Vol. 8, No. 37 - October 20, 2010

A sprightly sheet full of the sprays of the old ocean ¯ Wednesday, October 20, 2010 ¯ Vol. 8, No. 37 ¯ Cape May, America’s Original Seaside Resort

Local Personalities Showcased In Cape May Film Festival

Ali Amalou, Mike Murphy, Dennis Zaitsev, Gordon Vincent, John Alvarez and Alicia Grasso form the cast of “Someplace Warm.” Aleksey Moryakov

THIS WEEK...

It’s The WITCH Issue!

It’s FILM FESTIVAL weekend! For more information on the movie above and so much more, flip this issue over for your official Cape May Film Festival program!

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Almanac THURSDAY October 21 Mainly sunny

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High Temperature: 67 Low Temperature: 48 Chance of Rain: 10% Sunrise: 7:15am Sunset: 6:13pm High Tides: 7:29am, 7:45pm Low Tides: 12:58am, 1:32pm

FRIDAY October 22 Sunny

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High Temperature: 60 Low Temperature: 47 Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 7:16am Sunset: 6:12pm High Tides: 8:04am, 8:22pm Low Tides: 1:31am, 2:11pm

SATURDAY October 23 Sunny

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High Temperature: 61 Low Temperature: 51 Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 7:17am Sunset: 6:10pm High Tides: 8:38am, 8:58pm Low Tides: 2:04am, 2:49pm

SUNDAY October 24 Mainly sunny

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High Temperature: 65 Low Temperature: 52 Chance of Rain: 10% Sunrise: 7:19am Sunset: 6:09pm High Tides: 9:13am, 9:35pm Low Tides: 2:37am, 3:28pm

MONDAY October 25 Mainly sunny

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High Temperature: 66 Low Temperature: 51 Chance of Rain: 10% Sunrise: 7:20am Sunset: 6:08pm High Tides: 9:48am, 10:13pm Low Tides: 3:12am, 4:08pm

Inside This Issue «The Coffee Break Page................. Page 12

«Activity of the Week.................... Page 79

«Ramblings From the Editor..........Page 13

«The Dating Column..................... Page 83

«The Contest Page......................... Page 20

«Health & Beauty Guide................ Page 87

«Food & Drink Guide.................... Page 21 «Halloween Events Schedule........ Page 27 «Spouty Offy................................. Page 35 « Customer Service..........................Page 41 « The Old Fogey............................. Page 47

«The Theater Column.................... Page 85 «Adopt An Animal.........................Page 89 « The Cape May Crossword .......... Page 103 « Great Things To Do .................... Page 93

« A Cape May Lover....................... Page 51

«Bird Droppings............................ Page 97

« The Shopping Guide................... Page 61

«Short Story: Ghost Ship............... Page 105

«The Answer Lady........................ Page 63

«About Exit Zero........................... Page 115

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Reader Quote Of The Week

“I enjoy reading your magazine when we visit Cape May. It is one of the highlights of my vacation! I especially appreciate the Spouty Offy.

They always make me laugh!

Keep up the great work!”

– Diane from Barnsboro, NJ

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage

“Topdog/Underdog” stars Stephen Rider and Jed Reynolds take the mic

Jake Paque of the upcoming show “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)”

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THE EXIT ZERO GUIDE TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN Wednesday 10/20

Thursday 10/21

Friday 10/22

Saturday 10/23

Berkeley Square East Lynne Theater Company’s romantic fantasy follows a 20th century American so fascinated by the letters of his ancestors that he travels back in time to meet them. A time-traveler with a fiancée in the future and a love interest in the past (or present?), Peter Standish needs to make a decision before time runs out. Playing at 8pm at the First Presbyterian Church, corner of Decatur and Hughes. $28 admission, $23 for seniors, $13 for students. For reservations, call (609) 884-5898.

Topdog/Underdog This Pulitzer Prize-winning play examines the lives of two African-American brothers sharing a dingy apartment in the inner city. Moving deftly between outrageous comedy and tragic revelations, the play provides audiences with a stark, illuminating view of family tension and economic strain in American today. Curtain rises at 8pm in the Robert Shackleton Playhouse. Tickets are $35, $30 for senior citizens, and $12.50 for students. Call (609) 884-1341 for tickets.

Boiler Room Terry-oke Brown Room Darin MacDonald 8pm Cabanas Are You Smarter than a bartender? 9pm Copper Fish Geno White Duo Ebbitt Room Paul Sotille Jr. Jazz Trio, 6:30pm Hemingway’s Half-price martinis and jazz Merion Inn Jazz Trio Pilot House Jay Bethel, 9pm

Brokerage Boat Show Sick of looking at all that water and ready to go out in it? Stop by the Brokerage Boat Show at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Falcon Ridge. Brokers will be teaming up to display over 50 quality pre-owned boats for sale.

Boats will be displayed in the water and out, from small boats to motor yachts. Maybe you’ll find the S.S. Minnow of your dreams.

Event runs from 10-5pm.

Striper Tournament Eager to prove your angling skills? Why not test your mettle against the best at this tournament. For a $300 entry fee, competitors can win a first-place prize of $4,000, as well as various smaller prizes, and awards for Junior Angler, Lady Angler, and the heaviest bluefish award. Event features a pig roast with an open bar and live music. An awards presentation follows dinner. For information contact Scott White at (609) 780-0309.

Alienated Vincent Pastore, of Sopranos fame, stars in this short film about extra-terrestrial invaders. Pastore will be present for the screening, and to receive the Robert Prosky Character Actor Award. Stop by for a celebrity sighting and a great short film. And while you’re there, check out some of the other great Film Festival offerings. Film shows at 7:15pm in the Magnolia Room of the Chalfonte Hotel. Tickets are $10, call (609) 884-6700 for more information.

Axelsson’s Blue Claw George Karavan Boiler Room Dane Anthony Band Brown Room Darin MacDonald, 8pm Cabanas Happy Hour with Chris Huff4-7pm; 52 Pickups, 10pm Copper Fish Bill Caterini Ebbitt Room Paul Sotille Jr, 6:30pm Hemingway’s DJ Ronnie B dance party from 9pm-closing Mad Batter Class Act Menz Restaurant Haunted Dining Merion Inn George Mesterhazy Ugly Mug Ridgemont High

Cabanas Free pool and beer pong Hemingway’s Country music and half-price specialty drinks at the bar.

Pilot House Family Friendly Trivia Night, 8pm Ugly Mug Terry-Oke!

Vincent Pastore takes a star turn in “Alienated” this Saturday.

Church of the Advent Rummage Sale Looking for a hidden treasure? The Church of the Advent will hold a sale from 9-2am in the Parish Hall at 612 Franklin Street in Cape May. The sale will feature clothing, accessories, household items, books, linens and more.

Stop by to see what curiosities have been unearthed from attics and basement across Cape May. Call (609) 884-3065 for more information.

Boiler Room BlueBone Brown Room Erik Simonsen Cabanas Happy Hour with JD Valenteen, 4-7pm; FKA, 10pm Cape May Winery Gourmet Cheese Fridays, 5-7pm Copper Fish Bill Caterini Ebbitt Room Paul Sotille Jr, 6:3010:30pm Hemingway’s DJ Jeff Walden, 9pm-closing Mad Batter Geno White Menz Restaurant Haunted Dining Merion Inn George Mesterhazy Pilot House Open Mic Night, 9pm Ugly Mug Big Romeo

CAPE MAY... WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN Sunday 10/24

Monday 10/25

Tuesday 10/26

Coming Up...

Annual Halloween Parade Enjoy all sorts of spooky sights (and lots of candy corn, of course). Perry Street, at Congress Hall, is a good spot to watch. Register at 1:30pm, with the judging at 2pm – the parade begins at 3pm from Rotary Park.

Some Place Warm This film, shot in Cape May, examines a singer/songwriter who stays past summer in a resort town. The problem is, he may have stayed too long. Don’t miss the world premiere of this local film, which features Cape May favorites Gordon Vincent, Alicia Grasso, John Alvarez and Michael Murphy. Screening at 1pm in the Henry Sawyer Room of the Chalfonte Hotel. Tickets are $10, call (609) 884-6700 for more information.

Fishing Flea Market If the striper tournament didn’t work out so well for you, maybe you need some new gear. If so, don’t miss the fishing flea market at Cape May Elementary School at 921 Lafayette Street. Just about anything fishing-related you can imagine will be here: rods, lures, tackle and reels at very reasonable prices. Some of the merchandise is brand new, some is antique, and there is plenty that falls in the ‘gently used’ category. Admission is $4. Event runs from 9-3pm. Call (732) 3305674 for more information.

Cabanas NFL action with NFL Sunday Ticket Ebbitt Room Paul Sotille Jr, 6:30pm Hemingway’s NFL Sunday Ticket Lucky Bones $2.99 Cuban pulled pork sandwiches at the bar from 12-6pm Menz Restaurant Haunted Dining Merion Inn George Mesterhazy Pilot House Complimentary bar snacks during football games Rio Station NFL Food and Drink Specials.

Ugly Mug NFL games on bigscreen TVs, with 25-cent wings and half-price cheesesteaks.

Designer Show HouseCome and see how a little contemporary style can breathe new life into a venerable Victorian home. The first floor and grounds of the Fairthorne Cottage have been lovingly updated by local interior designers, and the result is a shore home so well-appointed you’ll be tempted to move right in. Tours available between 1-4pm. $10 entry fee includes a color pamphlet with information on designers, products and vendors. Located at 115 Ocean Street.

Cabanas Monday Night Football Tailgate Party, with drink specials based on the home team Hemingway’s Margaritaville Mondays featuring half-price margaritas and island music Pilot House Complimentary bar snacks during Monday Night Football

Glowing: Cape May’s Stained Glass The Carriage House Gallery will host Glowing : Cape May’s Stained Glass, guest curated by Dottie Rogers. The exhibit will feature full-color photographs of richly colored 19th-century windows in Cape May, the tools of the stainedglass trade and samples of the intensely colored glass that was used. Stop by to hear the uplifting story of the restoration of church windows in Cape May. Back Corner Cafe Open Mic Night, 7pm Ugly Mug Terrible Tuesday with DJ Jon K

Paranormal Pursuits at Historic Cold Spring Village Ready for a ghost hunt that’s more Colonial than Victorian?

Don’t miss your chance!

On Saturday, November 13 a mixture of both psychic mediums and scientific investigators will interact with the public to teach them how paranormal investigations work. This includes everything from demonstrating infrared equipment to clairvoyancy.

Before that at the Village, don’t miss the Candlelight Walk on Saturday, November 6, from 5:30-7:30pm.

Did we miss anything? Call our global headquarters at (609) 7708479, fax us at (609) 770-8481 or email jon@exitzero.us.

Christmas Parade Fundraiser at the VFW Chef Chris Hubert (of Black Duck & Godmother’s) will sponsor the Annual Spaghetti & Meatball dinner, all proceeds will benefit the Parade. Everyone is invited to the VFW at 419 Congress Street on Monday, November 1.

Stop by the Designer Show House for a look at the latest and greatest interior design in Cape May.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

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Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage

Leslie Martel, Ann Carlson

Lynn and Ron Cohen

Jane and Dan Valdes-Dapena

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage

Gail Wilsey Morrison, Woody Shackleton

Caryl and Michael Wagner

Bob Dreyfuss, Heather Turner

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Tom Carroll, Betty Moffatt, Jake Paque

The Knapp family

Karen and Martin LoSasso, Vickie Tryon

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Marg Mealy, Larry Carlson, Reni Beckwold

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Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage

Page 11 VOTED 2010 BEST NIGHTLIFE & ENTERTAINMENT

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

SUN GOES DOWN IT ONLY GETS HOTTER AFTER THE

SUNDAY

With 7 HDTV’s you won’t miss a minute of the NFL action! $2 Bud and Bud Lights during all games

MONDAY Monday Night Football Tailgate Alicia Grasso, Melissa Trout-Baron, Aunt Deb

$2 Bud and Bud Lights during all games $5 All-You-can-Eat Tailgate Buffet & Drink Specials.

WEDNESDAY (starting at 9pm) Free Pool & Bear Pong!

Tabletop B-Pong & Flip Cup Tourneys $1 Drafts, $2 Domestics, $3 Imports

THURSDAY Are You Smarter Than A Bartender? (9pm) Bar Trivia Game Win $20 Gift Card All You Can Eat Alaskan Crabs $19.99 Andrew Baron, Victor “Bug-eye” Grasso, Roland Watson,

FRIDAY

Happy Hour (4-7) featuring JD Valenteen!

FKA (Formerly Known As) (10pm)

SATURDAY

Happy Hour (4-7) featuring Chris Huff 52 Pickup Band (10pm)

Playoff Specials.

(609) 884-4800 At the corner of Beach Ave. & Decatur St. www.CabanasOnTheBeach.com www.facebook.com/CabanasOnTheBeach Connie Felicetti, Marsh Greenberg, Addy Sugarman

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Police Blotter

Every week we feature quirky police reports from small towns across America. Found on the website www.smalltownmisfit.com.

GRASS VALLEY, CA: A woman called to report a man was causing an argument and throwing cheese in her eye. A man also called and said a woman was throwing cheese all over and acting “nutso.” A woman was heard yelling in the background. – The Union

Learn Russian With Tanya

YOU probably couldn’t throw a stone in Cape May without hitting an Eastern European person, though we would condemn such an act. We at Exit Zero warmly embrace our Commie Cousins (we’re joking!) and offer a weekly lesson to help you communicate. Please note – the “Russian” we are printing is just our phonetic interpretation.

Is it true there is a witch in your country named Lady Gaga? Eto pravda, chto v vashei strane est vadma Ledi Gaga?

Here is how your Russian-speaking friend is likely to respond: Net, ee zovut Baba Yaga. nOna est malenkih detei.

Which translates to: No. Her name is Baba Yaga. She eats all the lost children. –Tanya Zotava

Weird Word Of The Week

Vexillology Coined in the 1950s, this term refers to the study of flags. It is derived for the Latin word for flag, vexillum.

Greater Cape May Historic Society

A Picture From The Past

THIS picture was taken around 1910, as evidenced by the Ford Model N cars intermingled with the horse-drawn buggies. The Inn of Cape May, then known as the Colonial Hotel, stands in the background. The Morning Star is shown in its original location, as is the gift shop that is now Nest, which was moved in the mid 1960s. The store was built as a bath house and converted to house Ping Pong studios, who relocated from the Iron Pier in the early 1900s. – Ben Miller

Facebook Mystery Contest

KNOW your way around Cape May? Think of yourself as the observant type? Feast your eyes on the photograph above, taken by our resident cryptographer Dan Mathers.

If you think you know what restaurant you’d be eating at if sitting on this deck, then you have a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to spend at a local business. Go to the Exit Zero Facebook page before Monday for a full-size, full-color photo and instructions on how to enter – follow the instructions carefully. And, don’t worry if you have never used Facebook before – it’s easy! Just ask your six-year-old nephew. To enter, look for the mystery photo at www.facebook.com/exitzeropublishing. Good luck!

Random Fact Of The Week

DURING the Salem Witch Trials 150 people were arrested and charged with witchcraft and five died in prison. Between two courts, 29 people were convicted and 19 hanged. Giles Corey refused to submit a plea and was crushed to death by stones during interrogation.

Fortune Cookie Of The Week J If you chase two rabbits, you will catch none. J ONCE a week, the folks at Exit Zero eat at Cape Orient, the island’s fine Asian restaurant. Sometimes we find pearls of wisdom at the end of our meal. And sometimes we don’t. The above fortune cookie was eaten with rainbow, spicy tuna and red dragon sushi rolls. Please note: Any typos are not ours, but those of the fortune cookie manufacturers. We print them as we find them.

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Ramblings From The Editors

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Ideas, idle gossip and occasionally important odds ’n’ ends

E WERE recently discussing how the measure of a quality small town is having an independent hardware store. Swain’s is the perfect example of that. You’ll often wander the aisles of Home Depot or Lowes just hoping to bump into someone who might be able to direct you toward what you’re looking for. At Swain’s, the only problem is choosing which side of the store you’ll start browsing. There’s always someone to help.

This all came up because it seemed that winter was rapidly approaching. Winds were howling, temperatures were dropping and suddenly that airy home a couple blocks from the beach felt drafty and frigid. It was time to lock windows and prep for winter. Everyone in town was remembering how brutal last winter had been, so it was off to Swain’s.

Sometimes it feels like this town has two seasons: summer and winter. Those few brief moments of spring are spent clearing out the house/restaurant/shop, making sure the air conditioning still works and prepping for summer. As September ends we’re hauling our bikes inside, figuring out how to windproof that old door that’s constantly warping from humidity and prepping for winter. We get a few more weeks outside, but as November rolls in, we seek the solace of warm sheets and check the thermostat.

It’s not that we’re advocating everyone board up their doors until May – we’re just commenting that in a seaside town like this there seems to be a much more pronounced change in the air when September ends. In fact, what we ARE saying is exactly the opposite. Maybe we should all keep in mind that summer doesn’t mean the death of fun in

Cape May. It does mean a lack of crowds, meters and traffic, but this weekend should be a testament to the fact that there is still plenty to do in Cape May – so drop the dour demeanor.

Which brings us to the Cape May Film Festival... flip this issue over and, hey presto, you will discover an instant festival program!

Congratulations once again to festival director Tom Sims and his team. The EZ boys will be out and about at this event and we hope to see you there.

