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Holiday Preview Weekend and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Daytime and evening holiday tours and events begin the weekend before Thanksgiving during Holiday Preview Weekend, Nov. 17-19. All are wel come! Visit the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., when Santa ar rives by trolley to switch on the lights on the huge estate Christmas tree during the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Saturday, Nov. 18, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This year again will feature a free performance of holiday favorites by the Atlantic Brass Band. The Physick House Museum is open to the public for free self-guided tours that evening. Bring a donation for the Cape May Community Food Closet. For more information, see story, page 1.

50th Annual Christmas Candlelight House Tours

Cape May’s Christmas Candlelight House Tour has been a beloved annual tradition for 50 years! Since 1974, thousands of people on three nights in December walk the city’s sidewalks and gas lit streets and visit homes, inns, churches and hotels, stepping across the thresholds to take in interiors beautifully decorated for the holidays. Join us Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 and 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and experience this exciting annual tradition — it’s the longest running holiday tour in Cape May history! Tickets are limited. For more information, see story, page 1.

1879 Physick House Museum Tours

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Your guide on this tour portrays a member of the Physick family in the early 1900s and shares stories and traditions, taking you on a guided living history tour of the magnificent 1879 Physick Estate, Cape May’s only Victorian house museum, decorated in true Victorian style for Christmas. Friday-Sunday afternoon, Nov. 24-26 and Friday, Saturday & Sunday afternoons, Dec. 1-23. Click here for tickets and to learn more.

On this guided tour of the first-floor rooms of the 1879 Physick House Museum, authentically decorated for a Victorian Christmas, see and hear how the Physick family might have entertained friends and family and celebrated in traditional Victorian fashion during the holidays. Tuesday and Thursday evenings (Accessible), Nov. 28, 30 & Dec. 5-28. Click here for tickets and to learn more.

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The townsfolk of Cape May are buzzing with excitement, especially after a fresh blanket of snow brings them closer to the big day. All except for Adeline Baker, the sole heiress of the Baker family fortune, who is quite fed up with being alone. Each potential suitor has been less promising than the last. Can you help Adeline find love in time for Christmas? Or will she spend another holiday season alone? Visitors will step inside Cape May’s Victorian House Museum, the 1879 Physick House, and encounter the characters as this original story written by Jennifer Hickok unfolds. Don’t miss stepping into this holiday story in this very special Cape May setting. Accessible with advance notice Wednesday and Friday evenings, Dec. 1-22. Click here for tickets and to learn more.

Vintage Open Friday-Sunday for dinner, Saturday, Sunday for brunch through Nov. 26; Open Friday, Saturday for dinner, Saturday, Sunday for brunch Dec. 1-17 and Open Dec. 22, 28-31 for dinner and Dec. 30 and 31 for brunch: Vintage Restaurant, on the beautiful grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, offers an eclectic menu for brunch from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and dinner from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Call 609–224–6064 for reservations and takeout orders or visit OpenTable.com. View the menu. Vintage is dog-friendly, has plenty of outside seating and take-out is available. Parking is free.

Stairway to the Stars

Monday, Nov. 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Last night climb of the year! Without the light of the moon, you see the stars shine! Climb the 199 steps to the top of the Cape May Lighthouse on evenings of the New Moon and the start of a new 29.5-day lunar cycle, when the moon is so dark it blends in with the night sky and is invisible to the naked eye. Stars and constellations are more visible on clear nights during the New Moon! Binoculars are permitted if securely worn around the neck. Tickets may be purchased on-site.

Lunch & Learn: Gilbert & Sullivan

Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 12Noon: Mal and Dottie Knapp bring us a presentation on the lives and works of Gilbert and Sullivan, with videos of songs from several of their best-known operettas including HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado in person at the Cape May Lutheran Church:, 509 Pittsburgh Ave., and available on Zoom with registration in advance. This program will not be recorded. To register click here.

Cape May Lighthouse

Fridays through Sundays, Nov. 17-Dec. 24; Dec. 26-31: 12 noon to 4 p.m.: Climb the 199 steps up the original, cast-iron spiral stairway to the top of the 1859 Cape May Lighthouse and see a staggering view of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean, the surrounding nature trails of Cape May Point State Park, and Cape May Point Borough. Interpretive panels on the grounds, at the base and on the climb tell stories of Lighthouse Keepers, the surrounding area, and how the lighthouse functioned historically and today. The Cape May