Starting March 8, 2017

Warren County Wanderings

“I don’t mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.” - Victor Borge

So consider this your friendly reminder to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, after a fun-filled day that may include hunter education, maple sugaring, wine & art, a choice of two Murder Mystery Dinners, live music...

Read on for all this and more, and start planning for St. Patty's Day next weekend! Happy Daylight Savings Time, and Happy Wanderings!

 

Coming Up

Open Mic Night hosted by Gabriel Francis the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Come on out and play some music!

2 days,1 mission: CHANGE THE WORLD!
What you will be attending is not a seminar but a movement. With some of the best thought leaders in the world ranging from Olympic Gold Medalist to Fortune 500 executive coaches our goal is to not only help you be more but do more. Come join us!

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

A long-time favorite on the local circuit, relax and soak in the soothing vocals of jazz and blues guitarist Lou Pompilio, who will be performing at Nonpareil for two gigs in March.

Enjoy live music in a relaxed atmosphere at Rock Creek Tavern. The Big Fuss bills itself at a "hard rockin' cover band" from central NJ. 

Grab your boots, grab your friends and come out for a fun night of music, food, drinks and dancing at Plan B Pub. Music is the "cranked up Country" of Glenn Roberts while professional dancer and choreographer Elizabeth De Gennaro leads the line dancing.

Hunter Education at Pequest: Firearms at 9am; Turkey Hunting Seminar and Calling Clinic at 1pm on Saturday, March 11.

Chase those winter blues and visit Millbrook Village to see maple syrup or maple sugar being made. The sugar maples are tapped and the sap is flowing. See how the “Mud Season Harvest” is transformed from sap to sweet maple sugar.

There are connoisseurs of fine wine and connoisseurs of fine art. Visit Vintage North Jersey member wineries on this coming weekend, March 11 and 12, and you can be a connoisseur of both!  Each winery will display works of local artists and will offer wine tastings.

"Celebrating 20 years of farming ~ New Jersey's most award winning vineyard." Alba is open every day for wine tastings - $10/person, 21 and older.  Alba offers a wine experience unlike any other as guests sample our award winning wines paired with small bites.  Learn the story of e

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines! 

It's not a typical "Who Done It" - it's the guests in the audience that create a witty, weaving story line. As the plot thickens, the victim falls prey and with deductive reasoning detectives investigate to reveal the murderer! Who do you think did it?

The year is 1884 and the town Bamboozle, Colorado. Civil War Hero Colonel Karmel Korn and his family have relocated here and opened the Legend of Karmel Korn Museum. But not everyone in town thought the Colonel's Civil War actions were heroic.

"The heirs apparent to [Celtic] mayhem!" - Celtic Beat Magazine Back by popular demnad! The Tartan Terrors are their own Celtic Invasion, mixing rock's energy with traditional folklore, dance, and comedy.

Country recording artist and songwriter Bobby Clark "Plays it Hard" at Rock Creek Tavern!

Members of the Big Boss Sausage have performed in almost every state in the nation at venues ranging from stadiums to gas stations. Their live shows are exhilarating and engaging. The band is known for their sometimes hilarious, sometimes riveting original music.

Zaire was founded by three high school friends (Mike DiCenso, Jim Leahey and Matt Pisani). They play acoustic music with an emphasis on strong, tight 3-part harmonies.

Always a great night at Bea McNally's! 908-813-1900.

 

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.

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Enjoy live music in a casual atmosphere at Rock Creek Tavern. Singer, guitar player, songwriter, occasional mandolin player J T Rooney plays here Sunday afternoon.

Which came first? The chicken, or the egg? Or the sign with the chicken and "fresh eggs" label? Don't brood over the issue!

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.

Community Corner

Does your child love art? If so, join us for a 4 week after school art program designed specifically for your creative child who loves to sketch! Open to children in grades 3-8 and being held March 6,13, 20 and 27 from 3:45 to 4:45. $48 per child. To register call 908-852-1894 ext.

“Every moment is a fresh beginning” – T.S. Elliot

A series of five workshops conducted by NORWESCAPS's Career & Life Transistions Center held each Wednesday from March 8 thorugh April 5. Sign up for any or all of the following:

Join us and warm up with good food for a great cause! WCRW are excited to be hosting the first ever Scholarship Chili Dinner at the Washington Borough Firehouse/Municipal Building. General Admission: $10; Children under 8, Seniors 60+ and Veterans: $5.

6-Week Session from March 13 through April 24, 2017. (No class on April 17.)

Classes are:

4pm - Beginner: Students are introduced to the practice of yoga through a safe and effective Gentle Yoga Basics series. Each session is 60 minutes in length.

Calling aspiring artists and wine lovers... time to get your hands dirty and cup full! Join us for a night of art therapy! Bring a bottle of wine and paint an awesome inspiring elephant!

Bring a bottle of wine to sip, and an empty one to paint! During this workshop we will be using recycled wine bottles & transform them into artistic masterpieces. $35/person.

Plan Ahead

This March 16 Warren County Arts group meeting (rescheduled from March 9) will feature artist Beth Murphy presenting her pressed botanical artwork - A fresh take on embracing the beauty surrounding us.

Come and join us for a festive weekend filled with traditional Irish cuisine, green beers, and bagpipers as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all weekend long!

St. Patrick's Day Party with live band, Single Bullet Theory. Great food and drink specials!

On this day, everyone is Irish! The Dark River Band will be performing live at Plan B Pub on St. Patrick's Day, 9pm-midnight. Special St. Paddy's Day menu complete with green beer! Call now to reserve your table.

Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music.

Come and celebrate all that is Irish! All you Lads and Lassies are invited to eat, drink, and be merry at Flynn's! All ages are welcome to enjoy Irish music and dance!
$26/adult; $13/age 10 and younger. Call 908-454-0011 to make your reservation.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! TICKETS ON SALE FOR APRIL 8 GRAPE STOMPING. 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.

Presented by Belvidere Lions Club, this dance benefits its scholarship program and features local band Uncle Rocco. $25/person includes beer, soda and snacks.

The XY Dance Project has a unique movement style that blends contemporary dance through the spiritual rhythms of African dance, the grace and peace of Tai Chi and the heart of street dance. 

Join comedians Johnny Lampert and Sherry Davey, two of the countries premier comedians for a night of laughter at Blair Academy’s Armstrong Hipkins Center in Blairstown.

This buffet breakfast is back and boasts a large selection of great food and corned beef hash this month. Adults $8, Seniors $7 and Child $4. For more information, call 908-475-2036.

Artist Jeffery M Green will be giving a colored pencil demo with WCARTS. He will begin with a short talk discussing basic technique, showing some of his pieces, and sharing challenges in his life.

This buffet breakfast is back and boasts a large selection of great food! Adults $7, Seniors $6 and Child $4. For more information, call 908-475-2036.