*FREE* Alexandra Day The Boiler Room at Congress Hall, 251 Beach Ave., Cape May; 609-884-8421. www.myspace.com/alexandraday. 7/10 & 7/17 8:30 pm.

All The Things You Are: The Music of Jerome Kern Opens 7/16 - Musical revue. Closes 7/26. Reservations required: 609-884-5898. First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., Cape May; Reservations required: 609-884-5898. www.eastlynnetheater.org. $25; $20 seniors; $10 students.

Amici Opera Company: Carmen Bizet opera based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée. Dante Hall, 14 N. Mississippi Ave., Atlantic City; 609-344-8877. www.geocities.com/amiciopera. $20. 7/12 7:30-9:30 pm.

Animal House Carney's, 201 Beach Ave., Cape May; 609-884-4424. www.myspace.com/animalhouseband. $5; free with VIP card. 7/6 10 pm. 7/9-7/10 10 pm. 7/13 10 pm. 7/16-7/17 10 pm. 7/20 10 pm.

*FREE* Bay-Atlantic Symphony: Italian Opera Extravaganza Arias & instrumental excerpts from operas by Puccini, Bellini & Verdi. Avalon Elementary School, 32nd & Ocean Dr., Avalon; Tickets required: available at Avalon Free Library. www.bayatlanticsymphony.org. 7/12 7 pm.

*FREE* Beach Party Concert by Bruce in the USA, radio broadcasts & bikini contest. Atlantic City Hilton, Boston at the Boardwalk, Atlantic City; www.hiltonac.com. 7/6 10 am.

Big Band Dance: Walt Wagner Serenaders BYOB. Reservations suggested: 609-967-3066. Avalon Community Hall, Avalon Ave., Avalon; Reservations suggested: 609-967-3066. www.avalonbeach.com. $5. 7/19 8:30 pm.

*FREE* Big Beach Movie Night Hosted by the Avalon Public Library. Avalon Beaches, 30th St., Avalon; 609-967-3066. www.avalonbeach.com. 7/8 & 7/15 8:30 pm.

*FREE* Boardwalk Ballyhoo: The Magic of Atlantic City Video traces the resort's famous history from it's early beginnings to the casino city of today. Ongoing. Atlantic City Historical Museum, Garden Pier, Atlantic City; 609-347-5839. www.acmuseum.org.

Boogie Wonder Band Atlantic City Hilton, Boston at the Boardwalk, Atlantic City; www.boogiewonderband.com. $30. 7/19 8 pm. 7/20 7 pm.

Butch Bradley/Joe Moffa/John Roy Comedy Stop at the Trop, Brighton & the Boardwalk, Atlantic City; 609-340-4020, 609-340-4000 x4905; www.butchbradley.com. $23-$26. 7/6 9 pm.

Butch Bradley/Tim Walkoe/Dena Blizzard Comedy Stop at the Trop, Brighton & the Boardwalk, Atlantic City; 609-340-4020, 609-340-4000 x4905; www.butchbradley.com. $23-$26. 7/7-7/10 9 pm. 7/11-7/12 9 & 11:15 pm. 7/13 9 pm.

Butch Bradley/Brian McFadden Comedy Stop at the Trop, Brighton & the Boardwalk, Atlantic City; 609-340-4020, 609-340-4000 x4905; www.butchbradley.com. $23-$26. 7/14-7/17 9 pm. 7/18-7/19 9 & 11:15 pm. 7/20 9 pm.

Cape May County 4-H Fair Chicken Bar-B-Q, fish fry, animals shows & sales, concessions, 4-H events & more. 4-H Fairgrounds, 355 Court House-South Dennis Rd., Cape May; 609-465-5115 x656. 7/17-7/19.

Cape May Designer Show House Tour & Tea Tour of the Otis Townsend house & tea at the Carriage House. Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 609-884-5404. www.capemaymac.org. $35. 7/7-7/10 2:30 pm. 7/12 2:30 pm. 7/14-7/17 2:30 pm. 7/19 2:30 pm.

Cape May Kids Playhouse Enjoy jugglers, see a pirate magic show, meet cool reptiles & more. 609-884-5404, 800-275-4278. Star of the Sea Parish, Lafayette St., Cape May; 609-884-1011. www.capemaymac.org. $5; $3 children 3-12. 7/7 7 pm. 7/14 7 pm.

Celtic Women & Friends Music featuring strings, drums & flute. Chalfonte Hotel, 301 Howard St., Cape May; Reservations required: 609-884-8409 or debradonahue@chalfonte.com. www.chalfonte.com. $10; $7 children; included with dinner in Magnolia Room. 7/8 8:30 pm.

Defending the Caveman: National Tour 1-man comedy performance that examines the battle of the sexes. Closes 8/31. Bally's Atlantic City, Park Place & The Boardwalk, Atlantic City; 609-340-2000; www.cavemania.com. $39.99-$44.99.

*FREE* Delaware Bay Safari at Sunset Beach Help Park Naturalists drag a net to catch fish & crabs. Cape May Point State Park, Cape May Point, Cape May; 609-884-2159. www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/capemay.html. 7/11 & 7/18 1 pm.