VOLUME LI, ISSUE 1
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Photo by Susan Krysiak
Virtual Tours: A new way to reach those who love Cape May May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) would have to cancel the 47th annual Christmas Candlelight House Tours, scheduled for Dec. 5, 12 and 19. A nearly 50-year tradition, thousands of people on three nights in December travel to more than a dozen homes, inns, B&Bs, churches (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11)
2021 Cape May Music Festival takes shape Cape May MAC received the good news about our funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts at the end of October and have begun to sketch out our 32nd annual season. It remains challenging as we don’t yet know what restrictions will apply in Spring, nor which venues will be available to us. We do know that we can expect our good friends and partners to join us once again for some “sweet sounds by the sea.” Jed Gaylin, music director of the Bay Atlantic Symphony, and Eliot Bailen, artistic director of the New York Chamber Ensemble, are both hard at work planning the artistry we’ll enjoy come springtime. Maestro Salvatore Scarpa and members of
WINTER 2021
Cape May MAC saved The Emlen Physick Estate from demolition, shown here circa 1970, and since then has been an important part of the story of Cape May’s renaissance.
Bedford Inn Owner and Innkeeper Paula Murray takes a break Dec. 3 during video shooting for Cape May MAC’s Virtual Christmas Candlelight House Tour Video.
It started with an idea and a question: “What if we offered the Cape May Christmas Candlelight House Tour virtually this year?” In July of 2020 senior staff, from our CEO Jody Alessandrine to operations and the tour department, from marketing and volunteer management to visitor services, were discussing the likelihood that Cape
the Atlantic Brass Band are ready and willing to join us for a rousing concert in celebration of Memorial Day. We do know that we will present a hybrid season, with a combination of virtual and live concerts come Spring. We’ve chosen April 22, May 13 and June 2 for our virtual “Happy Hour” Concerts. As in 2020, these will be taped in advance, feature members of both groups and be available on Cape May MAC’s website. All virtual concerts will again be followed by live question and answer sessions via Zoom featuring the musicians involved. Zoom Q&A registration (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
‘50 Years of MAC’ exhibit returns in 2021
The exhibit “50 Years of MAC” will return to the Carroll Gallery in the Carriage House at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., in 2021. This historic exhibit celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC), now Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture), with historic photos, artifacts and a timeline that shows in detail the development and evolution of the organization from its roots in 1970 to the present day. Curator Janet Coupland and Exhibit Designer Jean Barraclough worked for more than two years planning and mounting the exhibit, digging into historical records, organization photos, and more to document the rise of this important organization that has contributed so much in the last five decades to the renaissance of Cape May. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6)
In This Issue Donor Profile..................................Page 5 Membership News .......................Page 7 Message from the President......Page 6 Recent Happenings...................... Page 2 Thank You Department........Pages 8-10 Vintage News...............................Page 10
