Luigi's Rancho hosts JAZZ+WINE+TAPAS WEDNESDAY, featuring Dennis Melillo, guitar and vocals, with Tom Drake, guitar.
Starting December 6, 2017
With a couple of upcoming events involving the Moravian roots of the Village of Hope, we thought it was a good opportunity to use this beautiful photo by Don Myles of one the village's Moravian-era buildings - this one now the home of First Hope Bank - decorated for the holidays. Read on to learn about these events and more to get you in the holiday spirit. Meanwhile, a reminder that we are here to help you prepare for the season. Head for "The Christmas Tree Belt" (that's us here in Warren County) to pick your Jersey Fresh tree using our guide to choose-and-cut farms found here. Click to our Unique Holiday Gift Guide when shopping for those special someones on your list. And see the Santa Time! page to plan your visit to that right jolly old elf. Happy Wanderings!
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Let's celebrate the season with an evening of holiday music, gourmet hot and cold food, and beverages while benefiting the Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc. and The Arc of Warren County. The Festival of Trees is magical!
Support Waterloo Village this holiday season and gather for a festive evening in the beautifully decorated, rustic Waterloo Meeting House. There will be a reading of "The Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens at 7:30pm and food/drink available for purchase. Tickets are $5.
Don't know what to give to that family member or friend? Something handmade is always a great option! They will have different projects available like ornament decorating/painting, canvas painting, home decor making, etc. There will also be a wrapping station available!
Plant Nite is invading bars and restaurants near you with everything you need to create a gorgeous terrarium. They will guide you and your crew through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing until your cheeks hurt.
Come "jingle and mingle" at the Roseberry House for their Holiday Yule 2017. Tour the homestead and celebrate the holiday season featuring history, music, refreshments, and a possible visit from a jolly old man! All ages welcome! Free to the Public. Donations always welcome.
Paint your very own Mini Wooden Barn Quilt! If you missed the other Holiday Mini Quilt Events, join us. Other colors and patterns will also be made available, not just the holiday theme shown in the picture. Mini Barn Quilts are painted on 1" by 1' finished birch plywood.
Come check out Easy Chair at The Inn at Millrace Pond.
This beloved American holiday classic is performed on the Roy's Hall stage as a live '40s radio broadcast, as the ensemble brings a few dozen characters to life. "Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends."
Go to Chick-fil-A for a memorable morning filled with fun, Christmas activities and enjoy Breakfast with Santa!
A gift made by hand is a gift from the heart. Come on out to make cork ornaments for your tree, cork wreaths for your door, cork trivets for the kitchen and other items to gift. We provide the recycled corks and glue gun; you provide your imagination!
The holiday season is upon us. With only a few weeks left for shopping why not take a break for a wine tasting and melt the holiday stress away! Visit Alba for a limited sampling of its 2013 Estate Barbera paired with a warm appetizer. $15/person, 21 and older.
Sip wine and enjoy live music in a casual atmosphere. Wine for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value. Bring your own food if you like.
A Moravian Christmas in the Historic Village of Hope. From 4pm-5pm, you can visit Saint Nicholas at the Moravian Farm House. For the rest of the time, you can see the lantern tour, a live nativity and a reading of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". Street and alleyways will be lit by 1000 luminaries.
Are you coming to Hometown Holidays? Join 5 East Art Gallery for Washington Borough’s Second Saturdays Art Walk as well!
"A Stomping We Will Go" at our Barefoot Grape Stomping! $35 per person (plus tax & service fee). Advanced tickets required. Call for tickets at 908-475-3671.
Santa Claus is coming to town! Help light the Christmas Tree at Borough Hall then parade with us to the Pocket Park for our second tree lighting, plus a Menorah lighting to celebrate Chanukah. Crafts for the kids, seasonal music. And don't forget to have your picture taken with Santa!
The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half of a century later, claimed the award for Best Revival of a Musical, proving that the story is truly timeless.
Villa Milagro will feature internationally renown guitar duo Laura Oltman & Michael Newman performing a Christmas Pastorale featuring the music of Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, Brahms and more. Doors open at 6 for wine tasting before the show. Music is from 7-9.
The Cool Hand is a three piece Grateful Dead and Classic Rock band featuring 15-year-old Luke Youngman on guitar and lead vocals.
A holiday shopping meets wellness event! Stop by and choose your own scents to make body scrub, aromatherapy sprays, aromatherapy inhalers, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, bath salts, lotions and more! These products will make great gift baskets or stocking stuffers.
Get your bling on! Visit The White Raven and get colorful strands of Fairy Hair woven into your hair. Surprise your friends and family at holiday events. Sign up here to make sure you don't miss out.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
Award winning tenor jazz saxophonist & record producer, Houston Person is known as the “The Boss Tenor Crown.” He’s performed in the hard bop and swing genres, but most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph.
The Tony Award winning lyricist of A Chorus Line, Edward Kleban, was determined to write both the words and music for a Broadway show, a goal unrealized in 1987 when he died of cancer at the age of 48.
One-stop Holiday Shopping! Shop small, shop local this holiday. Multiple crafters/vendors and gifts for everyone on your list!
Continuing
At this time of year, the Well-Sweep garden fairies transform the shop into a Christmas wonderland. The greenhouse will be stocked with a selection of attractive windowsill herbs, tender perennials in bloom and unique topiaries. Enter to win a $35 Gift Certificate.
Start your Christmas tradition by visiting three of Warren County’s most unique, family-owned farms all within 4 minutes of each other. Wyckoff’s Christmas Tree Farm, Mackey’s Orchard and Four Sisters Winery invite your family to enjoy a fun-filled day of Christmas trees, baked goods, wine
FINAL PERFORMANCES! Centenary Stage Company's production of Disney's NEWSIES The Musical wraps up this week after a run that is attracting great reviews. It is New York City 1899 and Jack Kelly and his ragtag of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. But when the prices of "papers" are hiked and the newsies are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but "open the gates and seize the day"! NOTE: Saturday's matinee will be a special "sensory friendly" performance suitable for children with autism.
United Way of Northern New Jersey is seeking the assistance of area residents and businesses to purchase holiday gifts and winter coats for individuals in need during its United Way Gifts of the Season program. To request a gift tag, to volunteer, or for more information, email
Community Corner
The topic for this lecture is, "Fail Hard and Prosper: Encouraging Exploration in Spaces of Digital Writing": Using examples from the speaker's classrooms, as well as pop culture references that establish mainstream narratives of growth through failure, the speaker will offer insights into the im
Join Musconetcong Watershed Association to celebrate its 25th anniversary! This being a major milestone for the organization as well as the 150th anniversary of the Asbury Mill it is restoring, what a great reason to celebrate.
The Hope Township Historical Society will present the History of the Moravian Christmas Service and History of the Moravian Settlement in Hope.