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Edition 13, Volume 4
July 1, 2009 |
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Welcome to our Newsletter...
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Happy July 4th!!!
It is finally here! Summer is the time that you should be making your way to the Jersey Shore. If you can't have a GREAT TIME at the shore then you probably can't have a good time anywhere:( We offer so much for your family to do while visiting us and you can find it all right here on our network of websites. The GREAT VACATION GUIDE can help you plan every part of your vacation before you ever leave your house. Find GREAT accommodations, GREAT restaurants, GREAT activities, GREAT shopping, GREAT entertainment and a GREAT deal more with a couple clicks of the mouse. Please have fun and take your time while visiting because we offer you a wealth of GREAT information. Please tell everyone about us, we appreciate it GREATLY! Find it all on the GREAT VACATION GUIDE! |
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| All of our camping enthusiasts can now search for campgrounds located in the States of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and now Pennsylvania on our newest site GreatVacationCampgrounds.com. The site is a work in progress, but it does have the necessary information to help you find the best camping facilities for your liking. The NJ campgrounds can also be found on www.GreatVacationGuide.com. If you are a campground owner and your campground is not on our site :( and we are sure you will want to be included, please contact cheryl@GreatVacationGuide.com and she will be happy to add your facility to our family. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Time To Start Sending Your Entries For The 2009 Photo Contest Please join our Photo Contest for 2009! This year we are only accepting 3 photos per person. You can submit 1 photo for each of the 3 categories ( Best Vacation Photo, Best Nature Photo, Best Overall Shore Photo). Include your name, address and phone number so we can properly identify your photo if it’s featured. The best photos chosen by Great Vacation newsletter readers will be in the final competition. Winners will receive wonderful prizes, and the best photos will appear in the newsletter, and also in 2010 Great Vacation in-room guides! |
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| Featured Businesses | |
| The Happy Hunt 98th & 3rd Avenue Stone Harbor, NJ 08247 Phone 1-609-368-5734 Comfortable Clothing for Happy Times. Handpainted Clothing - Embroidered Gifts - Embroidery Service on Premises. "Casual Times" Tee's - Pants - Sweaters - Sweatshirts - Adult small thru XXL. "Horse Room" Tee's - Sweatshirts - Jackets - Sweaters - Picture Frames - Throws & Pillows. "Kids" Fun Sweatshirts - Pants - Tees - Sweaters & Cuddly Animals. "Fish On" Fish Graphic T's - Jackets - Wind Shirts - Rain Wear - Sportshirts - Hats - Maps. For information: (click here) |
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| Cape May Whale Watcher Miss Chris Marina, 2nd, Avenue and Wilson Drive Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone 1-609-884-5445 Toll Free 1-800-786-5445 The Cape May Whale Watcher is the largest & fastest whale and dolphin watching boat at the shore. They are the only boat to guarantee marine mammal sightings on all of our regular tours or ride again free! The Cape May Whale Watcher is 110 feet long and US Coast Guard certified for 290 people. GROUP RATES AVAILABLE. We offer the following amenities: -The Only 4 Engine Modern Aluminum Boat in New Jersey -Designed Specifically for Cruising Comfort -More Time Watching, Less Time Riding & Searching. -Climate Controlled Main Salon - Large Windows for viewing in any weather while seated. -Expanded under cover seating for over 150 passengers. -Upper Deck Seating for 90 passengers with 360 degree view. -State of the Art Electronics & Safety Full Snack Bar Hot & Cold Beverages, Pizza, Hotdogs, Ice Cream, Beer & Wine. Over 350 feet of Whale & Dolphin Viewing Rail Space... Open March to December. For information: (click here) |
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| Marabella's 9426 Third Avenue (Corner/95th Street) Stone Harbor, NJ 08247 Phone 1-609-368-5037 After having operated several successful restaurants in Philadelphia (Germantown) and Atlantic City, Gabriel and Michaelina Marabella opened at the present Stone Harbor location in 1972. Aptly named, Marabella's Family Restaurant is a place for the family and by the family. With the help of sons Gabriel and Angelo, and especially Aunt Mary, Mom Marabella created menu items from recipes she learned from her Neopolitan mother and grandmother. "Use fresh ingredients, keep the prices reasonable, and maintain a super-clean environment," she said, "and the customers will return." And return they did. They are currently serving the fourth generation of some of our most loyal customers. After retiring at age eighty, Mom Marabella turned over the responsibilities of running her kitchen to son Angelo. With the indispensable help of long-time employees (now partners) Matt and Dave Szegda, Angelo attempts to create new menu items and specials based on his mother's maxims: Very Fresh, Very Festive, Very Reasonable, Very Italian~ So bring a bottle of wine, say hello to our friendly and accomodating hostess Denise, submit to the caring and attentive service of head-waitress Adele, and enjoy "Sunday" dinner at Mom's house. Alla salute! For information: (click here) |
