Edition 6, Volume 1
September 15, 2006

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Event Calendar: Ocean City | Cape May | Avalon | Stone Harbor | The Wildwoods | Sea Isle | Atlantic City

Accommodations | Dining | Shopping | Real Estate | Things To Do | Featured Business | Artist's Corner
Fishing/Boating | Feature Stories

Great Vacation Things To Do
If you’re looking for great times and fun for everyone, check out the lists below.
You’re sure to find the places, dates and events for a wonderful day of fun for everyone.

 Historic Cold Spring Village:  Three miles north of Cape May, N.J., Route 626,
between Route 9 and Seashore Road:

September: Closed weekdays.
September 16-17: Civil War weekend

Fall, Winter and Spring Events

As well as the Junior Apprentice program, Historic Cold Spring Village has distance learning programs
which run from October 1st through April 30^th with  programs on early 19th century life for school children. 

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Two events coming in October: **

1. October 14-15, 2006. The New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge – the Statewide Lighthouse Festival featuring eleven historic lighthouses open for exploring from 9:a.m. – 6:00 p.m. For more details go online to www.njlhs.org/challenge/challenge.html

2. Also October 14-15 – The Great American Lighthouses Art Show & Sale to benefit Historic Absecon Lighthouse, 31 South Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, N.J. 08401, will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. For details call 609-449-1360, or go online to www.abseconlighthouse.org

(Thanks to Les Kammerman of Resort Graphics in Atlantic City, N.J. for the heads-up! Please let us know about your special events and we’ll publicize them. Send them to info@greatvacationguide.com

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Ocean City, New Jersey:

September :All month: The Ocean City Pops Orchestra has performances throughout the month at he Music Pier. For information: www.oceancitypops.org.
September 16-17: Annual Tom Harris Boardwalk Festival of Art. Eclectic artisans from 9^th Street south on the Boardwalk. Phone 609-399-2629 for information.
Boardwalk Fall Family Fun Fest. Face painters, clowns, live characters, pony rides (11^th Street beach),
Good Tymes Band and Juried Craft Show.
MS Bike-a-Thon: Over 500 bikers raise over $2 million for the charity. They arrive Saturday at the Sports & Civic Center, 6^th & Boardwalk. The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday night, 5^th & Wesley Avenue, at 7:00 p.m.
September 23: Ocean City’s Annual Air Festival at the Municipal Airport, 26^th & Bay Avenue.
Call 609-525-9223 for information.
Cavalcade of Marching Bands: The parade takes place on the Boardwalk between 14^th and 6^th Streets
starting at 1:00 p.m. Call 609-398-4662 for information.
39^th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament. Individuals and teams invited. Surf fish from 16^th to 59^th Street beach. Sponsored by the Ocean City Fishing Club. Call 609-390-5623 for more information.
September 24: Corvette Show on the Boardwalk from 6^th to 10^th Street. Call 609-457-0018 for information.
September 29-30: Folk Festival by the Sea. Experience the third annual citywide yard sale (Saturday only),
plus 2 evenings of traditional folk music performances. Call 609-399-2629 for information.
September 30: Boardwalk Table Sales. For information call 609-398-4662.
September 30-October 1: First Annual Ocean City Boardwalk 2006-2007 Auto Expo.
Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call 609-398-4662 for more information.
October 1:Auto Expo continues, plus Boardwalk Table Sales. Call 609-398-4662.
October 6-9: Indian Summer Weekend. Seafood vendors at the Music Pier (Saturday through Monday)
plus Boardwalk Table Sales. Call 609-525-9300 for information.
October 7: Fall Block Party from 5^th through 14^th Streets on Asbury Avenue, and at the Tabernacle Grounds.
See over 400 crafters, food vendors, live music and more. Phone 609-525-9300.
October 6-9: Halloween Parade. Begins at 7:15 p.m. on Asbury Avenue from 6^th to 11^th Streets.
Register at the Sentinel Ledger.  A First Fright celebration will follow on the days after the parade.
Call 609-525-9300 for information.

