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Cancelled

[CANCELLED] Coming of Age in Cape May

in the 50’s and 60’s. Presented by Alan MacDonald

Registration requested.

As of 2/10/25, This event has been cancelled due to the forecasted snow storm.

All events are tentatively scheduled and may change. Please see the CMCL Events Calendar on our website, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter for any and all updates.


Alan was four years old when his parents moved to Erma from Philadelphia in 1955. The focus of his life was the ocean that surrounded him. He loved sailing and being on the water and grew up exploring the sounds in a small boat. Eventually he became president of the 4-H Boat Club. Alan had a “free-range” childhood with many humorous and not so humorous adventures. While Cape May was the center of the universe for him, the sea always exerted its pull. Following graduation from Lower Cape May Regional High School where he was president of the Class of ’70, an outbound tide took him further and further away. He attended college in North Carolina and New York and completed his graduate studies at the University of Southern California School of Journalism. His travels have taken him to more than 80 countries and he lived in Mexico, the Philippines and Hong Kong. Cape May, the place he once wanted to leave, now draws him back. His book, “On an Outbound Tide: A Memoir” was published in September 2024.


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AGE GROUP: | 18 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Education | Book Clubs |

TAGS: | travel | memoir | local history | local author | author talks |

Cape May City

Phone: 609-884-9568

Hours

Cape May City

Mon, Jun 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Jun 03 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 04 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Jun 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 06 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 07 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Jun 08 Closed

Upcoming events

Wed, Jun 04, All day
Upper Cape - Events Room

Wed, Jun 04, All day
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Wed, Jun 04, All day
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 04, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Jun 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Cancelled
Wed, Jun 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City

Wed, Jun 04, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jun 04, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Jun 04, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jun 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Wed, Jun 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Wed, Jun 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Jun 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Jun 05, All day
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 05, All day
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Jun 05, All day
Upper Cape - Events Room

Thu, Jun 05, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Jun 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Thu, Jun 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Jun 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Thu, Jun 05, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Jun 05, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Jun 05, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, Jun 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Cancelled
Thu, Jun 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape

Thu, Jun 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Jun 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
CMCL Online - Google Meet

Fri, Jun 06, All day
Upper Cape - Events Room

Fri, Jun 06, All day
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Jun 06, All day
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Fri, Jun 06, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Jun 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Fri, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Woodbine Community Center

Fri, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Fri, Jun 06, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Cancelled
Fri, Jun 06, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Woodbine

Fri, Jun 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Sat, Jun 07, All day
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Sat, Jun 07, All day
Upper Cape - Events Room

Sat, Jun 07, All day
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Jun 07, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Sat, Jun 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Jun 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Sun, Jun 08, All day
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Sun, Jun 08, All day
Upper Cape - Events Room

Sun, Jun 08, All day
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Jun 09, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Jun 09, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Mon, Jun 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Jun 09, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Jun 09, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, Jun 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Jun 09, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 1st Floor Events Room

Mon, Jun 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Jun 09, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area
This event is full

Cancelled
Mon, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House

Cancelled
Mon, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Jun 10, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Jun 10, 9:30am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
This event is full

Tue, Jun 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Cancelled
Tue, Jun 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City

Tue, Jun 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Upper Cape - Events Room

Tue, Jun 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
This event is full

Tue, Jun 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Jun 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Jun 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Jun 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Jun 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Jun 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Wed, Jun 11, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Jun 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jun 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Cancelled
Wed, Jun 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City

Wed, Jun 11, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Jun 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
This event is full

Wed, Jun 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Wed, Jun 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Jun 11, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 1st Floor Events Room
This event is full

Wed, Jun 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room