket park along
Th e
Illahee
Broadway), which will
be set up with a stage and
tents. The live entertain-
ment is being given more
prominence this year in an
attempt to augment the car
show’s appeal and activities
for people of all ages.
“To have live music
really adds to the feel of the
show,” Dailey said.
For many registered
car participants, the fun
starts early at a barbecue
dinner hosted at Thousand
Trails’ RV Campground in
Apartments
Seaside on Friday night.
As many as 70 registrants
can participate. From the
campground, they will take
off at 6:30 p.m. for a cruise
along U.S. Highway 101,
down to Tolovana Park and
then back north.
“It’s neat because we get
to cruise through not only
Seaside, but also Cannon
Beach, and everybody
comes out of their business-
es and waves and greets
everyone and looks at the
cars,” Dailey said.
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Cheri and Jon Knobler, of Hayden, Idaho, will be attending the annual Seaside Muscle and
Chrome Car Show for this first time this year with their 2002 Thunderbird in tow. Three years
ago, Jon presented the car to Cheri for their 44th anniversary.
The car owners will take
another cruise to wrap up
the Show and Shine 5 p.m.
Saturday. The Downtown
Cruise route goes west
on Broadway, north on
Columbia Street, east on
First Avenue to Necanicum
Drive, where the cars will
turn around at the Seaside
Museum, then return along
First Avenue to Holladay
Drive and back to Broad-
way. The Downtown Cruise
is one of the most popular
activities for both specta-
tors and owners, an import-
ant part of the car show’s
success.
“We want to cater to the
car participants, because
we wouldn’t have a show
without them,” Dailey said.
“We want them to have a
great time while they’re
here, and for it to be a
good experience for them
to show off their car. But
we also need to cater to the
people who are coming to
look at the cars, and make
it interesting for them.”
The event finishes with
dinner and awards for reg-
istered participants Satur-
day evening. The awards,
chosen by car enthusiasts
rather than judges, are more
casual than competitive.
Last year, the Sassos were
given the “Purely Beach-
ing” award.
Throughout the show, lo-
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Mike and Kathy Sasso, of Olney, are driven from their wedding
ceremony by Kathy’s father about 25 years ago. The couple
bought the 1969 Ford Galaxy 500 Convertible from him about
four years ago.
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cal volunteers and members
of the Rod Squad, a dedicat-
ed team of car enthusiasts
who help at several shows
along the Pacific Northwest,
will assist patrons with reg-
istration, parking, directions
to activities, and guiding
the cruises.
Car owners can pre-
register to participate at
seasidedowntown.com or
by calling 503-738-7637.
Registration will also be
possible 1 to 7 p.m. Friday
and 6 to 11 a.m. Saturday
at the Seaside Civic and
Convention Center.