Warren County Wanderings

March 2024

"May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future." – Irish Blessing

It’s Wanderings time again! This issue features - among other things - St. Patrick’s Day events, including Hackettstown's parade on March 10. Our cover photo shows the County Commissioners marching (and distributing candy) there in 2023, and a little bird told us they'll be there this year, too! Hackettstown is also celebrating the Grand Marshal with an annual reception.

And there are so many Easter events, we had to make a separate page! Check it out Here!

Roy’s Hall is featured in the "More Things To Do" section way down below, as the venue is offering live music every week in March.

Remember, we continually add happenings to our calendar, so keep an eye on March 2024 for the latest events (and let us know if we're missing any)!

Happy Leap Day, Happy St. Patrick's Day, Happy Easter and Happy Wanderings!

 

Coming Up

Brook Hollow is hosting a double header comedy night with Drew Fraser and Joe Matarese.

Tickets are $30 and going fast!

Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Week with a fun, lively interactive program run by a silly cat who causes all types of mischief. Participate in a Seussology game show, Seussology rhyming time and a Seussology dance party! 

Appropriate for ages 4+. 

The "holy trinity" of food is wine, cheese and bread. Join Villa Milagro for a weekend of delicious samples of locally made artisan cheeses. Clear your palate with slices of rustic breads and wash it all down with exceptional European style blended wines.

Learn to discern flavor notes, tannins, acids, and oaks in wine, flavor profiles for white vs. red wines, and the steps to properly tasting a wine.

"Mixing rockabilly and outlaw country with a folk flair, Hintz is a fantastic storyteller and an equally fantastic showman," hails the Hartford Courant. Nathaniels's influence comes from country & western, rock & roll, and gospel music.

Brook Hollow Winery and Alpine Meats are giving the fans what they love: liverwurst, smoked salmon, deviled eggs, smoked pork chops, sauerkraut, sauerbraten, red cabbage, potato dumplings, bratwurst, and potato salad. To top it all off, there will be live music!

"Killer Shore" - The True Story of Hitler's U-boats of the New Jersey Coast presented by HHS. This is a free event and light refreshments will be provided.

Hackettstown Business Improvement District kicks off the Parade weekend with a Grand Marshal Reception to honor retired Lt. Darren Tynan.

Design a beautiful pansy wreath  and start spring off on the right foot by getting your hands in the soil! Included in the workshop fee is the 20" wreath frame, soil, flat of pansies, Spanish moss, bow & hands on instructions from the Flowerland team.

Warren County Arts presents Aida Birritteri teaching Zen art drawing and painting at The Oxford Municipal Gallery. Free for members and $25 for nonmembers.

11 Green Street, Oxford.

 Funding made possible in part by WCC&H Division.

If you are looking for a truly one-of-a-kind, nostalgic, pairing, look no further than Brook Hollow and enjoy the unique flight board with five fan favorite Brook Hollow wines and pairs them with five of the most popular Girl Scout Cookies (Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos, Samoas,and Trefoils).<

Get ready for a night of uproarious comedy with Buddy Fitzpatrick! Hailing from Philadelphia, Buddy's unique act combines monologue skills with physical humor, bringing his observations to life in a side-splitting way.

Enjoy an interactive performance from An Clar School of Irish Dance.

$5 to enter. 2 and younger are free.

Get ready for St. Paddy's Day with Hackettstown BID parade, attracting more than 14,000 visitors.

Mar10. Get it? Paint a Mario character while playing both vintage and modern Mario video games on a NES, Super Nintendo, Game Cube, Nintendo 64 and Switch. Parents please hang with your kiddos for this event .

Ages 6+

The Tartan Terrors are their own Celtic invasion, mixing music energy with traditional folklore, dance, and humor. With an arsenal featuring classic bagpipes and fiddle, driving drum tones, and signature guitar styles.

Warren County Arts 26th Annual Spring Art Show in up until May 4. Reception for this art show is April 7 from 2- 4 p.m.

Wear green and drink red or white! Special wine flight and small bites.

Seating is limited

Celebrate 2 years with Propagate Studio at their Starving Artist Dinner Club themed potluck.  This is open to anyone who creates, makes, has made a business, or is a hobby maker!

Bringing you a delicious Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, Soda Bread dinner along with live music. You might hear your favorite Irish jig! Don't forget to try our Minty Merlot Milkshakes!

Eat-In ($25/person) or Take-Out ($20/person) available

Czig Meister is kicking off the St. Patrick’s Day weekend with their annual Flight of the Irish featuring Shamrock Shake Cream Ale, Dry Irish Stout, Lucky Charms Cream Ale, and of course the collaboration with Hackettstown Fire Department, the Irish Red ale.

Buttzville will be featuring Piper's Request, playing traditional Irish tunes from 1-4 p.m.

Enjoy all of Buck Hill's great food and beverages all weekend, including Chef Roger's Irish creations!

Stop in for a stress- free and fun Ladies Night Out hosted by Northeast Library. Students from the Warren County Technical School's Cosmetology Department will be providing mini manicures, hand/arm massages, nail art, hair braiding, and hair iron curling/straightening.

Explore the trails with the staff from the Pequest Natural Resource Education Center as they lead you out on one of the three trails on the property and explore what signs of spring nature has for us to see.

Bring your creativity and get ready to make your own customized candles. Play St. Patrick's Bingo, with up to 3 lucky winners getting a special prize.

