Come by and listen to some Grateful Dead as well as Jerry Garcia's solo projects plus, much more!
Enjoy some music in the park. Funding has been made possible, in part, by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
Starting July 18, 2018
"That beautiful season the Summer! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; And the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Summer is flying by fast; we hope you're enjoying it to the fullest, and taking advantage of all the events - and all the bounty of our farms - that this season has to offer. Speaking of farms, just 10 days until the Warren County Farmers' Fair starts! The fair includes the 18th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival, which we're featuring in the top photo in Wanderings this week as well as in the More Things to Do section below. And if you want to keep cool, check out Explore Warren's list of community pools and lakes! Happy Wanderings!
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Head on out to the park and listen to some oldies rock n soul as the Summer Concert Series continues in Phillipsburg!
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines! Wine is available for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value. You can also endulge in a $5 loaded baked potato bar.
Great food, cold drinks, and awesome entertainment. Admission is free and is a family friendly event. There is a good reason these shows are so popular...come out and party with us. Call 908-454-0011 for more info.
Help us kick off our Beaver Creek Wine Festival with Gordon Ward. A solo, touring singer-songwriter dubbed New Jersey's Troubadour, Gordon paints musical portraits that plumb the depths of our emotions and bring the past to life while pointing to a hope-filled future.
Never Too Late is an Americana band comprised of all golden-agers.
Enjoy folk and easy rock from Kevin Kinsella and have a nice dinner and drinks.
Enjoy an evening out with friends and live music!
The CC Coletti band is an amazing music experience for all ages.
Do you like to laugh? Join the Hill for their summer comedy series featuring Buddy Fitzpatrick! Tickets are $25 (two food/drink item minimum). Doors open at 7pm for the 9pm show.
The festival features foods made with the flavors of Four Sisters' Beaver Creek Red wine, plus live music from 12pm-5pm and wine tastings or wine by the glass or bottle. $10 admission for adults which includes a memorable glass. Kids are free if you mention you saw it on their web site.
Why wait until September? Come get a taste of fall while it's still summer. Stop by Mackey's for some soft pumpkin ice cream, cider donuts, pumpkin cheesecake, popcorn, homemade soup, apple & pumpkin pies, cider and cider slushies!
Do you need some time to relax? Join yoga teacher Kate McGuinness for a 30-minute meditation walk through the forest and learn the basics of walking meditation. Free to all. Meet at the White Barn parking lot of White Lake.
Join RVC stewards and help with a variety of tasks such as trail clearing, trimming and invasive species removal at one of our preserves.
From the light of the sun and carbon in the air, plants create life. Celebrate the sweetness that native plants create – for wildlife, for people. This event is free. Check out the plants in bloom in their gardens, shrublands, and meadows.
Relax to the sounds of Joe Wagner Jazz Trio. Admission is $15 per person which includes wine tasting or your choice of one glass of wine from the Arbor selection. The wine tasting is complimentary for Gold Club Members.
Enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
Chef Michael White from Nicoletta is going to prepare a delicious meal while you enjoy some wine and live music under the arbor. $22 per person. Register today.
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Join Villa Milagro for a four course dinner served in a vineyard row as the sunsets. This month features Brazilian fare, prepared by Chef Edson Geleski, owner of Rios Brazilian Steakhouse in Nazareth, PA.
The George Gee Swing Orchestra packs a lot of swing into compact songs and tight, well-organized sets. Long enough to catch a groove, and short enough to catch your breath! 30 Years of Swingin’ – and still going!
The Black Cross Band offers a Southern Rock 'n' Roll twist to Rock Creek Tavern.
Join RVC Trustee Liz Marshall for the July "Hike of the Month" through Gnome Hollow Preserve. Sign-up here.
Come listen to some jazz by Corinne Mammana Quartet. $15/person includes wine tasting or your choice of one glass of wine from the Arbor selection. The wine tasting is complimentary for Gold Club Members.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
Stop by Main Street in Blairstown and shop a dozen local vendors while listening to some Americana, Jazz and Blues music. A minimum $5 per person suggested donation is requested to help fund their public events and programs. This event is hosted by the Blairstown Museum.
The murders continue at Four Sisters Winery! It's just for fun during our Murder Mystery Dinners. The event begins with a formal wine tasting, followed by a delicious dinner of baked ziti, meatballs, garden salad, bread & dessert.
House of Hamill is made up of two accomplished traditional fiddle players and classical violinists, and despite being young, have over 25 years of writing and performance experience between them.
Relax with some Yin Yoga in the fields of lavender in the evening summer sky. Bring a mat, blanket, your own yoga props and a relaxed mind. Yin yoga is a gentle, relaxing yoga practice for any level student.
The magic continues as young wizards and witches reunite to participate in new activities, attend new classes, and experience plenty of surprises. Wizarding folk will also enjoy many old favorites such as Quidditch, house decorating, dueling, and competing for the house cup.
Prepare for an adventure! Campers, ages 9-13 will leave all modern conveniences behind as they build an emergency shelter, learn primitive fire building skills, navigate using a compass, and learn how to handle basic first aid emergencies.
Big Jeff DeSmedt is the hardest-working six-foot-six-inch singer-songwriter in family music! Bring a chair. If it rains, we'll move the party inside. Fun for all ages.
