The Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch of the Warren County Library for an evening of live music. The Outcrops play music with heart. They have dug their roots deep into blues, funk, R&B, soul, and more. Bring a blanket, a picnic dinner, and some dancing shoes.
Starting Septermber 15, 2021
"Live your life like a butterfly. Take rest sometimes, but never forget to fly." – Anonymous
This beautiful photo, taken by Charlie Fineran, calls to mind the monarch’s rest before its journey to Mexico. Once seen in abundance, now they may grace your yard only here and there. Another sign our seasons are changing from summer to fall and to appreciate the present moment.
The calendar is filling up with happenings around the county. This weekend in Washington is Festival in the Borough, a day jam-packed with music, vendors and food! Four Sisters Winery is kicking off fall with Harvest Weekends complete with live music and apple picking. Flowerland Growers, Well- Sweep Herb Farm and Donaldson Farms are hosting fall décor creations workshops and edible plant recipes. And as always, the music is jammin’ all weekend!
Congratulations to Diane W. of Belvidere, winner of the prize offered by Explore Warren at Belvidere Heritage Day - an apple picking activity as well as a variety of apple-related goodies generously donated by Mackey’s Orchard. To all of our other visitors that day, better luck next time! And a warm welcome to our new subscribers.
Remember - never forget to fly, and Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Celebrate the wonderful season of autumn by creating your very own masterpiece with gorgeous mums, celosia, grasses, asters, rudbeckia, ornamental peppers, kale and cabbage and an adorable accent scarecrow.
With the garden at its peak and an abundance of herbs, it’s time to harvest. Come learn the basics on how to make your own herbal condiments.
This class will feature the creation of two oils, two vinegars and a pesto to take home. Light refreshments will be served.
Grab a grandparent and join VonThun for opening fall weekend. Every grandparent gets in free with one paid admission!
Northwest Jersey's largest street and music festival returns to Downtown Washington, with live music, vendors, kid's fun area, food, beer garden, and more! Three stages offer a diverse range of musical styles, plus dozens of vendors and local businesses will provide hours of shopping along with children's games and activities. This event is free to attend and includes plenty of free parking, and takes place rain or shine.
Main Stage Performers: Big Easy Easton Brass Band; Belly Dancers; Kinderhook (country rock); Bobby Harden Band (soul); Southbound (southern rock); Katie Henry Band (blues/rock); Smithereens (ROCK)
Fall is upon us and Donaldson Farms wants yours to start off right with a beautiful basket. Cost of this project is $40pp and includes planting container, all materials and instruction.
Options for planting will include 12" containers, bushel baskets or window boxes.
Ginger and The Schnappes - a group so authentic in sound that you will swear you are back in the big band era! $15 per person - advance tickets required. Lawn opens at 5:45pm. Pack a picnic dinner. Wine by the bottle; gift wine glass to keep.
Hop in your car for the 2021 Fall Tour of Highlands Car Trek, this year featuring the historic bridges of the Highlands! This is a 75-mile tour of the forests, scenic vistas, rolling farm fields and quaint villages frozen in time. Registration begins at
Harvest is here - join Alba as they celebrate the season’s bounty and beauty for an evening of great food, wine, and music!
Presented by Music At St, Luke's. Bring a chair to Garret Wall Park in Belvidere for a blend of funky originals and classics from Grover Kemble and The Noble Brothers.
Experience an exceptional night of music with the Frank DiBussolo Trio featuring Emmitt Harris. This concert will feature Frank on jazz guitar, Gary Staples on keyboards, Ruben Ariola drums, with vocals by Emmitt Harris.
Grab a grandparent and join VonThun for The New Jersey Sunflower Trail, family-friendly activity area, hayrides, U-pick raspberries & summer flowers, barnyard animals, food trucks, farm market & of course lots of memories! Every grandparent gets in free with one paid admission!
Every year, VonThun Farms celebrates their opening fall weekend by offering free admission to all grandparents when accompanied by a paid child! Bring the grandparents in your life to enjoy hayrides, apple & pumpkin picking, and the Festival Area w/ 20+ games & attractions.
Bring the grandparents in your life to enjoy hayrides, U-pick berries & summer flowers, barnyard animals and the farm market. Make family memories that will last a lifetime.
Mums, kale, cabbage, grasses, asters, rudbeckia & all the stunning fall colors are waiting for you to create an Autumn planter. It's the perfect event for families & friends.
Bring your own basket or use on of our fall bushels!
Registration is required.
Grandparents get in free when you bring the grandkids to enjoy hayrides, U-pick berries & summer flowers, barnyard animals and the farm market. Make family memories that will last a lifetime.
Continuing
Please bring a lawn chair for an outdoor 3-lecture series featuring Miss Mercer, Master Franklin, Mrs. Rutherfurd and Mr. Roosevelt, on the great lawn at Rutherfurd Hall. Every Thursday evening September 2-16, 2021. Rain dates will be the following Tuesday.
This weekly summer music series, held at Veterans Rally Point at Lopatcong Municipal Park, presents its final concert of the season. Bring a chair, and soft drinks/snacks if you like, and enjoy the sounds of Video Daze.
Your choice of steak, fish or chops. All served with seasonal vegetables, potato, and salad. Reservations required. $50/person - wine sold separately. Charcuterie a la carte - $17. Three seatings every half hour from 5-7pm.
Join Alba every Friday and Saturday evening for wine, food, and music! All guests must be 21+
Chef Anthony, Trattoria Di Fiore, will be back, with freshly made wood-fired pizza, salad, paninis, and other culinary treats available for purchase.
Spend part of your afternoon at Brook Hollow Winery and Event Facility for live music. Enjoy music with Rich Berry on Friday, Michael Long on Saturday and George Baier on Sunday.
Stan Steel on Friday and Jeiris Cook on Sunday. Call 908-441-6127 to book a table!
Enjoy music Saturday with John Cain.
Tasting room is open Friday- Sunday.
There is outdoor seating though guests are welcome to bring a blanket or chair.
Come see your favorite local farmers and food producers at the Blairstown Farmers Market!
Join Alba every Saturday and Sunday afternoon for wine, food, and music! All guests must be 21+
Chef Anthony, Trattoria Di Fiore, will be back, with freshly made wood-fired pizza, salad, paninis, and other culinary treats available for purchase.
Pack a picnic, invite some friends and lull away the afternoon with great wines, music and spectacular views!
A venue where local farmers, producers, and artisans come together to provide a variety of fresh produce and related products directly to the consumer, located in the parking lot of White Township School (corner of Rts. 46 and 519), Belvidere. Open every Sunday, June-September.
UACNJ provides free public programs at the astronomy club in Jenny Jump State Forest from April through October on Saturday evenings. The astronomy presentation begins at 8pm and is followed by stargazing on the observatory's telescopes until 10:30pm, weather permitting.
Community Corner
The Catherine Dickson Hofman branch of the Warren County Library conducts outdoor, hands-on STEAM activities every Wednesday at 4:30pm.
Learn about the physics of propulsion as we use chemistry to launch film canisters and engineering to make our own paper rockets!
The veterans of The American Legion, Carl D. Archer Post 528 of White Township will be holding a Recognition Day ceremony at the established permanent POW/MIA memorial, located at the Oscar Unangst Memorial Fields. The ceremony will honor former POWs, including a local POW who passed away this year, and include National POW/MIA Recognition day history, the history of the POW/MIA flag, the POW/MIA empty chair and the Missing Man table and Honors ceremony.