ASSEMBLING a Halloween costume is one of the the social calendar’s most exciting-yet-exhausting rituals. At first we thought a revisit to some costumes of our college days would prove a safe option, but the appeal of a couple’s plug -and-outlet costume (or any member of the Jersey Shore MTV crew) seems a little sophomoric, especially since we’re competing in the big leagues next week at the Congress Hall Phantom Ball. After flipping through last year’s photos of the event, we were a bit intimidated by the extravagant get-ups. There where smurfs and superheroes, cross-dressers, cross-bow wielding vampire

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hunters, Marie-Antoinette coifs bedazzled with butterflies, and at least one glam rocker with a hairspray problem.

Luckily, the Phantom Ball awards prizes in all kinds of categories. You can win for Best Couple, Funniest, Sexiest, Scariest and Most Creative. So if you missed out on a superlative in your high school yearbook, here’s your chance to claim your title.

As for the EZ crew, we’ve been scouring thrift stores and each other’s closets for the perfect components. So far we’ve got the makings of a mean Mad Hatter costume, and the bare bones of a convincing monkey get-up (if anyone’s looking to get rid of a prehensile tail, please contact the office immediately). And if you haven’t gotten your fill of Halloween fun at the Phantom Ball, keep the party going on Friday at the GABLES event in the Inn of Cape May – where that monkey costume will be quickly recycled into Bi-Curious George.

SPEAKING of superlative entertainment, if you haven’t yet seen Cape May Stage’s sensational production of Topdog/ Underdog... do so! The show is of the very highest quality and even had Denzel Washington (who’s a friend of one of the stars) raving.

Okay, so he never saw the show in Cape May, but he wanted to! It ends this Saturday. Call (609) 884-1341 and reserve some tickets.

THANK you to eagle eyed realtor Bill Bezaire, who noticed our mess-up in the new EZ color issue. The last few words of Ben Miller’s scary story was cut off. Here is what was missing: “stories demonstrated, the good old days of Cape May’s past were not so pure and simple. History around every corner, indeed.”

We hope that didn’t spoil your enjoyment, and we apologize for the slip-up.

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Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Cocktails

HAPPY HOUR 4-6pm EARLY BIRDS LIVE MUSIC NO COVER CHARGE! Friday, October 22 GENO WHITE

Japanese • Sushi • Chinese • Thai Cuisine

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK YEAR ROUND Lunch • Dinner • Take-Out • Catering 315 Ocean Street, Washington Commons Mall (609) 898-0088 • www.capeorient.com

Saturday, October 23 CLASS ACT

AT THE CARROLL VILLA HOTEL

19 Jackson Street, Cape May 884-5970 • madbatter.com

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Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage

Cape May Stage groupies

Walt, Frank

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Definitely not just your grandmother’s tearoom!

Sure, you’ll find tasty tea sandwiches, freshly-baked scones and teabreads served with clotted cream, and that traditional, elegant service that you associate with fine dining.

But there is so much more to The Carriage House. In addition to our traditional Tea Luncheon and Afternoon Tea, The Carriage House offers hearty fare from the café menu, plus homemade soups, and hearty wholesome entrée salads that fill you up while still letting you feel virtuous for eating a salad.

So try it today, and bring grandmom along, too…. She’ll love you for it!

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Sunday, October 17: Beatles Brunch Benefit At Cape May Stage

Alicia and Victor Grasso

Woody Shackleton, Leslie Martel

Ringo, Therese, Myles

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s t k r e c e a t B Simply Delicious!

Freshest Ingredients • Fantastic Specials • Friendly Atmosphere • Reservations Recomended

SERVING DINNER THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY FROM 5PM 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May • (609) 884-7660 • www.backstreetcapemaynj.com

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sunday, October 10: Wine Festival At The Cape May-Lewes Ferry

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BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER Open Sunday - Thursday 7am-9pm • Friday & Saturday 7am-10pm

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CAHILL’S WHISKEY CHEDDAR

Irish cheese from pasteurized cows milk that comes from County Limerick.

Suitable for vegetarians!

600 PARK BOULEVARD, WEST CAPE MAY • 884-8700

Mini Meals

starting at 9.95!

We have great soups, desserts, seafood & sautéed specials!

Delicious Homemade Specials Beach Avenue & Grant Street, Cape May 884-3772 • www.oceanviewrestaurant.com

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Sunday, October 10: Wine Festival At The Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Mark Allen, Gretchen Whitman

Chuck and Kathy Garrett

Tom Evegan, Pete Rano

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Syrah

Chardonnay Blush Port

Serving Dinner from 5:30pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday Tasting Room - Open Daily 12-5pm Winery Tours - Saturdays at 3pm

GOURMET CHEESE FRIDAYS Beach Avenue & Howard Street at the Hotel Macomber

(609) 884 8811

www.unionparkdiningroom.com

The winery will be pairing cheese with their award-winning wines from 5-7pm out on the veranda

711 Townbank Road, North Cape May (609) 884-1169 • www.capemaywinery.com

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Vicki and Brad Omar

George and Lorrane Innocenzo

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Denise and Bruce Van Fossen, Nancy Sudol, Alan and Sherrie Weiner

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Paul and Kathy Hagy

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe

Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

A CA MIA 524 Washington Street Mall (609) 884-6661 www.acamia.com

A lovely little spot on the Washington Street Mall. Fine food, excellent service and great people-watching.

L, D

$10-$30 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

ALEATHEA’S 7 Ocean Street, (609) 884-5555, Ext. 226 www.innofcapemay.com

This fine restaurant offers superb food in a graceful setting, an elegant bar, and dining with ocean views.

B, L, D

$15-$45 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

AVALON COFFEE 7 Gurney Street (609) 898-8088 avaloncoffeecompany.com

Superior coffee that’s always fresh, and healthy food that’s perfect for both breakfast and lunch.

B, L

$3-$8 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

N/A

NO

YES

AXELSSON’S BLUE CLAW 991 Ocean Drive, (609) 884-5878 blueclawrestaurant.com

Fine dining near the harbor.

Elegant dining room, cozy fireplace, and the classic Clipper Ship Pub.

D

$24-$30 Cards: V, MC, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

BACK CORNER CAFÉ 3860 Bayshore Road, North Cape May (609) 886-2323

A brand-new joint at the rear of the building that formerly housed Bayshore 8 cinema.

Tasty snacks and drinks.

Café

$3-$9 Cards: V, MC, D

N/A

NO

YES

BACKSTREET 600 Park Boulevard (609) 884-7660 backstreetcapemaynj.com

Downhome cooking and a really friendly, laidback vibe in this gem of a place, just a few minutes from Cape May.

D

$13-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE

BYOB

YES

YES

BELLA VIDA CAFÉ 406 N. Broadway, (609) 884-6322 www.bellavidacafe.com

“The local café with the wholesome aroma” is what they call it... and that’s how we describe it. Very apt!

B, L, D

$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, D

BYOB

NO

YES

THE BLACK DUCK 1 Sunset Boulevard, (609) 898-0100 blackduckonsunset.com

A chic interior and stylish food, but the ambience is anything but pretentious. Modern American cuisine.

D

$15-$28 Cards: V, MC

BYOB

YES

NO

THE BLUE PIG TAVERN 251 Beach Avenue, (609) 884-8422 congresshall.com

Congress Hall’s restaurant is better than ever, serving classic tavern food with a twist or two along the way.

B, L, D

$12-$36 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

CABANAS 429 Beach Avenue, (609) 884-4800 cabanasonthebeach.com

It’s always warm and friendly in this lively beachfront bar that features some of the best live bands around.

L,D

V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

CAPE MAY BAKERS 482 West Perry Street (609) 884-7454 capemaybakers.com

Whether you want to start your day with a treat, or want goodies for a picnic or pickme-up, this is the place to go!

Bakery

$3-$8

N/A

NO

YES

CAPE MAY WINERY 711 Townbank Rd., (609) 884-1169 capemaywinery.com

This beautiful winery is open daily from 12-6pm. Make a reservation to tour the winery daily at 3pm.

Winery

WINERY

N/A

NO

CAPE ORIENT 315 Ocean Street, (609) 898-0088 capeorient.com THE CARRIAGE HOUSE at the Emlen Physick Estate 1048 Washington Street (609) 884-5111

Great food every time, whether you are looking for Chinese, Thai or sushi. Service is superb, too.

The Carriage House offers everything from hearty wraps, salads, quiche and paninis to classic teas.

BYOB

YES

YES

BYOB

YES

YES

KEY

Onsite parking

L,D

L

Handicap accessible

$8-$25

$5-$27 V, MC, AE, D

$12-$19 V, MC, AE, D

$12-$19 V, MC, AE, D

Takeout available

Other details

Dog-friendly patio

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Bella Vída Cafe Serving Breakfast & Lunch 7:30-2:30 Closed Wednesdays

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Judi Rano, Alys Cerbin, Lisa Lee

Belly Buster Special ALL YOU CAN EAT FLAPJACKS & COFFEE! 7:30 – 10:00AM Monday thru Friday Choose from Sweet Potato, Multigrain or Buttermilk

Nicole and John Sarkisian, Kathy and Joe Corcoran

Just $5.99 including tax

(609) 884-6332

406 No. Broadway, West Cape May

www.bellavidacafe.com

Jesica Xu, Lei Bramell, Brian Bramell, Jin Smith

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe

Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

BYOB

YES

YES

BYOB

YES

YES

BAR

NO

YES

BYOB

NO

YES

BAR

YES

NO

COPPER FISH 416 Broadway West Cape May (609) 898-1555

Chef Geoff Johnson’s popular Copper Fish is under new management, at a new site – Broadway and Sunset.

D

CUCINA ROSA 301 Washington Street Mall (609) 898-9800 www.cucinarosa.com

Nicely located at the beginning of the mall, this Italian restaurant is a mustvisit. Simply superb food.

D

C-VIEW INN Texas Avenue & Washington Cape May (609) 884-4712

A locals’ favorite, the oldest and friendliest tavern in town with great wings, excellent pub fare and cold beer.

DEPOT MARKET CAFÉ 409 Elmira Street Cape May (609) 884-8030

New owners Chris and Lisa Shriver are keeping the old favorites at this locals joint AND adding new specials.

THE EBBITT ROOM 25 Jackson Street, (609) 884-5700 virginiahotel.com

With the remarkable cooking of chef Lucas Manteca, there’s even more reason than usual to visit. Sublime concoctions.

D

410 BANK STREET 410 Bank Street (609) 884-2127 410bankstreet.com

Still one of Cape May’s finest restaurants. Serving food that’s as brilliant and creative as ever. A must-visit.

D

$25-$37 V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

FRESCOS 412 Bank Street (609) 884-0366 frescoscapemay.com

It wins awards for its Italian food every year for a reason.

This is authentic cuisine served in a beautiful location.

D

$18-$29 V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

GECKO’S Carpenter’s Square Mall Cape May (609) 898-7750

This local favorite serves superb southwestern food.

Grab a seat on the patio when the weather is nice!

L, D

$8-$24 V, MC

BYOB

YES

YES

GODMOTHER’S Broadway & Sunset (609) 884-4543 godmothersrestaurant.com

Excellent downhome Italian food, reasonably priced and great for a family dinner. Try their early birds special!

D

$12-$28 V, MC

BYOB

YES

YES

HARBOR VIEW 954 Ocean Drive (609) 884-5444 harborviewcapemay.com

A Key West vibe, great views of the harbor, good food and regular entertainment. Come spend the afternoon or night.

B, L, D

$6-$30 V, MC

BAR

NO

YES

HAWK HAVEN VINEYARD 600 S. Railroad Avenue Rio Grande (609) 846-7347 hawkhavenvineyard.com

Every Friday night in the winter the Wine Bar and Barrel Room is open. A fun, well-run vineyard.

Winery

V, MC, AE, D

Winery

NO

NO

HEMINGWAY’S 1045 Beach Avenue (609) 884-5611 hemingwayscapemay.com

A relaxed yet elegant island ambiance, featuring USDA Prime Steaks and classic seafood creations.

B, L, D

$15-$38 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

HIGHER GROUNDS 479 W. Perry Street (609) 884-1131 highergroundscapemay.com

Great coffee, home-baked treats, and lots of healthy food options. A cozy, friendly corner spot. Try it!

B, L

$5-$10

BYOB

NO

YES

KEY

Onsite parking

L, D

B, L, D

Handicap accessible

$24-$32 V, MC, AE, D

$12-$29 V, MC, AE, D

$4-$18 V, MC

$6-$14

$26-$33 V, MC, AE, D

Takeout available

Other details

Dog-friendly patio

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Washington Inn’s

Sunday, October 10: Wine Festival At The Cape May-Lewes Ferry PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

the wine bar

John Moore, Dawn Moore, Candy Sullivan, Jim Sullivan

BANFI FINE WINE DINNER at the WASHINGTON INN Italian Fall Harvest Banfi Fine Wine Dinner w/ Vittorio Vettori Friday, October 29th @ 6:30 PM Delicious Menu paired w/ the new releases from Tuscany's premier wine producer

Steve Meller, Norma Cruz, Stephanie Hart

Call 609-884-5697 for reservations and information

the wine bar 801 Washington Street Cape May, NJ 08204

609-884-5697 reservations accepted

ALL OYSTERS ONLY $1.00 NIGHTLY 5-7pm in the wine bar Sue, Barb, Steve, Janet

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe

Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

ISLAND GRILL 311 Mansion Street Cape May (609) 884-0200

Caribbean-influenced food, in a lovely, colorful setting. The sauces and combinations are creative and delectable.

L, D

$13-$26

BYOB

YES

YES

THE LOBSTER HOUSE Fisherman’s Wharf, (609) 884-8296 thelobsterhouse.com

Take-out, fish market, restaurant, raw bar, breakfast diner... The Lobster House has it all.

B, L, D

$5-$25 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

NO

YES

LUCKY BONES 1200 Route 109, (609) 884-BONE (2663) luckybonesgrill.com

It’s a huge hit for a reason.

Excellent food, great bar vibe, superb service. Gets it right every single time.

L, D

$6-$22 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

For tables of eight or more

YES

MAD BATTER 19 Jackson Street (609) 884-5970 www.madbatter.com

The original fine dining restaurant in Cape May and still one of the best. The food is always creative.

B, L, D

$19-$30 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

MARIE NICOLE’S 9510 Pacific, Wildwood Crest (609) 522-5425 www.marienicoles.com

Marie Nicole’s serves modern American cuisine with a European ambiance in a relaxed atmosphere.

D

$19-$44 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

NO

MARTINI BEACH 429 Beach Avenue Cape May (609) 884-1925

A lively nightspot with a friendly vibe, great Mediterranean dishes, and a panoramic oceanfront view.

D

$15-$30 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

NO

MERION INN 106 Decatur Street, (609) 884-8363 www.merion inn.com

The dim, amber lighting, dark wooden bar, period fittings and classy staff give this place a special ambience.

D

$18-Market V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

OCEAN VIEW Beach & Grant Avenues (609) 884-3772 oceanviewrestaurant.com

A large and very reliable menu.

Classic diner food, and very reasonably priced. A locals’ favorite.

B, L, D

$9-$30 V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

NO

YES

OYSTER BAY 615 Lafayette Street (609) 884-2111 oysterbayrestaurantnj.com

A lovely dining room, a beautiful copper-top bar and classic, generous dishes are what you’ll find here.

D

$12-$29 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

PETER SHIELDS 1301 Beach Avenue, (609) 884-9090 www.petershieldsinn.com

The Georgian revival mansion is magnificent and the modern American menu matches it all the way.

D

BYOB

NO

NO

THE PILOT HOUSE 142 Decatur Street (609) 884-3449 www.pilothousecapemay.com

A classic pub and restaurant offering great burgers, excellent comfort good and an authentic ambience.

L, D

$15-$25 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

RIO STATION 3505 Route 9 South Rio Grande (609) 889-2000

While all around it has changed, the Rio is still serving excellent food with old-style, friendly service.

L, D

$13-$29 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

SEAN’S RESTAURANT Beach Avenue between Jackson and Perry (609) 898-0017

Fresh, delicious food at a great beachfront location is what you’ll find at Sean’s Restaurant!

Tell him we sent you.

L, D

$16-$24 V, MC

BYOB

YES

YES

SEASIDE CHEESE COMPANY 600 Park Blvd., (609) 884-8700 seasidecheesecapemay.com

A huge plus for the area when it opened, and this place continues to delight with gourmet treats.

L, D

$4-$12 V, MC, AE, D

N/A

N/A

YES

KEY

Onsite parking

Handicap accessible

$22-$39

V, MC, D

Takeout available

Other details

Dog-friendly patio

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Halloween Happenings in Cool Cape May

The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts has a full roster of spooky events this October.

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ISCOVER what makes Victorian Cape May a hotbed for paranormal activity during Halloween Happenings, sponsored by the MidAtlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities, from October 15-31. Seaside spirits take up residence in their favorite historic haunts, spooky sights and sounds surround the city, and things are going bump in the night for more than two weeks. Get in the spirit of the season with Halloween-themed tours and events including ghost trolley tours, spooky tours of Cape May’s original haunted house — the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, a mystery weekend, psychic teas and much more. Call (609) 884-5404 for information and tickets.

Scarecrow Alley Walk the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate and vote for your favorite scarecrow creations contributed by members of the community, local organizations and MAC staff. Ballots are available in the Carriage House. Free admission to the grounds.

Halloween Horror: The Unspeakable Secret

In the late 1800s, Dr Physick and his family resided here. Some say their spirits still do.

