Halloween Happenings

	Pictured here (photo credit MAC): Phantoms await you at Cape May’s “original haunted house,” the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate at 1048 Washington St., in Victorian Cape May during the Phantoms of the Physick Estate tours this fall, part of Cape May’s Halloween Happenings from Oct. 12-31. These tours are offered on Saturdays, Oct. 13, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. enjoy the Phantoms of the Physick Estate family-friendly, self-guided, day-time tour complete with a variety of Victorian Halloween happenings including spooky sounds, special effects and scary stuff. For more spine-tingling fun, take the terror tour from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. This self-guided evening tour features special effects, ghosts and ghouls, scary characters and more. The kid-friendly tour is $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3-12). The evening tour is $15 for adults and $12 for children (ages 3-12). Sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). MAC is a multifaceted not-for-profit organization committed to promoting the preservation, interpretation, and cultural enrichment of the Cape May region for its residents and visitors. MAC membership is open to all. For information about MAC’s year-round schedule of tours, festivals, and special events, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278, or visit MAC’s Web site at www.capemaymac.org. For information about restaurants, accommodations and shopping, call the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609-884-5508.
	Pictured here (photo credit MAC): Beware! A visit to one of Cape May’s Victorian gems, the Judson Bennett House at 835 Washington St., decked out to the extreme for Halloween is sure to thrill and chill those who love this creepy season. Self-guided tours of the grounds and first floor are offered at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Fridays, Oct. 12-26, Saturday, Oct. 20 and Wednesdays, Oct. 17 and 24. Admission is $10. Save ($2) on a combination with the new Halloween event: Spellbound at the Physick Estate. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). MAC is a multifaceted not-for-profit organization committed to promoting the preservation, interpretation, and cultural enrichment of the Cape May region for its residents and visitors. MAC membership is open to all. For information about MAC’s year-round schedule of tours, festivals, and special events, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278, or visit MAC’s Web site at www.capemaymac.org. For information about restaurants, accommodations and shopping, call the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609-884-5508.
	Pictured here (photo credit MAC): New in 2012! What is really going on in this house? Rumors have been spreading like wildfire but the townspeople are too afraid to investigate. Has this family been practicing black magic? Find out for yourself as you visit with them during Spellbound at the Physick Estate and see the 1879 Physick Estate mansion decked out for Halloween. Or maybe it always looks like this … Admission is $18. Friday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m.; Fridays, Oct. 19-26 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; Wednesdays Oct. 17-24 at 8 p.m. and Wednesday Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). MAC is a multifaceted not-for-profit organization committed to promoting the preservation, interpretation, and cultural enrichment of the Cape May region for its residents and visitors. MAC membership is open to all. For information about MAC’s year-round schedule of tours, festivals, and special events, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278, or visit MAC’s Web site at www.capemaymac.org. For information about restaurants, accommodations and shopping, call the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609-884-5508.