VOLUME LI, ISSUE 4
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Cape May MAC welcomes you with joy this Christmas The pandemic has taught us something valuable: joy and togetherness go hand in hand. We invite you to come together this holiday season and welcome you back to Cape May! Let’s kindle the spirit of Christmas together and share some holiday joy in this National Historic Landmark City. Here are highlights of some of our newest offerings and some beloved favorites. In 2020, one of the things we missed
the most was not being able to host the Cape May Christmas Candlelight House Tours in person, on three nights in December, as we had done annually for 46 years for thousands of visitors. So instead, we brought the tour to the virtual world, creating a virtual video tour that is a timeless, intimate look inside 10 Cape May (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7)
Sturdy Savings sponsors our annual Tree Lighting Sturdy Savings Bank will again be underwriting the official kick-off of our holiday season, the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, on the Physick Estate grounds during Holiday Preview Weekend. Please join us on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for an evening of family fun, featuring the return of the Atlantic Brass Band performing beautiful holiday favorites on the outdoor stage, and, of course, the arrival of Santa Claus to hit the switch and light the huge Christmas tree on the estate grounds! The
evening also includes a free open house at the Physick House museum, authentically decorated for the holidays, as well as the opening of “An Old Fashioned Christmas” exhibit in the Carroll Gallery. Our heartfelt thanks to Sturdy Savings Bank for their most generous support. -- SK
FALL/HOLIDAY 2021
NJSCA increases Cape May Music Festival grant It was all good news for Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) at the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) annual meeting. Our grant, which is the primary support of our annual Cape May Music Festival, was increased to $80,500, a jump of nearly 80 percent. We’re grateful for the vote of confidence from the NJSCA and plan some exciting additions. The festival is set to begin May 1 with a Jazz Brunch concert with Mary Lou Newnam and run eight weeks through the end of June, capped off with a full orchestra concert featuring Jed Gaylin and the Bay Atlantic Symphony. Our long-time partners the New York Chamber Ensemble will be back for their annual residency, under the able guidance of Eliot Bailen. The Atlantic Brass Band returns as well for a rousing patriotic concert on Memorial Day Weekend and the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players will be back as well. Also returning are the popular Bach’s Lunches at Vintage. Our annual tribute for the late, muchbeloved Jazz great George Mesterhazy is scheduled for June 5 and Paula Johns returns to our outdoor stage with her trio on June 25. New this year to our festival will be (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7)
Photo by Joseph Evangelista
Santa welcomes in the Christmas season at the annual Cape May MAC Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, shown here with Cape May MAC Director and CEO Jody Alessandrine, left, and Curator Ben Ridings.
In This Issue
Cape May MAC’s 50th.......Pages 12-13 Coming Attractions................Pages 3-4 Membership News ....................Page 5 Message from the Director.......Page 8 Recent Happenings....................Page 2 Thank You Department..............Page 9 Volunteer Recognition......Pages 12-13
