Apples in Winter, a play about mothers and sons, will be the second play in the Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwrights Series (WPS) at the Lackland Center in Hackettstown, NJ this month.
Starting April 19, 2017
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. – John Muir
We make an effort not to play favorites here at Warren County Wanderings, but we feel compelled to point out Blairstown's Appalachian Trail Day as somthing extra special offered on Saturday. If you go, be sure to stop by the Explore Warren exhibit to say hello!
But there are so many other fun and interesting activities to choose from, so scroll down without further delay! And as always, Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines! Wine for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value, and $5 food.
Back in the 1970s, twangcore provacateur Kinky Friedman billed himself as “the Texas Jewboy” and flung his rule-breaking attitude in the face of the good ol’ boy sensibilities of the country music establishment.
Local band Zaire performs classic rock and acoustic rock. Members: Mike DiCenso, Jim Leahey and Matt Pisani.
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 the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee (PVTC) for a hike starting at Blairstown Airport. The PVTC, a Friends Organization of the Kittatinny Valley State Park, will host the hike. The length of the hike will be 4-5 miles.
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!
Get hopped up in and around Hackettstown during the Highlands Pub Crawl!
Participating breweries and bars:
Man Skirt Brewing 144 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (headquarters)
Czig Meister Brewing 106 Valentine St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
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.
While you dine, relax and enjoy the soft rock tunes of Jersey's own Rich Goldberg, covering over seventy iconic artists, from the Beatles to Billy Joel and from James Taylor to Elton John.
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: "Growth of Cosmic Structure" with Jason Kendall, WPU.
Lunch Hour Six Pack is a classic & 90s rock cover band that formed in 2007. They are four experienced musicians who enjoy playing, and do their best to put the crowd first at every show, providing "Beer for the Ear" at Bea McNally's this weekend!
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
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
There's a mysterious event at the winery with an unraveling plot, a victim, a murderer, and a cast of characters!
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,
Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall: Sunday, April 23 is a command performance by the inimitable song stylist and pianist Tony DeSare. The show will feature songs that the great vocalist Frank Sinatra made famous, plus some of DeSare’s own songs with wonderfully clever lyrics.
Local favorites Leather and Lace will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 4 pm.
Music at St. Luke's presents the ensemble Bethlehem Baroque in a concert entitled A Tour of Baroque Europe - Italy, Germany, England and France.
Do you cook with wine? Have a favorite recipe you'd love to share with others? Join us at our 2nd Annual Brook Hollow Winery Cook-Off! The only requirement for this cook-off is that your recipe must incorporate at least one wine from Brook Hollow Winery!
Community Corner
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.
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.
NEW Belly Barre Class
5 Week Session on Mondays Starting April 24 through May 22, 7-8 pm
$100 Fee for this 5 Week Session
Please join us for a NEW adult education offering. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes.
Go Native! At the MWA Native Plant Sale, held at the River Resource Center, you can purchase beautiful native species that will provide lasting enjoyment and save you money, water and time.
More Things to Do
The Warren County Farmers’ Fair has added a new Juried Fine Arts Exhibit during this year's Fair, July 29 through August 5, 2017, and is announcing a call to artists. The show is open to Professionals and Amateurs who are residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 18 year or older. Categories include Class 1: Oils, acrylics, mixed media; Class 2: watercolors, gouche, casein, temepra; and Class 3: drawings, pastels. This is a unique opportunity for artists to exhibit work in the Warren County Farmers’ Fair.
Plan Ahead
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy, Young Frankenstein.
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.
Visit this historic farmstead, with demonstrations including:
Live Fiber Arts and Craft Demonstrations ~ Open Hearth Cooking in the Summer Kitchen ~ Hit-and-Miss Engines ~ War Re-Enactors
The Warren County Community Singers present this year’s Springfest of Music concert on two days - April 29 and 30 - in two locations.
The Warren County Community Singers present this year’s Springfest of Music concert on two days - April 29 and 30 - in two locations.
NORWESCAP and Pass It Along will be hosting the first ever 5K to the top of New Jersey. Run/walk to the top of New Jersey, High Point State Park, at 1,803 feet above sea level and return down along Lake Marcia.
The 3rd Annual Tim Balas Professional Baseball Clinic will be held for boys and girls ages 5-18 at Lopatcong Park on Sunday, May 7. Participant check-in begins at 10am.