Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
Starting September 14, 2016
What a glorious time of year it is to Explore Warren County! Local apples are here and Pick-Your-Own activities have begun at most farms. It's a great time to get out for a hike, so remember that trails at beautiful places such as Merrill Creek Reservoir and Jenny Jump State Forest await you free of charge. Scroll down for plenty of other ideas - outdoors and in - to keep you entertained and engaged in the coming week or two. Looking for more things to do further down the road? Check out the events calendar on ExploreWarren.org, Warren County Wanderings' companion website that debuted over the summer. Whatever you decide, have fun and as always, Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Ever tried a black huckleberry? It's like a blueberry but less acid, and with a slight, pleasing seedy crunch. It's a favorite. For the last few years, summer droughts have restricted fruiting severely along the dry ridgelines this low shrub favors.
Join Ridge & Valley Conservancy Trustee & Naturalist Dennis Briede for a hike to the top of the Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch. Meet at RVC at 8AM to car pool to the Yards Creek Generating Station (Kaiser Trail) Parking Lot.
The fall rush is on so don't wait any longer - take your Hunter Education class at the hatchery. You must have your completed homework with you at the class and be pre-registered. Register for your class at www.nj.wildlifelicense.com.
The PVTC, a Friends Organization of the Kittatinny Valley State Park, will host a 4-5 mile hike along the Paulinskill Valley Trail. The trail is cinder-based which provides easy, level walking.
Centenary Stage Company’s Young Audience Series returns for the 2016 – 17 season on Saturday, September 17 at 11am in the Little Theater with the family favorite musical, Miss Nelson is Missing.
Two separate workshops will be held this day; reservations required for each.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
The Full Harvest Moon will occur on September 16 this year. It is THE most romantic of all moons. Rising early along the horizon just as the sun sets, it seems larger and brighter than other moons, and nearer to the earth. You almost feel that you could walk to the edge of the e
Come join us on the farm and enjoy the experience of eating locally. We create a full evening’s entertainment. We start your evening with a tour of our farm and then move into a slow-paced evening filled with food, wine and music. Start by enjoying appetizers then dinner and dessert.
Enjoy the historic Palace of Sweets by dressing the part! Ladies, don your retro dresses and guys, slick your hair and wear your denims and come out for Doo-Wop music and vintage 1950's cinema on the big screen.
Roy’s Hall proudly presents the The New Riders of the Purple Sage in concert to benefit our friends at the NJ Highlands Coalition.
A Guaranteed Payout Footbrake Race plus Test/Tune. Gates open at 10 a.m., time trials begin 12 p.m., elim around 2:30. Test/Tune available 12-5 p.m.
This 10th annual event, which brings the whole community together, will be held on Main Street from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The street will be filled with local shop sidewalk sales and displays, vendors, crafters and artists, food and live entertainment.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!
Oktoberfest celebration with County-Rock band, Kinderhook, at The Inn at Millrace Pond from 2-6 p.m.
Rain or Shine, under the big tent. Lawn chairs welcome, but no coolers or pets, please.
Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall kicks off its fifth season on Sunday, September 18, with two of America’s great jazz pianists, Bill Mays and Ted Rosenthal. Both of these talented artists will be backed by a solid rhythm section with Steve Varner on bass and Steve Johns on drums.
Join us for a night of creativity and fun! $20/child includes finished painting on canvas and Philly Pretzel platter. Ages 8 and older (drop off); children aged 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Register online or call Laurie Rapisardi at 908-852-1894 x334.
Continuing
The Rock Creek Tavern, Warren County's newest spot for night life, hosts "The Karl Jam" open mic/jam session every Thursday night. Running from 7-11 p.m., The Karl Jam is hosted by Karl Dietel, a longtime supporter of local music and one of the best keyboard players around.
