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'With A Little Help From My Friends' at Appel Farm

What Is It: When Appel Farm's director, Sean Timmons, announced in March that economic straits had caused them to suspend their annual music festival, he said they had a back-up plan. They would gather a collection of artists, many already regular performers at the venue and sympathetic to its mission to present affordable arts events and education. Those singers and performers would headline a fundraiser benefit show, helping the center pay for its year-round programs and summer camp.

What To Expect: In keeping with the "one-off" nature of the day's show, the running order won't stick to orderly convention: The show kicks off with solo performances by Gillian Grassie, Grey Eye Glances and the Guggenheim Grotto. But then the remaining artists - among them soul performer Jeffrey Gaines, bluesman Guy Davis, folk-pop couple The Kennedys and folkie John Gorka (pictured) - take to the stage in an ensemble setting. Expect lots of sweet sentiment among the performers - toward one another, many of whom are friends locally, and toward the venue that has supported their work and others over the last 20 years.

Event Info: The concert runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer. Tickets for 17 years and older cost $28.50, or $45 for undercover tent seating. Under-17s get free admission to the festival, or can pay $20 for tent seating. For tickets and more information, call 856-358-2472

Shorecast

Today, a little lesson in ocean temperatures. Check a chart of yearly water temperatures off Atlantic City and you see a nice, straight, upside-down V. The ocean starts an average year in the mid-30s, climbs slowly into the 60s by now, in June, and tops out about 73 in August before sliding steadily back down by December. But the water reaches those long-term averages with a bunch of bounces, often sharp, up and down. Take a few days last week: The ocean off Steel Pier was about 62 degrees at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Then it dipped to 59.2 Wednesday morning, before it shot straight up to almost 65 degrees that night. But Thursday, it was on the way back down. And the moral of our lesson? Easy: You never know what the water's going to do - unless you dip your feet (or more) in and find out.

Casinos

Yesterday - A Tribute to the Beatles, Tropicana, Liverpool Club in North Tower, 8:30 p.m. $25. 609-340-4020.

Kozak the Magician, Tropicana, The Comedy Stop (The Quarter), 6 p.m. $23 show only. $30 including dinner. 609-348-0920.

Comedy

R.C. Smith, Joey Vega, Joey Kola, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Comedy Club (in the Music Box), 9 p.m., $20.

Mitchell Walters, Al Romas, Greg Morton, Tropicana Comedy Stop Cafe & Cabaret (in The Quarter), 9 p.m., $23.

Nature

Cape May Point State Park, free bird walk 9 a.m.; nature walks 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; tank animals 1 p.m. 609-884-2159.

The Nature Center of Cape May, 1600 Delaware Ave., Cape May, kayak nature tours at 11 a.m., $46 includes kayak rental, preregister. 609-898-8848.

Events

25th Annual Greek Festival, noon to 10 p.m., Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Mill Road and Ridge Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, authentic Greek food, music, dancing, performances, rides, games, fireworks scheduled 9:30 p.m., $1, free to children age 5 and younger, free parking. 609-653-8092 or www.HolyTrinitySouthJersey.

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Cape May World War II Weekend, honoring 65th anniversary of D-Day, events (fees involved) include lectures, World War II Trolley Tours, flag ceremony, boat cruise, veterans luncheon, tower climb of World War II Lookout, tour of Naval Air Station Wildwood. 609-884-5404 or www.capemaymac.org.

37th Annual Flower Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Music Pier auditorium, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk, Ocean City, free.

Celtic Festival, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Historic Cold Spring Village, 720 Route 9, Cape May, live musical entertainment, demonstrations, food and craft vendors, $6. 609-898-2300.

Fantasy Faire: A Festival of Medieval Arts and Folklife, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, 1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, shows presented by Mystical Realms, music, dancing, drumming, educational demonstrations, archery, knife and ax throwing, merchants, children's activities, $10 adults, $9 seniors, $7 students, free to children 5 and younger. 800-998-4552 or www.wheatonarts.org.