Lives are in danger, and one of them could be yours during Cape May’s new mystery production. There are angry, vengeful souls behind the walls of the Physick Estate, and they are waiting for you. Meet the cast at dessert after the performance. Tours are

offered at 8:30pm on Fridays, October 15-29 and Wednesdays, October 20 and 27. $25 for adults and $20 for children.

Phantoms of the Physick Estate Tour A selfguided tour featuring spooky sounds, special

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Friday, October 15 and Saturdays, October 16, 23 and 30 at 8pm. $20 for adults and $15 for children.

effects and scary stuff. Tours are offered Saturdays, October 16, 23 and 30 from 1-4pm and 6-9pm, and on Sunday, October 31 from 5-8pm. $12 for adults and $6 for children.

Tales of Terror Trolley Rides A costumed guide spins spooky stories from the Victorian era as the trolley winds through the streets of Cape May. Tours offered Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, October 15-17 and 29-31, and Thursday, October 28. Tour times vary. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

Phantoms of Cape May Enjoy a spooktacular self-guided tour of Victorian properties decked out in ghoulish fashion for Halloween. Tours run on Saturdays, October 16 and 30 from 6-8pm. $20 for adults, $15 for children. Includes admission to the Phantoms of the Physick Estate Tour and a trolley shuttle.

A Lighthouse Ride with the Ghost Writer Join Craig McManus, paranormal investigator, on Saturday, October 23 at 6pm as he takes you on a trolley ride down the haunted path to the Cape May Lighthouse. At the Cape May Lighthouse, you can either choose to climb to the top or stay below. Admission is $30.

A Cape May Ride with The Ghost Writer This 45-minute evening trolley ride takes you through the streets of Cape May’s Historic District with psychic medium Craig McManus (the ghostwriter of Exit Zero fame) providing narration. McManus will talk about ghosts and spirits, and the history

of the houses where he has sensed activity. Tours are offered Friday, October 22 at 7:30pm and 8:30pm. Admission is $25.

The Historic Haunts Combo Tour Combines the Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour with a visit to the Emlen Physick Estate, where you will see a home séance room and learn of the Victorians’ fascination with spiritualism.

Tours offered Fridays, October 15, 22 and 29 and Thursday, October 28 at 7:15pm. $20 for adults, $15 for children.

Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tours A MAC guide will relate the paranormal findings of ghostwriter Craig McManus as the trolley rolls past reputed haunted properties.

Offered every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 15 through November 14. Tour times vary. $10 for adults and $7 for children.

Historic Haunts House Tour Get into the spirit on a guided tour of the historic (some say haunted) Physick Estate with a discussion of Victorian spiritualism on Fridays, October 15, 22 and 29 at 7:45pm and Sundays, October 17, 24 and 31 at 11:15am, 12:15 and 1:30pm. $10 for adults, $5 for children.

Ghosts of the Lighthouse Trolley Tours Travel the ghostly path that leads to the Cape May Lighthouse as you listen to the guide relate ghost stories unearthed by psychic medium Craig McManus. Tours are offered

Trick or Treat at the Physick Estate On All Hallows Eve, Sunday, October 31, there are spooky characters with treats for all the good

The cast of “The Unspeakable Secret” will leave you shaken and stirred.

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Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

TISHA’S 318 Washington Street Mall (609) 884-9119 www.tishasfinedining.com

This local favorite moved from Convention Hall to the mall, at the former site of Dellas. The food is as good as ever!

B, L, D

$18-$35 V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

TOMMY’S FOLLY COFFEE 251 Beach Ave, (609) 884-6522 congresshall.com

Situated in the lobby of Congress Hall, this shop has great coffee and some lovely to-go breakfast goodies.

B, Café

$2-$5 V, MC, AE, D

N/A

NO

YES

THE UGLY MUG 426 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-3459

A Cape May legend, and even better now that they’ve put those wonderful booths in there. Such a treat.

L, D

$12-$25 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

NO

YES

UNCLE BILL’S PANCAKES Beach Avenue & Perry Street Cape May (609) 884-7199

Reliably-excellent food – there is a reason why people wait a while to eat here... excellent breakfasts and brunches.

B, L

$4-$9

BYOB

NO

YES

UNION PARK Beach Avenue & Howard (609) 884-8811 unionparkdiningroom.com

Elegant dining in a classic old hotel, and the food is magnificent and inventive.

One of the best in the area.

D

$18-$35 V, MC, AE

BYOB

YES

YES

VINCENZO’S LITTLE ITALY II 3704 Bayshore Road North Cape May (609) 889-6610

If you want to bring the family for a fine and fun Italian meal, look no further than here! The kids will love it.

L, D

$8-$20 V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

WASHINGTON INN 801 Washington Avenue (609) 884-5697 www.washingtoninn.com

Superb gourmet food, and a great little cocktail bar to get your night off on the right foot.

Amazing wine list.

D

$18-$34 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

KEY

Onsite parking

Handicap accessible

Takeout available

Other details

Dog-friendly patio

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Mysteries is a series of nonstop, think-onyour-feet investigations into some very unusual crimes. The investigation takes place from Friday, October 29 through Saturday, October 30. Enlist the help of your fellow Martians or Earthlings in the recreation of a little-known incident of the famous 1938 radio invasion. Try to save (or conquer) the earth, track down space equipment and crack codes. Prizes for best-dressed Martians and Earthlings. For information or to book your weekend package, contact the participating inns: The Bedford Inn: (609) 884-4158, The Carroll Villa: (609) 884-9619, The Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast: (609) 884-8702 or www.queenvictoria.com.

little boys and ghouls at Cape May’s original haunted house, the Emlen Physick Estate, from 5-7pm. Free. Separate admission to tour the Phantoms of the Physick Estate.

Harvest Festival Crafts & Antiques Show Visit the grounds of the Physick Estate on Saturday, October 16 from 10-4pm to celebrate fall in Cape May with a new openair crafts and antiques show. Vendors from throughout the region display and sell their wares. Free admission to the grounds.

Madame Parmentier’s Psychic Tea Dr Physick’s aunt, Emilie Parmentier, returns to her home for a special tea at the Carriage House Tearoom & Café. Enjoy this Halloween-themed tea luncheon complete with wandering fortune-tellers, odd phrenologists and strange characters. Learn what the future holds for you (all in good fun, of course) on Saturdays October 16, 23 and 30 at 11:30am and 2pm. Admission is $25 and includes a tea luncheon.

Murder Mystery Dinner: One Tough Cookie The humorous and murderous Impromptu Players invade the dining room at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street. Friends, relatives, rich political contributors and even

Spooky characters take over Cape May’s original haunted house, the Physick Estate.

uninvited guests are attending the inaugural celebration for Jacob Thurman, the newly-elected mayor in town. There is a killer among them and when someone drops dead, suspicion runs wild. Interact with the cast of characters and try to solve the mystery as you enjoy a three-course dinner. Reservations necessary. Fridays and Saturdays, October 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 7pm.

Tickets are $45.

Cape May’s War of the Worlds Designed

by Shadow Stalkers, the Looking Glass

Cape May Wine Trail Spend the day visiting Cape May County’s wineries and sampling the unique flavors of each. First enjoy lunch at the Carriage House Tearoom & Café located on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, then board the trolley, which will take you to Cape May Winery, Natali Vineyards, and Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, where you’ll learn about viniculture and visit the tasting rooms. Wine trails are offered Sunday, October 31 and run from 12pm-5 p.m. $75 per person and includes lunch, wine tastings, and a wine tasting glass.

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Julie and Jim Smith

Lauren G, Cindy B

Bill and Jennifer Sleek

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Sunday, October 10: Wine Festival At The Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Charles Rodrigo, Juliana Stefanyszyn

Sarah and Bill Puruis

Fred and Ann Lese

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Sunday, October 10: Wine Festival At The Cape May-Lewes Ferry PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Keith Heckel, Jake Heckel, Mike Sheehan

Diane Mogck, Annette Cruzan, Mary Corriveau

Morgan Callo, Peter Callo, Bronwlen Callo, Michele Schied, Mike Jensen

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Spouty-Offy The column where anonymous gasbags have their say!

CAPE May needs a store for witches! You know, a place where you can buy eye of newt, bats blood... that kind of stuff. – Erma

AT RIO STATION

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Friday, October 29 • 9pm

CAPE May should replace those two vinyl lighthouse beacons with witches... just for Halloween! – Erma *** I MAY dress up like Russell from Swain’s for Halloween... or would that be too scary? – Cape May *** I WONDER if there was a wicked witch of the north or south in The Wizard of Oz? You only hear about the wicked witch of the west. – Cape May *** REMEMBER that movie The Blair Witch Project? All that did was make me dizzy!– Cape May *** I LOVE witch hats! In fact, people should wear them all year and not just at Halloween time. Perhaps Exit Zero should get some with their logo on them. – Wicked Witch of West Cape May *** IT WOULD be awesome to be able to fly around on a simple broom! Unless it gave you splinters where the sun don’t shine! – Cape May *** SOME beer company should sell a beer near Halloween called Witches Brew!

– Cape May *** DO you know who do the voodoo that you do? – Cape May *** YOU know, not ALL witches are

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bad! Some witches are good. – Cape May {Spouty Offy Editor’s Note: Yeah, but how do you know which witch is which?} *** I SAW a witch at the beach the other day... It was a sandwich! – Erma *** REMEMBER those horrible witch trials in 1692 that occured in nearby Salem, NJ! – Villas {Spouty Offy Editor’s Note: That was actually Salem, Massachusetts, not New Jersey!} *** ALLAKHAZAM! – Cape May *** I THINK my grandma used to be a witch! She used to put something on my mosquito bites called WITCH HAZEL! True Story. – Cape May

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Sunday, October 10: Wine Festival At The Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Linda and Ted Michalski

Michele Schied, Mike Jensen

Tracy Pienkos, Christina Butterfield

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Wednesday, October 6: Dinner At Peter Shields Inn For B&B Owners PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Jeff Gernitis, Maria Gernitis, Cathy Delaez, Armando Delaez

Toby, Anita, Karsten

Cat and Phil Cronin, Jay Schatz

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Customer Service

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The life and times of a waitress in Cool Cape May... by Molly Stone

HE cynical waitress has become her own archetype, a stock character complete with acrylic nails. We’ve all seen her on TV, toting her coffee pot and chomping her bubblegum as she fields advances from crude truckers and overweight line cooks. She rolls her eyes with the air of a woman jaded. Her tips, like her hairstyles, are never quite big enough.

While I can’t attest to the nails or the bubblegum, the cynical part is true enough.

A waitress is bound to come across some curmudgeonly patrons, some of whom will leave her questioning her faith in humanity. Soon enough, she’s rolling her eyes with the same frequency as her TV counterparts.

Recently, a man at table five bombarded me with sexual innuendoes. I finally asked him to stop, and he told me I wasn’t that good-looking anyway. He put me into such a funk, nobody at any of my other perfectly lovely tables could do right for the rest of the evening. A little old lady asked me politely to point out the bathroom, and I gave her the stink eye. “Oh

yeah, Grandma?” I wanted to say, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Out of the dining room, while preparing silverware or swiping credit cards, servers often discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of a given evening. Lately, I’ve been so consumed by the bad and the ugly, I haven’t cared to notice any of the good. At a wedding I worked, I hoped the best man would hurry up with his heartfelt speech already, so we could finish celebrating this blessed union of love and I could get back to Seinfeld reruns on the treadmill.

Then something strange happened. I had my own stink eye shot right back at me, and from an unlikely source. On my

way into work, undoubtedly annoyed by all the smiling window shoppers obliviously shuff ling their way through the Washington Street Mall, I came across a little boy’s lemonade stand. He squinted up at me, his nine-year-old cheeks f lushed in the midday sun. His cardboard sign read “50 cents a cup.” I pulled two crumpled dollar bills from my uniform pocket.

“No change,” I said, sure that he would be pleased. Instead, he scoffed. I thanked him as he handed me my drink, and he didn’t respond. I caught a glimpse of his money jar, full of fives and tens. Obviously, other customers had been more generous.

My lemonade friend and I were both lacking something important in our line of work – gratitude. It’s easy to let one nasty table or one poor tip ruin an entire evening, but when we focus on the negative, I realize, we miss out on the positive, too. There will always be a jerk on table five with a nasty comment. But I still believe that people are fundamentally good, children are still innocent, and waitresses, well, maybe they’re not so cynical after all.

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On Broadway

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SERVING DINNER NIGHTLY FROM 5PM Jazz Night with Geno White Duo on Thursday Bill Caterini Plays Live on Friday & Saturday!

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PENNY PARTY Alison Bjork, Lance and Bonnie Pontin

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Rosemary Stumpo, Cathy Delaez, Jeff Gernitis, Maria Gernitis

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Wednesday, October 6: Dinner At Peter Shields Inn For Local B&B Owners

Elan Zingman-Leitz, Susan Zingman-leitz

Sandy Miller, Don Schweikert

Doug McMain, Joan Echevarria

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The Old Fogey

Ah, those good old Cape May days... by Jackson D’Catur

I

AM not a fan of witches, as depicted in popular culture. The Cape May Coven were not notable for their foxy looks, elegant black clothing or charm. There was nothing of that Willow lass from Buffy about them, nor were vampires sparkly and urbane, nor werewolves handsome and rugged. In fact, not long after we rid this fair city of ours of vampires and weres, we were forced to tackle the Coven. The vampires were easy: all it took was the application of brawn, brains and a hundredweight of pointed sticks, plus an ingenious arrangement of mirrors on revolving poles that allowed me to bring a sunset from London to Cape May at the totally unexpected (for the vampires, at least) time of 3am. And the weres; well they were never very smart, and a trail of dog biscuits leading to the Concrete Ship (at that time af loat) did the trick. Afterwards, the ship was slipped from mooring and sank off The Point. I know, cruel, but really, werewolves were brutes, and made life hell through eating people, peeing on my rosebushes and dig-

ging holes in the lawn.

But the witches, oh they were smart.

They posed as old herbal healers, kindly souls who lived in gingerbread houses and would aid someone in need. In fact they did all of that (except the houses were made from locally-sourced candy: ours had saltwater taffy bungalows) but it was all a front for their true, nefarious purpose. I was never sure, really WHAT their purpose was, but it was not wholesome, I was certain. And so we had the lot of them

rounded up one weekend. They put up a fight: potions were thrown (three stout militiamen were turned into frogs, and one into a Wildwoodian), curses were hurled (Paddy Teague had terrible luck his whole life after, and died an impoverished, blithering, drunken Irishman. He swore none of this was the case before the curse), charms were slipped into drinks and thrown into eyes (a batch of love potions saw 12 constables marry each other all at once, with scant regard to sexual orientation, age or species). Also, a few members of the posse paused to consume the witches’ cottage and got sick from consuming too much taffy. Those old harridans were clearly evil in EVERY way, to build a house knowing it would tempt hapless mobs to eat parts.

Of course we f lung the lot of them in a pond, and never looked back: best to be safe, I always say, even given a total lack of physical evidence. I do admit that public health has never been quite as good since, as modern medicine is yet to catch up to the standards of those witches, but it’s all to the good, I’m sure you agree.

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Thursday, October 7: CM County Chamber Of Commerce Dinner PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

CAPE MAY, NJ

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Jen Hutchinson, Ami Menz, Carol Menz

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3-6pm Everyday~At Bar Only (extended during all Phillies and Eagles Games) $2 Miller light bottles and drafts 1/2 Price House Wine • 1/2 Price Well Drinks $3 Eagles Crush Shots • $3 Phillies Phanatic Shots $3 Pumpkin Party Shots

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Thursday, October 7: CM County Chamber Of Commerce Annual Dinner

Lisa Sabatini, Ray Pensari

Joseph Lam, Lisa Roberts

Vicki Lynch, John Kelly

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Help her

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Friday, November 12, 2010

The Carriage House at Rockwood Park | Wilmington, Delaware

What Can You Do? This relaxed yet lively event is highlighted by an auction featuring some of our region’s most unique items.

You have a chance to be part of this event by making a special tax-deductible contribution - an item or gift certificate that will help us raise funds to benefit the Foundation’s search for a cure to this life shortening disease.

Won’t you help?

To donate or for more information, call Barbara Fischer at (609) 884-7552 or Robin Clarke, Director of Special Events at (610) 324-6001 Email: rclarke@cff.org Website: http://delawarevalley.cff.org/grapesandgrain

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Confessions Of A Cape May Lover

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An enthusiast’s view of America’s Original Seaside Resort... by Meghan Kunz

NE of the most challenging obstacles while househunting is arriving in Cape May with an agenda in place, and then being tempted and lured into the shops and eateries. A few crab cakes and a sack of T-shirts later, the mind regains focus…that’s right, we’re here for the house. Another challenge is the commute, which presents an issue when you think you just want to drive past that house you liked one more time — but the house is three hours away, and you have that pesky job. All of these impediments are worth it in the end, when you land yourself the ideal retreat, second home, vacation house, retirement pad, or whatever fancy name you call it. If it’s in the Cape May area, it was worth the challenge.

Looking for real estate is no easy task, but it’s compounded by everyone who wants to give you their opinion. Believe it or not, this group is quite vast. Unfortunately, upon opening the door to the real estate discussion, you then will witness some people bristle when they learn of an area

you plan to look in — “What?! You’re not going to live on the beach?!” No, because as hard as it is to believe, some people enjoy living near the water, but not physically on the water. You don’t need to literally live in town to revel in all of the events and nuances that comprise its beauty. Cape May County itself is actually home to fabulous townships which are a short drive away from the beloved Exit Zero, all of which have a beauty of their own. I also find myself shaking my head and thinking

about the three hour commute it takes to drive to Cape May — if I can reduce that journey to a 20-25 minute drive? That’s no compromise; that’s absolute bliss. I’ll take that in a heartbeat.

