Advance Tickets, Discounted Ticket Packages Available for 59th Annual Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival June 2-

1. Advance Tickets, Discounted Ticket Packages Available for 59th Annual Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival June 2-3, inMonterey Advance tickets and discounted ticket packages are available online for the 59th annual Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival, set for June 2-3, 2018, at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center inMonterey. Castroville, CA, May 11, 2018 — Advance tickets and discounted ticket packages are available online for the 59th annual Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival, set for June 2-3, 2018, at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center inMonterey. Festival attendees will enjoy dozens of fresh artichoke food delicacies, a beer, wine and spirits garden, chef demos, live entertainment, field tours and more during the two-dayfestival. Generaladmissionis$15forthose13andolder;seniors62andolderandmilitarypersonnelwithIDare $10; children ages 6-12 are $5; general admission for one adult, with wine tasting pass, is $45 (must be 21 years or older); wine tasting alone is $30; and field tours are $10 (daily tour schedules to be announced at the Festival), good for adult or child 5-12. Online purchases are available through 9 a.m. June 3, 2018. Norefunds. Two discounted packages are also available, the Arti-Family Pack and the It’s A Date package.The formeris$30, a$10savingovertheregularprice.Itincludestwoadultticketsandtwochildren’stickets, good for Saturday or Sunday. This early bird discount ends May 19, 2018, at 12 a.m. Norefunds.

2. The It’s A Date package for 21 and older only, is $70, a savings of $20, includes two adult tickets and two wine and beer tasting tickets, good for Saturday or Sunday. This early bird discount also ends May 19, 2018, at 12 a.m. Norefunds. The festival’s live entertainment lineup, free with festival admission and held on the Main Stage, includes Uptown Funk, Lady Gaga Tribute Band, Wild Turkeys, Chicano All Star Band, Sasha’s Money, and West Coast World Martial Arts, whose members have won 30 championshiptitles. Sasha’s Money rocks the Main Stage at noon Saturday; local favorites Wild Turkeys take the stage at2 p.m. Saturday; Lady Gaga Tribute Band plays 4:30 p.m. Saturday; West Coast World Martial Arts11:30 a.m. Sunday; Chicano All Star Band plays at 1 p.m. Sunday; and Uptown Funk plays 3:30 p.m.Sunday. The Main Stage will also host the Ocean Mist Farms Scholarship Presentation at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Artichoke Canasta Contest at 1 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, and anArtichoke Eating Contest at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. In addition, singer-songwriter Bridget Marie will perform from noon-4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Wet Your ThistleSaloon. The Family Stage features Absolute Magic (11 a.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday), Monterey Zoo (noon Saturday), Samz School of Rock Youth Band 2018 (1 p.m. Saturday), NCA Dance Studio (11 a.m. Sunday), and Estelar Mariachi (noonSunday). The Wine & Beer Garden is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Must be 21 toenter. In addition to live entertainment, there will also be live chef demonstrations. All chef demos will be held ontheChefDemoStageatthefestivalandarefreewithadmissiontothefestival. SATURDAY, JUNE2 10:30 a.m. Pat Hopper — Artichoke ABC's 11:15 a.m. Butch Francis — CowboySausage 12 p.m. Estevan Jiminez — Rancho Cielo Culinary Arts 12:45 p.m. Dyon Foster — Chef's Palette Spice Rubs 1:30 p.m. Chris Vacca — Hyatt CarmelHighlands 2:15 p.m. Paul Blackerby — Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa 3:00 p.m. Pat Hopper — ArtichokeABC's SUNDAY, JUNE3 12:45 p.m. Dyon Foster — Chef's Palette SpiceRubs

3. 1:45 p.m. Chris Vacca — Hyatt CarmelHighlands 2:45 p.m. Estevan Jiminez — Rancho Cielo Culinary Arts 3:15 p.m. Pat Hopper — ArtichokeABC’s Live Entertainment Bios: UptownFunk Uptown Funk offers a unique experience that will exceed your expectations! This tribute includes a high stepping male vocalist and a group of very talented musicians, who together provide an exciting mix of the Funk and R&Bsound of Bruno Mars. Uptown Funk will guarantee to keep an audience on their feet! Lady Gaga TributeBand Erika Moul, and The Lady Gaga Tribute Band, created her Lady Gaga act out of passion and connection to Lady Gaga’s message of love, freedom and acceptance. Her alias as “Baby Gaga” made Erika a small town celebrity that eventually caught the eyes of Vegas before she even graduated from highschool. After meeting Gaga’s parents and opening up for her best friend Lady Starlight, she began performingall over the world, including Jakarta, Indonesia where Lady Gaga’s concert had been banned. Erika has since then been recognized by her M͚other Monster͛ via social media regularly. Singing and performing 100% LIVE, Erika proves that true talent is the ability to transform. Erika will always actively support the Born This Way Foundation as well as her own little monstersworldwide. WildTurkeys An old-school rock sound with an energetic, youthful vibe; that’s what characterizes the Wild Turkeys’ live performance. Covering classic rock standards from the 60’s to the 90’s, Rolling Stones to Judas Priest, the Wild Turkeys are less interested in breaking new ground as they are in treadingfamiliar territory in a brand new pair of snakeskin boots. This is fun dancin’ music for the fun-loving crowd, nothing pretentious or artsy, just goodtime tunes that appeal to music fans spanning severaldecades. Chicano All StarBand The Chicano All Stars Band is an extremely talented, dynamic and energetic all pro-musician band that plays Latin Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Old School and danceable Reggae. Lead vocalist Sam Martinez and lead guitarist and vocalist John Mallare, along with the polished horn section, create a sound that has made it one of the top Latin Rock bands in the area.This dance band’s music appeals to a wide variety of audiences and will keep everyone dancing ‘tilthe music stops. Sasha’sMoney This hot, cover band from Santa Cruz, includes Michelle Kraft (Sasha) (lead vocals, percussion), Mike Kelly (bass, lead vocals), Bill McBride (guitar), and Randy Solomon (drums) and legendary local guitarist, Johnny McCullough. Starting in 2015, they play an eclectic mix of dance songs from severaldecades, including covers of The Police, Sublime, Elle King and No Doubt. In October 2016, Sasha’s Money hadthe honorofopeningforJamesDurbinattheCatalystinSantaCruz.InspiredbythemusicofAmy

4. Winehouse,ThePretenders,andBlondie,Sasha’sMoneywillgeteveryoneouttothedancefloorandWinehouse,ThePretenders,andBlondie,Sasha’sMoneywillgeteveryoneouttothedancefloorand leave wantingmore. BridgetMarie Bridget Marie has consistently Ranked #1 On ReverbNation Music Charts for the last few years and may be one of the best undiscovered singer-songwriter talents on the planet. And though many have seen her beautiful exterior, it is not until one hears her soulful voice that her complete, vulnerable beauty is revealed. About the Castroville Artichoke Food & WineFestival The Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival began in 1959 and has since developed to becomea harvest festival to celebrate the iconic artichoke and region known as the “Artichoke Center ofthe World.” The festival features family-fun events for all ages and has been a primary source of funding for local non-profit groups for many years. For more information, visit http://artichokefestival.org/. Additional Media Details: Entertainer imageshttps://spaces.hightail.com/space/IJrYgqqdwo For Additional Information http://artichokefestival.org/entertainment-events/live-entertainment/; http://artichokefestival.org/entertainment-events/family-stage/ And we have great ticket packages available:http://artichokefestival.org/tickets/ Contact: Marci Bracco Cain Chatterbox PR Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 747-7455 http://www.artichokefestival.org