Starting September 5, 2018

Warren County Wanderings

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do." - Helen Keller

The kids are back in school now, but who says the grownups can't have fun on both weekends AND weekdays? The weather is great, there's a lot happening - including the return of Victorian Days  - plus plenty in our Plan Ahead section to put on your calendar. Happy Wanderings!

Coming Up

The highly anticipated Sunflower Tour Season is here! It kicks off with a special weekday tour today starting at 4:30pm. Regularly-scheduled tours will be held this Saturday and Sunday at 9am, 12pm and 4pm, with future public tour dates to be announced depending on weather and crop conditions.

Tired of working out in a gym on a beautiful day? Tired of the same old work out routine? Join us on the farm for a fun, creative, 45 minute outdoor fitness session!

Bring the family to enjoy the music of Late Night Kennel Club. Fresh, local & friendly. Dinner served 5-9 p.m. with music from 6-9 p.m.

 Bring the whole family for an "Old Country Fair" day of fun with carnival rides, live music, entertainment, games, food and vendors. 

Enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Enjoy a mix of country, folk and light rock music as you take pleasure in dinner and drinks.

Join us for this time-honored tradition in historic and scenic Belvidere, and stop by the Explore Warren table on Hardwick Street to say hello!

Presented by the Warren County Historical & Genealogical Society, with tours departing from their museum. Advance reservations required! $20/person donation.

Come listen to some classic rock while having a nice dinner and drinks.

Supernova covers a wide variety of music from the '70s to today’s hits.

The Canal Society of New Jersey offers a wide range of programming at Waterloo Village. 

HIGHLANDS CANAL BOAT EXHIBIT: this new exhibit features the recently discovered remains of what may be the last Morris Canal Boat.

Learn the art of drying, freezing and canning your herbs, vegetables and fruit so you can enjoy the benefits of your garden year-round. Reservations are required. $28. Call 908-852-5390.

Join RVC Trustee Sharon Wander on a ramble along the trails at White Lake Park to learn how to identify these colorful plants before autumn touches them with frost . Register here. Rain date September 9.

This year's military-themed 7-acre corn maze opens for the season with a special weekend to show gratitude to first responders just before the anniversary of 9/11.

Come listen to the sounds by Corinne Mammana Quartet. $15/person includes wine tasting or your choice of one glass of wine from the Arbor selection. The wine tasting is complimentary for Gold Club Members.

Sip wine and enjoy live music in a casual atmosphere. Wine for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value. Bring your own food if you like.

Grandparents, come on out to sample delicious wines and celebrate all that you do for your kids and theirs! $10 includes wine tasting, wine glass to keep and gift chocolates for Grandparents.

This Paint & Sip (Lavender Tea) event is a class that is open to all skill levels. There will be step by step instructions. All materials are provided, except a paint smock. $40 per person.

There will be food trucks, food vendors, games, prizes, character costumes and fun for the whole family!

All proceeds from the festival benefit ShopRite Partners In Caring, our hunger fighting program that contributes to food banks & food pantries right here in our community. 

Join M Galleries for the opening reception of "Sacred Heart Suburb" by Martha Wirkijowski whose artistic passion takes influence from her polish father and great-grandfather, along with her love for traveling. 

The concert series continue with Riverside Jazz - Latin. Come to hear, appreciate and enjoy Jazz and Classical musicians and vocalists from traditional to contemporary.

Come on out to the Draught House and see The Amish Outlaws! Tickets are on sale for $15. Call 908-223-1226 or stop on by.

The Bellfy Band blends classic rock, country & pop with their own strong vocal harmonies, playing music ranging from the '70s through today’s hits.

Come to Bea McNally's and listen to Katastrophy! Offers up a musical mix that’s sure to get the audience moving. 

It's the 30th anniversary of the Ol' Daze Drags but this time we are slating the Nostalgia Funny Cars, too! Plus a car show, all cars 30 years and older welcome.

Of course we will also have a full slate of Nostalgia bracket classes.

Bracket Classes:

Join certified Yoga Teacher Kate McGuiness for a one hour, all levels Hatha Yoga class. All levels of experience are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing, bring water and a yoga mat. 

Meet at the White Lake barn for a 15-mile loop.

Help Musconetcong Watershed Association celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Wild & Scenic Rivers Act by attending the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. 

It’s that time again! Get your yoga on – and your wine/wine slushies! Let the stresses of your week melt away in our outdoor pavilion yoga class overlooking beautiful, lush vineyards. The class will be beginner-friendly and open to all levels.

Relax to the sounds of the BC Combo. $15/person includes wine tasting or your choice of one glass of wine from the Arbor selection. The wine tasting is complimentary for Gold Club Members.

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. 

Stop by for a little while, or hang out for all three hours. Bring your instruments and/or voice. Or just sit-in and enjoy the music. It's a live, acoustic music jam, and EVERYBODY plays and sings along, (if you like).

Held in the parking lot along Moore Street, between Stella G’s and the firehouse, Hackettstown BID's 5th Annual Autumn Lamplight Dinner is a 21+ event that transforms the area into a magical outdoor courtyard, with guests sampling culinary specialties from Hackettstown restaurants representing di

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Between May through September, a limited amount of kayaks are available on a first-come, first-serve basis for the public to enjoy. Life vests and paddles are included. Reservations are not available. For more information, please contact 973-937-8748.

Relax and do some yoga every Wednesday evening beginning June 6 through September 19. Find your breathe and peace of mind as you practice yoga in the fresh air with sweeping views of our our vegetable crop fields and fruit orchard and a chance to view a spectacular sunset!

It's another fun night with DJ Nappz! 

Saturday evenings between April and October 2018, the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey (UACNJ) Observatory, located in Jenny Jump State Forest in Hope, NJ will be open.

