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Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities MAC VOLUME XLVIII, ISSUE 2N ewsletterwww.capemaymac.org SPRING 2018 This pen and ink drawing of the Physick House is one of the 29 Historic American Building Survey (HABS) drawings featured in the “Capturing Cape May’s Architecture” exhibit. “Capturing Cape The Folk Americana sound of BAILEN should attract a large audience to Willow Creek Winery for their May’s Architecture” May 31 concert — a high point of our 29th annual Cape May Music Festival. exhibit opens April 27 In the early 1970s, a team from the Music Festival kicks off May 27 Historic American Buildings Survey The 29th season of the Cape May Music Our long-time ensemble-in-residence, (HABS) produced pen and ink drawings Festival begins with a fanfare on Sunday, May the New York Chamber Ensemble, under of Cape May’s most significant historic 27 at 7pm, when the Atlantic Brass Band the direction of Eliot Bailen, performs the structures that were instrumental in saving takes the stage at the Rotary Bandstand. first of its three concerts on Tuesday, May our seaside town — “the best-preserved Winner of the 2017 North American Brass 29. Featuring folk and dance in Chamber late 19th century resort in America.” The Band Contest, the Atlantic Brass Band, under Music, the concert includes the Fandango drawings enabled Cape May to become the baton of Salvatore Scarpa, will present Quartet and Bartok’s Roumanian Dances. a National Historic Landmark and a a program of rousing American music, the The group returns on Tuesday, June 5 with national tourist destination. perfect thing for the Memorial Day Weekend. ChamberJazz: Musical Crossroads, and Now, for the first time, these intricate MAC partners with the City of Cape May to drawings and the stories of the architects who created them are on exhibit at the bring you this free concert. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12) Carroll Gallery. Curator Karen Fox, author of “The Chalfonte,” provides visitors with a unique look at how a small New Sip Into Spring Festival band of preservationists saved not only the buildings, but a culture of the past creating New in 2018! Don’t miss the inaugural will entertain with live music throughout a future. Jean Barraclough designed the Sip Into Spring Festival on the beautiful the day. Special programs include a plant- exhibit. grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 inspired craft project and high energy food (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) Washington St., Saturday, May 12, from 10am carving demonstrations. to 4pm! Enjoy mimosas, Bloody Marys, wine, The “Stylish Succulents for Your Home craft beers and spirits, along with culinary, Garden” craft workshop is presented at 10:30 In This Issue gardening and nature demonstrations, a crafts a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Carriage House Coming Attractions ........ Pages 3 & 4 & collectibles show, and scrumptious festival Cafe & Tearoom and will teach you how to food from Empanada Mama’s, Seaside make a succulent tea cup. Tickets are $20 and Donor Profile ................................Page 5 Cheese, Crespella and Matt’s BBQ. include all materials. Membership News .................. Pages 6 Spirits, wine and craft beer vendors will “Slicing & Dicing: Watermelons & Recent Happenings .........Pages 2 & 6 be there, including Nauti Spirits, Cape May More” with Master Chef Joseph Poon is Brewery, Cape May Winery and Hawk Haven Thank You Department..... Pages 7-10 Winery. Local musical trio Harmony Road (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) MAC RECENT HAPPENINGS Winter Wrap-Up Even though our public offerings are pared back in January, the month can be a whirlwind behind the scenes. The first order of business is the dismantling of our elaborate Christmas decorations. Jean Barraclough and Barbara Hubmaster, the duo behind the Old-Fashioned Christmas exhibit, will attest that there are hundreds of bits and pieces of the Dickens Village which have to be sorted and packed in their numbered boxes. Emily McLaughlin had her Retail staff busy doing the annual inventory in the Carriage House Museum Shop. Outside, Paul Smargiassi and his crew carefully wound thousands of lights. We paused for some fun and relaxation on January 14 when Jeff Gernitis and his staff at FiNS hosted a Sunday Social for us. The Cape May Music Festival was the beneficiary of the event, adding nearly $3,000 to the budget. The folks from the Center for Community Arts moved into the recently vacated Carroll Gallery to The Cape May Wine School class at the Washington Inn was a high point of our Presidents’ install the winter exhibit: Franklin Street Weekend programming. School: From Segregation to Unification. Mayor Chuck Lear joined us on January 15 Railroad in Cape May, a program developed Later… 1968 and