Cape May News: Irish Music & Singer Songwriter Weekend!

March 8th, 2012

Greetings!

Singer Songwriter Weekend- It's Free!

"Ocean Avenue" featuring Christine Martucci

Cape May just blooms during the annual Singer-Songwriter Weekend. The weather is beautiful and it's a great time to get out and experience the many nationally recognized acts that come into town for the event. The 5th annual Singer-Songwriter of Cape May will be held March 30 & 31, 2012 at historic Congress Hall and select showcase venues in Cape May, New Jersey.

"SS Cape May" features two afternoons of music business panels, workshops, clinics, mentoring & demo listening sessions and musical keynotes at the historic Congress Hall Hotel & Harrison Conference Center. The music business conference is open to the public but requires registration.

"SS Cape May" celebrates new music and all participating acts and artists will shine with night time performances. So go out and see acts like Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth, Christine Martucci, Gary Reed, Marci Geller and so many more. The local community is invited to share in the celebration of independent artists at SS Cape May showcase venues like Aleathea's Restaurant, Lucky Bones, Cabana's, Martini Beach and the Mad Batter. All showcase performances will be free and open to the public.

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5th Annual Diversity Weekend in Cape May

GABLES of Cape May County presents the 5th Annual Diversity Weekend with Bait and Swish: The Deep End. A night of comedy from America's most "Out There" performers. The show will be Saturday March 24, 2012 at Marq's Pub, located at the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel, 501 Beach Avenue, Cape May. Comedian Mimi Gonzalez will host the two-hour show featuring mentalist Sam Eaton. The New York Press said of Eaton's performance, "Chillingly weird and so real".

Doors open for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cash bar and menu available. Food service ends when show begins so come early! The show starts at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $25.00. Seating is limited reservations are required. After show Karaoke party will take place in Marq's Pub. Links for reservations and ticket purchase can be found on the GABLES website www.gablescapemay.com.

Your ticket will also gain you entrance on Sunday March 25th to the Cape May Winery for a tasting of their award winning wines. GABLES of Cape May County, New Jersey, Inc. is a non-profit GLBT community group founded in 1995. GABLES is also the only gay group to be a two time recipient of the Governor's Excellence in Tourism award.

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Get your Shamrock Deely Bobbers Out,
It's St. Paddy's Day!

Get your shamrock deely bobbers out, folks! It's almost St Paddy's Day and
Cape May is one huge party town for the holiday. Everyone is Irish in Cape May on March 17th, and this year is no exception.

Whether you visit the C-view Inn to hear the Bagpipers and drummers, or Cabanas to hear Doc Hollywood, you will surely want to make plans to be in Cape May.

One featured performance you will not want to miss is the Dublin-born performer John Byrne and his band. Performing in the Boiler Room at Congress Hall hotel on both Friday and Saturday nights, the 16th and 17th of March.

The John Byrne Band

The John Byrne Band is led by former Patrick's Head front man John Byrne. His first solo effort, After the Wake, was released to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic in 2010. With influences ranging from The Chieftains to Planxty to Bob Dylan, John's songwriting honors and expands upon the musical and lyrical
traditions of his native and adopted homes.

John and the band promoted the albums with a series of sold out shows at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and many of the East Coast's premiere live acoustic venues. In the past year John and the band have sold out World Cafe Live on four separate occasions- in Feb 2011 bringing 500 jubilant fans to the storied Philadelphia venue.
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Tour Emlen Physick Estate
for the cost of a food pantry donation

by Brian Ianieri, Press of Atlantic City

On three Fridays this month, tour admission to the opulent 1879 Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May will be a donation to a local food pantry.

The Friends of the Physick Estate, a volunteer group of the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities, or MAC, offers the tours at 11 a.m. March 9, 16 and 23, accepting donations including toothpaste, paper towels, laundry detergent, toilet paper, napkins and other items in lieu of a typical $10 admission fee.

The donations will benefit the Cape May Community Food Closet at the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, said Susan Krysiak, communications coordinator for MAC.

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East Lynne Presents Free Bi-Lingual Musical

On Sunday, March 11 at 5:00 p.m., East Lynne Theatre Company is proud to bring Pushcart Players' "A Cuentos Del Arbol" or "Tree Tales," to The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, admission-free. It's a delightful bi-lingual musical drawn from Spanish and Latin American folklore designed to bring Spanish to life for students studying the language, and to make theater accessible for students, parents, and grandparents for whom English is a second language.

The centerpiece of all the stories is a tree (Un Arbol) that has sheltered many characters throughout the years, and the tree's caretaker, Arbolita, shares four of these stories with Tomas, a storyteller. Stories include "The Garden of the Golden Oranges," "Brothers Who Were Both Wise and Foolish," "Silly John," and "Caperucita Roja," or "Red Riding Hood," a perennial favorite in Spanish and English households, told with a Latino beat and rhythm. A spirited finale sends audiences home with dancing feet, clapping hands, and a happy heart.