Calendar
For the week beginning Sept. 24, 2009
Sep, 24-2009 9:53 am
Yoga—The Lower Township Recreation Department is offering ongoing drop-in adult yoga classes starting Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. Bring a blanket or yoga mat to class and wear loose fitting clothing. The cost is $5 a class. The instructor is Karen Manette Bosna. For more information call 886-7880, ext. 0.
Through Nov. 8
"What Were They Thinking: 160 Years of Bad Taste" Exhibit—As times change so do tastes. From hoop-skirted ladies and the tendency to ornament the ornaments so popular in the Victorian era, to the 1950s beehive hairdos and tailfins, to today's over-the-top bling and pocketbook dogs, this exhibit looks at how styles change as the times do. The Carriage House Gallery is at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Gallery is open daily; times vary. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 3 to 12, or free with any tour of the Physick Estate. For more information, call 884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
Through Nov. 1
Cape May's fifth annual Designer Show House—The region's top designers and suppliers have transformed the Carpenter Cottage at 511 Franklin Street into Cape May's fifth annual Designer Show House. This mid-19th century Carpenter Gothic style home is open for daily self-guided tours and can be combined with breakfast, lunch and dinner packages and special events and is open daily, Sundays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays only 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
•Thursday, Sept. 24•
Chefs’ Dine-Arounds— Hop on board one of MAC’s trolleys for a unique and delicious way to get a taste of Cape May at 6 p.m.. Visit five of Cape May’s best restaurants all in one night for a five-course gourmet feast. Each course will be paired with an appropriate wine. A representative from the sponsoring winery will be on hand to explain the pairings. The wines on your dine-around will be available for purchase. Each night features a different combination of restaurants. Reserve early. This event is limited to 34 people per night. The Dine-Around on Sunday, Sept. 20 has already sold-out. Admission is $125 per person (gratuity included). A list of restaurants and menus will be available in August.
Food and Wine Classes—Master the art of cooking with herbs, learn from a culinary master during a class with Washington Inn’s Executive Chef Mimi Wood, discuss wines from Washington State with Mark Metzger from American BD wine distributors, and much more during the Food and Wine Classes. Learn a new epicurean skill at 9:45 a.m., 11a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is $25 per person per session. Call for schedule and registration. Classes and sponsors are subject to change.
Dixieland Jazz—From 6 to 8 p.m. at VFW Post 386, 419 Congress St. in Cape May, the “Atlantic City Jazz Band,” featuring Herb Roselle on trombone, Franny Smith on banjo, Bob Rawlins on clarinet, Bob Ferguson on trumpet, Harry Solotti on tuba, Tom Angello on drums and Nancy Rawlins on keyboard, will be playing great Traditional Dixieland Jazz. Tickets are $10 advance purchase, call 884-7961, $10 CMTJS member price and $15 at door. Everyone is welcome. Proceeds donated to Lower and Middle township high schools to support their music and band programs. There is free parking, ADA compliant, cash bar and optional buffet for $5. Call 846-7667.
•Thursday, Sept. 24 to Friday, Sept. 25•
Gourmet Lunches—A far cry from the brown bag lunch—the Gourmet Lunches feature a selection of Cape May restaurants offering three-course gourmet lunches. Lunches are served in a different restaurant each day at 12:30 p.m. at restaurants including the Washington Inn, 801 Washington Street; Aleathea’s at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street; and others. A complete list of restaurants and menus will be available in August. This event is limited to 40 people per restaurant. Admission is $25 per person.
Gourmet Brunch Walk—Walk through a portion of Cape May’s historic district on this guided walking tour ending at the famous Mad Batter restaurant. Get an up-close look at Cape May’s history and architecture followed by a gourmet brunch on the Gourmet Brunch Walk at 10 a.m. Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for children (ages 3 to 12). Reserve early; each tour is limited to 40 people.
•Thursday, Sept. 24 and Saturday, Sept. 26 •
Fisherman’s Wharf Tour—Learn how your seafood gets from the sea to your table and discover how Cape May has become the country’s fourth largest commercial fishing port with a guided tour of the Fisherman’s Wharf at the Lobster House. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children (ages 3 to 12). Tours are offered Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.
