VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 2
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Cape May Music Festival offers exciting line-up The 34th Cape May Music Festival, which brings together musicians across genres, kicks off Thursday, May 25, and will continue with live events until June 22. Cape May MAC will again partner with Jed Gaylin, the music director of the Bay Atlantic Symphony, and Eliot Bailen, artistic director of the
New York Chamber Ensemble. All performances will be held at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. The festival begins May 25 with a performer new to the festival, OkCello, an Atlanta-based cellist and songwriter whose (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)
BLACK FOOTPRINTS ON WHITE SANDS:
May 5 presentation by Chase Jackson with artist Chanelle René’s works on display Community Arts Activist Chase Jackson brings to life the history of beach life among African Americans in a presentation Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m. at Cape May Stage, 405 Lafayette St., that explores how race and leisure intersect. The very idea of African Americans enjoying leisure spaces alongside whites was a challenge during the Jim Crow era because it implied Equality. Out of necessity, African American activists and businesspeople created their own beach communities. In “Black Footprints on White Sands: Historical African American Beaches and Resorts,” Jackson explores the past and provides an update on where the imprints touch down now and why.
Jackson is an arts administrator and community arts activist. She believes that even though the arts can be created for aesthetic and intellectual purposes and judged for beauty and meaningfulness, the arts can also be used as an educational, motivational and economic development tool as well as a tool for cross cultural communication and interactions. She is executive director of Ocean City Arts Center, holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Elizabeth City State University and holds a certificate in arts administration from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill. She has (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9)
SPRING 2023
Design assistant Steven Olszewski works on the medicine wagon, part of the “Quackery” exhibit in the Carroll Gallery.
Exhibit and house tour shine light on Victorian medicine A new exhibit opening at the Carroll Gallery and the new 2023-24 guided tour of the Physick House Museum have a common thread that sheds light on Victorian medicine, and on Dr. Physick’s influence in particular, and both begin on April 14. The Carroll Gallery exhibit is titled “Quackery: The Age of Questionable Medical Marvels” and will be offered daily from Friday, April 14-Sunday, Oct. 29. While many legitimate and important advances in medicine were made (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
In This Issue Coming Attractions....................Page 3-4 From the President........................Page 5 Membership News ......................Page 6 Recent Happenings...................... Page 2 Thank You Department..........Pages 7-8