I’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to Avondale-by-the-Sea, located at the corner of Beach and Gurney. I’ve been staying there for years, and I’ve had nothing but pleasant experiences. With the owner always on site to ensure a smooth operation, you can feel confident that if you have any issue, it will be handled in a timely manner. We made last-minute reservations this month, and were able to secure a room on Columbus Day weekend for a very reasonable rate, especially considering the breathtaking ocean view and our prime location directly across from the beach.

The staff is also a joy to be around, always welcoming and helpful, especially Heather, who’s been with Avondale as long as I’ve been staying there.

Until next time… embrace every challenge. Here’s to house-hunting and Halloween!

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October Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Thursday, October 7: CM County Chamber Of Commerce Dinner PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

PANDORA’S October gift with purchase in support of Breast Cancer Month.

During the month of October you will receive a ceramic cupcake jewelry box with any $150 PANDORA purchase (while quantities last).

Also, intoduced this month is a limited-edition PINK leather bracelet and dangle breast cancer bead.

Jill Lance, Mike Downes, Debbie Downes, Karen Bender

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Expert Jewelry Repair done on premises.

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Mary Stewart, Bill Causey, John Cooke

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Thursday, October 7: CM County Chamber Of Commerce Annual Dinner

Joann Del Vescio, Suzanne Walters

Vicki Banks, Tom Piratzky

Mike Whipple, Joanne Carrocino

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CAPE MAY LINEN OUTLET A Real Outlet Store With Real Outlet Prices!

ULTIMATE BLACK-OUT PANEL

Made From Extremely Drapey Microfiber Fabric!

Hang Via Regular Rod Pocket, Or Through Optional Belt Loops For A Uniform Pleated Look! colors: garnet, sage, putty, sand & espresso 56x63”panel $33.00 • 56x72”panel $36.00 • 56x84”panel $39.00, 56x96”panel $45.00 • 112x84”double wide panel $75.00 additional insulated & room darkening tiers, valances, panels & pinch pleated curtains in store!

FUNKY PRINT PILLOWCASE PAIR ANY SIZE - $2.00!

OPEN DAILY 10 - 6pm 110 Park Boulevard, West Cape May 609.884.3630 • www.capemaylinen.com

Debbie & Mike Downes

Cape Winds

Out of the Past Antiques

Florist & Gift Shop

860 Broadway (Broadway & Stimpson Lane) West Cape May NJ 08204 609-884-1865 • 609-884-2602 Fax email: capewindsflorist@verizon.net www.capemayflowers.com

394 Myrtle Avenue West Cape May 609-884-3357 outofthepastantiques.com

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BELLEEK PITCHER WITH SHAMROCKS ALL IRISH IMPORTS

401 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-4484 • Open Daily 10am-8pm

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Thursday, October 7: CM County Chamber Of Commerce Annual Dinner

Mike Donohue, Beth Huker

Rob Wright, Sydney Perkins

Barry Taylor, Tom Reilly

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WEDDING PLANNING • BEACH CEREMONY RENTALS Catherine J. Walton Professional Bridal Consultant 139 Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-7900 • Open All Year www.weddings-bythesea.com

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FIBER ARTS YARN SHOP 315 Ocean Street, Cape May, NJ

(609) 898-8080 www.yarnsRus.net

Dave Plummer, Amy Hulme, Lacey Fitch, Toni Costanza, Cheryl Wachter

OPEN EVERY DAY - FREE PARKING

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ALL IRISH IMPORTS 401 Lafayette Street Cape May (609) 884-4484 www.allirishimports.com

Right across from Collier’s Liquor Store (which, appropriately, is a big green building).

They carry T-shirts, hand-knit fishermen’s sweaters, pewter, Waterford crystal, Belleek, jewelry, perfume and even biscuits. See their ladies capes, hats and scarves including cabbie caps.

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ANTIQUES EMPORIA 405 West Perry Street Cape May (609) 898-3332

At that funny little intersection where Perry Street bends into West Perry Street.

There is always a great selection of Americana, furniture, costume jewelry, watches, clocks, vintage postcards, magazines, books and more. Pick up some vintage jewelry to finish off an outfit with style.

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BAY SPRINGS ALPACAS 542 New England Road Cape May (609) 884-0563 www.bayspringsalpacas.com

Down New England Road – the northern tip of the island – on your way to Higbee Beach.

This charming 10-acre farm is great for a family visit. Come see how alpaca fiber is spun into yarn, then pick up a sweater, scarf, blanket or hat made from it. Treat your feet to ultra-comfortable alpaca socks.

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BIRD HOUSE OF CAPE MAY 109 Sunset Boulevard West Cape May (609) 898-8871 www.birdhouseofcapemay.com

On Sunset Boulevard, just west of the intersection of Broadway and Sunset.

An extensive selection of bird houses, from Victorian and colonial styles to urban and eclectic designs. They also offer scented wax pottery, Wind and Willow mixes, home decor and garden accents.

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CAPE ISLAND HOME & GARDEN 720 Broadway West Cape May (609) 884-4210

Located on Broadway in West Cape May.

Cape Island Home and Garden is the one-stop shop for all your landscaping needs: from potted plants and lawn ornaments to advice on coping with that sandy soil.

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CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY 701 East Lake Drive Cape May Point (609) 884-2736 www.birdcapemay.org

Follow Sunset Boulevard out to Lighthouse Avenue, turn left and the CMBO is on your right.

Everything a nature lover could want – from field guides, binoculars and scopes to clothing and books. They stock the best selection of binoculars in the area in all price ranges. Featuring beautiful Charley Harper merchandise.

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CAPE MAY LINEN OUTLET 110 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-3630 www.capemaylinen.com

Right across from CVS on Park Boulevard in West Cape May.

Their hand-picked deals and oldfashioned service keep customers coming back. Your source for everything linen, from aprons and tablecloths to linen by the yard. You’re sure to find it here.

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CAPE MAY SANDAL SHOPPE 108 Jackson Street Cape May (609) 898-3547 www.capemaysandals.com

Right off the Washington Street Mall by Happy Baby Boutique and Louisa’s Café.

This is way more than a sandal shop.

They have a wide and varied selection of jewelry, bags, T-shirts and fashion accessories. And they stock sandals in every shape, size, and style you could ever possibly hope to find.

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CAPE MAY WICKER 203 Sunset Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-1849

On Sunset Boulevard just past the Shell gas station and Chattel House Village.

Wicker furniture has a classic appeal that looks good indoors and out, and compliments any aesthetic. If you’re in the market for the best selection of wicker furniture on the island, look no further than Cape May Wicker.

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CAPE WINDS FLORIST 860 Broadway West Cape May (609) 884-1865 www.capemayflowers.com

On Broadway just before the windowless, brown Verizon building as you leave town.

Cape Winds Florist is family-owned and has more than 30 years of experience.

They always go the extra mile to make their floral gifts perfect. Offering beautiful, elaborate floral arrangements plus prompt, friendly service.

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Dear Answer Lady My six-year-old wants to have a Halloween party. I’m not opposed to it in theory, but after one candy bar he bounces off the walls. Needless to say, the thought of ten little kids tearing around my house all hopped up on Snickers does not excite me. How do I score points with him while preserving my sanity? – Mason’s Mom Dear Mom As a mother of two small children, the Answer Lady can completely vouch for the chocolate/chaos connection – it really is quite remarkable. Though candy is the traditional Halloween treat, a little goes a long way, and you can have fun while entertaining wee ones in other ways. Pretzels and popcorn are fun party foods, providing a carb boost without the crazy factor of chocolate. You could make it a pumpkin-deco-

rating party, or roll caramel apples in some nuts. Visit the library and check out a fun Halloween film or scary book to read aloud.

The Answer Lady also saw some cute little activity books for kids at the Whale’s Tale – connect the dots, mazes, coloring, etc.

After they’ve had their Halloween treats, burn off some of that energy with a walk around the block to check out the neighbors’ decorations. You could also be a bit of a devil and turn this to your advantage: make it a decorating party, and enlist their

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As long as you don’t have them climbing ladders or driving nails, they could get your home trick-or-treat ready safely in no time. You could even probably get them to help you rake leaves while you’re at it – it’s amazing how much energy a little chocolate buzz can produce.

Dear Answer Lady How old is too old to go trick-or-treating? Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, and though I’m an adult now, I’d still like to dress up and roam around town collecting candy. Is that so wrong? – Grown-Up Hallo-Weener Dear... Weener Yes, that is kind of wrong (not to mention kind of creepy). The Answer Lady agrees that Halloween is magical, but she gets annoyed when anyone over the age of twelve appears at her door trolling for candy. She suggests dressing up and hosting your own party, or heading over to Congress Hall for the annual Phantom Ball.

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CAROLINE BOUTIQUE Carpenter’s Lane Cape May (609) 884-5055

On Carpenter’s Lane between Jackson and Decatur Streets, right behind the mall.

Located in a cute cedar shake cottage, Caroline’s feature beautiful contemporary clothing and accessories.

Ask about the great line of Michael Stars T-shirts in great colors and comfortable fabric.

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COHWEN’S INK EMPORIUM 1210 Bayshore Road Villas (609) 886-7767 www.cohwensinkemporium.com

Bayshore Road and East Bates Street in Villas.

Cohwen J. Allen opened Cohwen’s Ink Emporium after 13 years of experience in the field. It is Cape May’s only five-star-rated body art studio. They specialize in freehand custom designs, cover-ups and repairs.

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DESATNICK’S Cape May (609) 884-2545 www.desatnicks.com

You can reach DeSatnick’s right in your home by picking up the phone.

This family-owned and operated business offers the final accessory for every room: window treatments.

The styles and variety offered by DeSatnick’s is beyond compare.

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EXIT ZERO 109 Sunset Boulevard Cape May (609) 770-8479 www.exitzero.us

In the illustrious Chattel House Village on Sunset Boulevard, across from the Shell gas station.

The coolest Cape May souvenirs, a superb selection of local-interest books, designer T-shirts and an unrivaled collection of historic Cape May prints. Wear the Exit Zero logo with pride.

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FIBER ARTS YARN SHOP 315 Ocean Street Cape May Washington Commons (609) 898-8080

In Celebration Mall, right next to Acme on Ocean Street.

Knitting is quickly proving to be the cool new hobby for every generation.

Fiber Arts have the tools and experience to get a novice started and the goods to supply an expert.

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FLYING FISH 130 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-2760 www.theflyingfishstudio.com

Right across from CVS on Park Boulevard.

Owner Sue Lotozo hand-makes (and designs) a great collection of cool, offbeat shirts. You will find original, funky, retro designs on high-quality apparel, including a collection of T-shirts that celebrate local beaches.

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GAIL PIERSON GALLERY 658 Washington Street Cape May (609) 884-2585 www.gailpiersongallery.com

On Washington Street across from City Hall.

This fine art gallery is as charming as the center city district in which it resides. It introduces new artists and art lovers to the beauty of Cape May. Art education and interactive online technology are a key focus.

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GOOD SCENTS 327 Carpenter’s Lane Cape May (609) 884-0014 www.sensia.com

On Carpenter’s Lane at the corner of Jackson Street.

You’ll smell the sweet mix of candles incense from the sidewalk. Good Scents also carry lanterns, jewelry, stationery, books and gifts to delight your senses. Check out their wide selection of jazz and world music CDs.

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Cool, organic and fun baby clothes.

They specialize in hand-crafted and artisanal products made in the beauitful USA.

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Henry’s, Cape May’s landmark jewelers, carry the Original Cape May Destination Bracelet plus a huge selection of jewelry throughout the store, including selections from Pandora Jewelry.

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Image: Sheet Music ©2009 Matt Lively, 18 x18 oil on canvas.

Matt Lively | Floating Room Paintings on exhibit through November 27

Welcome to the Cape May Jazz Festivaland Join us in the Gallery for the exhibition of Matt Lively’s bold and imaginative paintings. Matt Lively is an internationally acclaimed artist, from Richmond VA. Lively’s paintings, drawings and prints are intelligently designed, whimsical and fun. Inspired by everyday objects, Lively transforms the familiar with movement, color and unique personality.

In the heart of the historic district, the Gail Pierson Gallery is a fresh take – showcasing the work of artists of varying styles, in a charming downtown setting. The Gallery is open all year and welcomes new artists and art lovers from all over to Cape May.

This holiday season we welcome residents and visitors to a calendar of receptions and events, with opportunities to meet the artists, hear live jazz, enjoy good food. Come to see us and join our mailing list.

The Gail Pierson Gallery is open all year and welcomes new artists and art lovers from all over to Cape May. Winter Hours: Daily 10 am – 5 pm. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

HAPPY BABY 106 Jackson Street Cape May (609) 884-5922

Just off the Washington Street Mall on Jackson Street.

HENRY’S FINE JEWELRY 407 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-0334

Right in the middle of the Washington Street Mall.

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ITALIAN GARDEN 510 Carpenter’s Lane Cape May (609) 884-2300

Just off the Washington Street Mall on Carpenter’s Lane.

Fine Italian exports, including the largest selection of L’Erbolario, an exclusive botanical skincare and fragrance line, in the US. Look for the Alviero Martini designer “World Map” handbags and Murano glass jewelry.

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KATE’S FLOWER SHOP 600 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-6181 www.katesflowershop.com

In West Cape May on Park Boulevard, really close to Seaside Cheese Company.

Strangely enough, they sell flowers!

But Kate and her staff dispense more than just beautiful floral arrangements.

They also give advice on things like philosophy, good books and other stimulating subjects.

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LOVE THE COOK 404 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-9292 www.lovethecook.com

In the heart of Cape May’s outdoor shopping district, the Washington Street Mall.

More spices, oils, sauces, mustards, herbs, fresh coffees and salad dressing than you can shake a spoon at (they have those too). Among the gadgets are Hot Spots – silicone pads that act as trivets – hot pads and jar openers.

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MARY ANN’S JEWELRY 511 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 898-8786

In the heart of Cape May’s outdoor shopping district, the Washington Street Mall.

The smallest shop on the mall, but it’s packed with beautiful things – Rolex watches, pearls, sapphires, porcelain vases, cut-glass and pocket watches.

Stunning estate and new jewelry, with a large selection of diamonds.

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MISS DEMEANOR 223 Jackson Street Cape May (609) 770-7613

Across from Swain’s Ace Hardware and the store formerly known as Wawa.

A boutique featuring clothing and accessories by up-and-coming designers. And for guys, there’s a great line of T-shirts made of recycled materials

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ORIGINAL FUDGE KITCHEN 513 Washington Street Mall and 728 Beach Avenue Cape May 800-23-FUDGE www.fudgekitchens.com

On the Washington Street Mall and beachfront on the promenade.

Chances are good you won’t get past the front door without trying a piece of something delicious at this Cape May institution. Their $1.29 frozen custard cones are back, so go try one today!

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OUT OF THE PAST ANTIQUES 394 Myrtle Avenue Cape May (609) 884-3357 www.outofthepastantiques.com

At that funny little intersection where Perry Street bends into West Perry Street.

Lovely surprises everywhere – a tea set from the 1920s, a cylinder from a turn-of-the-century Edison phonograph or a Wallace Nutting hand-colored photograph. Keep coming back because the selection changes.

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PAT JACKSON JEWELERS 414 Bank Street Cape May (609) 884-0323 www.patjacksonjewelers.com

On Bank Street next to 410 Bank Street restaurant.

Pat Jackson has been designing jewelry since the 1970s and has had her shop since the 1980s. You won’t find anything synthetic or treated – just satisfaction.

Try a twist on the seashell souvenir with an 18k gold scallop-shell bracelet.

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PATRICIA RAINEY STUDIOS 1325 Emerson Avenue North Cape May (609) 886-4863 www.patriciaraineystudios.com

Patricia operates her studio in North Cape May. Call for information on when you can visit.

Patricia is a self-taught artist who paints beautiful oils and watercolors that you’ll see on posters, prints and on postcards all over town. Patricia has painted some of the most inspiring buildings in historic Cape May.

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PINK 33 Perry Street Cape May (609) 898-1113

Inside the Pink House on Perry Street, right across from Congress Hall.

An exciting women’s store brought to you by sisters Jen and Julie, who also run Victorious, located in Congress Hall. You’ll find classy tops, dresses, denim, bottoms, linens, jewelry, handbags and shoes.

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“North Cape®” outdoor wicker and wicker bedroom furniture.

Also, candles, seasonal decorations, cushions, souvenirs.

HOME FASHION AND FUN 109 Sunset,West Cape May • 884-5330

Beach and nautical décor and gifts. Fun one of a kind items, and unique children’s toys.

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STITCH BY STITCH 315 Ocean Street, Unit 9 Washington Commons Cape May (609) 898-9606/866-563-5399 www.stitchbystitchcapemay.com

Washington Commons is the collection of stores across Ocean Street from the mall.

Your HQ for Cape May and Victorian cross-stitch and needlework designs.

No matter whether you are a novice or an expert, you will find project ideas and supplies to please you. There is also a full-service framing department.

Call for details.

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SUNSET BEACH GIFT SHOPS Sunset Boulevard Cape May Point (609) 884-7079 www.sunsetbeachnj.com

At the very end of beautiful Sunset Boulevard at Sunset Beach.