Don't forget to bring your own drinks and refreshments, and feel free to invite children ages 7 and up to join the class.

Carrying on his father's legacy and band, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr.

Jerry Weldon has been a featured soloist with the Harry Connick, Jr. band. This event is the first of a three-part of a series produced by Ed Coyne, who has brought jazz events to the Hackettstown area for more than 20 years. Ed believes that the Performing Arts Center at Rutherfurd Hall is one of the best venues around to see and hear live jazz in an intimate setting. Light refreshments will be available during intermission, and proceeds benefit the Rutherfurd Hall Foundation and the Hackettstown Rotary Club.

Do you love '90s music? Welcome Blaming Amy and jam out to some excellent 90s nostalgia playing pop to rock to alternative styles, from Hootie and the Blowfish to Matchbox 20 to Nirvana to Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Warren County Arts presents a poetry and art collaboration running May-June, with a reception May 19, 2-4pm.

Get ready for a night of uproarious comedy with Jeff Norris.


Dinner Buffet: 6 p.m.
Comedy Show: 8 p.m.
Tickets & Reservations:
$40 - COMEDY SHOW & DINNER BUFFET
$20 - COMEDY SHOW ONLY
CASH BAR

 

Laugh the night away with two amazing headliners, Joey Kola and Patty Rosborough. Food truck available at the tasting room, starting at 6pm - Chef D's, specializing in artisan grilled cheese and loaded fries

This event is limited to the first 200 people who purchase tickets. (21+ only)

Continuing

These classes will include gentle movement to warm the body, a variety of postures for strengthening muscles and creating improved flexibility, breath awareness practice for quieting the mind and increasing energy, and deep relaxation.

Moliere’s classic comic romp of greed, hypocrisy and scandal is just as relevant today as it was in 1664 when it was first performed, (and banned).

Panther Pub continues with tunes on Fridays in March and a couple of Sundays, especially St. Patrick's Day! Artists featured will be :

Tiptons will be rockin' in March!

Little Ridge has live music in March.


March 2: Frank Mondillo
March 9: Dave Read
March 16: Peter Amadeo
​March 23: Scott Messina 

 

Brook Hollow never stops with the live music! Enjoy weekend music. Wine will be available by glass or bottle purchase.

FODMAP is an acronym for the carbohydrates found in many of the foods we eat that some people have a difficult time digesting. This elimination diet is becoming a mainstream solution for gut health though it may not be for everyone.

Are you ready for a smashing good time? The Barefoot Grape Stomping is a one of a kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. The event begins with a formal wine tasting followed by a mouth-watering Chicken Parmesan dinner served with roasted vegetables, salad, bread and dessert.

Taught by Country Fusion Certified instructor, Jennifer Horsey! Great for all levels of dancing abilities!

This event is limited to the first 100 people who purchase tickets. Option to purchase buffet meal will be available the night of, must be done before 8:30pm.

Architects presents a Winter Concert series to get you through the cold months in anticipation of summer jams!

Taught by Country Fusion Certified instructor, Jennifer Horsey! Great for all levels of dancing abilities!

This event is limited to the first 100 people who purchase tickets. Option to purchase buffet meal will be available the night of, must be done before 8:30pm.

Brook Hollow never stops with the live music! Enjoy weekend music. Wine will be available by glass or bottle purchase.

Are you ready for a smashing good time? The Barefoot Grape Stomping is a one of a kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. The event begins with a formal wine tasting followed by a mouth-watering Chicken Parmesan dinner served with roasted vegetables, salad, bread and dessert.

It’s not a typical who done it. It’s the guests in the audience that create a witty, weaving story line. As the plot thickens, the victim falls prey and the detectives investigate with deductive reasoning to reveal the murderer.

Little Ridge has live music in April.

Little Ridge has live music in May, along with Mother's Day celebration, a gala and more!


May 4-Allan Willcockson

May 5-Lauren Christine

May 11 -Scott Messina

Little Ridge has live music in June!

Tiptons will be rockin' in June!

Taught by Country Fusion Certified instructor, Jennifer Horsey! Great for all levels of dancing abilities!

This event is limited to the first 100 people who purchase tickets. Option to purchase buffet meal will be available the night of, must be done before 8:30pm.

Little Ridge has live music in July!

Are you ready for a smashing good time? The Barefoot Grape Stomping is a one of a kind experience, sure to intoxicate all your senses. The event begins with a formal wine tasting followed by a mouth-watering Chicken Parmesan dinner served with roasted vegetables, salad, bread and dessert.

It’s not a typical who done it. It’s the guests in the audience that create a witty, weaving story line. As the plot thickens, the victim falls prey and the detectives investigate with deductive reasoning to reveal the murderer.

Tiptons will be rockin' in July!

Little Ridge has live music in August!

Community Corner

Mohican Outdoor Center is offering a free movie night featuring Ms. Doubtfire, a classic and fun film. Walking Tacos, candy, ice cream, and drinks all available for sale.

 

Everyone is invited to a free community dinner at the chapel. Hosted by First Presbyterian Church in Hackettstown.

Come out to Hackettstown for a night of a rollicking bluegrass, folk, & blues fundraiser. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase so bring the whole family for a foot-stompin' good time!

Tickets are $10 and kids under 12 are free.

 

Take charge of your year with Wellness Walks led by Warren County naturalist Jen. Walks will vary in time and length and held once a month on a Sunday.