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'A Taste of Summer' at Steve & Cookie's

What Is It: The Literacy Volunteers Association's Cape-Atlantic branch was looking to break new ground with its annual fundraising. Organizers happened to get in touch with Cookie Till, the chef at Steve & Cookie's restaurant in Margate, and a prominent advocate for a style of cooking and eating that relies mostly on local produce. The result is an evening treating guests to everything with a local flavor - not just food, though dinner is the main draw, but also art and jewelry by local makers. Gifts and crafts will be available through a silent auction.

What To Expect: Farmers and other vendors, many of whom got involved through Till's summer farmer's market (pictured), had two options. They could either show their wares throughout the evening at a stall - or they could hand them off to Till, who would use them in her eight (or more) entrees. Look especially for local seafood, as well as Till's own elaborate hors d'oeuvres, and a well-stocked wine rack supplied by local vintners. Every penny raised goes to fund the work of the chapter, offering classes and tutoring in reading and writing to new learners and any adults seeking basic skills.

Event Info: "A Taste of Summer" will start at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $75 per person. Steve & Cookie's By the Bay is located at 9700 Amherst Ave. in Margate. For tickets and more information, call 609-383-3377.

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

Richie Byrne, Dennis Blair, Ben Creed, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Comedy Club (in the Music Box), 9 p.m., $20.

Stephen Thomas, Peaches Rodriquez, Carl Strong, Tropicana Comedy Stop Cafe & Cabaret (in The Quarter), 9 p.m., $23.

Nature

NJ Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory, Research & Education Center, Route 47, Middle Township and Northwood Center, Lily Lake, Cape May Point birding trip, $10, show and go: Cape May Point 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., hawk watch platform. 609-861-0700 or njaudubon.org

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

Wetlands Institute, 1075 Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor, $7 adults, $5 ages 2 to 11, includes many activities, salt marsh safaris and film, 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. weekdays; live animal programs 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. weekdays. 609-368-1211.

Events

"The First Basket," 7 p.m., Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center, 501 N. Jerome Ave., Margate, premiere of historical film following Jewish basketball experience from the BAA (Basketball Association of America) to the NBA (National Basketball Association), $7. 609-822-1167, ext. 138.

Evenings of Art, 5 to 7 p.m., monthly cultural event to view original artwork and meet the artists, The Carisbrooke Inn, 105 S. Little Rock Ave., Ventnor, free admission, but donation at door collected for a local charity (The Humane Society of Atlantic County), light refreshments. 609-822-6392.

Theater

"Lady Be Good," musical comedy, 8 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

Atlantic City Bar and Grill, 1219 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, 609-348-8080 - DJ Hooks, 9 p.m.

Bojo's Ale House, 222 High St., Millville, 856-327-8011 - Texas Hold 'Em.

Cabanas Beach Bar and Grill, Beach and Decatur avenues, Cape May, 609-884-4800 - Stellar Mojo, 9 p.m.

Gregory's Restaurant, 900 Shore Road, Somers Point, 609-927-6665 - Karaoke with Troy, 9 p.m.

Jack's Place, 3601 Ocean Drive, Avalon, 609-967-5001 - DJ Dance Party, 9 p.m.

JR's Tavern, 650 New Road, Somers Point, 609-653-9853 - DJ Joey, 10 p.m.

Library III Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, 6605 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, 609-645-7655 - Acoustic Fish, 7 p.m.

The Looking Glass Cafe, 16 N. High St., Millville, 856-327-1666 - Live music, 6 p.m.

Mangia by the Greens, 3016 Ocean Heights Ave., Egg Harbor Township, 609-926-3900 - Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Ocean Drive, Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-1000 - Secret Service, 7 p.m.

Sofia, 9314 Amherst Ave., Margate, 609-822-9111 - Live jazz with Gil Lewis, 6:30 p.m.

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

Tomatoe's, 9300 Amherst Ave., Margate, 609-822-7535 - Tony C., 6 p.m.; DJ Steve-O, 9 p.m.

A Touch of Italy, Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, 609-646-1855 - Bob and Alex, 7 p.m.

Tuckahoe Inn, Route 9, Tuckahoe, 609-390-3322 - Bob Campanell, 5 p.m.

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