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Historic Cape May, New Jersey

September 14-17: The Fall Sidewalk Sale at Washington Street Mall and Square.
September 16: Harvest Country Fair, Rea’s Farm, West Cape May, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Call 609-884-7525 for details.
September 24: The 23^rd Annual Beachfront Run begins at Convention Hall at 9:00 a.m..
Call 609-884-9565 for information.
September 30 – October 1: The Irish Ceili Dance Weekend at Convention Hall. Call 301-933-2926 for information.
October 7: Lima Bean Festival, Wilbraham Park. Call 609-884-1005.October 14: The Chester Country
Antique Auto Show on the Washington Street Mall, 10:00 – 2:00 p.m.
October 15: See the Miniature Show at Convention Hall from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Call 609-884-9565 for details.
October 21: The Jersey Cape Craft Show, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Convention Hall.
Call 609-886-6633 for information.
October 22: The Fishing Flea Market at Convention hall from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and registration for
the Halloween Parade will be held at 1:30 p.m., with the judging at 2:00 p.m. and the parade at 3:00 p.m.
October 27-29: The New Jersey Audubon Autumn Weekend, plus the Bird Show at Convention hall,
10:00 a.m. –  5:00 p.m.. Call 609-884-2736 for details.

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Avalon, New Jersey

September 16-17: Wings & Water Festival.
September 23^rd: Garden Club House Tour.
September 30: Avalon Performing Arts Council Cabaret Night: 6:00 p.m.
October 1: Knights of Columbus Bocce Tournament – 39^th Street at Noon.
October 5: Middle Township High School Homecoming Dance.
October 7-8: Chamber of Commerce Seafood Festival.
October 14: Fox Chase Cancer Walk.
October 28: Children’s Halloween Party. 1:00 p.m.

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Sea Isle City, New Jersey

September 15-17: Fall Family Festival Weekend
September 15: Dance Contest, Five Age Groups, 7pm
September 16: Seaside Market, Live Entertainment, Food Court, 9am-4pm (Rain Date: September 17)
             Promenade Dance Party and Laser Light Show, 7:30pm
September 17: Sandsculping Contest, 9am-12pm,
             Antique Auto Show, 9am-1pm, Live Music,
             Free Guided Trolley Tours, JFK & Landis Ave., 10am-12:30pm,
             Awards Ceremony, 12:30pm, Antique Auto Parade, 1:30pm
September 24: 32nd Annual Firefighters Memorial 5K Run, 11am, 861-0674
September 30: Baby Boomers Rock 'n Roll Revival with Jerry Blavat, LaCosta Lounge, 8:30pm
October 7: Columbus Day Parade
October 20: Halloween Parade and Dance Party

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The Wildwoods:

September 15-16: New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention.
September 21-24: 13^th Annual Boardwalk Classic Car Show, Wildwoods Convention Center,
Friday and Saturday, 8 – 4. 609-523-8051.
September 21-24: Irish Fall Festival: North Wildwood. 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. daily. 609-729-0075.
September 23: Sea Farers Celebration. Wildwood Crest: Ocean Avenue & Rambler Road,. 609-522-1669.
September 29: Thunder on the Beach Monster Truck Race.
September 29-30: Order Sons of Italy in American – Italian-American Festival.
September 30 – October 1: Sunset Lake Hydrofest. Powerboat racing: 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily. 609-886-8156.
October 6-8: Barbershop Quartet Weekend, Wildwoods Convention Center, Friday and Saturday beginning
at 7:00 p.m.  Call 609-522-3900 for more information.
October 20-22: Wildwoods Fabulous 50’s Weekend. Come celebrate the birth of Rock & Roll in the Doo-Wop Capital of the World! Don’t miss the Friday Night record hop with Jerry “The Geator with the Heator” Blavat. Rock & Roll greats James Darren, Johnny Maestro, The Platters and others will be appearing, and there will be a street fair with entertainment and vendors on hand. For more details call toll-free: 1-888-729-0033.

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CAPE MAY

Abbey Bed and Breakfast
Centrally located in the heart of the historic district, convenient to everything, The Abbey offers elegant accommodations with full breakfast, and afternoon tea in an absolutely lovely setting. (click here)

Buckingham Motel
A smaller, quieter oceanfront motel with friendly hospitality. Open April through December for the best of Cape May’s seasons. (click here)

Capri Motor Lodge
Located on the beach, Capri Motor Lodge offers your choice of efficiencies and suites, plus off-street parking. Open April through December. (click here)

Butterfly Breeze Bed and Breakfast
A beautiful 1900’s Victorian cottage in Ocean City’s historic district within walking distance of everything you’ll want to see and do. (click here)

Avalon Seafood & Produce Market
It’s your first stop in Avalon for your complete seashore dinner and the expanded gourmet-to-go market. Dine in or take out. It’s your choice. (click here)

