News Happening Around Carmel
CARMEL MISSION INN HIGHLIGHTS THE COZY FALL SEASON
CARMEL, Calif. (Nov 3, 2009) - With summer crowds gone, those in the know come to Carmel now, enjoying the year's best weather! June Gloom and coastal fog are long gone. Calm, sunny days climb into the upper sixties.
Pleasant, crisp nights are perfect to enjoy Carmel Mission Inn's three fireplaces! Open a California coastal wine from the Inn's cellar, and relax by the patio fireplace or in the Fuse Lounge and Cafe.
Two upcoming events are sure to bring golf and dance enthusiasts here!
November 19-22, the unique Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational pits PGA and LPGA champions and Nationwide Tours in direct competition, also scheduling pro-amateur teams each day. Spectator attendance is free; no tickets required ... a fun event with up-close and personal access to great golf!
Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Del Monte host simultaneous rounds, November 19-21, with a final round at Pebble, November 22nd.
Afterwards, compare notes with fellow spectators, sharing a round at Fuse Lounge and Cafe. Then hang around for great dancing and people-watching when Money Band or Cheeky Spanks start their blend of classic rock and blues.
On December 5th, the Smuin Ballet will again produce their beloved holiday frolic of contemporary and classical renditions at 2 and 8 p.m. at the nearby Sunset Center. You'll likely rub elbows with their performers, who'll be staying right here at the Carmel Mission Inn!
Mark November 4th on your calendar, when Carmel Mission Inn will begin taking reservations for its New Year's Eve Bash! Cheeky Spanks Band will headline an unforgettable evening of music, dancing, great drinks and fun all around. Special hotel packages will be available. How about a New Year's Eve Package, wrapped for a memorable Christmas gift to that special person in your life?
Book easily online -- https://reservations.synxis.com/XBE/rez.aspx?Chain=6158&Hotel=20048&promo=DCP -- or contact the property to plan your special holiday event, conference or wedding reception with cindyr@carmelmissioninn.com -- See you in Carmel!
Media Contact:
Bob Buescher
Carmel Mission Inn
http://www.carmelmissioninn.com
831-624-1841 phone
gm@carmelmissioninn.com
2009 PEBBLE BEACH TOUR D'ELEGANCE TO INCLUDE SPECIAL MORGAN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT HISTORIC CARMEL MISSION
Charles Morgan, grandson of company founder, to participate; Morgan owners and the public are invited to attend
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (July 29, 2009) - The 2009 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance presented by Rolex will include a special reception and centennial celebration for Morgan motor cars at the historic Carmel Mission on Thursday, August 13.
Charles Morgan, the current Managing Director and grandson of the Morgan Motor Company founder, will head the parade of Morgans participating in the Tour d'Elegance. These same cars will be competing for Class and Special Awards in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on Sunday, August 16, where Morgan is a featured marque.
Other Morgan owners are invited to bring their cars to the Carmel Mission to greet these Morgans and celebrate with them, and the public is also invited to attend.
The traditional Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance departs from the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center at 8:30 a.m., tracing portions of 17-Mile Drive and dipping down famed Highway One before pausing for lunch in Carmel-by-the-Sea and then returning to Pebble Beach. The Morgans will depart from the Equestrian Center at 9:30 a.m., following a special route that traces Scenic Road to the Carmel Mission, established by Father Junipero Serra in 1771. The Morgans are expected to be at the Mission from about 10 to 11:30 a.m. before joining the rest of the Tour in downtown Carmel.
"Morgan is an amazing family-run operation that's been producing select hand-built cars for the last 100 years," says Pebble Beach Concours Chairman Sandra Button. "We'll get to see these great, lightweight and very sporting machines - everything from early Morgan three-wheelers to classic Morgan race cars to the new Morgan Aero SuperSports and Morgan LIFECar."
Morgan Motor Company has produced classic sports cars for owners ranging from the late Peter Sellers to Mick Jagger. A variety of these classics will be featured throughout the Pebble Beach Auto Week.
"We're honored to be celebrated at the greatest Concours in the world," says Charles Morgan, whose grandfather (H.F.S. Morgan) and father (Peter Morgan) preceded him at the company's helm. "We're celebrating three generations of economical, safe, fun-to-drive sports cars: the Morgan Three-wheeler, an affordable but fast cyclecar; the Morgan Plus Four, the last of the real sports cars; as well as the Morgan Plus Eight and the Morgan Aero Eight, which demonstrate a sustainable way of manufacturing a lightweight aluminum car."
A new Morgan will also be introduced to the North American market here.
"Pebble Beach is the ideal place for Morgan to launch the Morgan Aero SuperSports," says Charles Morgan, whose company produced about 700 vehicles for sale in Europe in 2008 and is now eyeing the U.S. market. "This is a lightweight luxury sports car that brings some glamour back into motoring. The performance of the car in the FIA GT3 World Championship shows it is one of the fastest sports cars in the world, yet it is also beautiful, economical, efficient and safe."
First conducted in 1950, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance® (www.pebblebeachconcours.net) has grown to be the world's premier celebration of the automobile. Only the most beautiful and rare cars are invited to appear on the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links®, and connoisseurs of art and style flock to see these masterpieces. Charitable donations raised by Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance® now total over $12 million. Related events include Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance™ presented by Rolex, Pebble Beach RetroAuto™, and Pebble Beach® Auction presented by Gooding & Company. Pebble Beach®, Pebble Beach Golf Links®, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance®, Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance™, and Pebble Beach RetroAuto™ are trademarks, service marks and trade dress of Pebble Beach Company.
...