•Thursday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Sept. 27•
Winery Cellar Tour and Tasting—Sip and swirl your way into the 13th annual Cape May Food and Wine Festival with Winery Cellar Tours and Tastings at the Cape May Winery at 711 Town Bank Rd. in North Cape May. Spend the afternoon touring the vineyard to see how the grapes are grown. Get an introduction to the winemaker’s art in the winery and enjoy a barrel tasting accompanied by cheese and fruit, and a sampling of five to six kinds of wine. Tours are offered daily at 3 p.m. Tours are limited to 40 people per tour. Admission is $20 per person and includes a complimentary souvenir tasting glass. Purchase tickets in advance at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth.
•Friday, Sept. 25•
Mall Art Show—Washington Street Mall in Cape May, for more information call 884-8628.
•Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, 27•
Cape May Wine Weekend—Triple your delight by combining a Wine Tasting Dinner, Winery Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting Class for a weekend of total indulgence. The weekend begins at 6 p.m. on Friday with a four-course dinner at the Washington Inn featuring wines themed to the Sunday Wine School Class. Guests will be treated to individual attention from the wine steward. On Saturday at 3 p.m., visit the award-winning Cape May Winery for a tour of the vineyard, an introduction to the winemaker’s art, and a barrel tasting with cheese and fruit. On Sunday at 1 p.m., learn the finer points of fine wines from Keith Bader of Lauber Imports as he shares his knowledge of the world of wine at the Cape May Wine School class “More in the bottle for your buck—Great wines that stretch your dollar,” at the Washington Inn. Learn to discern and appreciate affordable wines while increasing your knowledge of pairings. The complete package is $135 per person. The Cape May Wine School class can be purchased separately for $30 per person.
•Saturday, Sept. 26•
Beachfront Run—The 26th annual Cape May Beachfront Run will host two separate runs, at 8:30 a.m. will be the two-mile run and at 9:15 a.m. will be the five-mile run. The event begins at the Cape May Convention Hall. Both courses are certified. Applications can be downloaded on www.capemaycity.org under “Permits and Applications,” or call Cape May Civic Affairs 884-9565 or stop at Cape May Convention Hall for an application.
Christmas Parade Fundraiser—The West Cape May community Christmas Parade fundraiser is held in Wilbraham Park, to benefit the annual parade. The event features plenty of hometown treats, entertainment and good company. A high light of the day comes when the new Christmas Parade Queen and her Court are crowned from among our local schoolchildren. The rain date is Sept. 27. Call Diane and Chuck Terrell at 732-229-3359.
Roast Turkey Dinner—Cape May United Methodist Men are holding a Roast Turkey Dinner featuring a salad bar and dessert table from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Lyle Hall, 635 Washington Street in Cape May. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
•Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27•
Mall Art Show—Washington Street Mall in Cape May, for more information call 884-8628.
•Sunday, Sept. 27•
Cape May Wine Trail—New in 2009. Spend the day visiting Cape May County’s wineries and sampling the unique flavors of each. First enjoy lunch at the Carriage House Tearoom and Café at the Physick Estate and board the trolley, which will take you to Natali Vineyards, Turdo Vineyards and Cape May Winery where you’ll learn about viniculture and visit the tasting rooms from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $75 per person and includes lunch, wine tastings at each vineyard and a wine tasting glass. This is a limited event, so reserve early.
•Saturday, Oct. 3•
Ocktoberfest—Jackson Street, Cape May. DJ Ed McDonough will play the tunes while on the other end of Jackson Street live jazz will be performed. Food vendors will consist of German sausages, pulled pork, crab cakes, funnel cakes, mini-donuts, Amish baked goods, Italian ices, fruit cups and more. There will be a beer tent around the Mad Batter. About 90 vendors including antique dealers, estate jewelry, handmade children's clothing, toys, face painter, handmade jewelry, Italian pottery, sandals and handbags. Call 884-5508 for more information.
•Sunday, Oct. 4•
Golf Tournament—The 14th annul David C. Douglass Sr. Golf Tournament will be held once again at the Cape May National Golf Course. There will be 8 a.m. registration and a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Lots of prizes and trophies will be awarded. Feb. 18 marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Lower Township Police Officer David C. Douglass Sr., who was shot and killed in the line of duty. We would like to see more lady golfers in this tournament. For more information, call 886-9049 or 827-6972.
•Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 18•
Victorian Week—Cape May’s 37th annual Victorian Week: Rated one of North America’s “top 100 Events,” the 37th annual Victorian Week is a 10-day extravaganza celebrating Cape May’s Victorian heritage, featuring Historic House Tours, Murder Mystery Dinners, Chocolate Fantasy Buffet, Vintage Dance Workshop, Crafts and Antiques Shows, living history programs, lectures, workshops, performances and more. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information, a listing of events, or to make reservations, visit www.capemaymac.org.
•Saturday, Oct. 10•
Lima Bean Festival—The West Cape May annual Lima Bean Festival is the one event you must attend. Come out and celebrate West Cape May's farming heritage with great food, quality vendors, antiques, entertainment and fun. You will never think of legumes in the same way again. Located in Wilbraham Park, corner of Broadway and Perry Street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., call 884-9325 for information. The rain date is Oct. 11.
Private Homes Tour—These tours take you beyond the doors of a selection of charming private cottages in the Cape May area from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Limited tour! Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children (ages 3 to 12). Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information, call 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
•Saturday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 11•
Vintage Dance Weekend—Kick up your heels as they did in Cape May during its Victorian heyday. Instructors will teach you the traditional dances of the 19th century at a Vintage Dance Workshop at the Franklin Street School Gym, Franklin and Lafayette streets, Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Then, put your newfound expertise to good use at a costumed Vintage Ball at Cape May Elementary School, 921 Lafayette St., with live music of the period at 8 p.m. Saturday night. A Tea Dance at the Corinthian Yacht Club, 1819 Delaware Ave., also with live music, is Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. Victorian dress encouraged but not required. Refreshments are included at the Ball and Tea Dance. An all-inclusive package is available or you can purchase events individually. Dance Weekend Package $95; Ball $35; Tea Dance $25; 3 Workshops $45. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information, call 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
•Saturday, Oct. 10 through Monday, Oct. 12•
Victorian Week Murder Mystery Dinner—Interact with the characters and solve the mystery as you enjoy a four-course dinner at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean St. at 7 p.m. Admission is $45. This is a limited event; reservations necessary. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information or to make reservations, call 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
•Saturdays, Oct. 10 and 17•
Antiques and Crafts—For Victorian Week, antique vendors and crafters from throughout the region display and sell their wares on the lawn of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Find out if your antique is trash or treasure from an appraiser who will be on hand during the afternoon. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Call 884-5404.
•Sunday, Oct. 11•
Chocolate Fantasy Buffet— If you love chocolate (and who doesn't?), you won't want to miss the Chocolate Fantasy Buffet at the Washington Inn, 801 Washington St. Milk or dark, whatever your preference, you can fulfill your chocolate fantasy in the decadence of a completely chocolate buffet. Washington Inn Pastry Chef Cressman-Pastiu will be on hand to share the secrets of her trade.The event begins at 2 p.m. Admission is $35. For more information, call 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
Organ Recital/Benefit—Gordon Turk, renowned organist of Ocean Grove, and the organist and choir-director of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Wayne, Pa., will be in recital at 4 p.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Advent, Franklin and Washington streets in Cape May. Admission is $10. Proceeds benefit the Organ Recital Fund. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall, 612 Franklin Street (behind the church). The Advent organ is Opus 4 of Russell Meyer and Associates and is a three manual instrument with 1668 pipes and 27 ranks. Turk’s program will feature music that would have been played during the Victorian era, in honor of MAC’s Victorian Week.
•Thursday, Oct. 15•
Room with a View—Cape May Film Society Presents “Room with a View” at 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Advent, Washington and Franklin streets. Winner of three Academy Awards, "A Room with a View" is a comedy of the heart, a passionate romance and a study of repression within the British class system of manners and mores. It's that system of rigid behavior that prevents young Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) from accepting the loving advances of a free-spirited suitor (Julian Sands), who fears that she will follow through with her engagement to an unromantic, priggish intellectual (Daniel Day-Lewis). Tickets $10. Sponsored the Cape May Film Society in association with the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information, call 884-5404.
