On Saturday, Dec. 1, the Holiday Spectacular starring Miss Brenda Lee will come to the Wildwoods Convention Center.

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Who is Brenda Lee?

Ask anyone under 40 that question and they’ll stare blankly, or (like me) they might foolishly wonder aloud if her sister Sara is the one that makes a quick and easy apple pie.

As Cape May prepares to present its 28th Jazz Festival, the talent is in place, but where are the sponsors?

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NJN Public Television and Bank of America sponsored a luncheon Oct. 1 at the Trenton War Memorial honoring New Jersey veterans of the war while they publicized the new Ken Burns-Lynn Novick film—“The War,” premiering on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) this fall.

Lynn Novick address the War Memorial luncheon Oct. 1 in Trenton.

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For those of us who grew up predominantly in the 1950s, it wasn’t hard to cultivate an interest in World War II, especially when your father (in your mind, at least) was an integral part of that conflict.

Meet Hot Dog Tommy, part comedian, part fast-food purveyor. He spends his days wearing a wiener on his head and serving Cape May's best hot dogs from a hole-in-the-wall stand on Jackson Street.

Mary and Tom Snyder

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Meet Hot Dog Tommy, part comedian, part fast-food purveyor.
He spends his days wearing a wiener on his head and serving Cape May's best hot dogs from a hole-in-the-wall stand on Jackson Street. He entertains his customers and those passing by on Jackson Street with bad puns and silly one-liners. His business was named "Best Beach Lunch" by Philadelphia Magazine.

AUDIO: Have you noticed that you're hearing fewer songbirds around you? By some estimates, we may have already lost half the songbirds that filled the skies only forty years ago, according to author and university professor Bridget Stutchbury.

Eastern Kingibird

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Have you noticed that you're hearing fewer songbirds around you?

Have you left the beach? You can still listen to the ocean anytime on your computer and even download it to your iPod.

Have you left the beach? You can still listen to the ocean anytime on your computer and even download it to your iPod. Click to listen to the ocean from the Nature Conservancy Beach in Lower Township, between Cape May City and Cape May Point State Park.
For the maximum effect, plug headphones into your computer and you will be instantly transported to the beach.



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AUDIO: Get ready to laugh, and laugh, and laugh... but do so quietly (if you can), and don't annoy your wife.

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I’m not a control freak, but I’m an individualist — I like to be in control of my own life.
So it doesn’t make sense that I would be a Dom Irrera fan. This man makes me lose control. And I like it.
I’ve often told others how one evening some years ago while I was watching TV in bed at home, with my wife sleeping soundly beside me, I woke her with my convulsive laughter.

AUDIO: A podcast interview with actor Robert Billbrough who is portraying Mark Twain in a one-man show at the Chalfonte Hotel.

Robert Billbrough as Mark Twain

"Another Evening with Mark Twain," runs through Sept. 2 at Cape May's Chalfonte Hotel. Actor Robert Billbrough returns to play Mark Twain, who was a master at commenting on the world, human nature and on every imaginable topic. Herald Writer Jim Vanore interviews Billbrough in the Herald studio.

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AUDIO: Seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Ross, winner of Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in 2006, performed for the crowd at 30th Street beach for the Avalon Performing Arts Council Concert July 3.

Gabrielle Ross performing in Avalon on July 3.

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Seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Ross, winner of Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in 2006, performed for the crowd at 30th Street beach for the Avalon Performing Arts Council Concert July 3.

The Long Island native was accompanied by her reputable band, who have traveled with the likes of Jill Scott, Missy Elliot, Kid Rock, Rod Stewart, and Michael Bolton.

AUDIO: Some may think of singer-songwriter John Sebastian, as a mellow, country, folk tinged artist writing hits like “Day-dream” and “Nashville Cats,” with the band The Lovin’ Spoonful. But within lies the heart of a rock n' roller.

Sebastian

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Some may think of singer-songwriter John Sebastian, as a mellow, country, folk tinged artist writing hits like “Day-dream” and “Nashville Cats,” with the band The Lovin’ Spoonful. But within lies the heart of a rock n’ roller. He told On Deck his first jobs were playing Duane Eddy tunes. Sebastian had a good reason for a switch to folk music as a teen for a time.