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| Obadiah's 321 Roosevelt Boulevard Marmora, NJ 08223 Phone 1-609-390-3574 Seving Fresh Seafood - Prime Steaks - Whole Maine Lobster - King Crab Legs - Prime Rib - Crab Cakes - Surf & Turf - Lobster Bisque. Take out is available. Dress (Neat) casual. Full bar & extensive wine list, with featured drink specials. Plentiful on-premises parking. Non-smoking dining room. Handicapped accessible. For information: (click here) |
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| Broadway Award Winners Mary Testa and Michael Starobin to Perform at Cape May Stage | |
| Opens July 13, 2009 Cape May, NJ – June 30, 2009- Broadway veteran Mary Testa has just finished her regular gig performing as General Cartwright in Guys & Dolls on Broadway and is slated to perform her latest musical presentation, Sleepless Variations, on July 13 at Cape May Stage. The score features songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jimi Hendrix, and Bjork. For this one evening performance in Cape May, Testa will collaborate with another Broadway veteran, orchestrator Michael Starobin (Assassins, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Falsettos, etc). As an added bonus, Starobin, who recently won the TONY Award for Orchestrations for Next to Normal will debut his newest works to Cape May Stage audiences for the first time. Sleepless Variations is a song cycle exploring where a woman's mind wanders when she can't sleep. The story unfolds in the middle of the night where Testa, desperately trying to fall asleep, appears on stage in tailored pajamas alongside a bed, a few tables, and a piano. With her ability as a physical comedienne as well as her strong vocal talents, Testa takes the common frustration of those familiar sleepless nights to a brand new level of exploration. “Sleepless Variations fits the rubrik of staged concert,” says Elyse Sommer in a Curtain Up review. “Testa is fun to watch and a superb singer that lights up otherwise dark Monday nights at the theatre.” Cape May Stage has assembled casts with multiple award-winning performers and Broadway veterans this season. “Mary Testa exemplifies the world-class artists that we are bringing to the theatre,” notes new Artistic Director Roy Steinberg. “This TONY award nominee is renowned throughout Broadway and we are honored to have her, as well as Michael Starobin, contributing to the momentum that is building at Cape May Stage." About the Cast For more information (click here) |
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 Pictured: Mary Testa Photo courtesy: Mary Testa and Barrington Stage Co. |
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| An interview with an East Lynne Theater Company performer in "Alice on the Edge" (An ELTC performer goes from a farm in Canada to a Manhattan apartment) |
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| "Alice on the Edge," the first production of East Lynne Theater Company's 2009 summer season in Cape May, just opened to great reviews and enthusiastic audiences. Although artistic director Gayle Stahlhuth is busy with many aspects of producing and is currently one of the cast-of-five in "Alice," she found time to ask fellow cast member, Shelley McPherson, a few questions. Currently, Shelley and her husband live in New York City, but both were born and raised in Canada. How and why did they move? "I always thought I would live in New York," Shelley replied, "and when my husband got a job in Manhattan, we moved, and immediately felt like it was home." Shelley grew up on a farm outside of Toronto, where her bedroom window faced a huge apple tree, and, beyond that, fields and forest as far as the eye could see. The bedroom in her current one-bedroom apartment in NYC, faces the highway and – beyond that – the East River and Queens, but, she does have a huge, leafy tree outside her window. It always seems that there's a specific moment when one decides that theater will be part of one's life. What was that moment for Shelley? "My mom loves theater, and she often took my sister and me to see plays in Toronto. The first show I remember seeing – the one that made me know I had to be in the theater – was "Fiddler on the Roof" at The Aurora Factory Theatre, in my hometown. I was about 7 years old. Whenever we got home from seeing plays, I wanted to re-create them, and I begged my sister to play various parts. She participated – reluctantly. She became a filmmaker. When I sit in the audience and watch a play, I am still as thrilled as I was when I saw "Fiddler on the Roof." I love when the house lights fade, those few moments leading up to the raising of the curtain, whether I am onstage or in the audience." Shelley actually appeared in her first non-school production at The Aurora Factory Theatre, when she was 16. The show was "Guys and Dolls," and she loved every minute of the rehearsal and performance process and learned a lot. "There was a bunch of older British actors involved in that theater, and they felt like family to me from day one," she added. Most actors study a great deal so that when they perform, their work seems effortless and natural. Shelley studied at Queen’s University in Ontario, The Banff Centre in Alberta, Northwestern University in Illinois, and then with legendary Gene Frankel in New York. "Gene, who died a few years ago, was a mentor," she said. "When I first met him, he gave me an exercise, which I threw myself into. I had quite a catharsis. When I heaved my body back into my chair, tears streaming down my face, he said in his intense way, 'Well, you certainly know how to use yourself.' And that was the beginning of my acting life in New York." Shelley has had many roles in New York and in regional theater, and spent several years in television's "Guiding Light." When asked about which experiences stand out in her mind, she quickly responded. "I was a member of Third Eye Rep when I