The Rutherfurd Hall Foundation presents an exclusive evening of seasonal small plates and wine pairings at David’s Country Inn's New Outdoor Courtyard. Cocktail hour is from 6-7pm. Four courses and appropriate wine selections follow from 7-9pm.
Starting October 23, 2019
“A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality.” - Lucy Van Pelt, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Halloween is just around the corner, a great time for the kids, but for adults, too! Parades, parties, cemetery and in-town tours and more start up this weekend and continue to next. Find some spooky fun ahead, and it's all listed together when you click here for our Halloween Fun Guide. Still need to find a pumpkin? Click on the Fall Farm Fun guide for pumpkin picking and more. You'll find the spooky pirates pictured here in front of Yeagers Floor Covering in Lopatcong Township, where they like to get into the spirit of the season. And we do, too! Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Come nourish your body and soul - - and treat your taste buds. Cost includes a yoga class and wine tasting with Instructor Jules, owner of River Soul Yoga in Milford, NJ.
Based on the literary classic, The Things They Carried is the powerful telling of Tim O’Brien’s personal journey from his innocent years in rural Minnesota to the jungles of Vietnam.
Join Chef Anthony Fiore of Trattoria Di Fiore for Alba's last dinner of the year, an Italian Family Style Supper featuring endless pasta, Chicken Parmesan, sausage, meatballs, garden salad, garlic bread, and Tartufo for dessert.
Put on your lederhosen and join in a German-filled night of food, music, and wine! All your favorite tunes provided by accordionist Erik Kerssen to enjoy with all your favorites from Alpine Meats in Blairstown, specializing in authentic German foods.
Enjoy listening to Late Night Kennel Club. Wine is available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
It's that time of year! Get ready to be spooked. Email: hackettstownpamjohn@verizon.net to reserve your spot for a one-hour walking tour starting at the Hackettstown Historical Society Museum.
Do you have what it takes to brave a haunted house, souls of sideshow freaks, and zombie apocalypse?
With over 50 years combined experience performing throughout the area, this is a night you won't want to miss!
Join in on the fun! There will be a Costume Contest and music starting at 8pm. First Place -$200; Second Place – $100; Third Place – $50.
The ultimate celebration of books! Easton, PA hosts a three-day literary festival with events happening on the Warren County side of the Delaware River in Phillipsburg as well.
A fun class where you get to create a magical miniature fairy scene in a woodland basket or upon a piece of driftwood. Choose a fairy, then build a dwelling place using moss, twigs, bark, woodland creatures and other trinkets. Bring your imagination! Reservations are required. $48.00
Join in the second annual Safer in Warren County Dog Walk! Register at 10:30 for the 11:00 a.m. walk. Domestic violence happens among all races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, and ability. It impacts all members of the family, including our pets.
The '50s, '60s and '70s music with classic country and more is the style that Janci and Berry bring to Four Sisters Winery.
The Blairstown Historic Preservation Committee presents their annual fall walking historical tour where some natural, spooky phenomena may occur! The tour will focus on the origins of the cemetery and the prominent citizens buried here who helped to establish Blairstown from its earliest be
Relax to the sounds of the BC Combo. Wood-fired pizza, estate premium wine, and music will be available. Admission is as follows: ESTATE - $15 per person, flight of eight wines from our primary production and estate cuvées and music.
A popular local duo, Stan & Elise return to Brook Hollow to perform a mix of classic '60s tunes, contemporary favorites and jazz standards.
Pack a lunch, bring food to grill, carry a lawn chair or blanket, or grab a table and chair under the pergola to enjoy the Music at Milagro series.
Get dressed up and join in on the fun at the Hackettstown Main Street Halloween Parade & Trick or Treating at the downtown businesses.
Halloween Costume Party w/Johnny's Jukebox with great dinner and drink specials all night!
Kathy's Kove presents a monthly Cultural Fund Raiser Dinner for Ghana 4E, a non-profit organization working with students in Ghana, Africa. This month honors the spirit of Oktoberfest with an authentic German dinner! Sauerbraten, spaetzle, red cabbage and potato salad, dessert and beverage/BYOB.