Relax and unwind with some tapas, delicious drinks and some smooth sounds. Mama's Cafe Baci offers live entertainment seven nights a week, including Monday Acoustic Cafe, Rising Stars, and a new Late Night Menu, relaxing cocktails & tapas in their new 201 Fifth bar.

Every Sunday, enjoy delicious breakfast and lunch menu selections served up buffet-style. Get family and friends together for a new Sunday tradition. Adults $15.95, Children $9.95 and 4 and under are free.

Every Sunday, stop on by for some live music and a delicious brunch!

Attention Veterans! There is a therapeutic yoga class designed for you and your families to attend.This class will be a place where you can come to learn through experience, the benefits of a regular yoga practice including peace of mind, improved physical health and overall well-being.

Community Corner

Support your local fire department by coming on a train ride to Susquehanna Mining. Activities include touch a fire truck, explore a corn maze, meet real firemen, vote on the best truck and more! Tickets are $22 for Adults and $16 for Children. Food can be purchase for an additional cost.

Electronics Recycling Day! Time to get rid of unwanted TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, desktop printers and fax machines. Open to Warren Country Residents only. Must show proof of residency.

Attention local women running small businesses: Join this group that meets each month in a social setting where busy women who run small businesses can casually network and get to know each other.

Plan Ahead

Sorry, but this event has been canceled. This free workshop will help your Senior loved one understand the basics of how to get started on a final years’ plan, learn where to find assistance and recognize the important conversations to begin and with whom.

This month the Lunch & Learn is all about drones and how they are now being used in business, and how they can possibly help your business.

Spend your morning creating your very own autumn planter! Choose from a selection of mums, peppers, kale, cabbage, millet, and pumpkins. The planter, soil, and instructions are yours for a fee of $10.

10% off chemical-free native plants like wildflowers, shrubs, graminoids, and trees. They will be on hand to help you make the best selection for your planting. While there, take a self-guided tour of their restorations, meadow, orchard, and native permaculture plantings.

Join Suzanne Montgomery for six Friday night lessons exploring topics of your choice through drawing and painting. Lessons will be held at a private barn in Hardwick. Donation: $90, all proceeds go directly towards RVC's efforts to preserve land.

Get on your poodle skirts and turn up the jukebox, for a fun Sock Hop night at Brook Hollow Winery.

The California Guitar Trio is Paul Richards from Los Angeles, Bert Lams from Belgium and Hideyo Moriya from Japan.

Wilbur's has been hosting craft fairs for 38 years!

Relax with the Healing Arts of Reiki and the beautiful calm serene Orchard View Lavender Farm. Lavender and Reiki creates the perfect combination for harmony and balance. Schedule your therapeutic session to facilitate an experience of peace and deep relaxation.

Learn how to capture the amazing benefits of medicinal plants. This will be a lecture and demonstration on both the simple folk method and how to use calculations based on the plant to make your own alcohol tinctures and glycerin extracts. Reservations are required. $35.00.

The Department of Land Preservation is celebrating Warren County’s vast array of parkland, historic preservation locations, farmland, and open space. There will be live music, history, activities, an exotic animal presentation, food vendors, and much more!

Container gardens are a great way to enjoy seasonal splashes of color. For unique fall container garden ideas, this workshop will mix eye-popping blooms with rustic grasses and foliage, bringing the shades and tones of autumn to your home.

In this fun workshop you will have the choice to make several ceramic garden markers or a beautiful decorative tray. Reservations are required. $45.00. Call 908-852-5390.

Enjoy culinary creations from Osteria Morini, award-winning wines from Alba Vineyard, and live music under the arbor. Admission is $15 per person, which includes wine tasting OR your choice of 1 glass of wine from the Arbor selection. Oysters are $20 per person.

For only $30, have a nice meal and laugh the night away. Call 908-777-3777 for more details.

Join Villa Milagro for a four-course dinner served in a vineyard row as the sun sets. This month features a country style Italian meal featuring Porchetta - a whole roasted suckling pig prepared by Chef Francesco Sorgiovanni. He owns Francesco's Italian Ristorante in Phillipsburg.  

Scott Sharrard is an American musical artist widely known as the lead guitarist and musical director of the Gregg Allman Band, where he was hailed as “Gregg Allman’s secret weapon” by Glide magazine.

"Curtain Up!" with Paula Poundstone - Sept. 15

Sorry, but this event has sold out! With smart, observational humor and a legendary spontaneous interaction with the crowd, Paula Poundstone is one of our country’s pre-eminent comedians.

Enjoy a delicious afternoon of tea samples from common to unusual, and learn their health benefits and lore. Windowsill and garden growing tips will be covered as well as harvesting, drying and brewing. Crazy hats encouraged. Reservations are required. $33.00. Call 908-852-5390.

Brought to you by It's the Talk of the Town, LLC, this event also features Wellness speakers, Reiki demonstrations, yoga in the vineyard, and natural products for home and health. 

Join Green Tulip Health & Wellness for a basic Ayurveda class and tea tasting of Ayurvedic choices. Participants will learn which foods are best for their dosha’s and learn the importance of Ayurveda recognized 6 tastes, food combination and spices through a demonstration.

This Sip and Chalk Class will include one 18 and 1/2 inch by 18 and 1/2 inch white chalkboard frame and 1 Chalk Couture Size B Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice Reusable Transfer. You will be taught how to use your new Chalk Couture Transfer.

Northwest Jersey's largest street and music festival is back in Downtown Washington, with live music, vendors, kids fun area, food, beer garden, and more!

The evening will begin in the Tranquility Garden with a lavender beverage and passed hors d 'oeuvres followed by a fabulous four course gourmet dinner at 7pm.

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