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The Memorial Day weekend has come and gone and Cape May is now gearing up for the summer season. Let’s get the technical stuff out of the way first. Make sure you purchase your beach tags - $25 for seasonal tags (they are $15 if purchased prior to April 1), $5 for a daily tag, $10 for three days, and $13 for a weekly tag. Our beaches are primed and ready and so is the Cape May Beach Patrol, so gather up the beach chairs, towels, sun tan lotion, water jug, snacks, wagon of toys, umbrella, summer novels, and quarters for the parking meter and head on down to your favorite beach for some fun in the sun.
On Sunday June 14, the Cape May Traditional Jazz Society will present Dixieland Jazz from 2-4 p.m. at the VFW Post 386 located at 419 Congress Street. For more information call 609-884-7961. Proceeds will benefit Lower and Middle Township high schools’ music/band programs.
That same weekend, (June 6 and 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) take a trip off the island and visit Historic Cold Spring Village’s 5th Annual Celtic Festival. Celebrate traditions of the Celtic Highlands with traditional music & dancing, storytelling, a pub area with live entertainment, vendors and more! For details on who is playing and when visit www.hcsv.org or call 609-898-2300.
If you rank yourself in the category of athletic, get your running shoes primed for the Cape May Point 5-Mile Run, Saturday June 20 starting at 8:30 a.m. For more information call 609-884-1087.
Harbor
Fest was new to the Island
of Festivals last year and proved so popular that it is back. This one day event, June 20 from 8 a.m. until dusk,
offers the best Cape May can offers. Since its inception as a whaling village in
the 17th Century, Cape May’s economy and culture has been linked to the sea. But
with the promise comes a challenge. Harbor Fest is
After all that activity, you might
be ready for a cultural break. We suggest a ticket to the opening of East Lynne
Theater’s 29th season. Alice on the Edge opens June 17 and
runs through July 25. It features four deliciously witty one-acts by
cutting-edge playwright Alice Gerstenberg. It was one of the most talked about
plays of the
In addition, because Cape May has two, count ‘em two, equity theater production companies, Cape May Stage’s current run of Souvenirs continues at The Robert Shackleton Theater at Bank and Lafayette streets until June 20. Goodnight Gracie opens June 24. Adapted from the reminiscences of George Burns, the multimedia tour-de-force presentation traces the comedian-raconteur's life from his childhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to his early career in vaudeville to his momentous meeting and subsequent personal and professional relationships with wife Gracie Allen. Performances Wednesday through Sunday. Curtain times 8 p.m. For tickets or reservations call 609-884-1341 or visit www.capemaystage.com.
We also have some fun weekend events like the Victorian Fair, Saturday, June 13 at the Emlen Physick Estate on Washington Street and the Boardwalk Craft Show Saturday and Sunday June 13 and 14. Don’t forget to shop locally. The West Cape May Farmers Market opens Tuesday, June 30 this year West Cape May Farmers Market focuses on Jersey fresh produce, delicious food and baked goods, local artists, and antiques & collectibles. Profits from the market is divided between environment committees that help to beautify the West Cape May parks, public areas, and streetscapes. The Farmers Market is open every Tuesday from June 30th through September 1st from 3pm to sunset at the West Cape May Municipal Complex Backyard Park at 732 Broadway in West Cape May. So there you have it. Don’t forget you have a plethora of restaurants to choose from, shopping all around the town, the sunsets and the beauty of the town itself to enjoy either by bike or just walking about if you run out of planned activities. Until next month, Happy trails. |
Once you come off the beach, you
might be looking for something special to do. The 20th Annual Cape
May Music Festival continues through June 11. Sunday night concerts are held at
the Paul W. Schmidtchen Theatre at Lower Cape May Regional High School on Sunday
June 7th at 8pm. The June 7 concert features Cape May’s very own George
Mersterhazy (pictured left) and Friends – for those not in the loop, George, when he is not
playing Carnegie Hall tickles the ivories at The Merion Inn on Decatur Street.
On June 2 at 8 p.m. the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players will play
at the Episcopal Church of the Advent. The Bay-Atlantic Symphony will play “Hayd
‘n’ Chic” Thursday at 8p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Decatur
featuring violin soloist Christina Castelli. Please call (609)-884-5404 or
(800)-275-4278 or visit 
What is spring without a visit to
the West Cape May Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 6 for a piece of
homemade/homegrown strawberry shortcake. Held in the Wilbraham Park from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. treat yourself to this slice of small town life.
If you rank yourself in the
category of adventuresome, you might want to try your hand at shark fishing.
This year’s 29th Annual Shark Tournament will be held at the South
Jersey Marina Thursday June 11 through Sunday, June 14. To sign up call
609-884-2200 or visit 
intended to heighten
awareness and appreciation of this fragile resource. This one-day street
festival offers prepared fresh seafood, live entertainment, activities for kids,
arts and crafts vendors and educational displays. Other features include Cape
May’s top chefs facing off at the Trucksess Center to compete in a scallop
cook-off, kayak and canoe regattas in the harbor and a point-to-point
navigational challenge. In addition and in memory of those who list their
lives, a wreath laying will be held at the fisherman’s memorial. Transportation
via a trolley service will be provided by MAC. This trolley service will connect
the venues around the harbor including the Nature Center, Fisherman’s Memorial,
Harbor View Park, and Schellenger’s Landing. 
1915 Broadway season. Directed by Karen Case Cook East Lynn Theater
is located at the corner of Hughes and Decatur streets. Performances Wednesday
through Saturday, unless otherwise noted. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. For tickets
or reservations visit 
Be sure to visit Soma NewArt
Gallery in the Carpenters Square Mall on Parry Street as well as exhibitions at
The Mad Batter Restaurant on Jackson Street.