Featuring specialty foods, bath and body products, shells, minerals, jewelry, candy, clothing and so much more.

Sunset Beach have a great collection of fun Cape May souvenirs that stand out from the crowd of standard gifts.

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SWAIN’S 305 Jackson Street Cape May (609) 884-8578

On Jackson Street just before it runs into West Perry Street.

Swain’s Ace Hardware have everything you need to furnish, finish or refurbish your home. They carry bath products, cleaning products, paint, tools and any hardware you could ever need. It’s the friendliest, most helpful hardware store!

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TEA BY THE SEA 405 West Perry Street Cape May (609) 898-4TEA www.teaincapemay.com

At that funny little intersection where Perry Street bends into West Perry Street.

Few things liven up a dreary day or smooth out a hectic one quite like a hot cuppa. No matter how you take it, tea is good for whatever ails you. Tea by the Sea also offer delicious cobbler and scone mixes. Choose from 12 flavors.

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TOMMY’S FOLLY 251 Beach Avenue, Congress Hall Cape May (609) 884-6522 www.congresshall.com

Within the massive yellow building that is Cape May’s historic Congress Hall.

This is not your ordinary gift shop.

Tommy’s Folly have everything from paninis and coffee to jewelry, clothing and even a little, blue stuffed pig.

Really, you’ll struggle to figure out what they DON’T have.

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VICTORIOUS 251 Beach Avenue, Congress Hall Cape May (609) 898-1777 www.victoriousantiques.com

In Congress Hall and also available in the Pink House on Perry Street.

Victorious have stylish goodies like Hobo handbags, sweet clutches and a wide variety of accessories to choose from. Their specialty is antique wedding bands and engagement rings.

A great place to browse.

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WEDDINGS BY THE SEA 139 North Broadway West Cape May (609) 884-7900/866-459-7900 www.wedding-bythesea.com

Right on Broadway in West Cape May, they’ll be on your left on your way into town.

If you want to get married in Cape May, visit Weddings by the Sea. They have all the know-how: the ability to help you plan and every accessory you’ll need.

Their sand-pouring unity sets are the latest hit at local weddings.

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WEST END GARAGE 484 West Perry Street Cape May (609) 770-8261 www.thewestendgarage.com

Across West Perry Street from CVS.

A hip and classy new addition to shopping on the island, West End Garage has all the feel of an upscale flea market in NY or Philly right in downtown Cape May.

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WHALE’S TALE 312 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-4808 www.whaletalecapemay.com

In the heart of Cape May’s outdoor shopping district, the Washington Street Mall.

Everywhere you look, something catches your eye – playing cards shaped like dog bones or fish, hand-tooled leather journals, Sailor’s Valentine’s and sterling silver baby rattles. It’s a browser’s paradise.

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ZOO COMPANY 421 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-8181

In the Centre City Mall on the Washington Street Mall.

For all the young and young-at-heart, this cute toy store is filled with the fluffiest, most colorful stuff you can imagine.

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WART ENHANCING CREAM

Thursday, October 7: CM County Chamber Of Commerce Dinner PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

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Just in Time for Halloween!

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Friday, October 8: Oktoberfest At Rio Station

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“Love Letters”

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Maggie Duffy, Missy Land

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Activity Of The Week

A weekly column by Catherine Dugan. This week: Greet the ghosts.

T

O LIVE a fashionable life, 19thcentury Americans followed trends set by Queen Victoria; in the afterlife, however, Queen Victoria followed an American trend – spiritualism.

American spiritualism caught fire in upstate New York in the 1840s during a wave of religious reform. The Fox sisters, farm girls who “rapped” with ghosts, found followers among the nation’s elite. Soon there were mediums in every town, offering “spirit writing” and ghostly conversations to the bereaved. Grieving families began to consider the line between this world and the next as one more frontier to be conquered.

When Queen Victoria lost her husband to fever in 1861, she, too, turned to seances to reconnect with her Albert.

Cape May’s ghosts predate this spiritual trend. Captain Kidd’s crew has been lingering in the area since 1700, reportedly guarding the treasure hidden in Lake Lily.

Believers say that the quantity of quartz in the sand – the same mineral that gives us our Cape May diamonds – makes Cape

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May a natural gathering point for spirits. A walk on any moonlit beach in October, with the moon low and large over the ocean, will sensitize you to the visitors around you.

Perhaps that’s why so many living tourists come here seeking answers to ghostly questions. Does Esmeralda still work at an inn on Jackson Street? Is that a figure in white at the Southern Mansion, or simply a curtain fluttering in the breeze?

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Their strategy was to fortify themselves with a great dinner (ahi tuna) at Freda’s and stock up on laughs from the show at Elaine’s. They made it through the night without incident.

If your room doesn’t come with a ghost, it shouldn’t be hard to find one. Try the Ghosts of Cape May trolley tour, or visit the spirits who linger at the lighthouse. The Phantoms of the Physick Estate – and their dogs – are eager for company, and afterwards you can sip psychic tea at the Carriage House with Madame Parmentier. Duck into the dark at the Cape May Film Festival. Dress up and march in the Halloween parade on October 24, or trick-or-treat on the mall on Halloween.

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Image: Closing Time. 20” x 20”. Oil on linen. © 2010 Nancy Tankersley.

People at Work Paintings by Nancy Tankersley On Exhibit through October 30 The Gail Pierson Gallery presents Nancy Tankersley to Cape May NJ for her first one-woman show in the area. The exhibit, titled “People at Work,” is a colorful and dynamic view of people at their jobs - all kinds of jobs - including some folks at work in Cape May. Preparing for this show, Tankersley visited a few of our very own Cape May establishments, and spent some time in neighboring towns, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The exhibit continues to delight our visitors.

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The Dating Column

Stella Dixon’s take on romance at the shore – where the odds are good, but the goods are odd.

M

Y FIRST love was a guy named Pete. He was a football player who collected first edition novels as a hobby; his girlfriend was the leggy captain of my high school cross-country team. To me, they were Ken and Barbie. When Pete showed up at a practice, I’d toss my braided ponytail and smile without showing my braces.

Years later, Pete came into the coffee shop where I worked. Excited to see him, I overturned a carton of espresso beans. When he asked me to meet him for breakfast at six o’clock the next morning, I nodded so enthusiastically I spilled his hazelnut–flavored decaf down my apron. The next day, I sat on a bench outside of Uncle Bill’s Pancake House for over an hour, watching the sky turn from red to pink to blue, before finally admitting that I’d been stood up. When Pete came into the coffee shop again, I played it cool. It was no big deal that he hadn’t showed, I told him.

Why, I hadn’t even noticed.

The rest of our relationship went much the same way. Pete was always leaving me

dressed up with no place to go, and I was always pretending not to notice. I thought men wanted a low-maintenance woman, so I became just that – to a fault. Pete would invite me to the beach, only to spend the whole time flirting with the perky blonde lifeguard. If, later, he tried to apologize, I’d smile and say, “Why, I didn’t even notice.”

Throughout college, turning a blind eye became my unofficial major. If a boy didn’t call when he promised, forgot to pick me

up, or hit on our waitress, it was no big deal; why, I didn’t even notice.

Then I started dating Drew, a guy who made being a pushover impossible. Drew made surfboards for a living, so when I drove mine into the sand during a hurricane swell at Poverty Beach, he offered to repair it.

He took my board, put it in the back of his garage, and promised to take good care of it.

Then Drew got himself a new girlfriend and stopped returning my phone calls. While pretending not to notice had become my M.O., I couldn’t leave my trusty board in the garage of a not-so-trusty guy. I left messages on top of messages, assuring Drew that I didn’t care who he dated, as long as he returned my surfboard first.

Fed up, I vowed my days of being a doormat were over. I stole my board back, right out of Drew’s garage while he was away. I moved quickly, praying the neighbors wouldn’t spot me squeezing through the window. But I did have time to leave a note.

“I broke in,” it said, simply. “No big deal, right?” And then, because I just couldn’t help myself: “Why, I bet you won’t even notice.”

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The Theater Column

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Tom Sims, Director of the Cape May Film Festival, reviews “Berkeley Square”

ETER Standish has been called a wizard, a devil, an angel, a phantom, a shadow – but really he is simply out of place… and out of time. Berkeley Square tells the story of Peter Standish (played by Michael Kirby), who lives in the 1920s but is so enamored of his 18th-century ancestry that he is transported back in time. There he struggles to fit in, works to keep history intact, and meets the woman of his dreams. John L Balderston wrote the play, which premiered just days after the stock market crash of 1929 – yet managed to have a great run. In these troubling economic times, the play seems to be doing the same for East Lynne Theater.

It’s easy to understand why the play is so well-received. It’s a fantasy with witty and poignant lines inspired by a time-traveling scenario that only East Lynne could conjure – namely, a character from one point in the distant past going to an even further point in history. Yet there are themes and elements that are as timely as they are timeless.

Scenes from East Lynne Theater Company’s “Berkeley Square,” playing through Saturday.

The rapport between Kirby’s character and his love interest, Helen Pettigrew (played

by Megan McDermott) is palatable and ageless. You can feel the trepidation of Standish’s would-be fiancée as she struggles to explain his odd behavior (since her betrothed is a transport from the future).

The set for the play is, as always, blended beautifully with the action to provide a genuine sense of place. But it

is the costuming that takes center stage: great time was spent in bringing together a brilliant blend of color and texture to adorn the cast. High recommendations for a play well-written and directed, a cast well-assembled, and visuals masterfully designed. Berkeley Square concludes its run on Saturday, October 23, so make sure to see this show before it’s too late. For information and tickets, call (609) 884-5898.

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They offer classes in a comfortable, unintimidating environment and skilled Personal Trainers who will work with any member looking to be pushed to their personal best.

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She will need some training and stimulation, but otherwise she’s a great gal. If you’re looking for a vital, active companion, stop by and meet Mischa today. Adoption fee is $95.

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MARSHALL is a young pit bull currently residing at our shelter. He’s very exuberant but has a sweet dispostion.

He likes to play and run but always remains calm. He is a little bashful in new surroundings but he warms up quickly once he meets you. If you’re looking for a fun-loving doggie and you have the time to offer some training, stop in and check out Marshall. He’ll make a great companion! Adoption fee is $95.

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Enrich Your Life... Adopt An Animal

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35 Great Things To Do In Cool Cape May

Think you’ve seen Cape May? Think again. Consult our list for some fresh ideas.

1. Cape May-Lewes Ferry Take a trip over to Lewes, Delaware, a quaint seaside town. Then make sure you explore bustling Rehoboth Beach, the Fenwick Island Lighthouse or Cape Henlopen State Park. You can also take advantage of the tax-free shopping at the outlets. Or just enjoy the quiet and vastness of the bay on the deck of the ferry as you watch for dolphins. For more information or to book a reservation, call 800-64-FERRY or visit capemaylewesferry.com.

2. Whale and Dolphin Watching Dolphins are common around Cape May, but it’s still a joy to see them. Cape May Whale & Dolphin Watch and Research Center offers you the best chance to see them up close. You might even see a whale. Tours take off at Wilson Avenue. You can see it on your left as you cross the small bridge before the Lobster House on your way out of town. For information, call (609) 898-0055 or visit www.capemaywhalewatch.com.

3. Cape May Family Treasure Hunt* Explore Cape May and uncover its architectural elements from a kid’s perspective. Packet includes a clue sheet and map that will take you on a self-guided discovery tour. Packets for the family are $5.

4. Antiquing For a different kind of treasure hunt, check out the amazing variety of antique shops that are available in Cape May – just don’t get disheartened when you see

your favorite childhood toy selling for $100. Here are some treasure troves (all 609 area code): Antiques Emporia, 405 West Perry Street (898-3332), Bridgetowne Antiques, Broadway and Mechanic (884-8107), Out of The Past Antiques, 394 Myrtle Avenue, corner of Perry (884-3357), Cape May Antique Center, 1228 Route 109 (898-4449).

5. Cape May Lighthouse, Oil House, Museum Shop* The structure, built in 1859, has 199 steps leading to the watch gallery with a panoramic view of the Jersey Cape, Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Admission to the Visitors’ Orientation Center and the ground floor of the Lighthouse is free. Tower admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children.

6. Bay Springs Alpaca Farm This one’s hard to believe, but Cape May has an alpaca farm. Near the end of beautiful New England Road, Warren and Barbara Nuessle live what they call the “alpaca lifestyle” – quiet and simple. Visit them between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays and see how alpaca fiber is spun into yarn, or shop at their store which carries many alpaca-related items (forget wool; go with an alpaca sweater this winter!)

And don’t forget to greet the grazing alpaca – they make it all possible. Call (609) 884-0563.

7. World War II Lookout Tower Museum* Fire Control Tower No. 23 on Sunset Boulevard is New Jersey’s last World War II tower, part of the immense Harbor Defense of the Delaware system

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known as Fort Miles. After the award-winning restoration, visitors can now climb to the sixth floor spotting gallery while reliving homeland defense efforts from World War II. The ground floor of the tower is fully accessible. Entrance fee is $6 for adults and $2.50 for children.

8. Sixth Annual Cape May Designer Show House* The region’s top designers and suppliers transform the first floor and grounds of the Fairthorne Cottage, on the corner of Ocean and Hughes, into Cape May’s sixth annual Designer Show House. Self-guided tours can be combined with lunch and dinner packages and special events. The house will be open daily from 1pm to 4pm and Sundays to Fridays from 7pm to 9pm. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children.

9. Aviation Museum The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, a few minutes north of town, has a wonderful collection of planes and helicopters set in a building which, at its peak during World War II, accommodated 222 planes and 17,000 takeoffs and landings per month.

Young or old, the awe of flight inspires the same rush you feel when you’re miles above land. The museum is open daily from 9am-5pm. Across the road is another must-see, the Vietnam Memorial Museum,

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35 Great Things To Do ? From Page 93 which features a garden commemorating the 21 fallen soldiers from Cape May County. Call (609) 8868787 .

10. Emlen Physick Estate Tour* With its new theme for 2010, “On the Town: Dining Out and Entertainment During the 19th Century,” a tour of the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May’s only Victorian house museum, is sure to be an entertaining experience that will delight adults and childrean alike. Tours cost $10 for adults and $5 for children.

11. Cape May County Zoo How much would you expect to pay to see 200 species and a total of 550 animals from around the world?

Unless you guessed $0, you’re way off, because the Cape May County Zoo offers free admission to their park and zoo. The zoo features a reptile room, world of birds and an African Savanna on its 80-acre property. Open daily from 10am-4:45pm, the zoo is just off Exit 11 on the Parkway. Donations at the entrance are appreciated. Call (609) 465-5271 for more information.

12. Historic District Walking Tour* Designed for those who like history up-close and in detail, this tour features knowledgeable guides who will lead a stroll down the streets of Cape May’s Historic District. Tours are offered Sundays and Wednesdays at 10am. $10 for adults, $5 for children.

13. Keeper’s on Duty* This informational session is the perfect prelude to a climb of the Cape May Lighthouse. Learn the historic beacon’s story, as told by one of the current keepers at

the Education Center in Cape May Point State Park.

All Keeper’s on Duty sessions are free and open to the public, and will be offered Sundays at 11:30am.

14. Sunset Beach Follow Sunset Boulevard until it ends, then watch the sun sink beyond the jutting concrete ship. Grab some food at the Grill, or enjoy the incredible deals in the gift shop. There’s also a long beach strewn with Cape May “diamonds.” You can even play mini-golf!

15. Self-Guided Audio Tour of Cape May* Discover the Historic District of Victorian Cape May at your own pace with Acoustiguide Inform handheld units. The $10 tour package includes a map of 96 historic buildings on 69 sites. To start your tour, stop by the Hill House, at 1048 Washington Street (The Emlen Physick Estate), from 9am-2:30pm.

16. Murder at the Physick Estate* A crime has been committed at the Emlen Physick Estate on Washington Street. Interact with a cast of suspicious characters, look for clues and try to solve the mystery inside the Estate. Afterwards, meet with your evening’s performers over dessert. Crimes are committed Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:30pm.

Admission is $25 for adults and $20 for children.

17. Carriage Ride Forget about the car, bike or your own two feet; let the clip-clop of a horse’s trot guide you through the town in style. Taking a carriage is a historic and romantic way to see the town. Besides, it beats parking.

Cape May Carriage Company is based at Ocean and Washington. Call (609) 884-4466 to set up a ride.

18. Fisherman’s Wharf Tour* Take a guided tour of Fisherman’s Wharf at the Lobster House Restaurant, learn how your seafood gets

from the sea to your table, and discover how Cape May has become a major fishing port. Tours are offered Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am. Admission is $10 adults and $7 children.

19. Local Wineries You might not know this, but southern Jersey is emerging as a serious wine-growing region. Cape May Winery, on Townbank Road, has wine tours from 3-5pm on Saturdays for $20 a person. Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery in Rio Grande have a beautiful wine bar and offer tastings and food pairings. Turdo Vineyards is yet another option. They have 12 varieties of wine, and give tours Friday through Sunday.

Call (609) 884-1169 for Cape May Winery or visit www. capemaywinery.com. Call (609) 846-7347 for Hawk Haven or visit www.Hawkhavenvineyard.com. Call (609) 884-5591 for Turdo Vineyards, or visit www.turdovineyards.com.

