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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.

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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, Aug 04 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Aug 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 06 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Aug 07 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 09 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Aug 10 Closed

Upcoming events

Sat, Aug 09, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Aug 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 11, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Mon, Aug 11, 10:00am - 11:30am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, Aug 11, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room
Registration is now closed

Mon, Aug 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Aug 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Aug 11, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cape May City

Mon, Aug 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City

Mon, Aug 11, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Mon, Aug 11, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Mon, Aug 11, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Upper Cape - Events Room

Mon, Aug 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Aug 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Mon, Aug 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Aug 12, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Aug 12, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
This event is full

Tue, Aug 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Aug 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Aug 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Upper Cape - Events Room

Tue, Aug 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Multi-Purpose Room
This event is full

Tue, Aug 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Aug 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Aug 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Aug 12, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Tue, Aug 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Aug 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Aug 13, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Aug 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Aug 13, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Aug 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Aug 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Aug 13, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 1st Floor Events Room
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Aug 13, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Lower Cape

Wed, Aug 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House
This event is full

Thu, Aug 14, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Aug 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Aug 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Aug 14, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Aug 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room
This event is full

Thu, Aug 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Thu, Aug 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City

Thu, Aug 14, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Aug 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room

Thu, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

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

Cancelled
Fri, Aug 15, 9:30am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor

Fri, Aug 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Cancelled
Fri, Aug 15, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Stone Harbor

Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room
This event is full

Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 1st Floor Events Room
This event is full

Fri, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Fri, Aug 15, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Aug 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Fri, Aug 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Upper Cape - Events Room

Sat, Aug 16, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Cape - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Aug 16, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Upper Cape - Events Room

Sat, Aug 16, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Aug 16, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Lower Cape - Joseph Millman Room