An evening on the patio with Beer, Bourbon, BBQ & Cigars!
Starting May 29, 2019
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” - John Muir (1838-1914) Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the USA.
Saturday is National Trails Day, in honor of trails on public lands. Its purpose is to get people excited about the benefits of trails and spending time outdoors, as well as to bring awareness to trail issues. We think it's a great excuse for some wandering in Warren County, like at Jenny Jump State Forest (the photo shows the Swamp Trail there just a few days ago) or in one of the parks you'll find on the Warren Parks website. Or join one of the guided hikes you'll find when you read on! Meanwhile, farmers markets are opening for the season, the ballet is in town, and Shippen Manor is open for a special event. Say hello to June this weekend, and Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Come out for some great food, cold drinks and excellent entertainment!
Are you looking for a creative night out? Then sign up with Rustic Reflections Decor for a Custom Sign Making class.
Join artist and art teacher Suzanne Montgomery for four Friday night lessons exploring landscapes through drawing and painting. Lessons will be held at a private barn in Hardwick, NJ on Friday, May 31, June 7, June 28, and July 12 from 6-8pm.
Relax to some free music with family, friends, and delicious wines! Friday night meal deal is bigger and better! Enjoy a mac and cheese bar for $5 including toppings like cheese, black olives, jalapeno peppers, roasted corn, tomatoes, sour cream, bacon, and more.
A Lehigh Valley cover band that is known mostly for its unique song selection, tight vocal harmonies, and small but mighty horn section. Flynn's will have plenty of food and drinks; please leave yours at home!
In celebration of their 50th year in business, enjoy not one but two full days of free informative lectures and presentations, tours of their spectacular gardens, as well as a special ‘Friends of Well-Sweep’ Craft and Farm Market featuring 15 different vendors!
Help the Ridge and Valley Conservancy stewards with a variety of tasks such as trail clearing and invasive plant removal. Tools will be provided.
The PVT participates in NATIONAL TRAILS DAY by sponsoring a hike and booth display. The hike will begin at 10 am at Blairstown Airport in Blairstown, NJ. The length of the hike will be 4-6 miles. The booth will be located at the airport from 10 am – 2 pm.
The Warren County Parks Foundation hosts a hike for National Trails Day along the Morris Canal in Florence Kuipers Park. The hike offers an introduction to the trail, along with education about local history about the canal and its influence on the region.
Come hungry and ready for some fun! The event will feature 20 gourmet food trucks, live music, drinks and more. Entrance into the event is $5 and children 10 and under are free.
Come on out to taste their wines and enjoy a Strawberry Daiquiri made with their Rosita wine and locally grown berries from Phillips Farm just a mile down the road. Take some wine home and drive down to Phillips Farm stand to pick up a basket of berries or to pick your own in the berry patch!
Enjoy some free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
Market Price - Choice of: 6 oz. Filet $60, Dry Aged Pork Chop $50, Salmon Fish $45.
All served with seasonal vegetables, potato, and salad. Charcuterie A La Carte- $20.
Registration Fee - $25 non-refundable table fee.
The Library fundraiser dinner will begin at 6:30pm with a free wine tasting as you gather to drink in the fabulous views. Chef Patricia from Blue Boon Catering will tickle your taste buds with a delicious dinner.
Live classic hard rock will be playing while you enjoy a bite to eat and a drink.
Supernova covers a wide variety of music from the '70s to today’s hits.
Join yoga teacher Kate McGuinness for an all-level weekly outdoor yoga class at White Lake. Donation for the four-class series is $20.
It truly takes a village! Hope’s One Acre Farmers Market is inspired by a group of young people with amazing passion and community spirit, as 4th and 5th grade students presented the idea for a market at a township meeting.
Shippen Manor Museum, the circa 1754 Ironmaster's Residence at Oxford Furnace, will be open with an encampment and musket firing demonstrations by Helm's Company, 2nd NJ Regiment.