20. Carriage House Tearoom and Café * The Carriage House features a tea luncheon of sandwiches, salads, soups, breads, pastries and beverages. There is also an elegant afternoon tea option composed of finger sandwiches, pastries, scones and beverages. The café menu offers heartier fare with a selection of entrée salads, soups, sandwiches and wraps. Carriage House Tearoom and Café is on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, at 1048 Washington Street.

21. Golf Cape May National Golf Club has “three of the best holes in New Jersey” according to The Jersey Golfer and is nestled in 50 acres of private bird sanctuary. Visit Cape May National at www.cmngc.com or call 609-884-

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22. Nature Trails Next to the lighthouse in the Cape May Point State Park are several trails weaving through ponds, dunes, and marsh. Most of the trails have wooden walkways. Even on the longest trails, breathtaking scenes in a tranquil setting will make you wish it were longer.

23. Tennis The William J. Moore Tennis Club – named after the first black (as well as the oldest) tennis pro in America – rents rackets, balls, and courts. It’s located next to the Physick Estate and there are always a variety of local characters up for a game. The courts are open daily for just $10 per hour and a half. Call (609) 884-8986.

24. Fishing Cape May is one of the busiest commercial fishing ports in the US. The sport fishing is big business, too...

AND lots of fun. South Jersey Marina boasts the Murderer’s Row, a topnotch selection of boats with crews who know these waters better than anyone. Try the experienced team of Stalker Sport Fishing (231-9611) or the Miss Chris fleet (884-3939). For all your bait and tackle needs, stop by Jim’s Bait and Tackle on Route 109 by the harbor (884-3900).

25. Cape May by Moonlight Trolley Ride* Take a romantic ride through the moonlit streets of Cape May and listen to tales of Victorian romance. Tours run Saturdays and Sundays at 9pm and Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:15pm. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

26. Combination Trolley/Physick Estate Tours* Hop aboard this guided tour of Cape May’s Historic District, followed by a guided tour of Cape May’s only Victorian house museum, the Emlen Physick Estate at 1048 Washington Street.

Tours are offered daily, times vary. $18 for adults, $9 for children.

27. Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour* A 45-minute evening ride through the streets of Cape May with a guide who relates the paranormal findings of Ghost Writer Craig McManus. Tours are offered daily, times vary. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

28. Ghosts of the Lighthouse Trolley Tour* Travel the ghostly path that leads to the lighthouse, and listen along the way to

the ghost tales unearthed by psychic medium Craig McManus. Climb to the top or stay below. Tours run Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:15pm and 8:45pm. $20 for adults, $15 for children.

29. Graveyards of the Deep Trolley Tour* The Cape’s maritime history is full of shipwrecks, legends, and lore. Hear it all on a 45-minute guided tour. Fridays at 9pm, Sundays at 8pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

30. Historic District Trolley Tours* Get acquainted with Cape May on a trolley tour as knowledgeable guides present entertaining stories about the town’s past. Daily, times vary. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

31. Historic Haunts Combo Tour* Take this trolley tour of Cape May’s Victorian residences, reputed to host more than just the living. Then it’s on to a guided tour of the Physick Estate with a discussion of Victorian spiritualism. Tours run Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:15pm. $20 for adults, $15 for children.

32. Mansions by the Sea Trolley Tour* Featuring a century of beachfront development, from Victorian cottages to the most up-to-date homes.

It includes some of the most magnificent structures in Cape May. Tours run Mondays through Saturdays from June 18 at 10:45am. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

33. Tales Around Town Trolley Ride* The whole family will be entertained with this interactive performance featuring delightful tales from Cape May’s history. Offered during the afternoons on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and in the evenings on Saturdays. $10 for adults, $7 for children.

34. Welcome to Cape May Trolley Tour* Discover points of interest, activities and special events sponsored by nonprofit groups – it’s a perfect introduction to town. Offered daily, times vary.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children.

35. World War II Trolley Tour* A two-hour tour of the coastal fortifications at Cape May Point, such as Battery 223 and Fire Control Tower No. 23, the Cape May Canal and the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. Wednesdays at 12:30pm. $20 for adults, $15 for children. *For more information, call the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities at (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac. org. Trolley tickets can be purchased at the Information Booth on the Washington Street Mall, and tours depart across the street.

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Bird Droppings

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The weekly report from the world’s birdwatching capital... by Seymore Thanu

JUST happened (happened, mind you) to be at the Cape May Bird Observatory’s Northwood Center last Saturday, weaving my way around a mob of people buying everything that has to do with Monarch butterf lies and trying not to jostle the people testing out binoculars, when this woman caught my eye.

She would have garnered attention just about anywhere. In fact I’m sure that the attractive, blue-eyed, blonde-haired, poised, personable, and obviously athletic visitor was used to being noticed.

But it wasn’t her physical appearance that attracted my attention. It was her manner and movements. You see, everyone else in the shop was behaving in a practiced fashion. They were studying the field guide selection with honed selection skills. They were standing three deep at the television screen waiting for the local weather report. They were pawing through the used books, ogling over optics that were two price points too high for their budget, and discussing the glut of warblers in front

of the observatory with people who, until minutes before, were strangers.

The young woman I am writing about was just wandering around. Looking at posters stuck on the wall. Picking up things (like birding checklists) and studying them like they were some new form of life.

There was a cone of isolation around her. There was something about her that

said: “I’m a fish out of water.”

“Hi,” I said, “can I answer any questions for you?”

“No,” she said ref lexively; almost evasively. Then, “Maybe you can. I’ve never gone bird watching before and I don’t know the first thing about it. What should I do?”

“Never?” I said, not believing it.

“Never,” she confirmed.

“You don’t know anything about it?”

“No,” she said, shrugging.

“How did you manage to get here?”

“I was going to go hiking this weekend, but changed my mind because of the weather. I decided to go birding because I’ve never done it before. So I went online and found out about Cape May.” You could have knocked me over with a feather. I’ve spent 36 years in Cape May, and I’ve never met a person who just decides, at the drop of a hat – or should I say feather, to try bird watching and then travels (from the Bronx, I learned later) to try the avocation on for size.

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These closing nights are a kind of theatrical event of their own as set walls come down and furniture is hauled away to make room for the next show.

We switch gears completely as The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) gets ready to preview next Wednesday. Cape May Stage keeps programming different theatrical styles and genres so that you can experience all kinds of theatre at the highest level. We close a thought-provoking Pulitzer Prize-winning play and change things up with pure silliness and fun. This fast-paced, improvisational play uses topical references and popular culture interspersed with more or less “Shakespearean” dialogue for a hilarlious evening. Patrons will be thrilled to know this production includes matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm, plus evening performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm.

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TUNE IN!

Bird Droppings ? From Page 97 There had to be a back story, and two days later I learned it.

It seems that the young woman had just finished her third triathlon and she was done with them. Too much time and training. Too many other facets of life to explore and engage.

She said f lippantly to friends that instead of beating her body into exhaustion, she was going to “take up bird watching.”

One f lippant remark. One step down a new path of discovery and wonder.

“Okay,” I said, “do you have binoculars?”

She did. And they were worthless.

So I got her a pair of loaner instruments that would facilitate (not frustrate) her efforts to see and enjoy birds. Handed her a CMBO schedule of events.

Highlighted several organized walks, led by regional experts.

Convinced her to buy a field guide to the birds so she could identify the birds she encountered.

Two days later I saw her again. She was returning the binoculars.

“Did you have fun?”

“Yes,” she said, smiling.

“And I’m even recognizing some of the birds I see now.”

We were back in the Cape May Bird Observatory. And she didn’t look a bit out of place.

If you are looking for some-

thing different to do, even if you aren’t a tri-athlete, stop by the Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO) – THE place for anything to do with nature. Located at 701 East Lake Drive overlooking lovely Lake Lily in Cape May Point, the center is open 9:30-4:30pm every day. We are always eager to help new (and soon-to-be) birders! Check out the schedule of daily walks, pick up a free birding map and checklist, and don’t forget the newest books (including Pete Dunne’s Bayshore Summer – and Birds of Cape May – a beautiful array of photos just released

by Kevin Karlson), bird feeders, and some great new and fun merchandise – including our exclusive CMBO logo jewelry, clothing, totes, and more. Take a look at the sightings log to check what’s being seen, pick up a bargain from the used and vintage books section, look at some of the wonderful Charley Harper merchandise, or just browse around. If you aren’t fortunate enough to be in the area, visit us online at www.

BirdCapeMay.org – where birding Cape May is only a click away.

Seymore Thanu is none other than New Jersey’s own Pete Dunne, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory and Chief Communications Officer for New Jersey Audubon. Author of several books on and about nature (available at the CMBO) He has written for virtually every birding publication and for The New York Times.

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The Cape May Crossword

None of that generic nonsense you see in other papers... a puzzle created by us! By Dan Mathers.

SO YOU love crosswords? Great. Sit down, get a cup (or glass) of your favorite beverage, relax and enjoy this puzzle. The answers to the crossword are all related to the theme of this weeks issue, witches. The solution can be found on the front page of our website, www.exitzero.us.

ACROSS 1. This wicked witch was crushed by Dorothy’s falling house.

5. This Neopagan religion is a form of modern witchcraft and was popularized by Gerald Gardner in the 1950s.

9. This 1996 film, starring Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk, centers around four girls who use witchcraft to their own benefit.

10. In this Disney film the evil witch Maleficent cast a spell on Princess Aurora that she may prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die.

13. This was the name of the good witch of the North from the movie The Wizard of Oz. 16. Despite being born to muggle parents, she’s the smartest and most well-read witch at Hogwarts.

18. This Emmy award-winning Disney series features siblings with magical abilities played by Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin.

20. This town is best known for its witch trials which saw 19 people hanged for witchcraft.

Careful she doesn’t wiggle her nose – 15 Down.

21. Though her name was Jadis of Charn, she was known as this while ruling over Narnia’s hundred-year winter.

22. This sea witch convinced the little mermaid to trade her voice for a pair of legs.

23. She was taking courses as a witch and made the bed fly in Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

DOWN 2. Deriving its name from the comic books, this sitcom featured Melissa Joan Hart as a teenage witch named this.

3. In The Blair Witch Project three student filmmakers search through the woods in this state hoping to find a witch.

4. She was trapped in a tower by an enchantress and rescued by a prince climbing her hair.

6. Despite what you may have heard, this Republican Senate nominee from Delaware wants it to be clear she is not a witch.

7. In the Arthur Miller play The Crucible this

woman, the slave of Reverend Parris, is accused of witchcraft.

8. Alyson Hannigan got her big break playing a witch named Willow on the television show popularly called this.

11. This brother and sister discover a candy house inhabited by a cannibalistic witch.

12. This WB series was based around witch sisters Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige Halliwell.

14. This good witch made for a phenomenal nanny after being blown to Cherry Lane by the East Wind.

15. This long-running comedy followed Darrin and Samantha Stevens, a witch and her mortal husband.

17. In this Shakespearian tragedy three witches tell a general that he will one day be king of Scotland.

19. In hopes of retrieving the ruby slippers this wicked witch pursues Dorothy… and her little dog, too.

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Ghost Ship

A chilling and compelling new short story by Terry O’Brien (aka Cape May’s Stephen King) Chapter 3: Davy Jones’ Lockbox Mariner’s Landing – Midnight

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N HOUR later Tom Henofer stood, sweat dripping from behind his welding mask, a near-perfect glowing rectangle of floor at his feet.

“Done,” he announced. The hot metal cast dancing shadows over his boots.

The crowd that had gathered earlier had been ushered away, present now were only the Morey’s Pier brain trust; Jack and Will Morey, Geoff Rogers, Tom Henofer and Mariner’s Landing chief Dino Fazio. Also there were Farley Barnsworth and James Robinson of the NAPS, who had discovered the secret hollow.

“I’ll take it from here,” Jack said. He took the metal tongs from the blow torch dolly and bent down to the floor.

“Jack,” Will, Jack’s brother, cautioned.

“Slow down. We don’t know what’s in there.”

“True,” Jack agreed, then slipped on a pair of safety gloves and jammed the tongs into the newly-formed crease in the floor. “Only one

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Ghost Ship ? From Page 105 way to find out.”

Will turned to Farley, “He’s always been impetuous. Even as a child.”

Jack grunted as he struggled to breach the seam. “I’m not impetuous, I’m adventurous.

Housewives are impetuous. Dogs are impetuous. I’m adventurous.”

“Argumentative, too,” Will said.

“It’s not an argument if I’m right,” Jack replied.

“Which is about 30% of the time,” Will shot back.

“If a baseball player is right 30% of the time, they give him 20 million.”

“Well then you’re in the wrong business.

You want to try out for the Phillies? You could be the next Roy Hobbs.”

“Roy Hobbs is fictional and The Natural is a baseball movie for women. No wonder you like it.”

“This from the guy who got thrown off the high school team for beating up a mascot.”

“That guy had it coming!”

“Our own mascot?”

“He called me Jack Moron!”

“You shouldn’t have stolen his girlfriend.”

“She shouldn’t have met me under those bleachers.”

And on they went. Farley smiled at the two men in their middle age arguing like school boys. It made him miss his own brother back home in London.

Eventually, Jack gave up on the metal tongs and tried to work his leather-clad fingers into the crease, but it was too tight, as if the floor were resealing itself.

“Criminy! That’s tight,” Jack said, then to Tom. “Can you find me a pry bar?”

Tom nodded, “You got it.” He then set off to the park’s supply closet. As the rest of the men waited, they knew they were minutes away from what could be either a historic discovery, or Geraldo Rivera at Al Capone’s vaults.

After a seeming eternity, Tom returned.

“Here you go, boss.”

“Thanks,” Jack said, tested the weight of the pry bar in his hands, then gave a lingering look around the room, stopping at his brother.

“Here’s to posterity.”

“Good luck,” Will said with a nod.

Jack nodded back, jammed the pry bar into the narrowing crease, and pushed. Then pulled. Then pushed again. Finally the rectangle of metal gave way and clattered loudly on the floor. The noise echoed briefly in the empty steel room, louder than it should have.

The air around them hummed as if electrified.

The hairs on everyone’s necks stood.

“Did you all feel that?” Jack asked.

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Silent nods all around.

“So it wasn’t just me. Good. James?”

James flipped on his flashlight and aimed it into the hole. The space was only six inches deep above the vast cargo hold below, but ran off several feet in every direction. Nothing extraordinary jumped out at first.

“There,” Farley said, craning over Jack and James. “Right over there.”

James moved the light into a corner of the space and indeed there it was; a small strong box, the size of a telephone book, held shut by an enormous padlock.

“I’ve got it,” Jack said and reached down.

As he did, his arm brushed the side of the opening and a series of bright green sparks shot up into his face and onto his arm.

“Jack!” Will shouted and pulled his brother away and up onto his feet.

Jack swiped at his face where the green sparks still danced, Will beat on his arm where green flames consumed his sleeve. The others joined in, patting him down, looking for any further signs of the strange green fire.

“I’m fine,” Jack said. “Stop beating me up!”

So they did. Jack collected himself and looked to the rest of them. The entire incident took maybe five seconds, but it would change Jack Morey for the rest of his life. And not for the better.

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Ghost Ship ? From Page 106 “Am I good?” Jack asked and picked at his charred sleeve, some of which had melted into the flesh of his bare arm.

“Looks like...” Will spun him around, roughly inspecting his brother. After ensuring there were no more flames on his body, he looked Jack in the eye. “All clear, looks like–” Will froze.

“What?” Jack asked.

“Does it… hurt?” Will asked.

“Does what hurt?” Jack asked.

“Your face,” Geoff answered.

“No, why? And you better not say because it’s killing you,” Jack warned.

“You best have a look,” Will said.

“Fine,” Jack said and fished his cell from his Morey’s Piers vest pocket. He turned the camera function on, held it at arm’s length, and snapped a few pictures.

“Be prepared,” Will said calmly and placed a hand on his brother’s shoulder.

“It was just a few sparks,” Jack said.

But when he looked at the photos he understood his brother’s warning. His shoulders slumped, his face went slack. It was as if his entire body exhaled.

He ran a finger across his chin. “How…” The photos showed his face, not perfectly

White scars covered his chin; tiny white dots pocked his face, as if someone had dripped paint on him. clear, but clear enough to see that everywhere the green sparks touched him, the skin melted like wax. White scars covered his chin; tiny white dots pocked his face, as if someone had dripped paint on him. He looked down to his arm where his sleeve had caught fire and saw the skin of his right bicep was also twisted and white, like a relief map of the Grand Canyon.

“Good thing you were wearing sleeves,” Tom remarked jovially, “or your whole arm might be gone.”

Geoff, deadly serious, asked, “What did this? How could this happen?”

Farley shook his head. “No idea. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

“The electric hum we felt,” Will said. “Did that have something to do with it?”

Jack eyeballed his brother with a grin.

“Look at the big brain on Will!”

“No fooling around, Jack,” Will replied in stern, big brother voice. “You’re hurt; we need to know what caused it.”

“I’m fine,” Jack argued. “I don’t feel any pain. These scars probably look worse in this light than they actually are. I’ll get looked at when we get topside.”

Geoff said, “It’s possible the blow torch built up some kind of static charge in the metal. The whole damn ship is made out of steel and iron.”

“Okay,” Will said. “But from here on we proceed with extreme caution.”

“Absolutely,” Jack agreed. “But for now…”

He placed the box on the floor and began beating the big lock with the pry bar.

Will turned to Farley, “His idea of extreme caution.”

After several futile whacks Jack instructed Tom to fire up the oxy-acetylene torch and burn the lock off. Tom did as asked, and two minutes later the deed was done. Everyone was careful not to touch anything without personal protective gear of the highest order, which Tom had brought back with the torch.

