Every artifact tells a story. Join us as we allow the artifacts from our Rutherfurd Hall Collection to tell their stories about the house, its family, Allamuchy, New Jersey and beyond. With Speaker Joan Salvas, Rutherfurd Hall Historian.
Starting October 9, 2019
"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination." - Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist
What are your chosen goals or destinations in the coming week, as we mark the anniversary of Columbus's 1492 landing in the Americas? To attend a car show or swap meet? Learning about history, or how to make a new craft? Hiking, biking, kayaking? Strolling through a food truck or harvest festival? Visit a farm for a corn maze or to pick apples or pumpkins? Tasting wine or craft beers? Enjoying live music? The choice is yours among these, and more activities awaiting you in beautiful Warren County in the coming days! Thanks to Charlie Fineran for this week's photo of a red squirrel, taken near Van Campens Glen in the Delware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
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.
Unwind from the week and relax under the arbor enjoying great wine, food, and music. Starting at noon, Chef Anthony Fiore of Trattoria Di Fiore will have the following culinary treats available for purchase: freshly made wood-fired Pizza, Caprese Salad, Paninis, and Charcuterie.
Enjoy listening to Bill Ruddy. Wine is available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
Fall Cleanout! If you're looking to buy or sell hard to find parts, this will be your place! Clean out your garage, shed, and sell the parts you've been staring at! Pick up parts for your project!
A fund raising event for the Warren County Technical School, including food, music, and more! Many categories for prizes. Free spectator admission.
Join the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee (PVTC) at 10am on Saturday, October 12th for a fall foliage hike starting at Warbasse Junction, at the border of Sparta and Lafayette, New Jersey.
Join the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee (PVTC) at Warbasse Junction in Lafayette Township, NJ for a group ride.
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.
Design a lovely bouquet for your home by arranging dried flowers, herbs and seed pods with a wide array of colors and textures. Your choice of an 8″ ceramic vase will be used to make an 8″ x 18″ colorful project. Reservations are required. $39.00
Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band appears for your entertainment. Wood-fired pizza, estate premium wine, and music will be available.
Enjoy a relaxing fall afternoon on the banks of the Wild and Scenic Musconetcong River while listening to some live music and sampling fine wines as well as a curated selection of craft beer & ciders. Have fun while supporting a great cause!
Enjoy listening to Kyle Baker. Wine is available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
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.
Experience a delicious farm-fresh dinner in the rolling Warren County hills. Hosted and prepared by the farm owners, the Kesler Family, this three-course meal features fresh fruits and vegetables. Start at 5pm with a walking tour of the farm and appetizers, and continue with dinner and dessert accompanied by live music and refreshments. BYOB, rain or shine, casual attire, walking shoes recommended.
Special Halloween Jazz Concert! Come to this unique event to see what Corinne is witching up for your listening enjoyment!
James has been a perennial favorite at Roy’s Hall and we’re honored to bring him to our stage.
We have all been affected by illness, death, divorce, or career change and there is nothing like a trip to the woods to energize the healing process.
Celebrate a day in the sun with fabulous food trucks, great live music, and fun for the kids! $5/person admission; kids under 10 free; parking - $5/car. Bring the family, your dog (on a leash) - we'll have plenty of water bowls, bring blankets and chairs - pop up tents permitted.
Come out to the orchard and take your pick on a day filled with food, games for the kids and the colors of Fall! Don’t forget hamburgers, hot dogs and hot apple crisp for dessert! The event is for the benefit of the Montclair Children’s Center School.
An afternoon of great beer, food, raffles, event swag and guest appearances by some adoptable mutts! Check out amazing craft beer - including tasty flagship brews - produced locally by Man Skirt Brewing.
Together our mission is to save lives and end breast cancer. Departs from and ends at Tramontin Harley. $20 donation. Registration: 11am-12pm. Kickstands up: 12pm. Live music, food and beverages after the ride. First 50 to preregister will receive a free Harley cooler. 908-459-4101.
Come out and enjoy the beautiful view and live music on the deck with Richie G "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.
Warren County's museums at Morris Canal sites, and Shippen Manor, are open for the afternoon. Jim and Mary Lee Museum at Port Warren (pictured): Your last chance until next April to journey underground on a guided tour through the 165-foot tailrace tunnel into the turbine chamber, check out new animation depicting how Plane 9 worked, and see other canal artifacts in the museum. Warren Heritage Museum at Bread Bread Lock Park: Featured are displays that interpret history along the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway. Shippen Manor: Guided tours of the restored 18th century iron master’s mansion associated with Oxford Furance.
It's Harvest Time at the Manor! Our special guest interpreter will be demonstrating how colonial women prepared foods during the autumn harvest season in the workers' kitchen of the Manor.
Relax to the sounds of Barbie Tatum, whose soulful voice instantly captures audiences. 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.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
The murders continue at Four Sisters Winery! An unraveling plot, a victim, a murderer, and a cast of characters -including detectives - are selected and the mayhem begins. Through the process, great fun and a twisted story line leaves everyone guessing.
Join us for a moonlight paddle under the Hunter Moon on the placid waters of White Lake. The park will remain open during these hours for other park activities. Reservations required for use of a free RVC kayak.
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.
James, an accomplished songwriter’s songwriter, is back as a perennial favorite at Roy’s Hall. He's earned the respect of masterful writers such as Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nile, has built his acclaimed legacy on humbly honoring purity of expression.
James, an accomplished songwriter’s songwriter, is back as a perennial favorite at Roy’s Hall. He's earned the respect of masterful writers such as Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nile, has built his acclaimed legacy on humbly honoring purity of expression.
Continuing
Arnold Ridley's classic 1925 drama, a long running success in London and on Broadway, is packed with thrills, chills and laughter. In Maine near the Canadian border there's a legend of a phantom locomotive sweeping through a peaceful village leaving death in its wake. Accidentally stranded at a remote railway station and despite a psychic station master's weird stories of a ghost train, six passengers decide to stay the night. Soon they regret this decision as ghostly and not so ghostly apparitions materialize and the Ghost Train comes barreling down the line.
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!
The most popular of their workshops. They provide all materials and instruction for you to build and take home this beautiful arrangement. Cost is $50 per person. Reserve your seat by calling 908-852-7314.
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.
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).
Community Corner
Attention Veterans and those currently serving in our armed forces! Gather at 4:30 pm at Phillipsburg Middle School front lawn for a 5pm picnic dinner. You may bring one guest. Inclement weather, dinner will be served in the school cafeteria. POW/MIA Ceremony at 6:15 pm.
Pressed flowers are a delightful way to bring a breath of the garden indoors throughout the year. Learn how to get started; the best time to pick flowers and what to choose; which flowers and leaves dry successfully and have good color retention.