Museum Store Sunday (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) signings and more at the Carriage House Museum Shop at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and at the Lighthouse Museum Shop, 215 Lighthouse Ave., Cape May Point State Park, from 12 noon until 4 p.m. Don’t miss this special shopping day that includes gifts with purchase and a drawing at each location for a $75 gift card that can be used for merchandise, memberships and tours. “Museum stores offer customers a truly unique shopping experience with highly curated merchandise that reflects the museum’s mission,” said Cape May MAC Director of Retail Operations Sharon Falkowski. “Along with many branded items, we here at Cape May MAC provide a selection of books by local authors and merchandise from local vendors. While supporting local makers, shoppers are also supporting Cape May MAC financially since all revenue goes directly to support our mission.” Author and Cape May resident John Bailey will sign his books, The Sentinel of the Jersey Cape and Cape Island, Jewel of the Jersey Shore at the Lighthouse Museum Shop.
This is the third year Cape May MAC has hosted events for Museum Store Sunday. “Each year we have gotten a larger, more positive response from the community, and we expect, with all the events and activities we are offering, that this will be our best year yet,” Falkowski said. “I love working for Cape May MAC and I love its many contributions to Cape May. Museum Store Sunday allows me to share that sense of community and commitment with others.” -- SK #beapatron, #museumstoresunday, #iamapatron, #patronofculture, #shopmuseumstores
At the Carriage House Museum Shop: 10 a.m. to 12 noon, author Mary Anne Castagnetta will sign her book, I Love Cape May. 12 noon to 2 p.m., author Suzanne Simonetti will sign her book, A Cape May Christmas Story. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. “Meet the Maker” Joanne Infante, maker of fabric Christmas ornaments, who will greet customers. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., author Ellen Alford will sign her book, Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey: Not Without a Fight. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable shopping bags or purchase the special edition Museum Store Sunday Eco-Tote made from 100 percent recycled post-consumer materials to help eliminate single-use plastics. While there is only one Museum Store Sunday every year, consumers are encouraged to shop at, and support, museum stores all year long. The annual event has boosted museum stores’ sales efforts, with museum stores seeing a 39 percent average increase in in-store net sales in 2022 compared to 2021, and a 43 percent average increase in in-store transactions in 2022 compared to 2021. www.capemaymac.org
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