Now, all clad in leather aprons, gloves and plastic face shields, they examined the strong box. It was closed tight not only by the padlock, but the lid had been fused shut.

“Somebody really doesn’t want this opened,” Will said.

“Maybe we should take the hint?” Dino offered, the first words he’d uttered since arriving.

“Nonsense,” Farley countered. “Yes, it was hidden. But hidden things are meant to eventually be found.”

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Ghost Ship ? From Page 108 “Well said,” Jack agreed.

“Over here,” James said and pointed at a work table.

The strong box was unusually heavy, and seemed to get heavier by the moment.

“Let’s get to it,” Jack said and, with help from Tom, hoisted the box to the table.

It landed with a clank, Geoff and James rearranged the work lights to illuminate the box. It was very old, older than the 70 or so years they had pegged the boat to be. Jack gave Tom a nod and dropped the visor over his face, sparked the torch, and applied it to the box.

“Good God…” Will muttered.

The moment the flames hit the strong box more green sparks flew. They burned through the table like water through a sieve.

“Damnit!” Tom shouted and hopped on one foot. A spark had landed on his boot and melted through the leather and steel toe, but he finished the job before tearing it off and rubbing at his toe and smoldering sock.

“This…” Geoff said, “This is not normal.”

“I would certainly hope not,” Farley replied.

Very slowly, very carefully, Farley reached down and flipped open the lid of the box.

CLANK! The thick lid of the strong box fell to the floor. Farley could feel more than see the grown men behind him jump an inch off the floor with fright. He knew Geoff was right; there was nothing normal about what was going on, and his every animal instinct told him to run, to get away, to disband the NAPS and forget he’d ever heard the words Ignis Fatuus. But the scientist in him, what little was left after all the years of subtle mocking and outright dismissal, made him stay, to quell the nerves, to investigate.

“It’s some kind of journal.”

With great care he lifted it from the box and set it on the table.

It was leather bound, roughly 8” x 5”, and old. A tiny brass key in a tiny brass lock kept it shut.

Jack stepped forward. “I’ll

take it from here.”

He pinched the key between his fingers and turned. The lock opened with surprising ease. Jack exhaled.

“No green lightning, at least.”

FZZZHT! A green arc lit from the brass and pinged into the ceiling. It stayed there, an undulating bolt of lightning, a snake of pure energy, pulsing into the metal. The men scrambled away. The beam of energy seemed to sense this and began burning along the ceiling, as if seeking them out.

“Watch it!” Geoff shouted and the green beam suddenly swerved toward him.

Farley, sensing Geoff’s imminent doom, acted without thinking and grabbed the broken lid from the floor and threw it over the book.

“Got it!” he cried and indeed he did; the green light immediately disappeared and the room fell into blackness.

“Nice work,” Jack said.

“At your service,” Farley replied. In the dark, no one could see him beaming with pride.

“Anyone got a flashlight?”

Dino asked.

“I do,” James and Tom said in unison.

They drew their flashlights, flicked them on, nothing happened.

“Odd,” Farley said. “It seems the energy must have been some kind of electromagnetic pulse.”

“That’s all well and good,” Jack said, “but it’s not going to do much to help us get out of here.

Any suggestions?”

It was pitch black in the engine room. A blackness that seemed hungry, as if looking for more light to extinguish.

“One second,” Tom said.

He banged around the room, first hitting the work table with a curse, then kicking something else with a curse. Finally, he found what he was looking for.

The sound of hissing air and the scrape of a flint striker, then a burst of light from the torch.

“That do?” Tom asked.

“Indeed,” Farley said.

“Good,” Jack said. “Let’s find out what’s going on here.”

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Ghost Ship ? From Page 110

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As the words left his lips the work light sparked back to life.

Tom and James checked their flashlights, which also worked.

“I can only assume,” Farley said, “that the EMP pulse was not strong enough to completely disable our electronics.”

The rest of them chose not to thank him for stating the painfully obvious.

Jack said, “Let’s get back to it.”

Tensions were high as Jack reached for the strong box lid, but he did not hesitate; with his leather gloves cinched tight he grabbed it and set it aside. No unearthly bolts sprang forth and they all exhaled without realizing they had been holding their breath.

But something did happen when Jack removed the lid, just nothing quite so spectacular as the green spark. And none of them even noticed the new presence in the room until several seconds after Jack set the lid on the table. Behind them, it hummed benignly. A soft green light cast their shadows against the wall.

As one, they turned.

“Is that a motor?” Will asked.

“Looks like,” Geoff answered and approached it cautiously. “An engine of some sort.”

“Miraculous,” Farley said.

“What’s the big deal?” Tom asked, welding visor still down.

“The big deal,” James answered, “is that it wasn’t there five minutes ago.”

After a moment Will announced, “That’s it, we’re done here. I’m calling the authorities.”

Most of the rest of them mumbled their agreement.

Except Jack.

“Wait,” he said. “Let’s all take a deep breath here. We’re relatively unhurt, no one’s dying or in need of immediate medical attention. There must be some kind of rational explanation for all of this, some kind of cloaking device we’ve activated or something…”

“On a 1940s steamer ship?”

Will asked.

Jack threw a stink eye at his brother, “But if not, then let’s be honest; we, the seven of us, may be on the forefront of a discovery

Behind them, it hummed benignly. A soft green light cast their shadows against the wall. As one, they turned, not knowing what to expect. of gigantic proportions. Aren’t you the least bit curious to see where it leads?”

“Why don’t we put it to a vote?” Will suggested.

Jack spread his hands. “Fair enough. All in favor of staying?”

It took a few seconds, but eventually everyone but Will raised a hand.

“Genie’s out of the bottle now, boss,” Geoff said to him.

“And look,” Jack said. “All the green glowy stuff is gone.”

This was true. The engine, which filled the entire aft side of the room and stood a little over eight feet, still hummed but emitted no visible light.

“I’m telling you,” Jack said, “we’re all going to feel damn silly when this is over.”

Jack removed his protective gloves, thought better of it and put them back on, then flipped to the first page and began to read aloud.

“Captain’s Log, S.S. Wrecker, 25 July 1943. 0832 hours. Upon receipt of new orders from father, the crew and I completed our pickup run in the Port de Marseille, France, with our hold full of new amusement rides for a seaside park in the states.”

“Interesting,” Will said.

Jack continued, “New orders are to rendezvous with derelict ship in mid-Atlantic 20 miles off the Jersey Cape and sink her.

But had I known the terrors that awaited us, I would have either ignored those orders or scuttled our own ship.”

Jack turned to them, his mouth a grim line.

He said, “Dino, my office, lower left hand drawer. There’s a bottle of Glenlivet.”

Dino nodded. “I’ll get glasses and ice.”

Geoff said, “My office. Top drawer, the Macallan.”

Dino set to the task and the men settled in for a long night.

Next week: New Orders

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Coastline Realty Carol Menz, Broker (609) 884-5005 1400 Texas Avenue, Cape May www.coastlinerealty.com

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St. (609) 884-3332 chrisclemanssir.com

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Immaculate four bedroom, 2.5 bath corner property is located in charming Cape May Point. The home features a spacious living area, first floor bedroom, fabulous landscaping, and a well established rental history. A must see. Asking $869,900

Enjoy the early fall on your waterfront deck. This location provides unsurpassable sunsets, and you have a panaramic view up and down the beach. Every room in the house has a water view. This home offers two suites, two additonal bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room. There is a den, second floor great room and attached garage. This house has been completely upgraded including: new roof, new Anderson windows, new baseboard trim, ceramic tiled floors, new heat exchanger and natural gas converison of the heat and hot water. $1,179,900

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201 Coral, Cape May Point 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths available off-season 1350 A Virginia, Cape May 2 bedrooms, 1 bath.

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919 Stockton Avenue, Cape May - Single Family sleeps 24. Nine bedrooms, Three and a half baths. $3000-$5500 per week.

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61 Mimosa, Rio Grande 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, year round rental. $1600/month plus utilities.

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204 Philadelphia Ave., Cape May - 2 BR, 2.5 BA, w/d, dw, CAC, park 3 cars, sleeps 8. Low $1100/High $2050

408 Yale Ave., 2nd floor, Cape May Point - 3 BR, 2 BA, BBQ grill, internet, win a/c, outside shower, electric heat, parking for 3, sleeps 8. $1200-$1950/week.

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Jersey Cape Realty, 739 Washington St., Cape May, (609) 884-5800 • jerseycaperealty.com

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A Little Bit About Exit Zero Publishing Who we are, what we do, and where we go

Established July 4, 2003, proudly inspired by the late, great Pennywise magazine. Exit Zero Publishing is owned by Jack Wright and Jason Black. We also publish high-quality books as well as this fine periodical!

Telephone: (609) 770-8479 Fax: (609) 770-8481 E-mail: info@exitzero.us Website: www.exitzero.us Mailing address: 109 Sunset Boulevard Suite D, Cape May, NJ 08204 Editor/Publisher: Jack Wright, jack@exitzero.us Advertising Manager: Jason Black, jason@exitzero.us Manager of Assorted Necessities: Dan Mathers, dan@exitzero.us (610) 984-2874 Assistant Editor Jon Roth, jon@exitzero.us Photographers: Aleksey Moryakov, Sandy Maloney, Danielle O’Neal, Jeannie O’Neill Graphic Artist: Doree Bardes Distribution People: Richard Hemenway, Amy Wingate, Vivian Montgomery, Marianne McCoy Columnists: Kate Chadwick (advice), Catherine Dugan (activities), David Gray (Old Fogey), Meghan Kunz (local lore), Molly Stone (food) Labeler: Mary Smith Every Wednesday, Exit Zero is delivered to around 300 places. Get it delivered to your mailbox in a plastic mailer. It’s $50 for 47 great B&W issues, and four in glorious color! Call (609) 770-8479 to subscribe.

DOWNTOWN CAPE MAY Swain’s, Mariah’s, Bath Time, Guardian, Bamboo Shack, Cape Savings Bank, Collier’s, All Irish, Cape May Stage, Wilsey Realty, Nest, Pat Jackson Jewelers, Washington Commons Gallery, Celebrate Cape May, Go Fish, Sea Weeds, Oma’s Doll Shop, Cape Orient, Fiber Arts Yarn Shop, Acme, By The Sea Realty, Oyster Bay, Cape May Welcome Center, Depot Market, Congress Hall, Victorious, Pink, Star Inn, Bayberry Inn, Bank of America, Victorian Hotel, SOMA Art Gallery, Magicbrain Cybercafé, Island Grill, Trade Winds, Primrose, Center For Community Arts.

WASHINGTON STREET MALL The Fudge Kitchen, Mary Ann’s, Dellas 5&10, Lace Silhouettes, Center City Mall, Second Story Sweets, Casale’s Shoes, Free Shop, Happy Baby, Cape May Sandal Shop, It’s a Breeze, Madame’s Port, Swede Things, Cucina Rosa, Whale’s Tale, Cafe Tuscany, Italian Garden, Andrew’s Ltd, Jackson Mountain Cafe, Love The Cook, Ugly Mug, Pilot House, Caroline Boutique, Atlantic Books, Carli’s, Kaleidoscope,

Coldwell Banker, Colors, A Ca Mia, A Place On Earth, Between the Lines, Good Scents.

WASHINGTON STREET Southern Mansion, MAC, Chris Clemans’ Sotheby’s International Realty, Bill Mae Cottage, Thomas Webster Inn, Inn at the Park, City Hall, Sturdy Savings, Washington Inn, Dr. Feldman Dentistry, Jersey Cape Realty, Victorian Towers.

BEACHFRONT Sean’s Restaurant, King’s Cottage, Blue Moon Pizza, Hot Dog Tommy’s, Coachman’s Motor Inn, Carney’s, Martini Beach, Virginia Hotel, Mad Batter, Poor Richards Inn, Inn at 22 Jackson Street, Saltwood B&B, Windward B&B, Uncle Bill’s, Ocean View Restaurant, Sandpiper, Hotel Alcott, Summer Station, The Original Fudge Kitchen, Montreal Liquor, Montreal Inn, Capri Motor Lodge, Bloody Mary’s, Periwinkle, Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Mission Inn, Angel by The Sea, Peter Shields, Hotel Macomber, Marquis de Lafayette.

COLUMBIA AVENUE Columbia House, Sun Bank, Dr. Gorny, Victorian Abstract, MP Myers, Cape May Day Spa, Twin Gables, Henry Sawyer B&B, Linda Lee, Brass Bed Inn, Mason Cottage, Mainstay Inn, Delsea B&B, White Dove Cottage, Manse B&B, Merion Inn, Cliveden Inn, Pharo’s B&B, Summer Cottage, John F. Craig House, Majestic Star.

GURNEY/OCEAN/STOCKTON Avalon Coffee, Cape May Beach & Kite, John Welsey Inn, Louie’s Pizza, Beach Massage, Inn of Cape May, Beauclair’s, Queen Victoria, Fairthorne, Cheeks, Cape May Library, Whiskers, Freda’s Café, Victorian Lace, Camelot Hotel, Bedford Inn, Chalfonte Hotel.

EAST CAPE MAY Nature Center, Model Cleaners, Model Laundromat, Wawa, Coastline Realty, Cape Bookkeeping, Shear Sunsations, Rizzo Chiropractic, C-View Inn, Century 21 Gilmartin.

WEST CAPE MAY VFW, Godmother’s, Cape May Bakers, Higher Grounds, Tea By The Sea, Cape May Linen Outlet, Flying Fish Studio, CVS, Albert Stevens Inn, Weddings by the Sea, Kate’s Flower Shop, Seaside Cheese Company, Ocean Crest Printing, Kasey’s Kanines, Cape Fitness, Dr. Goldstein Dentist, Cheeks, Artizan Salon & Spa, Westside Market, Cape Island Home and Garden, Bella Vida Cafe, Flanegan’s Framing, Seven Eleven, Homestead Real Estate.

SUNSET BOULEVARD Vanthia’s, Bird House of Cape May, Butterfly Tea Room, Cape May Wicker, The Exit Zero Store and Gallery, Accent on Beauty, Cape Winds Florist, Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May Point Post Office, Sunset Beach Gift Shop.

ROUTE 109 South Jersey Marina, Lobster House, Tony’s Marine Supply, Sea Gear Marine, Captain’s Cove, Cape May Whale Watcher, Lucky Bones, Tony’s Pizza, Cape May Antique Center.

NORTH CAPE MAY Laundromat, Heart to Heart Flowers, Le Gates, Harpoon Henry’s, Mr. J’s Music Shop, Cape May– Lewes Ferry, Gorman’s, Hair Cuttery, Italian Affair, Cape May Veterinary.

OFF THE ISLAND The Canyon Club, Harbor View Restaurant, Axelsson’s Blue Claw, Cape Liquors, Moose Lodge, Old Grange, Historic Cold Spring Village, Hawk Haven Vineyards.

VILLAS Lower Township Construction, Lower Township Municipal, Apex Realty, Curl Up and Dye, Fish and Fancy, Villas Liquor, Snippers Salon, Jake’s Bar and Grill, Kiddie Closet, Cape Savings Bank, Cohwen’s Ink Emporium, Wawa, Wing It, Bella Mangiata.

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Cape May Film Society Presents

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CAPE MAY FILM FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 22-24, 2010

Held exclusively at the historic Chalfonte Hotel

SPECIAL GUESTS

Emmy-nominated Independent Filmmaker « Greg Henry « Sopranos Star Vincent Pastore More World Premiere & New Jersey Premieres than ever!

Two-time winner of “Best Film Festival in New Jersey” JerseyArts People’s Choice Award See our 20-page program inside

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ELCOME to our 10th Annual Program! All of our organizers and volunteers can be proud of the special guests we have at this year’s program. From the indie film side, we have Greg Henry, an Emmynominated filmmaker whose work has appeared on some of the most respected shows on television!

On the Hollywood side, we have Vincent Pastore, star of the epic series The Sopranos, who will be here to receive the first-ever Robert Prosky Character Actor Award.

There are several films this year that you haven’t been able to see anywhere, more that you’ve never been able to see in New Jersey, and all that you’ll be thrilled to see in only one place, 10th Annual Cape May Film Festival. Enjoy the program!

Hilary and Chuck Pritchard Program Chairs

Tickets And Passes On Sale Exclusively At Chalfonte Hotel Friday @ 6:00pm Saturday @ 10:30am Sunday @ 12:30pm «One-Film Ticket: $10 «Daytime passes available but buy a weekend pass and save!

«Weekend Pass: $45 (members) $60 (non-members)

From The Curator

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ITH more World Premiere films than ever, we’re excited to offer one of the freshest selections of films at this our 10th Annual Cape May Film Festival. And with regional and statewide premieres of films that were shot right here in South Jersey, we couldn’t have hoped for a better bumper crop of great films that showcase the talents of not just the Garden State but right here in our town. Welcome to the 10th Annual Cape May Film Festival! Enjoy the great selection, our new home at the Chalfonte, and a rededication as one of the most respected and premiere film festivals in the state.

