Starting February 27, 2019

Warren County Wanderings

March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil.  -Sara Coleridge (1802–1852) English author and translator

The coming week ushers in the Month of March, as well as Fat Tuesday (or Big Boned Tuesday for our sensitive friends), also known as Mardi Gras Day or Shrove Day. It's a celebration and the opportunity to enjoy that favorite food or snack, as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a long fasting period for Christians. So, Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! The first-ever Easton-Phillipsburg Mardi Gras Parade comes to town on Saturday, with attendees urged to be participants - not just spectators - and dance along, and it's followed by a Taste of South Main and other activities. Read about it here. Don't miss the other Mardi Gras events found below, the final performances of An Enemy of the People, music, comedy, and more. Happy Mardi Gras, and Happy Wanderings!

(Pictured: Big Easy Easton Brass, by Nilo Hodge) 

 

Coming Up

The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire from Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop).

Come in from the cold and listen to some free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines! Also, enjoy some pork loin for only $5.

Stop by for a night of food, drink, and hard rock at the Rock Creek Tavern. 

JJ Lynch is at Panther Pub! Relax, listen to some music, and grab a drink or a bite to eat!

Join the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee (PVTC) at Warbasse Junction in Lafayette Township, NJ for a group hike. The PVTC, a Friends Organization of the Kittatinny Valley State Park, will host the Foul Weather Group Hike or XC skiing, weather permitting, group hike..

Wine tasting classes can be fun and frustrating. You are presented different wines and told that you should smell “the roses,” leather, lavender or other aromas that you simply cannot detect. That’s because your taste buds are not trained.

Get your beads, bring your bubbles and get ready to dance in the streets! The Big Easy Easton Brass will lead a Second Line parade from The Bayou restaurant on Centre Square, Easton, across the Free Bridge to SoMa Downtown Grill in Phillipsburg. It's one city with a river going through it!

Celebrate Mardi Gras with lots of food like jambalaya, crawfish fresh from New Orleans, fried chicken, cornbread, collards and more. Also, live music from C3 Jazz Combo, dancing and beads for all to enjoy! The cost is $25, which covers all you can eat and entertainment.

Indulge in a midwinter tasting dinner made almost exclusively from ingredients grown on the farm.

It'll be a night of brews, laughs and magic when the Warren County Community College Foundation hosts its 2nd Annual Brew HaHa! This event will be held at the Belvidere Manor featuring the mind-reader, Eric Dittelman!

Get your ticket now for a delicious meal provided by Alpine Meats in Blairstown, wine, and live music.

Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.

Garabo Brothers is The Fat Daddies will be at Rock Creek Tavern for the first time! You are going to want to make your reservation now! Call 908-777-3777.

Express yourself; make a custom wood sign that showcases your personal style. Select your design from one of their stylish stencils or personalize one that’s uniquely you. Our master crafter will guide you through this 2-hour event where you’ll build and paint your one-of-a-kind sign.

Tour this Georgian-style manor, constructed of local stone, with two foot thick stone walls and three immense chimneys, and learn about Warren County's early iron industry and the people who worked in it. Circa 1754 ironmaster’s residence associated with nearby c. 1741 Oxford Furnace.

Enjoy listening to Rich Ortiz. Wine is available for purchase by the glass or bottle.

Celebrate the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of indulging in faschnauts (potato-based donuts fried in lard) on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent. Stop by oKaysions for some delicious faschnauts for your coworkers and/or family!

Continuing

This weekend is your last chance to catch this show! An Enemy of the People follows Tom Stockmann, a geologist who discovers dangerous water pollution in the springs, a highly anticipated resort that recently opened in his Norwegian town.

Join their St. Patrick’s Grand Marshall, James Travis, and other local celebrities for a good time as they help serve drinks and mingle two evenings in February, from 6pm-close, to support the St. Patrick’s Parade committee. These bar crawl nights will lead up to the 11th Annual St.

Community Corner

In-store Dietitian, Carly, is hosting a free class for ages 3-5 that will feature one or two fun snack crafts that children can build with their hands and then eat. Please register by emailing carly.sopko@wakefern.com.

Speaker: Dr. Krassi Lazarova, Assistant Professor of Physics at Centenary University will address the causes of climate change and the effects we will encounter with a focus on New Jersey. The ways to adapt or mitigate will also be discussed.

A free event open to public where children can learn new art forms from skilled artisans and actually take their free, hand-made creations home with them that day.

Enjoy a pancake supper along with live traditional jazz music by Tin Pan Annie & the Dixie Dudes!

Gluten free and ancient grain pancakes available upon request. Tickets are Adults $10, Child 6-12 $5, Child 5 & under free. 

Join the Washington BID on the first Tuesday of every month for an evening of casual networking. This is a free to attend event where BID Goodnight Networking allows local business people to meet new colleagues and reconnect with those they know.

Stitch and Chat at the Oxford Public Library beginning March 5 for six weeks. Crochet, knit, tat, embroider, crewel, or bring your own project. 

Plan Ahead

From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee is an incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department.

The Hackettstown BID kicks off parade weekend with a Grand Marshal Reception to honor 2019 St. Patrick’s Parade Grand Marshal, James "Jim" Travis. The reception dinner will be held at David's Country Inn.

Thinking of acquiring a flock of chickens or perhaps you already have some but would like of a bit of guidance? Hank Bignell, Jr., of Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Warren County, will explain all there is to know about beginning and caring for your flock.

On his last two albums, Jason Eady earned major acclaim for his ahead-of-the- curve take on classic country, a bold departure from his earlier excursions into blues-infused Americana.

Join park rangers and volunteers as they celebrate the approach of spring with the North American tradition of maple sugaring. American Indians, early settlers, and their descendants all looked forward to collecting and boiling the sap of locally abundant sugar maple trees.

McDermott’s Handy is Kathy DeAngelo and Dennis Gormley, a talented multi-instrumental duo who are as at ease playing the traditional Irish dance music as they are with singing songs and ballads in Irish or English.  Kathy plays the Irish harp, fiddle, banjo and bodhran (Irish drum) while Den

It's Stomping Time! A bit of nostalgia, a tasting of wine, something to do with friends for a special time! There will be a formal wine tasting, Italian spaghetti with meatballs, garden salad, bread, dessert, coffee, tea and sweet tea.

Laugh the night away for only $40! Thalia Productions presents a fun night of comedy, magic, food, and wine tasting to benefit Family Promise of Warren County.

"Reflections: Ireland in Song and Story" is a tapestry of Irish song, story and cultural lore examining the themes of religions, emigration, the Troubles and more. Smith takes us on a journey ranging from Moore to Yeats to modern musicians and storytellers.

Bring your friends and paint this 8 x 24 botanical-inspired wooden pallet together! Tickets are $37 per person which includes a glass of red or white wine, all supplies, aprons and guided instruction. Drink and menu specials are available at additional cost.

Do you like to hunt turkeys? This is a great opportunity for participants of all ages and skill levels to learn about turkey hunting and the latest turkey hunting techniques.

ABBA's hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise.

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