Wine tasting event, 6 p.m., fundraiser for Stafford Lion's Club at Villaggio's Restaurant, 100 McKinley Blvd., Manahawkin, dinner and wine, $35. 609-978-9899.

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Mitchell McAllister Walk, 8:30 a.m., Fifth Street and Boardwalk, Ocean City, registration starts 8 a.m., $20, proceeds to help area families of children with cancer. 856-853-4803, registration form mcallocean@aol.com.

Chevy Auto Show, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Historic Smithville and Village Greene, Route 9 and Moss Mill Road, Galloway Township, free to spectators. 609-748-6160.

15th Annual Donny Fun Day, 8 a.m. to noon, 2.5-mile row, paddle or swim across Lakes Bay in Pleasantville (registration $25 general, $15 students), 5K walk or run along Lakes Bay (registration $15 general, $10 students), proceeds to benefit Kids with Cancer. Pre-registration, information call 609-641-8666.

Classic Car Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flag2Flag Racing Collectibles, 213C E. Main St., Tuckerton, No. 99 AFLAC car and 2005 Monte Carlo autographed by Martin Truex. Registration $15. 609-812-0300.

Music

George Mesterhazy and Friends, 8 p.m., Paul W. Schmidtchen Theatre, Lower Cape May Regional High School, 687 Route 9, Cape May, part of Cape May Music Festival, $25 general, $20 seniors, $10 students. 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or www.capemaymac.org.

"A Salute to American Composers," 3 p.m., The Cape Shore Chorale, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 30th and Bay Avenue, Ocean City, free-will offering.

Theater

"Lady Be Good," musical comedy, 2 p.m., Surflight Theater, Engleside and Beach avenues, Beach Haven, $30 adults, $20 children. 609-492-9477.

"Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins," musical comedy, 8 p.m., Cape May Stage at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse, Bank and Lafayette streets, Cape May, $35 adults, $25 seniors, $12.50 students. 609-884-1341 or

www.capemaystage.com.

Nightlife

Bobby Dee's Rock'n Chair Restaurant, 2409 Dune Drive, Avalon, 609-967-3300 - Quizzo with Bobby Mansure, 8:30 p.m.

Bojo's Ale House, 222 High St., Millville, 856-327-8011 - NASCAR and Baseball Night.

Buckalew's Restaurant and Tavern, 101 N. Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 609-492-1065 - Doo Wop Brothers, 7:30 p.m.

Bulldog's Bar and Grill, 743 White Horse Pike, Cologne, 609-965-4433 - World Tavern Poker, free to play, 7 and 10 p.m.

Cabanas Beach Bar and Grill, Beach and Decatur avenues, Cape May, 609-884-4800 - Afternoon Jam with steel drummer Cort Farris, 4 p.m.

Firewaters, Tropicana, Atlantic City, 609-344-6699 - DJ Dance Party, 10 p.m.

Hangar 84, 20 S. Sixth St., Vineland, 856-692-6283 - Far-Less, Abandon Kansas, Recent Hours, 6 p.m.

JP Prime, 206 Olde New Jersey Ave., Wildwood, 609-729-4141 - Frank Drake as Frank Sinatra, 7 p.m.

JR's Tavern, 650 New Road, Somers Point, 609-653-9853 - Free pool, noon to 5 p.m.

Levari's Seafood and American Grill, Route 50 and Tuckahoe Road, Petersburg, 609-628-2225 - Lenbo , 3 p.m.

Merion Inn, 106 Decatur St., Cape May, 609-884-8363 - Live piano music, 5:30 p.m.

Ocean Drive, Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-1000 - Afternoon Jam with Secret Service, 4 p.m.; Liquid A, 9 p.m.

Springfield Inn, 43rd Street and Pleasure Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-4951 - Crystal Roxx, 9 p.m.

Steve and Cookie's, 9700 Amherst Ave., Margate, 609-823-1163 - Joe Mancini and Paula Jones, 7 p.m.

Tomatoe's, 9300 Amherst Ave., Margate, 609-822-7535 - Jazz Trio with Sharon Sable, 6 p.m.

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