Centenary Stage Company launches the 2017 Women Playwrights Series (WPS) with Shame, a fast-paced dramatic comedy about the secrets and cost of happiness, by Sholeh Wolpe.
Starting April 12, 2017
"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." - J.B. Priestly
The weather is great and the grass is greening up, so it's time to try something new! Maybe line dancing, or check out some music at a place you've never been, or see a new play, or celebrate a season opening event. Read on, O Wanderers, for ideas, and by all means, please forward this message to a friend. Carpe Spring! Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Join us for an evening of culinary adventure! Chef Bryan Cioletti has created an amazing five-course dinner featuring alligator, wild boar and more! Paired with your choice of beer or wine.
$85 + tax & gratuity.
Reserve your spot now. Space is limited!
Open Mic Night hosted by Gabriel Francis the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Come on out and play some music!
Relax and soak in the soothing vocals of jazz and blues guitarist Lou Pompilio, a long-time favorite on the local circuit, who will be joining us at Nonpareil for two gigs in April.
There's a little kid in all of us! Four Sisters Winery offers a chance to hunt those brightly colored eggs in the great outdoors. Yes, prizes inside, and candy, too! The event starts with a formal wine tasting followed by a wine cellar tour and then off to find your eggs.
This month's featured local caterer is Alpine Meats! Music and $5 Pork Loin with Mixed Vegetables from 6 - 8:30pm. Wine for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value.
Enjoy jazz guitarist and vocalist Spencer Reed, a staple at the legendary Deerhead Inn jazz haunt in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
Join local artist Suzanne Montgomery for a FREE art lecture. The Landscape, like other art genres, is a vehicle for personal expression and tells us much about the moment in time in which we are living.
This Central New Jersey cover band plays high-energy, danceable rock and roll music from the '70s, '80s and '90s.
Members are John Parkes, Guitars; Gerry Cafaro, Bass; Michael Geiter, Vocals; Michael Ventura, Drums; Kendall Scott, Keyboards.
Free line dancing lessons offered by professional dancer and choreographer Elizabeth De Gennaro. Call 908-459-4100 for details.
Billy Bauer Duo performs 9pm-midnight. 908-213-3500.
Come out to this fun neighborhood restaurant and enjoy listening to some local talented musicians!
Take the Easter Bunny Train Ride and visit with Mr. E. Bunny on the train. Your ride in our historic passenger coaches will wind along the scenic Delaware River leaving from the Historic District of Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Why should kids have all the fun? The purchase of a wine tasting entitles you to participate - $10 per person - must be 21 years or older. Complimentary for Gold Club Members. Each egg contains a special surprise ranging from discounts on wine purchases, Alba wine glass, cork scr
Buffet is $11.95/person; $8.95 for kids age 10 and younger. Reservations recommended. Call 908-777-3777 for details.
Mackey’s Orchard & Ice Cream Barn is opening for the season at noon on April 15! As always, we will be giving away a free small ice cream cone (any of our 46 flavors) to everyone who comes out. We will serve the free cones from noon to 9pm.
The VooDUDES Unplugged kick off the 2017 Music under the Arbor Season at Alba Vineyard.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
VIP Ticket Offering Includes: Preferred Seating / Pre-Show meet and greet with Chris / 1 Complimentary alcoholic beverage / signed show poster.
Easter Extravaganza at Rock Creek! This band is known for playing The Blues Brothers, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, B.B. King and more. Come out and meet their newest members!
The United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey provides free public programs at the UACNJ Observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest from April through October on Saturday evenings. This week's program is: "Astronomy for Beginners" with Ken Taylor, NWJAA.
Check out the amazing menu offered, and call 908-459-4884 to reserve your table!
Catmoondaddy helps kick off the opening weekend of the 2017 Music under the Arbor Season at Alba Vineyard with a performance on Sunday.
The Warren County Library will host a Touch-A-Truck event for the third year! A variety of trucks, heavy equipment, emergency vehicles, and community service vehicles will be on display in the library parking lot from 11:00 a.m.
Enjoy coffee and dessert in our rustic tavern with Lorraine Moore, as she connects with your loved ones. $35/person. Call today to make your reservation! 908-459-4884
Community Corner
The Centenary University Lecture Series sponsored by the House of the Good Shepherd presents speaker Noah Haiduc-Dale, Assistant Professor of History, on Muslim Responses to ISIS.
Are you tired of sifting through fake news and alternative facts?
From Lake Hopatcong to the Delaware River, the Musconetcong Watershed Association is seeking volunteers dedicated to cleaning litter along roadsides, parks and stream banks of the Musconetcong River. Lunch is on us!
The community is invited to join in on an interfaith dialogue entitled “Loving Your Neighbors: Respect for Others in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity” at 6:30 p.m. on April 18, 2017 at Centenary University’s George H.
Leave the cooking to us! Join us for a delicious pasta dinner for a good cause. Price for adults is $12 and $6 for kids under 6. The menu includes Baked Ziti, Pasta with Plain Sauce, Sausage or Meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, soda/water, tea/coffee.
Plan Ahead
The Mansfield Masonic Lodge will host this event, featuring John General's documentary film, "Extra 1104 -The Story of the Rockport Train Wreck". The film will be shown at 11AM, 12 noon and 1PM. Also included will be a Civil War Encampment with musket firing, drilling and a camp fire
Join us to celebrate Blairstown Appalachian Trail Day! The event will begin with a designation ceremony at Blair Falls, formally naming Blairstown and the Greater Blairstown Area as an official Appalachian Trail Community (the first in the State of NJ).
This event will feature cuisine from 10 of the region’s best food trucks, Alba’s estate wines, and live music by The Bob Lanza Blues Band. Food prices vary by truck. So gather your friends who love wine, food, and music for a great time!
USA Today bestselling author Roz Lee and friends at the beautiful Brook Hollow Winery in Columbia, NJ. Meet the authors and stock up on your spring and summer reading material! Free event; optional wine tasting $7/person.
All-you-can-eat Family Style Roast Beef Dinner with assorted desserts. Call ahead and leave message to reserve tickets, or buy them at the door. $15/adult; $14/Senior and take-out; $8/child age 6-12: free for kids age 5 and younger. 908-453-2301.
RUN ~ WALK ~ TASTE! Grape Gallop is the outdoor social event that pairs exercise and wine tasting!
Register here by April 20 - $55. Race Day it will be $65
Honoring the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare, Centenary Stage Company presents classical theatre giants Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso starring in The Pleasure of His Company: Our Love Affair with William Shakespeare and the First Folio,
Music at St. Luke's presents the ensemble Bethlehem Baroque in a concert entitled A Tour of Baroque Europe - Italy, Germany, England and France.
Washington BID presents the Arts, Sweets & Crafts Festival, featuring dozens of artists and vendors, kids activities, sweet eats, delectable food, great shopping and live music featuring Claire Reynolds, The Outcrops, and Kinderhook.
Join us for a night of good food, music, and dancing, featuring DJ Keith Hickman. Doors open at 4pm.
The evening includes: Passed hors d’oeuvres, side salad, your choice of:
♪ Roast Prime Rib with au jus,
♪ Seafood Combo: Haddock, Scallops, Shrimp
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County presents Joel Flagler on Turf Management. Weeds, brown spots, disease and grubs. Why they are in your lawn and how to get rid of them?