Events

Books, magazines, and various other items will be for sale at the Main Branch of the Cape May County Library located at 30 Mechanic Street, Cape May Court House from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the following dates.
• Tuesday, April 29 - Hardback books will be twenty-five cents and paperback books will be ten cents
• Wednesday, April 30- All items half-price
• Thursday, May 1 - Fill a bag for $1
For additional information, please call 463-6350.

Get a taste for what Cape May has to offer on Cape May Sampler Tours, Tuesday-Thursday, April 29-May 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. You will enjoy a Historic District trolley tour and an interior tour of two of Cape May’s famous bed and breakfast inns and guesthouses. Afterwards, experience an English tradition brought to Cape May with a light afternoon tea at the Carriage House Tearoom and Café on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. Tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for children (ages 3-12).

Help the Wetlands Institute staff feed the fish and terrapins, or just watch the turtles chasing minnows and the horseshoe crab gobbling shrimp on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. It’s free with general admission; members are free.

A campaign to raise $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation children in Cape May County has been announced by the Greater Wildwood Hotel and Motel Association
The organization is seeking at least $100 each in contributions from its membership that includes 160 hotels and motels and 180 other businesses.

The piece de resistance of dining events is the Spring Festival Chefs’ Dine-Around on Thursday, May 1 at 6 p.m. A selection of Cape May’s premier restaurants will each serve a course of this five-course gourmet feast. Wine complementing each course will be served and a trolley shuttle between restaurants is provided. Reserve early, because this event is limited to 34 people! Admission is $125 (gratuity included).

Sea Isle Garden Club meeting on May 1, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at the Community Lodge, JFK Blvd. and Park Road. Len Catanoso
of Garden Greenhouse and Nursery will be guest speaker.