Join the Center for Community Arts Community History Committee Saturday, October 19, at a celebration to honor the legacy of Allen AME Church and its future as a theater and community center. Admission and ALL donations will go directly to purchase theater seats with plaques honoring members of the AME congregation. This special event will be at West Cape May Banquet Hall from 2 to 5 pm. Saturday, October 19, 2024 Admission is $20 in advance; and $25 at the door. Enjoy light refreshments, special presentations, including by event sponsors, the Buffalo Soldiers, and a raffle. Purchase advance tickets through WCFA at capemayradio.org/merchandise.
Capestock 2024 brings three days of peace and music to Cape May
Capestock 2024 brings three days of peace and music to the beach, featuring bands honoring the performers who played at Woodstock.
On Friday, August 16, Everyday People perform the music of Sly and the Family Stone, Hotlanta brings The Allman Brothers Experience to the stage, and Just Like Janis features incredible vocals and showmanship in a tribute to the incomparable Janis Joplin
On Saturday, August 17, Reverend Jefferson performs the music of Jefferson Airplane, Who’s Next offers the ultimate Who tribute show and Kensington Clearwater Revival performs the hits of CCR. Tuesday’s Gone offers a classic Lynyrd Skynyrd reenactment.
On Sunday, August 18, Inca performs the music of Santana, Broken Arrow presents a tribute to Neil Young, and Splintered Sunlight shares their unique take on the music of the Grateful Dead.
Capestock takes place on the beach directly behind the Cape May Convention Hall. Purchase tickets in person at Cape May Convention Hall or the online box office at Cape May City dot com.
Historic Oyster Schooner A.J. Meerwald at Cape May Ferry Terminal from August 2 to September 12th.
Sail aboard New Jersey's Official Tall Ship, the historic oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald. Passengers can "Haul Away" to help the crew raise all three sails, attend an oral history presentation, and enjoy a 2-hour sail along the Delaware Bay. The sails will depart from the Cape May Ferry Terminal from August 2 to September 12th. Family sails are available on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 AM. Evening sails depart at 5 PM from Wednesday to Sunday. The Schooner A.J. Meerwald is owned and operated by the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, located in Port Norris, NJ, just a 45-minute drive from Cape May. For more information, visit Bayshore Center at Bivalve.
Delaware Bay Oyster Schooner AJ Meerwald sails from Cape May Ferry Terminal this summer.
Sail aboard New Jersey's Official Tall Ship, the historic oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald. Passengers can "Haul Away" to help the crew raise all three sails, attend an oral history presentation, and enjoy a 2-hour sail along the Delaware Bay. The sails will depart from the Cape May Ferry Terminal from June 26th to July 6th, and then again in August. Family sails are available on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:45 AM. Evening sails depart at 5 PM from Wednesday to Sunday. The Schooner A.J. Meerwald is owned and operated by the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, located in Port Norris, NJ, just a 45-minute drive from Cape May. For more information, visit Bayshore Center at Bivalve Where history and the environment meet.
CCA Wins Award for Black Voices of Cape May/A Feeling of Community Book
CCA’s multi-award-winning community history program was recently cited by the New Jersey Historical Commission for an Award of Recognition for our publication of “Black Voices of Cape May/A Feeling of Community.” The award recognizes contributions to and the preservation of New Jersey History. In 2021, CCA was given a Champion of Diversity award jointly by the Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (one of three made to Southern New Jersey organizations) and received a Library Champion award from the New Jersey Library Association for our work in saving and restoring the Franklin Street School, and its repurposing as a branch of the Cape May County Library.
ART DEPOT CREATIVE REUSE CENTER
Since mid-December we have collected 1,732 pounds of gently used and no longer needed arts and crafts supplies, saving them from being deposited into a landfill. Thanks to all our donors for making the effort to deliver goods to our store. Everyone benefits when we respect the value of what we have and practice Reuse for the good of our planet. So don't throw all those unused supplies away, donate them to the Art Depot! We are open 12-5 Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 1301 Bayshore Rd. Unit 202, Villas.
Creative Reuse Center sponsored by the Center For Community Arts
Black Voices of Cape May: A Feeling of Community
CCA’s Community History Committee jubilantly announces the publication of BLACK VOICES OF CAPE MAY; A FEELING OF COMMUNITY. The result of twenty five years of interviews and research, this book is a unique collection of memories and photographs that are a window on African American experiences in Cape May and the surrounding communities. This is the first book on this topic. Ever.
A vital part of Cape May, New Jersey's history was shaped by the vibrant voices and events of the Black community. Most think of the town only as a picturesque remainder of the prosperous white Victorian culture. Black Voices of Cape May - A Feeling of Community is a unique collection of interviews and stored away family photographs that gives us a window on African American experiences in Cape May.
Follow the families throughout the 20th century as they worked, played, and prayed. Learn how this community was built, faced segregation and discrimination, and was ultimately lost due to Cape May's gentrification.
BLACK VOICES OF CAPE MAY is available from Amazon Books.
Celebrate West Cape May’s African American Heritage
Celebrate West Cape May’s African American Heritage during the 150th birthday celebration for legendary educator William J. Moore on Sunday, July 31 from 4-6 p.m. at West Cape May Elementary School. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased at wjmoore.org. Proceeds fund college scholarships for financially challenged high school seniors in Cape May County.
Mr. Moore is pictured here with his daughter, Amaleta, at her master’s degree graduation in 1947 from Hampton University.