This Friday night Happy Hour at Four Sisters Winery offers a food special every week and $2 off a glass or bottle of wine to be consumed on the deck. Come out and enjoy a night on the deck while enjoying your favorite wine, good food and non-live music. They also offer
Join us each Saturday through September 24 for the annual Washington Borough Green Team Farmers' Market, featuring a dozen farmers and artisans! Special activities will also include live music, face painting, and more. Visit the Green Team page for more information.
Rain or Shine
Eat locally - for the environment, for your health, and for the community that you live in! Check website for featured vendors each week. Live music, too!
Held every Saturday, June 4 - October 29, 2016, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Formerly known as the Belvidere Farmers' Market, this new location provides a venue where local farmers, producers, and artisans come together to provide a variety of fresh produce and related agricultural products directly to the consumer.
Community Corner
The public is cordially invited to attend a ceremony sponsored by the veterans in The American Legion, Carl D. Archer Post 528, honoring those not able to be with us.
The OCS Education Foundation holds its first Golf Outing. Registration is 12 p.m. for a 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. Entry Fee: $125 which includes green fees, cart, lunch and use of driving range, putting greens and lockers. Dinner to follow the tournament is $50 per person.
The Franklin Township Historical Commission in conjunction with the Franklin Township Committee proudly presents The History of the Wedding Dress by Johanna's Boutique, followed by an old fashioned reception in the church's Fellowship Hall.
NORWESCAP, along with its partners, is hosting this Women's Journey to Wellness Event on Saturday. October, 1 from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. at St. Lukes Warren Campus in Phillipsburg.
More Things to Do
Autumn is a great time to get above it all and enjoy the colorful fall foliage with a scenic air tour offered by Orlandi Flight Center, located at the Blairstown Airport. It's a way for you to escape the rigors of everyday life, lift your spirits, and it offers a view you will never forget. Flown by experienced and professional pilots, their FAA authorized air tour operation is an opportunity for you to relax and marvel at the splendor of flight as you feel your ground bound problems fall away.
You know the old saying about an apple a day... And the best ones are the ones you pick for yourself, as you enjoy the fresh air of bucolic Warren County! Check out the Farms page on ExploreWarren.org to find pick-your-own locations, as well as freshly-pressed cider.
Plan Ahead
Calling aspiring artists and wine lovers... time to get your hands dirty and cup full! Join us for a night of art therapy! $25/person includes canvas and paint, Philly Factory Pretzel platter and water. Bring your own bottle of wine.
Free event! Music on three stages!
Performers include: Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, Milkweed (plus Special Guest Joe Cirotti), and JerZgirls.
Family Fun Area with mini golf, games and rides
Step back in time when a cultural movement known as the Renaissance evolved; a time when da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Galileo transformed the world with their art and science.
Enjoy the beautiful view of the 250 acres overlooking vineyards, grassy fields and mountainsides at Four Sisters Winery. Apple picking, hayrides, live music and so much more will be featured, and DNA Music Entertainment will be playing all weekend.
Admission includes tours, lessons, stomping, wine tasting, waiter served appetizers and a monogrammed gift glass for you to keep. Music by Lou Pompilio's Mareluna Trio. Wine by the glass or bottle
The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning, tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today.
The 9th annual Grand Harvest Wine & Music Festival returns to Rutherfurd Hall with great music and food, and an extended list of craft and merchandise vendors.
WE'RE SORRY TO SAY THAT THIS TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUT. Don't let that happen again! Call the number below to be placed on a waiting list for next time.
Brook Hollow Winery says: QCrew BBQ has done many excellent pig roasts for us for many years, offering packages to meet any event expectations and more. Providing everything from a whole slow roasted pig to Teriyaki Drizzled Sirloins to a variety of delicious sides and desserts.
Calling aspiring artists and wine lovers... time to get your hands dirty and cup full! Join us for a night of art therapy! $25/person includes canvas and paint, Philly Factory Pretzel platter and water. Bring your own bottle of wine.
It's that time of year again! Guests dropping in. Parties to attend. Hostess gifts to give. You need wine to give and to share!
Three special holiday wines:
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 a unique picture on canvas.