The weekend weather forecast looks pretty good for some outdoor autumn fun! There are fall festivals in Blairstown, Great Meadows and Belvidere; a haunting crime thriller comes to Centenary Stage; area wineries are offering music, mead, a Grape Gallop and other festivities; plus there's a Guided Tree Hike and access to the Morris Canal and its museums. And locals should check out the Community Corner we introduced last week
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Have fun and Happy Wanderings!
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Volume 8, No. 16
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Go for a hayride at
Marshall's Farm Market! Every weekend in October (weather permitting) from 1-5pm. It comes with a warm apple cider donut a cup of fresh pressed apple cider.
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October 10:
Third Annual "Day at the Race's" at Race Farm. Live music! Brook Hollow Winery! Pulled pork sandwiches, alpacas, and free hayrides for apple and pumpkin picking. 10am-4pm.
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Coming Oct. 17:
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Phillipsburg
908-454-9545
5-9pm, thru October 13
Belvidere
908-475-4088
5pm - dark
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Historical Walking Tours
and
Walking Ghost Tours
of
Belvidere
Walking Ghost Tours: Be transported back in time with true tales of bloodcurdling terror! Learn of
 Belvidere's checkered past and get acquainted with some of the town's more "spirited" residents, featuring sites where ghostly activity has been reported.
Bring your own flashlight.
Tours will be conducted at 7pm each Friday and Saturday evening in October (Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31).
Historical Walking Tours:
Delight in the history of the charming town of Belvidere, with its many Victorian era homes. This event is held for one weekend only: October 10 at 11am, 1pm and 3pm; and October 11 at 1pm and 3pm.
Both events are presented by the Warren County Historical & Genealogical Society and are hosted by Gary Greenwald and his wife, Kim. These tours are by reservation only (don't delay - they have sold out in the past); are open only to adults age 18 and older; are held rain or shine; and the $15 donation per person per walk is non-refundable. Wear comfortable walking shoes!
Make your reservation by calling Bev at 908-475-4188 or Dottie at 908-475-8446. Checks should be made payable to the Warren County Historical Society, P.O. Box 313, Belvidere, NJ 07823-0313.
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Centenary Stage Company Presents:
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"Mindbending, ingenious and ethically challenging"
-The London Times
Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Center
715 Grand Avenue
Hackettstown, NJ
Performances:
October 9-25
Thurs. 7:30pm; Fri. & Sat. 8pm; Wed. & Sun. Matinee 2pm
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Ticket Pricing
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Adult
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Children -12 |
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Matinees/Friday
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$25.00 |
$17.50 |
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Saturday
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$27.50 |
$17.50 |
Box Office: 908-979-0900
*Thursday Family Night: $25 all seats - 2 for 1 rush ticket special when purchased at the door two hours prior
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Warren County's Wineries
...always have something to sample, and so much more!
Please check websites (listed alphabetically) for event details and hours of operation.
269 Rt. 627, Milford, NJ (Finesville) ~
908-995-7800
Continuing: MUSIC UNDER THE ARBOR at Alba Vineyard
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| The arbor at Alba Vineyard |
Come out to Alba Vineyard each Saturday and Sunday to enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Every week a different band will appear for your entertainment. This is an intimate setting for loyal Alba customers to enjoy their wines and the music. Music
times: Saturday 1:30-5pm & Sunday 1-4:30pm.
Complimentary for Alba customers who do a wine tasting or purchase wine to enjoy with the music.
No reservations needed; No large groups, parties, outside alcohol, food, or pets allowed. No smoking.
Artists:
October 10: BC Combo ~ October 11: VooDUDES Unplugged
 RUN. WALK. TASTE. GRAPE GALLOP at Alba Vineyard, October 10 The event that pairs exercise and wine tasting! Choose to run or walk the 2-mile or 4-mile (2 loops) course through picturesque Alba Vineyard. After the race, grab a glass and stimulate your taste buds by sampling Alba's award-winning wines. This year's beneficiary is Oasis, a haven for women and children. Check-in and registration begins at 8:30am; the race starts at 10am.
October 16, 7-9pm: "The Night Before the Tour" Patron Party and Silent Auction at Alba: 
An evening of fine wine, hors d'oeuvres, and music! $75/person includes a ticket for the historic house tour on Saturday. All proceeds benefit the Pohatcong's 21st Annual Historic House Tour.