Ronnie Penque of The New Riders of the Purple Sage brings us his new project Panama Dead, a tribute to the music of the classic New Riders of the Purple Sage. Panama Dead Plays all the classic NRPS songs like Henry, Last Lonely Eagle, Glendale Train, Panama Red and many more.
Join us for The Willows Halloween Party. Costumes are welcome and encouraged!!
Join us the last Saturday in October as we celebrate Halloween with Astronomy, and the drawing for our Telescope Giveaway! Featured Presentation: "The Beauty and Power of the Universe" with Spooker Walt Windish. Come in costume and win a prize.
Come party with your favorite! There will be drink and shot specials all night if you dress up! The party kicks off at 8pm and your favorite bartenders will be in costume behind the bar! Costume contests, giveaways, and more.
Come out October 26 for our annual Halloween Party! There will be a costume contest for sexiest, scariest, best costume and best couple costume! $5,000 in cash and prizes!
Join us for a Spook-tacular Sunday Brunch! Our Halloween Brunch will feature our regular weekly Sunday Brunch menu items, some with a spooky twist! We invite you to our “haunted” ballroom for this special occasion.
Join Ridge and Valley Conservancy Trustee Joel McGreen for the October "Hike of the Month" through Beech Ridge Preserve. We will meet at trail head at 10:50am for a 11am hike.
Ever wonder what dropping a pumpkin from 75 feet would look like? Here’s your chance. Join us October 27 at the Washington Fire Department for the Pumpkin Drop Festival. There will be food trucks, a beer garden and a corn hole tournament.
We are very excited to be bringing a special wildlife art show to the Brook Hollow Winery on Sunday, October 27 from noon to 5 or so! Please save the date and join us for original art and reproductions. Carol Decker will also be signing two of her art labels on wine, reds and whites.
Cassidy Rain and her beautiful, soulful voice are sure to wow you, as will the talented guitar playing of Bryan Schroeder performing at Four Sisters Winery.
Relax to the sounds of The Kathy Phillips Trio - unique blend of pop, folk, rock, and jazz. Wood-fired pizza, estate premium wine, and music will be available. Admission is as follows: ESTATE - $15 per person, flight of eight wines from our primary production and estate cuvées and music.
Kate and Paul have covered a diversity of musical genres, from pop and progressive rock to rhythm & blues, country and folk-rock. Enjoy the music and some delicious wine.
Bring your trick-or-treat bags and put on your best costumes for this beloved Halloween event! The Phillipsburg-Easton Halloween Parade is a tradition that attracts thousands of residents from both Easton & Phillipsburg.
The 2019-20 season of Jazz at Rutherfurd launches with the Danny Bacher Quartet, led by this talented singer, saxophonist, consummate performer and fresh face as jazz’s newest bright light. And man, does he swing!
Ronnie Penque of The New Riders of the Purple Sage brings us his new project Panama Dead, a tribute to the music of the classic New Riders of the Purple Sage. Panama Dead Plays all the classic NRPS songs like Henry, Last Lonely Eagle, Glendale Train, Panama Red and many more.
Put on your lederhosen and join in a German-filled night of food, music, and wine! All your favorite tunes provided by accordionist Eric Kerssen to enjoy with all your favorites from Alpine Meats in Blairstown, specializing in authentic German foods.
Bring your trick-or-treat bags and put on your best costumes for the beloved 40th annual Phillipsburg-Easton Halloween Parade, a tradition that attracts thousands of residents from both Easton & Phillipsburg.
Put on your lederhosen and join in a German-filled night of food, music, and wine! All your favorite tunes provided by accordionist Eric Kerssen to enjoy with all your favorites from Alpine Meats in Blairstown, specializing in authentic German foods.
Bring your trick-or-treat bags and put on your best costumes for the beloved 41st annual Phillipsburg-Easton Halloween Parade, a tradition that attracts thousands of residents from both Easton & Phillipsburg.
