The Sunflower Trail is now open daily, 10am-5pm, and is a great place for pictures, an afternoon out or to cut your own sunflowers! Remember Mother Nature will determine when the Trail will open & close. For questions, call 732-986-6816.
Starting July 15, 2020
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do." - Helen Keller (1880-1968), American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Good advice from Helen Keller, and if you would like to visit the field depicted in the photo above, lifted from Von Thun Farms, click on the first item below for details. Yes, dear Wanderers, gardens and farm stands are bursting with fresh, glorious produce! Check out this Jersey Fresh availability chart to see what you can expect to find out there. Berries are reportedly abundant at most farms, with Donaldson Farms and Von Thun currently offering pick-your-own raspberries. If you feel ready to venture out for a bit out outdoor, live music this weekend, you will see you have plenty of options!
Happy mid-July, and Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
This weekly music series continues with the sounds of New Orleans-style street band, Big Easy Easton Brass, bringing the spirit of Mardi Gras and a Second Line parade to the park.
Relax under the Arbor every Friday, 12-9pm through September 25, weather permitting. Music from 6-8:30pm. No one under 21 will be admitted.
Wine Flights - priced at $15-$32/person, includes cover for music ~ Music - $5/person cover (does not include a wine flight)
Introducing Friday Nights at Donaldson Farms featuring James Off Main! This week's musical guest is The Bombed Opera Band. Relax and enjoy delicious food and live music outdoors while surrounded by the stunning views of growing crop fields and mountain vistas. Bring your own adult beverages if you wish. Tickets are required to enter the event whether or not you plan to purchase food; all food is sold separately.
Acoustic guitarist/vocalist Scott Messina performs classic rock hits spanning six decades. Bring a meal from a local purveyor (food will not be provided by the winery), relax and enjoy the evening along with your favorite Brook Hollow wine.
T.G.I. Flynn's is back! Zaire covers artists such as Eagles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tom Petty, Radiohead and more. Reservations are required (and face masks when traveling to, and getting up from, your table).
Enjoy the beautiful view and live music on the deck with Rich Goldberg. Rich Goldberg is a one man band, singing and playing the piano. He uses backing tracks and voice harmonizer to create a full band sound. Rich sings covers from the Beatles and hits from the '60s through today.
Enjoy live jazz and delicious wine with the Corinne Mammana Quartet! Weather permitting.
Visit Brook Hollow Winery and Event Facility for live music each weekend day: Kate and Paul on Saturday and Janci & Berry on Sunday. There will be no food for sale, but you are invited to support local proprietors by purchasing a meal from the many restaurants in the area and enjoy it on the outside covered porch patio (isn't it lovely?) with a bottle of Brook Hollow Wine.
Sit in the shade of the pergola and enjoy the talent of the versatile Dave Read.
Head to David's Country Inn for live music, great food and a fully stocked bar! No reservations required. Seating for approximately 85 people in the courtyard, and a large tent in case of a passing shower.
What could be better than spending a relaxing evening on a lavender farm, eating delicious food and listening to great music while waiting for what (we hope) will be a spectacular sunset?
Relax under the Arbor Saturday evenings, weather permitting, through September 26. This week's artist: Lorenzo Branca (guitarist/vocals). Food available for purchase: freshly made wood-fired pizza, caprese salad, paninis, and charcuterie. Wine Flights - priced at $18-$32/person, includes cover for music. Music from 6-8:30pm - $10 cover, does not include a wine flight. No one under 21 will be admitted.
Smooth Retsina Glow (S.R.G) is one of the most exciting and original bands to emerge from the Eastern PA music scene in some time, and have established themselves as a creative, dynamic, and energetic act.
This 20-year-old singer-songwriter originally from Stewartsville is primarily a vocalist and pianist, but also writes and performs on various other instruments including guitar, aux percussion, and ukulele.
Following CDC regulations, Four Sisters Winery reintroduces its popular interactive Murder Mystery dinner.
Film begins at dusk - free admission. At the Veterans Pavilion in nice weather, or regular Pavilion in imperfect weather.
Upcoming films: Secret Life of Pets 2 (7/28); Frozen II (8/4); Sonic the Hedgehog (8/11)
Teacher Miss Nelson can’t control her crazy classroom because she’s just too nice. But, when she disappears, her substitute is the no-nonsense Viola Swamp! With the big test approaching, the kids realize how much they miss their Miss Nelson, and they’ll do anything to get her back!
The performance will be hosted outside on the front porch of Centenary University’s Seay Building. Although this is a free event, reservations are required and limited. Please make your reservations here or call the box office: 908-979-0900.
Four Sisters Winery's popular interactive Murder Mystery dinners are back and following CDC regulations.
Friday Nights at Donaldson Farms featuring James Off Main got off to a great start last week! This week's musical guest is is The Noble Bros. Band, a local favorite and Hackettstown hometown boys. Relax and enjoy delicious food and live music outdoors while surrounded by the stunning views of growing crop fields and mountain vistas. Bring your own adult beverages if you wish. Tickets are required to enter the event whether or not you plan to purchase food; all food is sold separately.
Continuing
This weekly Farmers’ Market offers quality fruits and vegetables as well as specialty items with special events throughout the season, from 10am-2pm every Saturday through September 26. The market runs along Route 57, anchored in the Pocket Park located at 44 E. Washington Ave.
Uncle Floyd is a NJ comedy legend and a national treasure. The Uncle Floyd Show aired in New Jersey and New York from 1974 to 1998. It can be read as a children's show or a parody of a children's show. Much of the humor has a twist aimed at adults, in the style of Soupy Sales and Pee Wee Herman.