Starting January 4, 2017

Warren County Wanderings

The beginning is the most important part of the work. -Plato

A new year, a fresh start. We hope all our Warren County Wanderers had a delightful holiday season and are ready to embrace 2017! We at ExploreWarren.org are pleased to begin the journey with you. If you've been curious about recurring events that appear here, or venues that you've been meaning to check out, why wait? Get out there and explore! Happy New Year, and Happy Wanderings!

 

Coming Up

Every first Thursday of the month until March, St. Patrick’s Grand Marshals will be on-site at four locations, standing in as celebrity bartenders to help serve drinks, as a special twist on Hackettstown's "Late Night Thursdays" for the winter months, with shops staying open late.

Kick off the new year by joining us every first Friday night in 2017. Bring the family to enjoy the music of Len Mooney 6pm to 9pm.

Fresh, Local & Friendly.. Dinner served 5-9 p.m. with music from 6-9 p.m.

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines! Wine for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value, and $5 Pasta Bar!

Two performers who were on the hit TV show, "The Voice" earlier this year will be part of a special show at the Inn at Millrace Pond in Hope on Friday Jan. 6. Kata Hay and Jesse Bardwell are on tap to perform, Kata with Dan O’Rourke, and Jesse with Elliott Peck.

Held the first Friday of every month. We have everything you need to perform: PA, mics, we can even provide a guitar if you need it. You just need to bring your inner rock star and your talent.

"Legendary" Billy Geer is out of retirement and ready to rock!! This is going to be an amazing event, folks! Come one, come all. 8pm- midnight. 

Come experience the pleasure of our greenhouses – filled with unusual blossoms and exotic scents. Join us for an informative lecture-tour of our collection of herbs from around the world. This is a wonderful way to learn about the rare and unusual, as well as familiar herbs.

Stomp to the music and feel the sensation between your toes. Formal wine tasting, delicious spaghetti and meatballs dinner with tossed salad and homemade breads, wine cellar tour and ending with a dessert wine tasting. Includes wine glass to take home. $35/person plus tax and service fee.

Mark your calendars folks! Cool Hand is back at the Rock Creek Tavern! This band brings it every single time!! Playing all your favorite classic rock tunes and more. This is a show not to be missed!

Water Street continues to play gigs at a number of northeast venues while looking to expand out to travel and play in other parts of the country.

Morris Canal Bread Lock Park is open daily until dusk, but the museum is open the second Sunday of the month from 1-4 p.m. Lock 7 West near New Village was known as "Bread Lock" because the store at the end of the lock sold goods to the boatmen, including homemade bread and pies.

Juried performances of four student-directed, one-act plays with prizes awarded to best actors, actresses and directors. $5. 908-454-3400.

Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall will be swinging in the New Year on Sunday, January 8, with the talented songster and pianist Daryl Sherman, who appears with a quartet featuring the special talent of Warren Vache on trumpet, James Chirillo on guitar and Boots Maleson on bass.

Come on down to the Rock Creek Sunday afternoon, as we welcome to our stage the AMAZING sounds of Brosky and Meyer! This duo is sure to entertain you!

$48/person. a four-week workshop for grades 3-8 at Rutherfurd Hall.

Week one: Objects and Shapes; week two: Drawing and Composition; week three: Highlights and Shading; week four: One Point Perspective.

 Register online or call Laurie Rapisardi at 908-852-1894 x138

On Mondays, January 9 and/or January 16, we invite you to Walk -In and try a Yoga Class with Delia. At 4pm enjoy a Class for  Beginners or a 5:15pm Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Class. $15 per session either in advance or at the door.

Community Corner

Fundraiser for baseball and softball teams with sample fare from local restaurants in David and Carol Lackland Center dining hall. $40. 908-852-1400

One Day Yoga Retreat - Graceful Aging - Complementary Practices and Lessons for a healthy lifestyle.

Plan Ahead

Friday The 13th Part 1 - Filmed in and around Blairstown! Jason Voorhees roams the streets and alleys of downtown Blairstown every Friday the 13th in tribute to the 1980 cult slasher classic filmed in and around this quiet rural village in scenic Warren County, NJ.

Centenary Stage Company plans to heat things up this winter with its annual January Thaw Music Festival.  This year’s features three exciting performances during the month of January in the Sitnik Theater of the Lackland Performing Arts Center.  The festival includes; The HooDoo Lounger