November
29 - December 6 |
Spirit
Spikers!
You’ve
got your lists, the Christmas music
has been playing on the radio since Halloween… and
Santa’s
scheduled to fly in a little more than three weeks! Time
to get stuff done! Here's how you can rev up that good
old holiday spirit. |
Holly
Days
Experience
the magic that is Morristown's
annual Holly Days celebration. While Santa
holds court on the Green every weekend through Christmas, you can enjoy a
holiday schedule packed full of events and concerts. There are many participating
sites offering free
events, as well as local historical sites and museums
with special programming
and admission fees. Stroll the streets of Morristown and vote
for your favorite decorated window. Visit the local museums decorated
for Christmas and stop by their gift shops for unique presents. It all comes
to a spectacular conclusion with twenty year-old arts and music festival
known as First
Night Morris on New Year's
Eve. Visit the website or
download
the Holly Days brochure and start planning! |
Jingles With A Difference
The
third annual Christmas
In The Country invites visitors to the Ramsaysburg
Homestead, a national
historic site located along
the Delaware River in Knowlton Township's scenic
countryside. (Route
46 at Ramseyburg Rd, Delaware. NJ) The
event, Sunday, December 2 beginning at 1pm, will include
seasonal music, a wreath-making demonstration, festive
caroling, a tree lighting ceremony, ornament making and
a Christmas shop. Download
flyer or call 908/475-5352 for more information. The event
coincides with the Moravian village of Hope’s annual Christmas
Crafts Fair.
This
weekend, and next, the North
Jersey Highlands Historical Society invites you
to step back in time and tour Ringwood
Manor as it might
have been in Victorian Times. The house
tours will include refreshments and craft vendors.
Sloatsburg
Road, Ringwood; 973/962-2240.
And
you can make your Christmas a colonial affair at the Jacobus
Vanderveer House this weekend and next with
an art exhibition, Colonial holiday decorations,
Colonial and Federal antique furniture, boutique shopping,
period musicians, re-enactors, Santa visits and more. The
Vanderveer House is located at 955 US Highway 202/206 in
Bedminster. Click or call 908/212-7000
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Good
Loud Cheers
The
timeless
Christmas Carol,
opens the holiday
theatre schedule this Friday (Nov. 30) at The
Theatre at RVCC. On Sunday, Dec. 2, Jamie
Dailey and Darrin Vincent present a heartwarming Bluegrass
Christmas.
Next Saturday (December 8) the Moscow Ballet performs The
Great Russian Nutcracker (two shows at 3 & 7pm. And
on Sunday, (Dec. 9) John
Waters pokes fun at the holiday
season with adult-appropriate humor, effectively putting
the X in Xmas. The theater is located at
Raritan Valley Community College, Rt. 28 and Lamington Road
in North
Branch . For information and tickets, click or
call 908/725-3420.
The
classic Wizard
of Oz graces the Centenary
Stage through December
9! This musical extravaganza
featuring a cast of fifty actors is a holiday event perfectly
conceived for the whole family. Then, on December 14-16,
The New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet will give performances
of the annual Nutcracker, narrated
by Janine Byrnes who tells the story from the perspective
of young Clara Stahlbaum. Check the website or
call 908/979-0900 for show times and tickets. Centenary's
Lackland Center
is located at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown. |
From the Ground, Up!
Enjoy
a horse and carriage
ride through a picturesque farm, while sipping some
warm cider. Enjoy the sounds of the season as you wander through color
filled greenhouses while sampling Christmas
goodies. This weekend's Annual
Holiday Open House at Donaldson's
Greenhouse in Hackettstown (148
Airport Road) is just the
thing to get you in the holiday mood. There are also specials through
out this weekend on some of the best holiday décor in Northwest New Jersey!
Click or
call 908/852-7314 for more information |
I'm
Dreaming of a White Christmas Tree Farm!
Cutting
your own Christmas tree can be a day-long and memorable
event for your family. And those familiar white crystals
on green boughs can make your day! Evergreen
Valley Tree Farm is
open from 9 am to 4 pm Tuesday thru Sunday (closed Monday)
until December 23rd. 10,000
trees stand at attention, awaiting your review.
Walk through the fields, breathe the fresh air, choose
and cut! The farm is located at 71 Jackson Valley
Road in Washington Township, just off of Route 31 (map)
More
growers...
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Elegance at the Whistling Swan Inn

Handled
With Care
Treat
your group, friends or family to high
tea for the holidays at the Whistling
Swan Inn, a Queen Anne Victorian home, restored
to its original glory, and in service as one of the area's
finest bed and breakfast inns. Beautiful tiger oak fretwork
and columns frame the two Victorian parlors and continue
throughout the house. The high tea is a full three-course
lunch beginning with soup, followed by an entree and salad
and topped off by a sampler plate of desserts, all accompanied
by gourmet teas. (Coffee too).
Teas begin at 1 pm and last until approximately 3 pm and may be reserved in
advance for 8-20 people. To schedule this special event
for your club, group, family, friends or business
associates, please call 973-347-6369. More
about the tea...
You
can also purchase discounted
Whistling Swan Gift Certificates between
now and December 31st and get 20% off -- a nice gift! Click or
please call 973-347-6369. The Whistling Swan is at
110
Main Street in Stanhope. |
 Merry times at the National Hotel!

Eat,
Drink, Sleep, Shop, and Be Merry!
You'll
find another nice treat for the holidays at The
National in Frenchtown, a boutique
hotel, restaurant, and rathskeller way out on New Jersey's
West Coast. Frenchtown attracts
attention because of an exotic, romantic name, a sublime location
along the Delaware River, and an impressive line-up of galleries,
shops and restaurants tailored for
visitors. Historic
and elegant,
The National offers a fine restaurant and cozy boutique accommodations.
The National has also initiated a Wine
Club! See
what that's all about! |
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Think
Skylands for
the holidays! Northwest
New Jersey and destinations just beyond those borders, in Pennsylvania and
New York, are equally intriguing and convenient offer brilliant ways to get
out and enjoy the pleasures of the season.
Tap
our calendar for
the best events for you and your family, or check our latest
stories. Stay tuned to our Day
Trip Map for good ideas for a scenic drive! Or use the Outdoor
Map for links to all sorts of late fall hikes and outdoor fun!
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