On Saturday, October 18 the self-guided tour starts at Alba Vineyard from 10am to 4pm. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of tour.
For more information and to purchase tickets to the Night Before Party and House Tour visit pohatconghistory.com
594 Route 94, Columbia ~ 908-496-8200
Relax and enjoy live music at Brook Hollow Winery most weekend afternoons
Upcoming featured Artists:
October 9 (Friday, 6-9pm): Gordon Thomas Ward
October 10 (1:30-4pm): Andy Rimer
October 11 (1:30-4pm):Stan and Elise
October 16 (6:30-10pm): Open Mic Night!
October 17 (2-5pm): John Cain
October 18 (1:30-4pm): George Baier
783 County Rt. 519, Belvidere, NJ ~
908-475-3671
HARVEST WEEKENDS at Four Sisters Winery,
Saturdays and Sundays in October, 12-5pm
Pick Your Own Pumpkins and Apples! Hayrides to the fields and Corn Maze. BBQ foods all weekend! Event runs every weekend through October with free wine tastings, tours of the vineyard and cellar and live music on some weekends.
Plan ahead: BAREFOOT GRAPE STOMPING at Four Sisters Winery, October 18, 4-7pm
Take off those shoes and socks and get ready to do some  barefoot grape stomping! Bring out the Lucy in you while you stomp to the music and feel the sensation between your toes. Price includes formal wine tasting, a delicious spaghetti and meatballs dinner with tossed salad and homemade breads, wine cellar tour and ends with a tasting of our dessert wines.
$32.95 per person plus tax.Reservations required. Book now as this event will sell out every time.
33 Warren Glen Rd., Finesville, NJ ~ 908-995-2072
This first batch is limited supply s
o come on out to taste & buy!
$5 includes tasting, cookies & gift glass to keep. Tastings conducted 1-6pm.
MUSIC at MILAGRO: Off Minor Trio in Concert, October 10
Villa Milagro's Concert Series showcases local musicians in a concert setting - not merely background music. Come to hear, appreciate and enjoy Jazz and Classical musicians and vocalists from traditional to contemporary.
Doors open at 6:30pm for an included wine tasting; music is from 7 to about 9 with an intermission. Once the music starts concert etiquette applies. During intermission you can mingle with guests, refill your glass or plate, buy a bottle of wine, chat with the musicians and buy some CDs.
Adult admission of $20 includes music, wine tasting and a gift monogrammed wine glass. Cheese/fruit/charcuterie plates available for purchase. Wine by the bottle or glass to sip as you enjoy the music. Seating is limited; Pre-purchase of tickets recommended.
FALL VINEYARD & WINERY TOURS at Villa Milagro,
Saturdays & Sundays,
11:30am-1pm
As they prepare for their 2015 harvest, the folks at Villa Milagro invite you to join them for a  tour. You will learn how grapes are grown, cultivated and nurtured to turn "sunlight into wine." You will learn why winemakers say that "wine is made in the vineyard, not in the barrel."
Next you will walk through the winery to learn how grapes are transformed from skin, seed and juice into the miraculous liquid we call wine. You will see the tools and crafts of winemaking and wines aging in tanks and barrels.
Finally, you will enjoy samples of our wine paired with delicious tidbits selected to delight your taste buds. Bring a lunch to enjoy on the porch after the tour.
$10 per person; reservations are required! 908-995-2072
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Please note the Morris Canal Bus Tour was rescheduled for October 10 and seats are still available!
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Morris Canal Plane 9 West
(site of Jim and Mary Lee Museum) |
Sunday, October 11, 1-4 pm
Morris Canal Museums Open
The
Jim and Mary Lee Museum is located in a
former Morris Canal plane tender's house.
Visitors can walk the inclined plane, tour the
remains of the powerhouse, turbine chamber
and
tailrace; and view artifacts in the museum.
Also open 1-4pm, second Sunday of month.
Museum at Bread Lock Park is located behind
OK 4-Wheel Drive (Mile Marker 4)
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A bridge at Bread Lock Park
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2621 Route 57
New Village, NJ
Jim and Mary Lee Museum
477 County Route 519
(1/2 mile south of Rt. 57 intersection)
Stewartsville, NJ
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205 Mount Bethel Road ~
Port Murray, NJ 07865-4147 ~
908-852-5390
Saturday, October 10, 6pm: Fall Harvest Celebration & Thomas Edsion
Join Well-Sweep for its 15th annual fall harvest with honored guest, Thomas Edison, and inventor and savvy businessman who greatly influenced life around the world! Acclaimed actor Robert Gleason of American Historical Theatre will portray Edison in a captivating reenactment, combining his passion for performance and American history. Come enjoy a delicious feast and entertaining evening. Reservations required. $65.
