DISTANCED DRIVE-IN THEATER ON THE CENTRAL COAST... THIS ONE IN MONTEREY .. AT ONE OF THE MORE HISTORIC ENTERTAINMENT VENUES IN MUSIC... WHICH TURNED INTO A THEME FOR OPENING NIGHT... ACTION NEWS REPORTER CHRISTOPHER SALAS HAS OUR TOP STORY.### TONIGHT.. A BIT OF MONTEREY HISTORY... THE CLASSIC CONCERT DOCUMENTAR MONTEREY POP... REPLAYING THE 1967 MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL .. ON THE SAME STAGE JI HENDRIX BURNT HIS GUITAR.. JANICE JOPLIN ROSE TO FAME.. AND THE WHO ROCKED IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS.... NOW.. 43 YEARS LATER ... THOSE MOMENTS.. REPLAYED ON THAT STAGE .. THIS TIME IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE OF 40 CARS 3396 14:42 "IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL HERE ON THE STAGE WHERE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED " BUTT TO 15:06 "BUT I WANT TO DO IT IN A SAFE WAY, AND THIS SEEMS AS SAFE AS YOU CAN DO IT." IT'S THE PREMIERE OF THE POP-UP MOVIE NIGHT AT THE MONTERE COUNTY FAIR AND EVENTS CENTER ... FOR MANY.. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HISTORIC ARENA... IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.. 3397 16:00 "THIS IS AWESOME. I MISS THIS. I REMEMBER SEEING A FEW MOVIES WHEN I WAS A KID IN DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATERS. AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY FUN TO GO BACK TIME ADN ENJOY THIS." AND FOR THOSE LIKE KEEGAN AND COURTNEY NICHOLS. THE NEW VENUE ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE THEIR FIRST DATE NIGHT SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. 3395 13:53 "ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET OUTSIDE IS GOOD. WE'VE GONE ON A LOT OF WALKS. YEAH, WE GO ON A LOT OF WALKS THAT'S ABOUT IT." BUT IT'S NO THE ONLY NEW ATTRACTION NOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.. THE FAIR FOOD DRIVE- THRU WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEI CARNIVAL FAVORITES.. WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR CARS.. SAPHRA AND PAUL CARRANZA 3364 05:27 "FRIED TWINKIES, FRIED OREOS. NOTHIGN BETTER THAN THAT!" 3362 01:14 "FOR OUR LINE OF BUSINESS IT'S BEEN ESPECIALLY HARD." DAVE HELM HAS PROVIDED RIDES AND CONCESSIONS FOR THE MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR FOR 2 DECADES.. HE'S NOW REDEPLOYING HIS SERVICES IN SIMILAR STYLE AROUND T STATE.. 01:33 'FOR US WE HAD TO BE CREATIVE THINK OUTSIDE TEH BOX. TRY TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO CREATE NEW REVENUE SAFELY WHILE STILL EMPLOYING OUR LARGE STAFF." THE PANDEMIC PROMPTING INNOVATION OF NEW METHODS... AND THE REDISCOVERY OL ONES.. TAG THE DRIVE-IN THEATER AND THE FOOD FAIR DRIVE-THRU WI RUN EACH WEEKEND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.. STARTING TONIGHT UNTIL AUGUST 29... IN MONTEREY.. WITH THE HELP OF JIMI HENDRIX.. I'M CHRISTOPHER SALAS KSBW ACTION NEWS 8 WE HAVE PUT A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE -- KSBW DOT COM -- IF YOU AR INTERESTED IN BUYING TICKETS FOR THE DRIV IN THEATER. IN SANTA C