VOLUME LI, ISSUE 3
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SUMMER 2021
Craft Beer, Music & Crab Festival returns After a year hiatus, the Craft Beer, Music & Crab Festival, one of Cape May’s most popular summertime events, returns Saturday, Aug. 14, for a full day of celebration and relaxation at the beautiful grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. This family festival features local and regional craft beers, steamed crabs, steamed shrimp, pulled pork, food truck and regional food vendors, crafters, wine, spirits and all-day music and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14. The Craft Beer, Music & Crab Festival is presented by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) and sponsored by PNC Bank, with additional support from Gold Coast Production Management, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, DeSatnick Real Estate and Coastal Marketing Group RE/MAX Surfside.
Photo by Susan Krysiak
Many thanks to PNC Bank for their sponsorship this year of Cape May MAC’s Craft Beer, Music & Crab Festival. Proceeds from this event help fund Cape May MAC’s Educational Outreach Programs.
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Grandson brings Truman to life in fall performance From the select group of living direct descendants of U.S. presidents, only one steps into the role of his presidential ancestor on stage. Actor Clifton Truman Daniel brings to life his grandfather, President Harry S. Truman, in this fall’s production “Give ’Em Hell, Harry!” at Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave. on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. The performance is a faithful and often humorous portrayal of President Truman’s life and presidency that has garnered awards and accolades since its premiere in 1975. Since October 2017, Daniel has performed the role, marking the first time a U.S. president has been portrayed onstage by a direct descendant. Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture)’s Lessons of History Distinguished Lecture Series presents a national speaker every year in October in an engaging and in-depth program on an important topic of history. This is the ninth event in the series and the first time a performance, rather than a lecture, will be featured. The play spans Truman’s childhood, his “political
Clifton Truman Daniel will portray his grandfather, President Harry S. Truman, in “Give ’Em Hell, Harry!”
the 1948 presidential election campaign. In Bremerton, Wash., Truman delivered a speech attacking the Republicans. During the speech, a supporter yelled out, “Give ‘em Hell, Harry!” Truman replied, “I don’t give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them, and they think it’s Hell.” Subsequently, “Give ‘em Hell, Harry!” became a lifetime slogan for Truman supporters. The one-man show about the life and presidency of Harry S. Truman, who took office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and served until 1953, is (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
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apprenticeship” as a judge in Jackson County, Mo., his years in the U.S. Senate and his momentous two terms as president. Set in a recreation of the Oval Office, the play is a historically accurate portrayal of the 33rd president of the United States, teeming with delightful humor. The title comes from an incident that took place during
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