first started out in New York. Every show I did there is very memorable. We did the 30th anniversary production of "Hair," and Jim Rado (who co-wrote the book and lyrics, and played Claude in the original production) worked on the show with us. That run was extended and played to sold-out houses every night. Audiences loved it. And we loved doing it." She was fortunate to be able to perform in "The Crucible" one night and "She Stoops to Conquer" the next, over the course of several weeks at New Harmony Theatre, in Southern Indiana, a year-and-a-half ago. What an opportunity to go from Arthur Miller's popular contemporary American play about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, and then switch to Oliver Goldsmith's comedy first performed in London in 1773. "I loved doing "Why Marry?" here at East Lynne Theater Company two summers ago," she added. I really appreciate well-written plays with delicious dialogue, and it was so much fun to play Helen, the iconoclastic scientist/lover. Helen will always be one of my favorite parts." She has also enjoyed working with many well-known and respected actors like Joanne Woodward and Mary Beth Peil - experiences she'll not forget. Right after the end of the run of "Alice on the Edge," Shelley returns to New York to work on a musical, but not as a performer. She explained. "I wrote the book for an original musical, "Seeing Stars," about boxing in the 1930's, with the Breithaupt Brothers. Jeff (my husband) is the lyricist, and Don (my brother-in-law) is the composer. It has been jury-selected as one of 12 shows to be in the Next Link Project of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) this fall." NYMF, commonly pronounced "nymph," and hailed as "the Sundance of Musical Theater," is the largest musical theater event in America, and has presented over 90 musicals in its first three years – including shows that went on to become hits like "Alter Boyz" and "The Great American Trailer Park Musical." It's not by chance that the heroine and theme of "Seeing Stars" harkens back to the 1930's movies, a major influence on Shelley, "where women like Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, and Katherine Hepburn were strong and smart." And where did those actors and playwrights work before films began to talk? They worked on Broadway in the era in which East Lynne Theater Company has been focusing for the last six years. ELTC is delighted that Shelley is able to work with the company this season in Cape May, and she is just as delighted to be back working in Cape May. "I tell everyone," she said, "that Cape May is a unique town. Friendly. Timeless. Beautiful. And East Lynne Theater Company is a family to me. Generous, supportive, and kind. The plays that Gayle chooses to do are fun for actors to play and audiences to see. They're very accessible, yet they are full of interesting ideas and great language. I am very lucky to be back in Cape May." Shelley, along with Suzanne Dawson, Mark Edward Lang, Alison J. Murphy, and Gayle Stahlhuth can be seen in "Alice on the Edge" through July 25 at 8:30p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays, where the company is in residence at The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., Cape May. There will be no performance on Saturday, July 4, but an added performance on Sunday, July 5. On Friday, July 17 is an American Sign Language Interpreted performance. Tickets are $28 general admission; $23 for seniors and those with disabilities and their support companions; and $13 for full-time students. Children ages 12 and under are always free. For information and reservations, call 884-5898 or visit the website, www.eastlynnetheater.org. New this season: to make a reservation using a credit card, call 866-280-9211. The twentieth year of "Tales of the Victorians," the popular reading series, continues on Thursday, July 2 at 4:00p.m., at The Cliveden Inn, 709 Columbia Ave., and on July 9, The Dormer House, 800 Columbia Ave. Tickets are only $10 and ages 12 and under are free. The production of "Alice on the Edge" would not be possible without season sponsors Curran Investment Management, Aleathea's Restaurant, La Mer Beachfront Inn, and funding received through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, as well as this show's sponsor, The Henry Sawyer Inn, and the generosity of many patrons. For information and reservations, contact ELTC at 884-5898, or (click here). |
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| NJ's Tall Ship sets sail for Cape May! Monday June 29 - Friday July 3 Maritime Camp still has spaces for teens On Monday June 29th, the MEERWALD will embark on a five-day Maritime Camp sailing up the NJ coast from Cape May to Jersey City. Campers aged 13-16 will spend the week living the life of a tall ship sailor - learning nautical skills, environmental lessons, sea chanties, and much more. On Friday when they arrive at Liberty State Park, family members can join them for a two and a half hour sail. Space is limited to 12 campers, but there are still a few spots available on this maritime adventure. Call for further information. Other Maritime Camp dates available. Century Savings Bank is this seasons Homeport Sponsor. For more information about Bayshore Discovery Project, visit www.bayshorediscovery.org. The Bayshore Discovery Project received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of Cultural Affairs in the Department of State. For more information about Bayshore Discovery Project, visit www.bayshorediscovery.org. The Bayshore Discovery Project received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of Cultural Affairs in the Department of State. |
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