It's an open acoustic jam, and you're invited. Everybody plays, sings, and picks. Or just hang out, tap your toes, and listen. Dust off your instrument and be part of the fun!
All experience levels welcome. It's a family-friendly place to hang out and have some fun.
The New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet returns to the Sitnik Theatre stage for a double feature, Carnival of the Animals & Peter and the Wolf.
Strawberry Fun events are perfect for everyone who loves farm-fresh strawberries! Enjoy planting a strawberry plant in a 4″ pot, take a hayride tour of our farm, and create a strawberry-themed craft with your little farmer or gardener!
If you have one fruit tree or 20, this is sure to be a useful workshop. Megan Muehlbaur, Hunterdon County Agent will be visiting to provide extremely useful information on how to care for your trees, prevent or treat disease and yield more fruit.
Market Price - Choice of: 6 oz. Filet $60, Dry Aged Pork Chop $50, Salmon Fish $45.
All served with seasonal vegetables, potato, and salad. Charcuterie A La Carte- $20.
Chef Jack as he fires up the grill for a special evening under the Arbor!
Menu includes an entree which comes with a twice baked potato and a summer vegetable medley
Continuing
Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical.
Loner, and unemployed actor/writer Victor heads to Starwood Performing Arts Camp in the Catskill Mountains where he is forced into producing his unfinished original musical with a cast of adolescents.
The Clown is the story of Mumbles, a shy clown, who falls in love with the beautiful ballerina, Doria. When Dr. Tutto, the jealous circus owner discovers this, he frames Mumbles with the theft of the circus money box, and Mumbles is banished. THE CLOWN is presented through the Robert A.
Saturday evenings between April and October 2019, the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey (UACNJ) Observatory, located in Jenny Jump State Forest in Hope, NJ will be open.
If you thought you knew the story of 'The Princess and The Pea,' you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab?
Community Corner
Parents with preschool children ages 3-5 are welcome to sign up their children for this free class: Cool Treats. Email carly.sopko@wakefern.com to save your seat.
Browse the town of Alpha for things you need or that special something!
Time to shop and get rid of things you don't need! Browse and maybe find something you always wanted. You can still sign up to participate by May 30. Here is the application and more details.
Join us in celebrating communities, bringing hope. This event is sponsored by local churches, businesses and your neighborhood friends. It's free and held rain or shine!
Plan Ahead
Kathy’s Kove & Kafe’ will be offering Knitting Classes beginning in June, each Wednesday evening from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Create a delicious garden of culinary herbs for your enjoyment all summer long! Bring in your own basket or herb planter or choose from one of our unique containers. They will have recipes that include your herbs for you to take home.
David Winston, renowned herbalist and ethnobotanist, will present an educational walk to locate and identify common medicinal herbs in their native habitat. Learn about the healing properties of nature’s pharmacy, perhaps just beyond your own doorstep.
Join RVC Trustee Dennis Briede for a guided hike through the Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve. Preserved in 2011 by Frelinghuysen Township, this 161-acre woodland, once slated for development, is home to an informal network of hiking trails that cross scenic streams leading to a picturesque pond.
Join Patrick of Well-Sweep for an introduction to growing herbs. A lecture covering how to pair your herbs for success will be followed by your choice of plants for planting in a 6”x18” container. All basic care and use tips will be covered. Reservations are required; call 908-852-5390.
Create two of your own hypertufa trough planters with that Old English look. Choose from a variety of shapes and sizes for your project. We will be combining cement, perlite and other ingredients – so wear old clothes, bring rubber gloves and a face mask.
3rd Annual Lobster Clam Bake! Cost is $49 per person. Call 908-854-5300 to make your reservations.
"He is one of the singular instrumental stylists of American roots music, and to hear his sound once is to have it indelibly etched on one’s musical memory." - Pop Matters.
Join MWA's Watershed Programs Coordinator, Kyle Richter for a hands-on evening of learning more about what a watershed is and why it is important that we help to protect them!
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.
A free day of music, art, history, literature, and more returns to an historic Morris Canal site that is now a county park.