Bella Vida
Bella Vida Café’ on “Broadway” (406 North Broadway, West Cape May, New Jersey) begins with breakfast, presents lunch, and ends with dinner. Their homemade soups & quiches, made daily, are the talk of the town. (click here)

Bobby Dee’s Rock ‘n Chair
A great Avalon spot for lunch, early bird dinner, dinner and late night fare 7 days a week, plus entertainment five nights a week. (click here)

Bloom’n Tulip
An Ocean City tradition since 1975 for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s bloomin’ great, mate! (Click here)

Mangia Mangia
For lotsa pasta it’s Mangia Mangia.  There’s no reason to go hungry with good food at family affordable prices. Their breakfast buffet begins at 7:00 a.m. and lunch and dinner follow. (click here)

Well, Don’t Just Stand There – It’s Time To Shop!!!

For All the Right Moves (and right vacation rentals, too!)

Avalon Museum and Historical Society

Avalon Museum helps preserve the history of the Avalon community from its beginnings. Memberships available, and books and other items are also available for purchase. Open year round. (Click here)

Cape May Bird Observatory

An extraordinary New Jersey Audubon Society Center: Open year-round, 7 days a week. Enjoy nature in all its glory. (Click here)

Cape May Par 3

 This is an 18-hole, par 3 golf course with regulation size greens. It’s a great place for beginners, or for experienced golfers who want to sharpen their short game – at reasonable rates. (Click here)

Cape May Stage

World-class theater, award-winning actors, directors and designers, wonderful plays – you’ll find it all in Cape May. For more information go online and check it out!
(Click here)

This Newsletter's Featured Business

Mary Ann’s Contemporary & Estate Jewelry

   Our featured business in this issue is Mary Ann’s Contemporary & Estate Jewelry, 511 Washington Street Mall (next to the Fudge Kitchen) in historic Cape May, New Jersey.

   Mary Ann’s offers fine old pocket watches, a large selection of Hummels and  Lladr’o collectible figures, antique dolls, glassware, toys, antiques and other collectibles, a large selection of colored diamonds, and they offer jewelry repair, as well. Their superior inventory of contemporary and estate jewelry is outstanding, with many unique pieces available.

   Mary Ann’s is open in Victorian Cape May all year long, and you’ll be amazed at what you’ll discover when you stop by looking for gifts for others, or if you’re shopping for yourself. Whether you’re seeking the perfect gift for a birthday, anniversary, wedding, retirement or special event, or simply browsing, the selection at Mary Ann’s Contemporary & Estate Jewelry is Cape May is astounding.

   You may also visit Mary Ann’s Antiques & Coins Unlimited, 15 N. Blackhorse Pike in Runnemede, New Jersey, where for the past 26 years they’ve been buying gold, silver and diamonds, and they feature an amazing selection of engagement and wedding rings with an equally superior inventory and unique pieces.

For more information about Mary Ann’s Contemporary & Estate Jewelry in Cape May, New Jersey (Click here)
Mary Ann’s Antiques & Coins Unlimited in Runnemede, New Jersey call 856-939-0230.

The Millville Art Renaissance and Pat Witt

   Don’t be fooled by her age. One look in the eyes of Pat Witt and you’ll see a spirit as young as her art, and as beautiful as the scenes she paints. Listen to her students, and discover her incredible knowledge of her medium, and you’ll know why that at the age of 80, Pat Witt so delights in art and the people who create it.

   She was born in the town she loves, Millville, New Jersey, and began her study of art in 1937, attending the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Glassboro State College. For more than 40 years her one-woman shows and group appearances have been seen at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Noyes Museum, Brian Parent Center, and with the American Painters in Paris Bicentennial in 1976 in Paris.

   Her work is seen in public and private collections locally, as well as throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. She is known as a “wetlands painter,” and her love for these landscapes comes to life through her preferred mediums of gouache aquarelle and oils.

   In 1962 Pat Witt founded the Barn Studio of Art at 814 Whitaker Avenue in Millville, New Jersey, and since then she has taught and inspired thousands of children and adults and watched them all develop their own talents and grow in their love for the beauty of the world around them and their ability to express it in their work. The success of so many is a tribute to her patient instruction and guidance.