Stefan Prosky Curator

INSIDE Feature Films......................P4, 5 Short Films...................P7, 9, 11 Guest Curators.............. P12, 13 Schedule at a Glance..........P15 Thank-You Page...................P18 CAPE MAY FILM FESTIVAL 421 Washington Street Cape May, NJ (609) 884-6700 www.njstatefilmfestival.com

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Festival Special Guests

FRIDAY NIGHT (7pm, Magnolia Room) Greg Henry, independent filmmaker who has been nominated for an Emmy award and has had a short but accomplished career in film and television. Henry began his career with Academy Award winning documentarian Charles Guggenheim before moving to New York to work with journalist Bill Moyers. He spent five years with Mr. Moyers including a year as a producer on the weekly series NOW. He has since continued to produce films and series for PBS, The History Channel, Discovery, and major broadcasters. He will screen an episode of “Hard Time” for which he was nominated for an Emmy.

SATURDAY NIGHT (7:15pm, Magnolia Room) Vincent Pastore is a veteran actor of the big and little screen alike.

Vincent stars in the new short film, “Alienated,” where he portrays a mobster whose preoccupied with “other worldly creatures.” Best known for his work in nearly the entire series of “The Sopranos” as a character named “Big Pussy,” Vincent has appeared in dozens of films and television episodes.

These works include “Goodfellas,” “Carlitos’s Way,” “The Ref,” as well as “Law & Order” and a fair share of soap operas. Pastore will receive the first-ever “Robert Prosky Character Actor Award,” given in honor of Cape May’s favorite character actor, Bob Prosky.

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Festival Feature Films

Gordon Vincent and Alicia Grasso star in Someplace Warm, a story of a singer-songwriter who discovers he may have stayed in Cape May one season too far...

Sneakers & Soul Jonathan Zelenak, 98 minutes SOUTH JERSEY PREMIERE Saturday, 8:00pm, Magnolia Room This feature presentation was directed by Jon Zelenak (whose mother is Cape May’s Superintendent of Schools) and much of the film was shot here in Cape May. Yes, you may spot more than one local in a scene right at the beginning. Like Johnnyboy Bailey’s father said on his deathbed, “No matter what you do in life, always have a perfect bed and a comfortable pair of shoes, because when you’re not in one, you’re in the other.” When Johnnyboy inherits a pair of blue sneakers and a key to a mysterious New York City apartment from his father, he is given a chance to find a new direction for himself and live up to his father’s legacy.

See What I’m Saying Hilari Scarl, 93 minutes NEW JERSEY FESTIVAL PREMIERE Saturday, 8:15pm; Sunday, 3pm Henry Sawyer Room Follow the lives of four deaf entertainers. One is a comic, the second an actor, the third a singer, and the fourth is a drummer in a band with a name you won’t soon forget, Beethoven’s Nightmare. Their goal is to have an audience

with a “hearing” public, or land the part in a role not created specifically for a deaf person. The results are sometimes disappointing, sometimes glorious, but always deeply moving.

Standing Ovation Stewart Raffill, 148 minutes Saturday, 5:15pm, Henry Sawyer Room Five junior high school friends form a singing group called The 5 Ovations to

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Sneakers & Soul, the story of a young man who inherits a pair of sneakers and a key to a New York apartment, was shot partly in Cape May

The Fugue Paul Awad, 75 minutes NEW JERSEY PREMIERE Saturday, 8:45pm; Sunday, 4:30pm, Queen Anne Room Nora Dunn is a struggling artist trying to recover from a childhood trauma, but her life is turned upside down when she is haunted by the vision of a long-dead childhood friend. Is the spirit a hallucination or a foreshadowing of something worse? It is up to Dan Tsang, a young police detective, to solve the mystery and save Nora.

YOUNG FILMMAKERS Saturday, 11am, Magnolia Room You’ve never heard of Guido Vampires?

You’ve not seen the latest music video from Cape May favorites Bluebone? These are just some of the highlights from our Young Filmmaker projects we had during our three summer camps.

compete in a national music video contest. With limited funds and resources, these street-smart kids use their wit, courage, and passion to create a spectacular songs and dance numbers to compete with The Wiggies, five rich sisters whose parents will stop at nothing to win the competition.

SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, 1pm, Henry Sawyer Room World Premiere of Someplace Warm, a film shot in Cape May about a singer/songwriter who stays past summer in a resort town to write music – and begins thinking he may have stayed one season too long.

Stars Cape May favorites Gordon Vincent, Alicia Grasso, John Alvarez and Michael Q.

Murphy. There will be a recap of short films and another screening of the feature film See What I’m Saying.

LATE-NIGHT SCREENING (Saturday, 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room Edgy, quirky tales of horror and suspense – perfect pre-Halloween entertainment!

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Clockwise, from top left: Born Pumped!, Vincent Pastore in Alienated, The Person Down the Street, Eye of the Beholder SHORT FILMS (Alphabetical Order: See Page 15 for Schedule) A Shout at the Dawn (Susannah Newman, 3 min.) An improvisational, site-specific exploration of dance, music, poetry, sculpture and nature through filmmaking. (Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) Above Broadway (Brad Heikes, 10 min.)

There are no small parts – only small dressing rooms. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Alienated (Paul Borghese, 21 min.) Mob encounters of a different, extra-terrestrial kind! Special Robert Prosky Character Actor Award to star Vincent Pastore. (Special

Screening: Saturday night, 7:15pm) Alimentorus (Stefan Prosky, 2 min.) A little motion graphic oddity about living geometry.

(Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) Andre (Christopher Fernandez, 11 min.) After a workplace affair, Andre has fallen in love with his boss, Lynne, who recommits herself to her husband. (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Ape’Scape (Stephan Ehl and Leonel Alvarez, 4 min.) What goes around comes around. (Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) Audrey (Jason Krawczyk, 22 min.) Audrey is a tragic yet redemptive comedy about an elderly woman who attempts to break her monotonous lifestyle by reaching out to her

neighbors. WORLD PREMIERE (Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) The Awakening (Bob Manzi, 10 min.) A man is left home alone when his brother turns into a monster that stalks him. (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Beneath the Same Sky (Dan Masucci, 13 min.) The distance separating them is no farther than their own hearts. NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE (Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room) Be Somebody (Michelle Zelazny, 8 min.) The story of a Mexican immigrant trying to give his children the life he never had. (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Born Pumped! (Jeffrey Fowler, 15 min.) Consultants from Pumped Associates prepare

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Clockwise from top left: Bowling Blind, Beneath the Same Sky, Audrey. Below: Cemetery Club. parents and babies how to live a pumped lifestyle. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Bowling Blind (Marc Cantone, 35 min.)

Chronicles the struggles of the a blind bowling league on their journey to the National Blind Bowling Tournament. SOUTH JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Capture: A Waves Documentary (Smriti Keshari & Hyde Harper, 22 min.) This dives deep into the impoverished communities via surf travelers. SOUTH JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room)

Cemetery Club (Yitz Brilliant, 23 min.) Edgar, recently deceased and enjoying his afterlife, falls back in love with the nagging wife he thought he was happy to leave behind. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) Chasing Forever (Karl Nickoley, 17 min.) A music superstar gets a chance to reconnect with the woman who inspired his biggest hit.

NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room) The Door (Adam Chinoy, 10 min.) Ava is a bookworm who is about to go on an adventure

she’s only read about. WORLD PREMIERE. (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Drone (Troy Johnson, 10 min.) A student lives a life of duplicity. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Eye of the Beholder (Michael Giletto, 39 min.) is a heartwarming story of love, innocence and reconciliation. WORLD PREMIERE (Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room) Ghost Light (Kent Green & Ernie Rockelman, 10 min.) A newly appointed house manager (Emmy winner Bruce Curless) of an old theater scares up more than he bargains for. NEW JERSEY FESTIVAL PREMIERE (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Husk! (Zack Williams, 6 min.) A hand-crafted tale of an inventor who is isolated by the things he creates. WORLD PREMIERE (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) I Am a Man (Justin J. Jackson, 10 min.)

Explores humanity, manhood, and mortality with a quirky and off-beat approach. WORLD PREMIERE (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Marmosyne Rising (Miguel Alvarez, 20 min.) A deep-space transmitter pilot begins to experience unusual flashbacks while in orbit around a newly discovered moon. (Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) OMG! Chinze Rulz! (Natalie Rudakevych, 2 min.) Can a family addicting to texting have much to say to each other in person? (Sat.

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Grieving in Wake and loneliness in Husk 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) The Person Down the Street (Jeff Buccellato, 4 min.) A day in the life of five generations of veterans who come from every corner of our land. SOUTH JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room) Picking up the Pieces (Angela Broderman, 26 min.) Look inside the lives of four individuals struggling with alcohol addiction. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 5:15pm, Queen Anne Room) Shake, Rattle and Roll (Jessica Landolfi, 20 min.) Through this unique class, two couples not only learn to dance, but discover ways to adapt to unexpected life changes. (Sat. 12pm, Henry

Scary moments in Ghost Light

Sawyer Room) Sinner (Anthony Mihovich, 6 min.) A short, subtle study in suspense. (Sat. 10pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Sittin’ in a Tree (Rhiannon Hyde, 10 min.) Sometimes you find love before you’re really ready for it.

(Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room) Someplace Warm (Dennis Zaitsev, 17 min.) Gordon is trying to survive the winter in a strange resort town. WORLD PREMIERE (Sun., 1pm, Henry Sawyer Room) The Trampoline (Dan Masucci, 6 min.) Childhood is just a jump away. NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE (Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room) Unleashed (Allison Leonard Lamb, 9 min.) Are dog show people crazy or just a bit more unique? (Sat. 12pm, Henry Sawyer Room) Wake (Andrew Lawton, 28 min.)

Determined to make his brothers’ wake something more than a day of mourning, a boy decides to document the event with his brother’s camera. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 12:30pm, Magnolia Room) When He Left (Jeremy Decker, 12 min.) Two military families find the toughest battles faced by their sons were within themselves. NEW JERSEY PREMIERE (Sat. 3pm, Queen Anne Room)

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Guest Curated Programs

Clockwise from left: Shout, (Black) Light and Becoming.

29th Annual Black Maria Film & Video Festival Saturday, October 23, 3:00pm, Magnolia Room John Columbus, Curator Pickles to Nickels (Danielle Ash, 8 min.) Enter a cardboard world where monkeys steal pickles and storefronts shift and disappear, and two eccentric characters enjoy a certain simpatico.

Missed Aches (Joanna Priestly, 4 min.) This uproarious animation by one of the nation’s iconic animation artists colorfully serves up a cascade of malapropisms.

Never Too Late (Wendy Weinberg, 8 min.) After 25 years together, two middle aged San Francisco hotel maids decide it’s finally time to marry.

Banana Bread (Barton Landsman and Clayton Hemmert, 9 min.) this film breaks boundaries, but it is a hoot for those who can appreciate irony, incongruity and over-the-top action.

Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Alex Masket (Dennis Connors, 19 min.)

Is Alex’s art not clear evidence of a highly articulate, even amazing visual language that is just as meaningful as verbal language?

Touring Partner of Dance Films Association International Dance-on-Camera Film Festival, Lincoln Center, NYC Saturday, October 23, 3:00pm Henry Sawyer Room Susannah Newman, Curator This program is free to the public and dance enthusiasts alike!

Jackie & Judy (Phil Harder, 4 min.)

An ode to Canadian animator, Norman McLaren’s Pas De Deux. (USA) Becoming (Joseph Johnson Cami & Ayelen Liberona, 8 min.) An ancient woman moves like a praying mantis as she blends gracefully through changing landscapes. (Canada) Evening (William Moulton, USA, 16 min.)

A narrative short based on a dancer rehearsing a piece from a film that she made. (USA)

A Shout at the Dawn (Susannah Newman, 16 min) An improvisational, site-specific exploration of dance, music, poetry, sculpture and nature through filmmaking.

(Black) Light (Deirdre Towers, 6 min.)

To shed a few layers of darkness and embrace the light. (USA) Beguine (Douwe Dijkstra, 5 min.) One man’s response to losing his lover; a surreal short based on a poem by Giza Ritschl. (Netherlands) Where the Dance Is (Marta Renzi, 16 min.) This endearing short focuses on the relationships between the students and their mentor. (USA) Additional documentary film and discussion of “Dance on Camera” with filmmakers

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Homemade Muffins, Pancakes & Omelettes * Lunch - Our Own Roasted Turkey & Roast Beef Cape May’s Largest Cheese Steaks & Hoagies Vegetarians, Enjoy Our Homemade Veggie Burgers * Entire Menu Available for Take-Out * Patio Dining/Pet Friendly... BYOD

Cape May Times® www.CapeMayTimes.com

CONGRATS ON THE 10TH ANNUAL CAPE MAY FILM FESTIVAL!

Cape May’s Home on the Web (609) 884-3860

HÄAGEN-DAZS ICE CREAM

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Open For Lunch And Dinner Fr i d ay t h r u S u n d ay Reservations Accepted • Cash Onl y Fr e e P a r k i n g • C a t e r i n g A v a i l a b l e

SUNDAYS BUY I ENTREE AND GET 2ND HALF PRICE!

311 Mansion Street • (609) 884-0200

THE FLYING FISH STUDIO INVENTIVE CLOTHING...

QUIRKY GIFTS...

ORIGINAL DESIGNS OF ALL YOUR FAVORITE BEACHES...

ALL PRINTED RIGHT HERE ON THE ISLAND! 130 PARK BLVD. WCM 884-2760 www.the flyingfishstudio.com

MENTION THIS AD AND GET 10% OFF ANY LONG SLEEVE TEE!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Thank You...

SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE SPONSORS Cape Liquors Inn of Cape May/Aleathea’s Kate’s Flowers No. 5 Trading Westside Market Jetty Motel (Cindy) Henry Sawyer Inn (Barbara and Mary) BOARD OF GOVERNORS Gail Schmidtchen, President Larry Hirsch, Vice President Lynda Cogswell, Treasurer Jane Kashlak Rob Reihl Pat Tanaka Dottie Knapp STAFF Stefan Prosky, Curator of Films JC Stinson, Creative Director Tom Sims, Executive Director Nico Baldwin, Project Coordinator FESTIVAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Hilary & Chuck Pritchard, Co-Chairs Lynda Cogswell Corbin Cogswell Richmond Shreve Deedie McMahon Robert Anderson Lisa Campanella OTHER COMMITTEE CHAIRS Corbin Cogswell, Program & Membership Patricia Chambers, Education Thanks to our Volunteers Coordinator Deedie McMahon and the many volunteers who make this event possible.

And to Exit Zero magazine for this program.

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Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Eat In/Take Out Catering for Any Event!

Open at 7am Featuring Delicious Seafood Specials & The Depot’s Signature Soups... changing daily.

409 Elmira Street, Cape May (Next to the Train Station) • 609-884-8030

A Full Service Family Salon (609) 884-3011 • 1400 Texas Ave., Cape May TUESDAY-SATURDAY 9-5 • THURSDAY 9-8

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HOTEL MACOMBER 727 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-3020 • www.hotelmacomber.com

OPEN WEEKENDS THRU DECEMBER! Handblocked Textiles from India Metal Sculpture from Haiti Trade Winds 516 Carpenter Lane, Cape May 609-884-6720

All Your Favorite Designer Brands!

9810 3rd Avenue, Stone Harbor 609.368. 355

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ridgetowne Antiques

Extensive selection of antiques displayed in a casual house and garden setting. Old architecture and garden and iron.

Open daily in Season 10AM - 3PM, appointments always available.

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CONGRATS ON THE 10TH ANNUAL CAPE MAY FILM FESTIVAL!

French Perfume and Beautiful Handmade Jewelry

Owner: Ursula Friedrich 523 N. BROADWAY • (609) 884-8107

FILM FESTIVAL

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

LUCKY BONES BACKWATER GRILLE Lucky Bones Pre-Game...

Music starts at 8pm OCTOBER SPECIAL $2.99 Cuban Pulled Pork Sandwiches Every Sunday 12-4pm at the bar

SUNDAYS 9am - 1:30pm JOIN US FOR BRUNCH!

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Award Winning Lunch & Dinners!

Lunch • Dinner Thin Crust Brick-Oven Pizza

1200 Route 109 South, Cape May (609) 884-BONE (2663)

INDIGO TOUCH MASSAGE & HEALING

(609) 884-4499

600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May

GREAT WHITE SHARK

Rosanne M. Borgo MT URM Therapuetic Massage - Relaxation - Meditation Usui Reiki - Mindful Touch Energy Healing Sessions - Classes - Workshops Professional Member AMTA since 2000 Appointments Only 609-465-2650 or 609-827-5613

410 Washington Street Mall • Cape May, NJ 08204 (609) 884-1811 • Fax: (609) 884-5233 www.greatwhitesharkcapemay.com Email: gwshark2@verizon.net

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Mediterranean - American Fare

A local cafe with a wholesome aroma

VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY BREAKFAST BURRITOS FABULOUS FLAPJACK ULTIMATE OMELETTES MULTIGRAIN WAFFLES SIGNATURE SANDWICHES

reservations: (609) 884-4020

COSTA RICAN COFFEE FRESH CARROT JUICE SENSATIONAL SALADS HOMEMADE SOUPS VEGGIE DELIGHTS

Open Daily 7:30-2:30

406 No. Broadway, West Cape May • 884-6332 • www.bellavidacafe.com

HENRY’S

106 Sunset Blvd., a Gracious Dining Experience

COMPLIMENTARY DOMESTIC BEER OR HOUSE WINE WITH ENTREE (Min. purchase of $12 - valid October thru December)

Reserve Carney’s for Private Events!

SINCE 1972 Cape May’s Landmark Jeweler

609-884-0334 407 Washington Street Mall, Cape May NJ 08204

West Cape May

609.884.4424 411 Beach Ave., Cape May carneyscapemaynj.com

Email: truhc@comcast.net