TRENTON — Cape May County festivals were judged the state’s most loved in the first annual JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards.
The Cape May Jazz Festival was named the favorite for music and the Cape May NJ State Film Festival for cinema.
The Cape May Film Festival finished with 621 votes compared to the runner up New Jersey Film Festival with 335 votes. The Cape May Jazz Festival received 642 votes, exactly 100 more than the second-place finisher Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival.
“We’re extremely honored that we were named favorite music festival,” said Carol Stone, third vice president on the Cape May Jazz Festival board. “We’ve been the largest and best jazz festival in New Jersey for some time and it’s great to be recognized by the people.”
Stone, who was nominated last year by Jazz writers as one of the best festival producers, told the Herald that within Jazz circles, the Cape May Festival is considered one of the best regional festivals in the country.
Thousands of people logged onto JerseyArts.com to vote for their favorites. Here’s a list of winners in the other categories:
• Theater (professional/equity): George Street Playhouse
• Theater (community/non-equity): Livingston Theatre
• Performing Arts Center: New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
• Art Museum: The Newark Museum
• Art Gallery: Grounds For Sculpture
• Symphony/Orchestra: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO)
• Choral Group: Westminster Choir
• Opera Company: New Jersey State Opera
• Dance Company: American Repertory Ballet
• Place to Take a Class in the Arts (adults): Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center
• Place to Take a Class in the Arts (kids): Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
• Arts/Theater Camp: Appel Farm Arts & Music Center Summer Arts Camp
• Downtown Arts District: New Brunswick
Other local arts groups that finished near the top in voting in their respective categories included: the East Lynne Theater
Company, Cape May Stage, Cape May Music Festival and the Cape May downtown arts district.
Contact Hart at (609) 886-8600 Ext 35 or at: jhart@cmcherald.com
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