Location Reports South Jersey Shore
Congress Hall in Cape May offers lunch al fresco at The Blue Pig Tavern plus appetizers and cocktails in the Brown Room, while romantic dinners can be arranged at the nearby Ebbitt Room restaurant
multi-purpose venue located directly on the beach. Offering 20,000-square feet of meeting and ballroom space and 75,000- square feet of dividable unobstructed exhibition space, the venue can host a vast array of events from as small as 50 to as large as 10,000.
Additional features of the center include a Teflon-coated fabric roof that creates an attractive, acoustically stable interior that floods the show floor with natural sunlight during the day and permits interior lights to illuminate the sky at night. Spectacular floor-to-ceiling ocean views can be enjoyed from its main exhibit hall and lobby areas, and the center's boardwalk extension allows for direct access to the boardwalk and beach between meetings.
Meeting space also showcases glass doors that can be opened to allow ocean breezes to blow in, while a 6,600-square foot oceanfront deck overlooks the beach and ocean for pre-functions, par- ties and banquets. Voice and data com- munication are available in exhibit hall floor boxes, as is wireless Internet service through the facility. A talented staff of event planning, marketing and culinary experts are available to assist meeting, event, trade show and convention organ- izers. In addition, on site parking can accommodate more than 700 vehicles.
THINGS TO DO
The wide, white-sand beaches stretch for five miles lining the shores of the
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Wildwoods (North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest) and unlike most seashore resorts today, are open to the public free of charge. Swimming and soaking up the sun are perfect options for a day with the family. For the more adven- turous, there are a range of other beach activities including surfing, boogie board- ing, fishing, power boating, jet-skiing, sailing, kayaking, and whale watching. The Wildwoods' beaches have been voted the best in New Jersey by FOX-29, New York Daily News and the New Jersey Marine Science Consortium.
The two-mile long Wildwoods boardwalk, named one of the "Top Ten American Boardwalks" in 2009 by Forbes Traveler and in 2010 & 2011 by Sherman's Travel, is renowned as the liveliest and most fun- filled along the East Coast. It's pure sen- sory overload with spectacular amuse- ment piers boasting over 100 rides and attractions, interactive waterparks, carni- val-style midway games, arcades and a myriad of shops and eateries.
More than 180 free festivals and events are scheduled in the Wildwoods annually, from weekly craft shows, fireworks and classic car shows, to dance competi- tions, Italian and Irish festivals, block par- ties, the largest kite festival in North America and concerts featuring some of today's most popular artists and yester- day's legends.
Though there are no golf courses on the island, several can be found just minutes away from the Wildwoods, offering a vari- ety of playing levels for the beginner to the scratch golfer. From early morning to dusk, area courses offer challenging, yet playable holes and exquisite venues so golfers can easily fit their favorite pastime into a business schedule.
Named among America Online's "Ten Architectural Wonders in the United States" in 2010, the Wildwoods are home to the country's largest concentra- tion of mid-century Doo-Wop architec- ture. With bright neon signs, futuristic architecture and "far-out" themes, these buildings offer a fun slice of history to anyone visiting the island. Take a stroll through the Wildwoods' Doo-Wop
District, head to the Doo-Wop Experience Museum or hop aboard the award winning "Back to the ‘50s" Doo- Wop Bus Tour.
www.wildwoodsnj.com CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ
Cape May is well known throughout the U.S. as the nation's oldest seaside resort, and is home to pristine beaches, turn-of- the-century architecture, historic tours, outstanding arts and cultural resources, renowned restaurants, eco-tourism, out- door recreation - like deep-sea fishing and Delaware Bay water sports, nautical history, marshland tours and kayaking, plus entertainment and shopping.
WHAT'S NEW
Coming in May 2012, Cape May's new Convention Hall will be a premier gather- ing place for the performing arts, corpo- rate meetings, trade shows, seminars, reunions, speaking engagements, ban- quets and social galas in South Jersey.
Located directly on the beach in Cape May, in this year-round National Landmark City, the new Convention Hall will open on Memorial Day weekend. Designed to accommodate up to 1,000 people for the performing arts, the 20,000-square foot hall will be able to provide a spectacular venue for meetings and banquets of up to 600 people.
This new $10 million Convention Hall in the City of Cape May responds to the community's desire to have a building reminiscent of the one built in 1917 and destroyed by a hurricane in 1962. While far from being a copy of the original, the new design has a timeless quality that complements Cape May's famous Victorian architectural style, while also conveying a dramatic, modern presence. It will showcase a large exhibit hall/auditorium, a spacious lobby pre- function space, an information center, event kitchen, administrative offices, a community room and restrooms.
The new hall also will include retail stores along the side adjacent to the renowned
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