Continuing
Every weekend in October at Four Sisters Winery!
12 - 5pm: Pick-your-own Pumpkins & Apples; tractor-drawn Hayrides; Corn Maze ($5); wine tasting, Wine Cellar tours; Games for everyone!
Want to play a game? A new mystery will be announced each Monday. An item has mysteriously disappeared from a business in Washington Borough! The businesses are calling on residents to help find the missing item and solve the mystery.
Join ShopRite of Washington's registered dietitian nutritionist Carly for a FREE 4-week weight management class. Each class will cover different tips and tricks to support your wellness goals including 5 major components to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
This year's corn maze pays tribute to the Huey helicopter, the workhorse of the Vietnam War. The maze is open 11am-6pm Wednesday to Sunday each week through November 11 (call for a Monday or Tuesday visit).
This year's Corn Maze The Great Pumpkin Train. Come on out and play the game where getting lost is half the fun!
Kris Ensiminger of Humdinger Alpacas will teach a three-week Beginner class on consecutive Wednesday evenings. Learn the basics of knit and crochet and bring a finished project home with you.
Community Corner
Make it a Ladies Night! Make a ceramic clay mug on Oct. 25 and on Nov. 8 you glaze it. Cost: donation. Call or text to reserve your spot: 484-682-3152.
Support a local fire company and shop at a vendor/craft show. There will be food, lots of vendors, 50/50 and a tricky tray.
All are welcome to our annual Apple Fest which includes a pig roast. Cost is $10 per adult / $8 for children / 3 and under free.
All-you-can-eat Family Style Roast Beef Dinner with assorted desserts. Call ahead and leave message to reserve tickets, or buy them at the door. $15/adult; $14/Senior and take-out; $8/child age 6-12; free for kids age 5 and younger. 908-453-2301.
Plan Ahead
Urban legend claims that Queen Elizabeth asked Shakespeare to write a play featuring “the fat knight in love.” In The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff is certainly in lust, if not truly in love.
It's good to find yourself. In this course, put your map and compass skills to work and build confidence as you experience real-life off trail navigation and triangulation situations in indoor and outdoor exercises. Learn to deal with obstacles, interpret terrain, and estimate distances.
Dead On Live returns to Roy’s Hall for a Halloween season Grateful Dead show, with a multimedia historical overview of the Dead’s rich and stylistically diverse 30-year career.
Visit the sites in Allamuchy that have historical ties to Rutherfurd Hall. Our tour guides will share the rich history that Allamuchy has to offer. Rutherfurd Hall will be open for special visiting hours Saturday.
Join Tri-County Volunteer Fire Co. Auxiliary and Fire Co. for a great selection of crafters, vendors, tricky tray, raffles, and food.
Waking from hibernation in the spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. The two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.
The evening features the American Masterwork Rodeo, by Agnes de Mille with score by Aaron Copeland, Margo Sappington's haunting pas de deux Waterfront, and Matthew Rushing's tribute to Count Basie, Hand in Hand and James Kinney's Civil War homage American Salute.
Enhance your sleep, uplift your mood and brighten your dreams with a Herbal Dream Pillow! Learn the properties of several herbs that aid in sleep, then combine them into your own blend and sew them into a 4″ x 6″ pillow. Reservations are required. $38.00
A lively re-telling of the well-known fairy tale about a brother and sister who wander into a forest where they are captured by a witch in a fantastic gingerbread house.
Victor Fiore is a highly respected area guitar instructor known for nurturing some of the brightest talent in the NW NJ region. He inspires his students and encourages them to hone their skills by performing live whenever possible.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. YOU are needed at the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County, DASACC for short.
Enhance your sleep, uplift your mood and brighten your dreams with a Herbal Dream Pillow! Learn the properties of several herbs that aid in sleep, then combine them into your own blend and sew them into a 4″ x 6″ pillow.
Reservations are required. $40/pp