Saturday, October 24, 1-3pm: Soap Making
Learn how to make all natural, homemade soap. Various methods and ingredients will be covered. Choose from a varied selection of fragrant essential oils and herbs to create your own specialty soap. Wear old clothes. Reservations are required. $35.
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The park is at the corner of Second and Mansfield Streets, Belvidere, NJ 07823
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Friday, October 16, 7-9pm:
Showcase Series at Millrace Pond Features Hackettstown's Don Kincaid
This Showcase Series is intended to highlight up and coming singer-songwriter talent, particularly those from Northwest New Jersey. Kincaid, who grew up in Sparta, has been playing guitar, writing and singing his own material, for many years. he is currently working on a CD that he says is part Americana, part country. "Something for everyone," he says.
The historic Inn, located in the heart of Hope, is a B&B/Restaurant that offers entertainment throughout the year. The Showcase is a semi-regular event there.
Admission to the showcase is
$5/person
, with proceeds going to a local cause.
The Inn offers an array of fine and casual dining options, cocktails and craft and domestic beers. The Inn at Millrace Pond is located just minutes from Route 80, Exit 12. To make a reservation, call 908-459-4884. For more about the Inn, visit
www.innatmillracepond.com
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Country Gate Players Present:
The creepy and kooky Addams family comes to life in this new musical comedy. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with Lucas, a young man from a "normal" family - or as Wednesday puts it: "We're who we are, and they're from Ohio." When the families meet, what follows is strange and - gasp! - sweet!
Tickets
Country Gate Players
114 Greenwich St.
Belvidere, NJ
908-475-1104
October 17, 23 and 24 at 8pm
October 18 and 25 at 2pm
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Rutherfurd Hall -
designated as a National and New Jersey State Historic Landmark -
is a cultural center and a museum owned and managed by the Allamuchy Township Board of Education. It offers many public programs and workshops, and can be reserved as a private event venue.
A series of
jazz concerts continues on
Sunday,
Oct. 18
with
Claudio Roditi Quintet
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Click here for
Rutherfurd Hall
1686 Route 517
Allamuchy, NJ
908-852-1894
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Thursday, October 29, 6-9pm:
"Night of the Living BID"
the Downtown Pocket Park and community activities associated with the park, which actually doubles as a tasting event and costume party for adults.
There will be no tricks, just treats at this
inaugural fun-filled event. Tickets are $50 each in advance ($65 at the door), which includes food and five drink tasting tickets per person. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older. Costumes are optional. Space is limited so advanced reservations are highly recommended. 
Come for ghoulish cocktails, macabre martinis, wicked wines, a spooktactular chili bar, an array of devilish hors d'oeuvres, and a people's choice costume contest. Expect some Halloween music, too, with DJ Mitch Hess.
Sponsorship opportunities, including cocktail sponsors, are still available. Call the WBID at 908-689-4800 for further details or email admin@washingtonbid.org
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Party location
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Mediterranean Bistro
301 W. Washington Ave. (Route 57)
Washington, NJ
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Friday, October 9:
Christopher Columbus Charity Golf Outing at Apple Mountain
Golfers pick their own charities!
For those non-profit organizations that have thought about doing a golf fundraiser but for one reason or another decided not to, Apple Mountain Golf Club in White Township is offering them an opportunity to "host" an event without the hassle.
Apple Mountain does the work, golfers enjoy a day out on the course, and non-profits in need of funds reap the benefits when the club hosts the Christopher Columbus Charity Golf Outing on Friday, Oct. 9.
The two-person scramble costs $75 per golfer, which includes lunch, all golfing fees, and an Italian feast post-event awards dinner.
There is
no limit
on the number of golfers you can register. The more you register, the more your organization makes.
For further information or for a brochure, please call Apple Mountain, 908 - 453 - 3023 ext. 1.