the Vietnam War. Alex for the well-attended exhibit opening. in conjunction with Barbara Dreyfus and Breve led off, setting the scene with what New this year, we stretched the season the Center for Community Arts. In order to was going on in pop culture in 1968. Bob a bit, adding Historic District Trolley Tours broaden our reach, we added one program a Heinly followed in February with Lessons Friday through Mondays in January and month at the ACCC Cape May Court House Learned from the Barbary Wars and Col. February to give our visitors more to do. This campus (thanks to Assistant Dean Maria Bob Familetti spoke on the turning of the tour program was underwritten by four of Kellett) and at Lucky Bones Backwater war and the fortifications of Hue in March. MAC’s best business partners- Carroll Villa/ Grill (thanks to David Craig). We’re so Our pace picked up in February as Mad Batter, Congress Hall, The Grand pleased with the response, we’ll continue our we prepared to reopen the Cape May Hotel and The Queen Victoria B & B. monthly summer series and have added fall Lighthouse. This year, Presidents’ Weekend Our Lunch & Learn series kicked off and holiday programs. intersected with Valentine’s Day, offering on January 17 with Music of Old Cape Two of our Friends groups began us some interesting programming options. May presented by our resident music expert, their programming in January. Dottie and Working with Kelsy Wise and her Salty Rich Chiemingo. The series has proved to Mal Knapp put together a short history Sirens, we offered two sold out Evenings of be more popular than ever, with a happy of Valentine’s Day for the Friends of the Burlesque at Elaine’s Dinner Theater. For crowd of life-long learners gathered each Emlen Physick Estate and then led the group those with a sweet tooth, the Blue Rose Inn week at the Methodist Church Hall (thanks through a workshop where everyone got to offered a seven-course Chocolate Lover’s to Rev. Jeanette Block). Our largest single create a greeting for their sweetie(s). The next Feast. If wine was your passion, you had attendance was 138 people for Ted Bryan’s day, the Friends of the World War II Tower the choice of a nine-wine tasting at the moving presentation of The Underground launched their four-lecture series: 50 Years Washington Inn Wine School or a visit to Willow Creek Winery and Natali Vineyards aboard the Cape May Wine Trail Trolley. Of NEWSLETTER course, Presidents’ Weekend wouldn’t be the Published by The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities, a not-for-profit corporation same without one of MAC’s most venerable events – Crafts & Collectibles in Winter. P.O. Box 340, Cape May, NJ 08204 • Phone: 609-884-5404 One word pretty much describes March New Jersey Relay Center for TTY Customers: 800-852-7899 in Cape May this year: Nor’easter. The Web Site: www.capemaymac.org • E-Mail: [email protected] weather wreaked havoc on much of our programming, causing us to cancel trolley Editor: Michael Zuckerman; Assistant Editor: Jean Barraclough tours and close the Cape May Lighthouse Contributors: Susan Krysiak, Anna Marie Leeper, Mary E. Stewart, Sandra Adams and Michael Zuckerman (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) PAGE 2 • SPRING 2018 WWW.CAPEMAYMAC.ORG MID-ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (MAC) MOONLIGHT TROLLEY RIDES Presented by the Sunday, April 29: 8:45pm; Tuesday, May 29: Mid-Atlantic Center MAC 8:30pm; Thursday, June 28: 8:45pm; Friday, July 27: 8:45pm; Sunday, Aug. 26: 8:45pm; for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) and Monday, Sept. 24: 8pm: Take this romantic trolley ride along the beachfront and through Coming the heart of the Historic District, under the light of the full moon. Hear tales of Victorian courtship. ATTRACTIONS $12. FRIENDS OF THE PHYSICK ESTATE present 609-884-5404 • www.capemaymac.org • 800-275-4278 “READY TO SERVE: WORLD WAR I FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE” Wednesday, May 2: 2:30pm: Join the Friends of the Physick Estate for this Afternoon Tea & Lecture Carriage House Café & Tearoom by Ellouise Schoettler, storyteller, recounting Tuesdays through Sundays, April 27-June 14; Daily, June 15- experiences of professional nurses from Johns Sept. 6 (except June 23 & Aug. 4) Tuesdays through Sundays, Hopkins School of Nursing who donned Army Sept. 7-Oct. 31 (except Sept. 15) 12noon-4pm: Enjoy gracious yet uniforms and served with Hopkins Base Hospital casual dining with a café menu that includes signature sandwiches, 18 in France 100 years ago. $25. salads and tea sandwiches, homemade soups and quiche, plus a CAPE MAY’S WILD SIDE TROLLEY TOUR Classic Tea Luncheon and Afternoon Tea, with loose tea service and Wednesdays, May 2-Oct. 10: 8:30am: Be- specialty teas from Philadelphia’s House of Tea and bottles of wine yond the charming Victorian homes and from the award-winning Cape May Winery.