•Saturday, Oct. 17•
Antique Auto Show—The Chester Co. Antique Auto Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Washington Street Mall will feature vintage autos on display, as well as commerical vendors. The event will be followed by an auto parade. For more information call 884-9565.
•Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct.25•
Autumn Weekend—The New Jersey Audubon Society presents Cape May Autumn Weekend, the only place to celebrate fall...at the Migration Mainline of North America, Cape May. The weekend features field trips, workshops and programs, optics corner, migratory watches, Mini Pelagic aboard the Cape May Lewes Ferry, Salt March Eco Tour, Cruising Cape Island Creek, Pedaling Ponderlodge and many other special events. For more information visit www.birdcapemay.org/autumn.shtml or call 884-2736.
•Sunday, Oct. 25•
Halloween Parade—Cape May's 26th annual Halloween Parade will march off at 3 p.m. from Lyle Lane and the Rotary Park.Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. Judging begins at 2 p.m. The Parade begins at 3 p.m. The parade ends at Emlen Physick Estate where trophies will be awarded for best costumes. Everyone gets a ribbon! For information call Cape May Civic Affairs 884-9565. Sponsors: City of Cape May, the Cape May Kiwanis Club and Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Halloween Party—Following the Halloween parade, visit the Dr. Emlen Physick Estate for an afterparty at 4 p.m.
Fishing Flea Market—From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cape May Elementary School. Call 884-2736 for more information.
•Saturday, Oct. 31•
Trick or Treat—Some spooky characters are waiting at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., with treats for good little ghosts and goblins and pirates and princesses from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This event is free and sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information, call 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
Trick or Treat—At the Washington Street Mall, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cape May Lighthouse’s 150th Anniversary—Visit the grounds of the Cape May Lighthouse, located in Cape May Point State Park, for a special 150th birthday celebration. Enjoy music, birthday cake, refreshments, costumed reanactors and much more. Activities at the base of the lighthouse begin at 10 a.m. and admission to the grounds is free. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC). For more information, call 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
•Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7•
Big Bass Open—At South Jersey Marina in Cape May, call 884-2400.
•Friday, Nov. 6 through Sunday, Nov. 8•
Cape May Jazz Festival—For more information call 884-7277 or visit www.capemayjazz.com
Sherlock Holmes Weekend—sponsored by MAC. Call 884-5404 for more information.
•Saturday, Nov. 7•
Arts and Crafts Show—The fall Arts and Crafts Show, sponsored by MAC. This event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 884-5404 for more information.
•Wednesday, Nov. 11•
Veteran's Day—11 a.m. ceremony
•Sunday, Nov. 15•
125th Anniversary—The borough of West Cape May celebrates its 125th anniversary. The West Cape May History Committee invites the public to participate in this landmark occasion celebrating the anniversary of our borough’s incorporation in 1884 with a Gala Dinner. A festive evening is being planned for the community at the West Cape May Fire Hall, from 6 to 9 p.m. with dinner, folklore and friendship on the menu. Tickets will be available at Borough Hall for $15. Tickets will also be available at the Aug. 22 Art in the Park and the Oct.10 Lima Bean Festival.
•Friday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 22•
Film Festival—The Cape May, NJ Film Festival. For more information call 884-6700.
•Saturday, Nov. 21•
Tree Lighting—See the tree at the historic Dr. Emlen Physick Estate, Washington Street, Cape May, light up at 7 p.m.
•Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28•
Holiday Crafts Fair—From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call MAC at 884-5404.
•Friday, Dec. 4•
Tree Lighting—The city of Cape May will host its tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. at Rotary Park. For more information call 884-9565.
•Saturday, Dec. 5•
Christmas Crafts—The 23rd Annual Christmas Craft Show will take place in Cape May City Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of crafters will be participating. Interested crafters call Cape May Civic Affairs 884-9565.
Christmas Parade—The 44rd annual West Cape May Christmas Parade will be at 5 p.m. beginning in front of the WCM Fire Hall. With over three hours of family fun and entertainment, the parade proceeds south on Broadway to West Perry and onto the Washington Street Mall. Call 884-1005 for information. The rain date is Dec. 6.
•Thursday and Friday, Dec. 10 and 11•
Candlelight Hospitality Night—Cape May's Washington Street Mall, from 7 to 9 p.m.