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Friday, October 16:
LONGABERGER, VERA BRADLEY & THIRTY-ONE TRICKY TRAY TO BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
SAVE THE DATE! Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Inc. will be hosting its 18th annual Tricky  Tray featuring Longaberger® products, Vera Bradley Bags & Accessories, and Thirty-One Gifts, on Friday, October 16 at 264 Rt. 31 North, Washington. Over 90 prizes to win. Doors open at 6:00 pm with the drawings beginning promptly at 7:30 pm. $10.00 Admission, includes one sheet of regular raffle tickets per attendee. Help our pantry! Bring a bag of dry/canned goods and receive one additional sheet of regular raffle tickets. No one under 18 admitted.
Proceeds from this fundraising event will be dedicated to enhance the program services provided at Abilities of Northwest Jersey, offering a full array of community employment and day program services to people with disabilities throughout Warren, Hunterdon and Morris counties for over 40 years.
For more information about the tricky tray, prize sponsorships or program services provided by Abilities of Northwest Jersey, please call 689-1118 or visit Abilities website at www.abilitiesnw.com. Follow Abilities on Facebook.
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Warren County Hall of Fame Dinner Open to the Public
This year's inductees: Standing left to right, Joel Kobert, Frank Van Horn, John Kingfield, Douglas Steinhardt and Thomas McHugh; seated is Col. Clinton Pagano. Stuart Hartung is being honored posthumously.
In addition, the Hall of Fame committee will be honoring Scott Churchill, as well as the Warren County Farmers Fair Association, with special awards.
The 2015
Hall of Fame Dinner is scheduled for
Saturday Oct. 24 at
Hawk Pointe Country Club. The event is open to the public and tables may be reserved. The establishment of the Warren County Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Warren County Community College Foundation, creates a forum for honoring Warren County's finest in an array of fields. The Hall of Fame itself is set up at Warren County Community College, where the public is invited to see it. For tickets to the recognition dinner and other information, please call 908-835-2334 or email
wchalloffame@warren.edu
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Celebrate Apple Season!
Click on logos or call to learn more:
Apgar Cider Press, Harmony
908-859-2988
Denville Farms, Knowlton
908-459-9869
Landis End Farm, Allamuchy
908-850-1891
908-475-1989
Penny Toss Farm, Washington
908-689-4934
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Port Murray
908-689-2906 Sat-Sun
908-852-7191 Tues-Fri |
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Weekends, through November 1:
Delaware River Railroad Excursions
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njoy a beautiful journey along the scenic Delaware River behind New Jersey's only operating steam locomotive departing from Phillipsburg, NJ... or choose to go on a themed excursion such as the Corn Maze Train; Mine Train; Warren County Winery Train; Great Pumpkin Train (October only); and The Polar Express is already sold out! (But keep checking in case they add more dates.)
 The Warren County Winery Train departs at 11 am and will take you to the end of its line where you will board a bus for a short trip through rolling farmlands to visit to one of New Jersey's most beautiful Wineries: Villa Milagro Vineyards in Finesville, NJ. There you will
tour the vineyard to learn
how grapes are grown and made into wine, among many other interesting things.
Then you will sample their delicious wines and have an opportunity to purchase them at the source.
If you would like to enjoy your wine with a picnic, bring a lunch and relax at tables in tree groves at the Ol' Susquehanna Mine and Corn Maze or at the station in Phillipsburg. You are welcome to de-train at the Mine and spend as much time as you like relaxing in the picnic grove, then catch a later train.
SCHEDULE
(regular season):
Saturdays & Sundays
Trains leave 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm and 3:30pm
For more info call 908-454-4433 during operating hours or 877-train-ride during the week.
FARES:
Train Ride Only:
$10/child,
$17/adult
* Mine and Corn Maze upgrade is $5 per person and can be added to your purchase at checkout.
Winery Train: $35/adult
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Take a Hike!
Click on images below for details on activities offered at each of these locations:
Allamuchy Mountain / Stephens State Parks
Hackettstown, NJ ~ 908-852-3790
Jenny Jump Sate Forest Worthington State Forest
Hope, NJ ~ 908-459-4366 Columbia, NJ ~ 908-841-9575
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Jersey Fresh Seasonality Chart Warren County Pick-Your-Own Farms Belvidere Farmers Market Sundays 10am-1pm, June-October Second Street in front of the Warren County Court House  Blairstown Farmers Market Saturdays 10am-2pm, June-Oct. Rt. 521 across from Elementary School Hackettstown Community Farmers Market Saturdays 8:30 am-1:30 pm, thru November Saint Mary's, corner of Cook and High Streets
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