August 17, 2016

Warren County Wanderings

It's a vintage weekend in Warren County, with the Vintage North Jersey Wine & Food Festival being hosted at a local winery, and the Warren County Antiques Show & Vintage Marketplace returning to the fairgrounds for an 11th year. More fun is ahead, so read on, click through to learn more, and Happy Wanderings!

Coming Up

Choose Healthy Warren County PHILLIPSBURG FARMERS’ MARKET DAY
Shappell Park
FREE music by Crazy Heart
FREE kids activities, cooking demonstrations, samples, and door prizes
WIC/Senior Vouchers accepted
For more information call 908-475-6504

Music in the Park takes place at Shappell Park every Thursday at 6:30 p.m.  New for 2016 is Rocking by the River, 3 incredible shows by the banks of the Delaware River AND Gnarly Brews and Carol’s bar will have a “beer/wine tent” at the Summer Concerts!

Roomful of Blues, according to DownBeat magazine, “are in a class by themselves.” With their masterful combination of jumping, horn-heavy, hard-edged blues and R&B, it’s no wonder why the great Count Basie called them “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard.”

Recently voted the Lehigh Valley’s “Best R&B for 2011 & 2015, &2014 Soul Music awards,” whether it’s Rhythm & Blues, Classic Rock, Dance Tunes, or Memorable Ballads, Charlie Brown's Notorious Groove has it covered.

Centennial of Alton Hester's 1916 Journey on the Morris Canal

The Warren County Morris Canal Committee is commemorating Alton Hester's historic 1916 trip along the Morris Canal with a slack-water journey open to all paddlers from Lock 4 West ("Elsie's") to Lock 5 West (Saxton Falls).

A two-day show held mid-August at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Harmony Township, featuring 150 dealers offering a wide variety of antiques including primitive items, Victorian and other rare pieces, furniture, jewelry, pottery, toys and even a blacksmith and a ceramics restoration expert.

Have you ever tried rose geranium jelly or lovage potato salad? Come to Well-Sweep Herb Farm and discover the many uses of culinary herbs. Learn which herbs are the best for cooking, as well as how to grow, harvest and preserve them.

Vintage North Jersey, a collaboration of northern New Jersey wineries, announces its 3rd annual Wine & Food Festival to be held at one of the oldest north Jersey wineries – Four Sisters Winery.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Rocky and His Friends is a band of four long time veteran musicians who, individually and together, have been playing for over forty years in various bands on the East coast and beyond.

Classic Rock performed by Joe Piparato, Bobby Prushinski, Bobby Baltera, Mel Allen and Charles Japhe.

The Phillipsburg Railroad Historians will have their Summer Open House on Sunday, August 21st from 10 am to 4 pm. Come and take a ride on the Centerville and Southwestern Miniature Railroad and walk through our museum.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

We May Be Right: Billy Joel Tribute Musician/Band

New Jersey's premier Billy Joel Tribute Band, featuring Karl Dietel (The Samples). Playing theaters, corporate parties, weddings and private events.

A traditional Sunday Italian Dinner to benefit Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary, held at the Brook Hollow Winery Pavilion. Featuring festive Italian music and delicious Italian fare, all in the family-style tradition. Special guest is Don Anthony as the one and only Elvis Tribute.

Shippen Manor Summer Lawn Concert Series

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a picnic if you like, and relax and enjoy a variety of  live musical performances - FREE- all summer long on the lawn of Shippen Manor.

Community Corner

Clothing Drive  and Car Wash during Lopatcong Twp. Community Day
Where: Behind Lopatcong Twp. Municipal Pool (Enter via Wildew Avenue, make left at pool; follow signs and road leading behind the pool)

Car Wash:

Plan Ahead

Ladies & gentlemen, Roy’s Hall presents David Bromberg, the Godfather of Americana, and his new album; The Blues, the Whole Blues & Nothing But the Blues.

Four Sisters Winery proudly host its Second Annual Beaver Creek Red Wine Festival on the last weekend in August, 12-5 pm both days.  Beaver Creek Red is the “People’s Choice” at Four Sister Winery and has been since its release in 1990.  Released during one of the Native American Indian

Join us for a classic French dinner served alfresco in Row 51 prepared by Beth Ann Raynock of Local Mama Catering in Hellertown, PA.  Her Pop-Up dinners are popular events featuring local and organic ingredients and highlighting fresh, wholesome flavors with a natural fla

Annual “Farm-to-Fork” Fundraiser Pairs Local Foods with Wine!          

We love cocktails made of wine and other ingredients to create lower-alcohol drinks.  In these hot summer months, it is refreshing to have recipes for cocktails that are unique, delicious, cooling and safe enough to drink several !!