Spring Has Sprung - April 2025

Join Colorz & Blendz Paint Party in LRV's cozy barn parlor. Sip some great wines and bring your own snacks or order pizza from Gara's. 

$40/ person. Tickets on sale now with limited seating.

OK4WD invites everyone to a morning full of trucks, jeeps, overland rigs, classics, customs, and anything cool with a motor! All vehicles are welcome! Enjoy free coffee provided by the Stone Bean, multiple food trucks, and off-road demonstrations by NORA 4x4 off-road school!

Villa welcomes Krakus Polish Deli making hand made pierogis filled with meats, veggies and traditional herbs and flavors. After your wine tasting, grab a bottle of your favorite wine to enjoy with a small plate of pierogis and take some home.
 

$15/ person 

Take a walk with Alba Vineyard winegrower Nick Sharko for a focus on the art of pruning, a crucial step in the growing season. Attendees will learn various pruning methods used on the estate to enhance the unique qualities of each vineyard block.

Hope Junction Antiques is celebrating National Handmade Day and National Birding Day with instructors Rich Danner and Patrcia Cristo, teaching wool processing and dry felting in a hands-on introductory class. Create your own project and all supplies are included.

$30/ person

Four Sisters hosts a Sip N' Paint instructed by Donna Paino of Painting with Friends NJ. Enjoy a wine tasting and personal charcuterie, while painting a Shetland Cow with a Floral Wreath headband.

Seating is limited to 25. Call to reserve your spot 908-475-3671

Join Chelsea of the Traveling Palette at Man Skirt for a instructional painting workshop creating a wood “Welcome” porch sign featuring lilacs, cherry blossoms, and a charming bird’s nest. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the season and bring a touch of spring to your home!

Medical professionals don't know how to treat her. School teachers are at a loss. Even her mother can't see beyond her disabilities. Ariela is unsentimental, often hilarious, and at times, difficult, especially with her mother.

The Hope Township Creative Team is hosting a Resident Artist Show at the Hope Distillery featuring talented local artist Crystal White. The show will kick off at the town's Fun Friday event on April 11, and run through April 26 after the Green Fair.

Dirty hands make a clean river! Each year, MWA and volunteers clean up at various locations along the Musconetcong River from Lake Hopatcong down to the Delaware River Confluence. Everyone is invited for a BBQ cookout at the MWA office.

Every Italian makes their own special ravioli, little pillows of pasta dough traditionally stuffed with delectable cheeses and drizzled with marinara or seasoned butter. Francesca’s Italian Pizzeria will have theirs for sampling.

Start Spring off right with the opening weekend of the Arbor! Live music and great wine!

If you're looking for a way to get your art seen and advertised, join Susan Hammond for an afternoon presentation on achieving strategies to help promote and market your artwork.

Join legendary Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre for an intimate evening of “Tull Unplugged” with anecdotes from his 43-year career as lead guitarist for Jethro Tull, joined on stage with Dan Crisp and Alan Thomson.

Maddie is making the transition from crime beat journalist to crime fiction writer, and is thrilled when best-selling author Heather Bowman invites her to join a Mystery Writers group.

"Born, Blessed, Grateful, & Alive" is Yarn’s first studio album in eight years.

There is nothing more decadent than chocolate and wine. The two contain more flavor elements than almost any other foods on earth! For an out-of-this-world taste explosion, visit Villa for an epic tasting. You may even win a small box of chocolates!

Create your very own soaps from scratch using Olive oil, Coconut oil and a few other simple ingredients along with your choice of fragrance and color.  Propagate's experienced instructor will guide you through the process step by step, ensuring you leave with a 24oz of soap loaf.

The lives of a prominent liberal couple are upended when their son commits a horrific act of racial violence caught on video and goes viral. To their horror, the boy is embraced and made famous by the far right. How far will these parents go to protect their child?

Based on the novel by  Stephen King  comes Centenary's musical performance of Carrie. As a teenage outcast who longs to fit in, Carrie White is bullied at school by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else.

"Night at the Races" promises an exhilarating evening featuring professionally narrated horse races presented on a large screen with commentary from some of America’s most acclaimed announcers.

WC Arts presents their Spring Artist Workshop with Paper Marbling techniques in the morning and Handmade Journal in the afternoon using your creation from the morning. All materials, lite breakfast & lunch included.

A flaky, buttery dough stuffed with savory mixtures of meats and vegetables creates a mouthwatering contract between the tender interior and the crispy exterior. Those made by Something to Taco About are authentic South-of-the-Border treats!

It's time for the 2025 Beer Garden reopening with Invertase house band, The Big Fuss. Band starts at 4pm and Cousins Maine Lobster nearby all day!

This is a family & dog-friendly, rain or shine.

The famous Argyle restaurant known for its fish fry in Kearny may be closed but you still have a chance to get the original meal cooked on site, by the former owner, here at Brook Hollow Winery. Live music and fun and games will also be provided for eat in attendees.

Just in time for Mother's Day, shop over 30 local vendors, Brook Hollow wine, a food truck or two, and live music!

This is a free event.

 

Learn to paint realistic animals with Christina Podabed using watercolor supplies. Please bring watercolor paper, paints, brushes, mixing palette and water container. (Some of everything will be available for those who just want to try watercolors without having to go out and buy stuff).

Historian of Rutherfurd Hall, Joan Leckie Salvas, explores one of the most poignant chapters in American history with the final days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his enduring connection to Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd.

The month of June will feature a new resident artist, local artist Lisa Iulo, owner of Hope Junction Antiques. Her work will be on display and available for purchase at the Distillery starting June 13, with an opening reception from 4-7pm.

Come for a full day of creating with two artist taught classes, breakfast and lunch provided, plus all materials.

Join Andrea Gianchiglia for a beginner-friendly pastel morning focusing on foundational pastel techniques. Two small pieces will be offered.