   Pat Witt’s Barn Studio of Art is a haven surrounded by trees, plants, flower gardens, and its own pond. Her students enjoy nature and landscape painting on location, and classes are offered weekdays, evenings and Saturdays during the fall, winter and spring, and guest instructors offer their expertise in summer classes, as well. In addition to the landscapes surrounding the studio, field trips are taken to Pat’s beloved marshes, beaches, and lighthouses for students to broaden their abilities and take on new challenges in their work.

   In a very real sense, Pat Witt has been the driving force behind the vision that has become the Art Renaissance in Millville, New Jersey, culminating in the “3^rd Fridays” of the month on High Street when the art district stays open with live music throughout the street, inviting restaurants and gallery after gallery where people stroll and see art in all its forms available for purchase.

For more information regarding the Barn Studio of Art telephone 856-825-5028.
photo of Pat Witt:
 “Pat Witt aboard schooner A. J. Meerwald by Glenn Rudderow”

 

"Marscape"

          

   If you were expecting a boardwalk in either Avalon or Stone Harbor, you’ll have to continue on down the coast to the Wildwoods because that’s where you’ll find the next boardwalk, and this boardwalk is world-famous for many reasons.

   Depending on your research, some say that the “Wildwoods-by-the-Sea” are made up of three different communities, and others say there are five. In order, they are Wildwood, North Wildwood, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and Diamond beach (part of Lower Township). For our purposes, the “Wildwoods” are built on a five-mile-long barrier island and home to a boardwalk that is over 2 ½ miles long and runs for 38 city blocks.

   The Wildwood boardwalk was built at the turn of the last century, and its claim-to-fame is well founded because it has more rides than Disneyland, is bigger than Coney Island, and first-time visitors will discover no less than five amusement piers, including the world-renowned Morey’s Piers amusement complex and Raging Waters water park (owned and operated by Morey’s Piers),  arcade games, carousels,  world-class roller coasters, restaurants,  fudge from the kettle, funnel cakes, ice cream, saltwater taffy, a movie theater, souvenir shops, carnival games, the convention center and the Boardwalk Chapel.

   In the summer trams run the boards from sunrise to sunset, and the old-fashioned trolley runs all year long.  Add to this the fabulous Doo-Wop architecture of the hotels, motels and other buildings, and you may be moved to take the Doo-Wop trolley tour to see all the sights. After all, you’re in the Doo-Wop Capital of the World, and you shouldn’t miss seeing why this area is a living tribute to the time when Rock and Roll was King, Dick Clark and American Bandstand were still in Philadelphia, and Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and Fabian were at the height of their popularity! Obviously, you won’t miss the beach when you stroll the boardwalk because it’s an incredible beach, indeed. There’s fun, sun, and more at the Jersey shore in the “Wildwoods-by-the-Sea,” and the boardwalk is a huge part of the attraction that draws people from far and near. The year-round population of the area may be just 5,436 people (2000 census), but  there are far more visitors that come to have fun along this boardwalk – and there’s more than enough room for everyone with so many things to enjoy.

For more information call 609-729-9000, or go online to www.wildwoodsnj.com

   In our last issue we wrote about the fantastic Irish Festival in Wildwood, but there’s something else going on at the same time – September 21^st through the 24^th – and you don’t want to miss it! It’s the 13^th Annual Boardwalk Classic Car Show on the boardwalk in Wildwood, and it’s centered in and around the Wildwood Convention Center.

   If you love classic cars – dating from 1980 and going back in time – then this is the event you’ll want to attend. You’ll see custom cars, classic cars, muscle cars, street rods, antique cars, and corvettes on the boardwalk. Between 1500 and 2000 cars will be on display and competing for the prize as The Best in their respective categories.

   Entry registration begins Thursday, September 21^st, from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the Imperial 500 Motor Inn, followed by a kick-off party beginning at 9:00 p.m. in the Wildwood Convention Center with entertainment and food.

   Friday, September 22^nd, registration will again be held at the Imperial from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and cars will be shown on the boardwalk from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with vendor displays next to the Convention Center parking lot.  Note: car club members – please register together so you can display together.

   Saturday, September 23^rd, entrants may register between 8:00 a.m. and noon, and the cars will be displayed on the boardwalk between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday night beginning at 9:00 p.m. there will be a dance concert in the Wildwoods Convention Center featuring “The Mudflaps.”

   On Sunday, September 24^th, church services will be held in the Wildwood Convention Center at 9:30 a.m. Show winners will have their cars on display on the apron in front of the Wildwood Convention Center on the boardwalk. For more information and details, call the event hotline at 609-523-8051, or go online to: www.njhra.com/cars.htm

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