Continuing
Hackettstown celebrates its diverse and exciting dining options with the 6th Annual Restaurant Week “Passport to HKTWN” from Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 29, 2018.
Children 7-9 will explore the connections between the Earth's ecosystems, and the microorganisms within those ecosystems.
Attention Children ages 9-13: Play some classic games like Capture the Flag, kickball, dodgeball, Monopoly, Risk, Stratego and Clue! Mornings will be spent outdoors with organized and referred sports games. Later, you will be indoors and play board games.
These aren’t your typical backyard games. Campers ages 9-13 will be engaged in activities like pipeline, treacherous transfer, stepping stones, blob tag, and many more.
Ellen is a Level 1 Certified Qigong Instructor with Supreme Science Qigong Center. Learn and practice a 5 exercise movements and Qigong breath work. Cost is $5.
Relax and do some yoga every Wednesday evening beginning June 6 through September 19. Find your breathe and peace of mind as you practice yoga in the fresh air with sweeping views of our our vegetable crop fields and fruit orchard and a chance to view a spectacular sunset!
Every Friday, sing your heart out! Bring your instrument, voice, poetry, story or written word. They have the mic and amp.
The Blairstown Farmers' Market is now in its 11th season and accepts SNAP! The Market, located on Route 521 across from the Blairstown Elementary School next to the Agway, will run every Saturday from 10am-1pm through October 27th and features a variety of local farmers, artisans, speakers,
Held every Saturday through September 22, rain or shine, with special events throughout the season. Check the "WEBSITE" link below and the Facebook page to find out what's new for this Saturday.
Saturday evenings between April and October 2018, the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey (UACNJ) Observatory, located in Jenny Jump State Forest in Hope, NJ will be open.
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's modern classic, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 countries. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a youn
Relax and unwind with some tapas, delicious drinks and some smooth sounds. Mama's Cafe Baci offers live entertainment seven nights a week, including Monday Acoustic Cafe, Rising Stars, and a new Late Night Menu, relaxing cocktails & tapas in their new 201 Fifth bar.
Join certified Yoga Teacher Kate McGuiness for a one hour, all levels Hatha Yoga class. All levels of experience are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing, bring water and a yoga mat.
A venue where local farmers, producers, and artisans come together to provide a variety of fresh produce and related products directly to the consumer. Open every Sunday, June-September.
Attention Veterans! There is a therapeutic yoga class designed for you and your families to attend.This class will be a place where you can come to learn through experience, the benefits of a regular yoga practice including peace of mind, improved physical health and overall well-being.
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Join Blairstown Hose Company #1 for a free family fun day! There will be a vendor fair and flea market from 12pm-7pm and registration for Firefighters entering the competition is from 1pm-3pm. Come cheer on your Firefighter. The competition starts at 3pm.
More Things to Do
Feeling adventurous? Want to see the most amazing views of our beautiful county from the SKY?! Then hop on board and join the fun close-up in one of the Hot Air Balloons at the Hot Air Balloon Festival at the Farmers' Fair! Balloon rides at the fair are $205 per person for Saturday and Sunday and $195 per person weekdays. Major credit cards accepted. Complete refund for balloon ride if canceled due to weather. To schedule your ride at the Balloon Festival with festival coordinators Balloonatics & Aeronuts - Hot Air Ballooning NJ, call 908-283-0721 or email fly@njballoonrides.com. Find details about the fair's Hot Air Balloon Festival at this link.
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HAIR celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory, to an infectiously energetic rock beat with songs like “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” “Hair,” “I Got Life,” and “Let The Sun Shine.” Exploring ideas of identity, community
Oliver! the classic family musical, based on the Charles Dickens novel, 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (Dominick Lusardi) falls in with a group of street-urchin pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and masterminded by the criminal Fagin. When Oliver’s intended mark, Mr.
From playing Orchestra to the Marine Corps; Pat played clarinet and saxophone for the Second Marine Air Wing Band to playing for the Jimmy Dorsey Band and The Harry James Orchestra.
Want a peaceful, relaxing night at White Lake? Moonlight paddle on the placid waters of White Lake. The park will remain open during these hours for other park activities. This is a FREE event and a limited number of kayaks will be available on a first-come first-serve basis.
Come celebrate Hops - Humulus - the 2018 International Herb Association’s Herb of the Year. Enjoy a tasty luncheon prepared with hops as well as other complimentary herbs.
Enjoy a clam bake on the patio. Jukebox Riot will be rocking the patio at 8pm. $49 per person. Taking reservations, so call 908-854-5300.
It’s that time again! Get your yoga on – and your wine/wine slushies! Let the stresses of your week melt away in our outdoor pavilion yoga class overlooking beautiful, lush vineyards. The class will be beginner-friendly and open to all levels.
Sorry, but this camp has been canceled. Get ready to embark on a series of adventures, fight monsters, go on quests, and beware of the gods who might interfere.
A certified lifeguard and boating instructor will teach campers everything from basic boat safety to how to steer using different strokes, and even some rescue techniques.
Sign up your kids for a morning filled with fun, cooking & learning. Kids will learn how to follow a recipe, how to participate in meal prep, healthier cooking options and more!