November 14, 1995 Contact: Robert Irion (408/459-2495)

DINNER AND HOLIDAY FUN AT CROW'S NEST TO BENEFIT PUBLIC EDUCATION AT LONG MARINE LAB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--The Crow's Nest restaurant on the shores of Monterey Bay will support public education programs at another well-known bayside institution, the Long Marine Laboratory, with "Cheers at the Crow's Nest," a benefit holiday celebration on Thursday, December 7.

For all diners who state their support for Long Marine Lab, the Crow's Nest will donate one-third of the dinner proceeds between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. to the Friends of Long Marine Lab. The friends group also will receive one-third of all bar proceeds from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Wally's Jazz Quartet will provide live music during the evening.

Six guest bartenders will assist the Crow's Nest staff: Steve Davenport, assistant director of the UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), which operates Long Marine Lab; IMS research specialists Rob Franks and Geoff Smith; IMS administrative assistant Doreen Cepeda; Long Marine Lab dolphin trainer Billy Hurley; and Judy Nickelson, member of the Friends of Long Marine Lab Board of Directors.

Reservations and information are available from Lisa M. Rose, executive director of the Friends of Long Marine Lab, at 459-3694, or from the lab's main office at 459-2883. Diners also may call the Crow's Nest at 476-4560 for reservations.

Public programs at Long Marine Lab attract about 40,000 people each year, including schoolchildren from throughout central California. The programs focus on marine research, the Monterey Bay environment, and careers in marine science and biology. The Friends of Long Marine Lab is in the midst of raising funds for a planned $4.4 million Visitor Education Center, which will substantially enhance the lab's ability to educate the public.

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