Thursday, August 4

Warren County Wanderings
Balloons rise at the Warren County Farmers' Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival

It's the heart of Farmers' Fair week and the weather is glorious, so it's a perfect time for wandering in Warren County! There's plenty happening this weekend so read on, but first, a special welcome to all the new subscribers who signed up during the Fair. Also, if you've been receiving Warren County Wanderings you'll notice some big changes with the edition. This email newsletter is now integrated with our new website, www.explorewarren.org, so when you click on one of the items below, you'll land at the website for more information, including a directional map to help you find the event or attraction. Plus, Wanderings has been redesigned so that you'll be able to use it more readily on a smart phone or other mobile device while you're out and about. So see you at the Fair, and Happy Wanderings!

Coming Up
Warren County Farmers' Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival

If you haven't visited yet, there's still time! What started as a gathering of farmers, mechanics and manufacturers in 1859, evolved into the incorporation of the Warren County Farmers' Fair in 1937, and more recently mushroomed into an annual event that truly has something for everyone.

Bev Conklin

Blues Night hosted by Bev Conkin & special guests showcasing area top blues performers 

Music in the Park takes place at Shappell Park every Thursday at 6:30 p.m

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Come join us for our grand opening! Dreamline, the best Rush tribute band around, starts at 8 pm. We are doing great giveaways all night like a free dinner for two and some cool beer signs. We will introduce you to our staff.

Marty’s Reliable Cycle and the Foodshed Alliance present the First Annual Tour de Blairstown, Saturday, August 6, 2016, in beautiful Blairstown, New Jersey, a town ready to share the secret of its unparalleled cycling with the rest of the world!

Start the day right before you visit the Blairstown Farmers Market!
Join Annamarie Wadiak, a certified Group Fitness Instructor by the American Council on Exercise, for a FREE Pilates class at White Lake.

This year the Canal Society of New Jersey will be offering a wide range of programming at Waterloo Village. Eight of the historic buildings will be open, historic trades & crafts will be demonstrated, and there will be canal boat rides an live music from the Long Hill String Band. 

The hottest fresh market and caterer in Warren County and the Lehigh Valley is oKaysions Katering located in Phillipsburg.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Nancty Coletti's silky, rich voice draws you in and takes you on a musical journey that will delight and leave you asking for more.  She will be accompanied by Walt Bibinger.

Night two is gonna be huge!! We are raffling off Darius Rucker tickets and some other great giveaways! JJ Lynch Band rocks the stage with their blues and rock n roll covers and originals! They start at 8! Bring your families and friends.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

And we close our our grand opening weekend with the amazingly talented Leather & Lace starting at 3 pm! We are raffling off complimentary lunches and dinners and some cool beer swag! Let's end this party the right way!!

Stomp to the music and feel the sensation between your toes. Formal wine tasting, delicious spaghetti and meatballs dinner with tossed salad and homemade breads, wine cellar tour and ending with a dessert wine tasting. Includes wine glass to take home.

Kathy's Kove & Kafe hosts a psychic medium gallery. Come see if there's a message for you! Mediums will channel departed loved ones in a gallery setting. $25 entry fee includes refreshments. The panel of mediums will relay as many messages as possible. Reserve early!

Shippen Manor Summer Lawn Concert Series - Jersey Sound  http://www.jerseysound.com/

Continuing

ThisFriday Night Happy Hour 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.

Community Corner

Come see and chat with: Village Family Clinic, Golds Gym (Hackettstown, Flanders, Pburg), Awakening Point Yoga, Absolute Home, Sustaining Elements Coffee, Foot Care Associates of Hackettstown, Young Living Essential Oils, You and Yours Celebration Design, Westpy Marketing Hackettstown, Diagnostic

More Things to Do

Pie of the Week: This week: Cherry Vanilla Only $10 each Monday - Friday only, while supplies last.

Donaldson Farms
358 Allen Rd
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
United States

Plan Ahead

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Join certified Yoga Teacher Kate McGuiness, owner of StillPoint Yoga Studio in Blairstown for a FREE one hour, all levels Hatha Yoga class. Using the beauty of nature as studio, practice basic yoga and sun salutations. All levels of experience are welcome.

Relax, unwind + wine! A one-hour yoga class in an outdoor pavilion overlooking vineyards, followed by wine tasting. Beginner-friendly and open to all levels. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Bring a mat or towel.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Shippen Manor Summer Lawn Concert Series

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a picnic if you like, and relax and enjoy a variety of  live musical performances - FREE- all summer long on the lawn of Shippen Manor.

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting a Family Movie Night on the Lawn at Rutherfurd Hall thanks to the sponsorship of Village Family Clinic and Super Stuff. The movie will be on Monday, August 15 with a rain date of August 16 at dusk (probably around 8:30).

Join the Warren County Library HQ in Belvidere on Saturday Aug.

Shippen Manor Summer Lawn Concert Series

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a picnic if you like, and relax and enjoy a variety of  live musical performances - FREE- all summer long on the lawn of Shippen Manor.

Paddle around the lake in kayaks and canoes provided by RVC (or bring your own). Enjoy the beauty of the lake at sunset. Bring a picnic, relax on the shore. This is a FREE event. Meet at the White Lake main parking lot on Stillwater Road (County Route 521), Hardwick NJ

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines!

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment, weather permitting .Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment, weather permitting .Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment weather permitting. Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment, weather permitting .Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment. Complimentary with the purchase of a wine tasting or for current Gold Club members.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment, weather permitting .Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment, weather permitting .Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band will appear for your entertainment, weather permitting .Music times ~ Saturday, 1:30-5 pm and Sunday, 1-4:30 pm.

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a picnic if you like, and relax and enjoy a variety of  live musical performances - FREE- all summer long on the lawn of Shippen Manor.