CAPE MAY MAC'S SPRING NEWSLETTER 2021

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VOLUME LI, ISSUE 2

Newsletter www.capemaymac.org

SPRING 2021

Cape May Music Festival will soon be underway We’re excited to announce our plans for the 2021 series. The festival will feature a combination of virtual and live events this spring and includes the return of our long-time partners and friends Jed Gaylin, music director of the Bay Atlantic Symphony, and Eliot Bailen, artistic director of the New York Chamber Ensemble. We begin with a virtual concert for classical music lovers to enjoy in the comfort of their own homes! After the concert, you can join the Zoom Q&A session to ask questions about the performance as well as past music festival concerts.

Participation is free and easy, although donations are always welcome! Details will be posted on our Music Festival page on our web site. The program includes the Godard Suite featuring Susan Rotholz on flute and Jed Gaylin on piano, the Vivaldi Double Concerto with Eliot Bailen on cello, and the Brahms Symphony No. 4, 1st movement, performed by members of the Bay Atlantic Symphony. The Atlantic Brass Band, under the baton (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)

Restoration begins on Estate outbuildings Almost as soon as work on restoring the Cape May Lighthouse interior staircase project concluded, work began on restoring the nine outbuildings that complement the Physick House Museum on the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate. Eastern Industrial Services of Newark, Del. was the selected contractor to scrape, sand and caulk all wood surfaces, then prime and repaint all nine structures. Assured Envelope Solutions of Mannington, N.J. will

In This Issue

Coming Attractions................Pages 3-4 Donor Profile................................Page 5 Lessons of History..................... Page 10 Membership News .................... Page 7 Message from the Director.....Page 13 Museum Shops............................Page 6 Recent Happenings....................Page 2 Thank You Department........Pages 8-9

be repainting the roofs — some are cedar, others metal. The project is scheduled to be completed by late spring 2021. You may recall that the estate was built for Dr. Emlen Physick, his widowed mother (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)

“Vintage” reopens for the 2021 season

One of Cape May’s most talked about restaurants, Vintage, is set to open for the 2021 season on Friday, April 23, bringing patrons delicious menu choices for brunch and dinner, with some exciting new features. Vintage features menu items that are unique, as co-owner Chef Nikolaos “Niko” Goutzouris of KARA Restaurant Group describes them, and “wild.” With a diverse and eclectic menu and creative dishes, Vintage has taken its place as one of Cape May’s best destination restaurants, having experienced an extraordinarily successful first season in 2020. Niko said the 2020 season was an “absolute gem.” Being open for dinner on the lovely grounds of the Physick Estate at nighttime and outdoors was a huge attraction. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)

Celebrate a light in your life! Cape May MAC is offering a firsttime, limited opportunity to honor someone special by purchasing an engraved brick that will be a fixture along the pathway at the Cape May Lighthouse, as a remembrance, or simply to celebrate your own or your family’s love of the lighthouse. The Cape May Lighthouse Brick Paver Program is now accepting applications. Funds raised will support Cape May MAC’s mission of promoting the preservation, interpretation and cultural enrichment of the Cape May region for all. To learn more, CLICK HERE.


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