Hillburn Vineyard Festival Features Artisans, Music, Food, Wine Hillburn Vineyard Festival Features Artisans, Music, Food, Wine
Hillburn Vineyard Festival Features Artisans, Music, Food, Wine HILLBURN, N.Y. -- Music, food and artisans from around the region will highlight the fourth annual Grape Crush & Handmade Hudson Valley Artisan Fair on Sunday at Torne Valley Vineyards in Hillburn. Organizers promise "something for everyone," with music by Tangent, The Hip Replacements and John Moroski, fine handcrafted gifts and wares. Visitors may bring blankets chairs for seating on the great lawn. Canopies must be staked and weighted. No outside food, drinks or pets will be allowed. The event runs rain or shine. Admission is $5 cash at the gate. Credit cards will be accep…
Step Back In Time During Colonial Day In Tappan Step Back In Time During Colonial Day In Tappan
Step Back In Time During Colonial Day In Tappan TAPPAN, N.Y. -- The Tappantown Historical Society is inviting people to "step back in time" Saturday, Sept. 24 during Colonial Day.Now in its 32nd year, Colonial Day - a free event - features Colonial Army re-enactors, encampment soldiers, colonial singers and dancers and others performing the everyday tasks of colonial America. Some historical re-enactors will be perform quilting, embroidery and lacemaking while others will be working as blacksmiths, woodworkers, coopers and soap makers. Some will be in the DeWint House, performing the tasks essential to a colonial family prepari…
Like Eating Out? Try 'A Taste Of North Rockland' One-Stop Eating Event Like Eating Out? Try 'A Taste Of North Rockland' One-Stop Eating Event
Like Eating Out? Try 'A Taste Of North Rockland' One-Stop Eating Event WEST HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- How many restaurants have you been to in North Rockland? A one-stop tasting event will highlight many of the area's establishment Monday, Sept. 19 at West Haverstraw Village Hall. A Taste of North Rockland is a fundraiser, co-sponsored by the North Rockland Lions Club and North Rockland Rotary Club. It's main event is a fare sampling, and a portion of the proceeds will help out local food pantries. Participating restaurants include: Lynch's, Hudson Water Club, Hogan's Diner, Pasta Cucina, Babe's, 16 Front Street, Il Postino, Copper Still, Blackened Barrel, Saaz Indi…
Ridgewood Rappeler Scales Building For Scouts Ridgewood Rappeler Scales Building For Scouts
Ridgewood Rappeler Scales Building For Scouts There are a few slots open for people daring enough to rappel down a 10-story building at Garret Mountain Plaza in Woodland Park while raising money for the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey.  Ali Korinis of Ridgewood and Joy Firshein of Teaneck will join 75 rappellers who will go "Over the Edge" on Saturday, Sept. 24. Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, Over the Edge will feature the fund-raising rappelling event and a day-long family festival.  The rappellers are expected to raise the minimum $1,000 for the thrill of rappelling down 1 Garret Mountain Plaza, Woodla…
Art In The Park, Lobsterfest This Weekend In Piermont Art In The Park, Lobsterfest This Weekend In Piermont
Art In The Park, Lobsterfest This Weekend In Piermont PIERMONT, N.Y. -- Piermont’s “Art in the Park” this weekend will be an extravaganza of paintings, mixed-media works, jewelry, pottery and photographs. Set for 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Flywheel Park on the village’s Roundhouse Road, the show will be surrounded by a myriad of things to do. There will be a farmers market from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the M&T Bank on Piermont Avenue. The Piermont Train Station Museum will be open from 12 noon - 3 p.m. Admission is free. The museum is located at 50 Ash St. A lobster fest will go on from 2-6 p.m. in Goswick Pavilion, 95…
Italian Feast, Food, Talent Take Stage In Tappan Italian Feast, Food, Talent Take Stage In Tappan
Italian Feast, Food, Talent Take Stage In Tappan TAPPAN, N.Y. -- An annual Italian festival with dozens of musical performers, dancing, food, celebrities and entertainment will take over the Masonic Park Fairgrounds in Tappan for four days.The seventh annual Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival runs Thursday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 18. It draws thousands from around the tristate area annually. This year's marks the 50th anniversary of the Rockland Lodge 2176 Sons of Italy. The festival will showcase area talent. Actor and director Paul Borghese, a lodge member, will be master of ceremonies for the live entertainment. Bor…
Mahwah EMS Christens 3 New Rigs Mahwah EMS Christens 3 New Rigs
Mahwah EMS Christens 3 New Rigs MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah EMS invites people to share in the new excitement of three new ambulances to its fleet with a "Triple Ambulance Wetdown" on Saturday, Oct. 1.The event runs from 2-6 p.m. at 1 International Blvd. in Mahwah. The event will include food, drinks and a 50-50 raffle. Mahwah EMS has received two new Horton ambulances, and a third is on the way. Mahwah EMS is a 100 percent volunteer agency providing emergency medical services to Mahwah and the surrounding communities.  For more information, click here to visit the event's Facebook page.
Rockland's WCFR Hosts 5th Anniversary Fundraising Gala Rockland's WCFR Hosts 5th Anniversary Fundraising Gala
Rockland's Wcfr Hosts 5th Anniversary Fundraising Gala NYACK, N.Y. -- Worldwide Community First Responder, Inc. is hosting its fifth anniversary and fundraising gala on Sept. 24 at The Time Hotel in Nyack. The event is honoring their live-saving partners American Haitian Nurses Associations (HANA), Volunteer New York!, Faculte des Sciences Infirmieres de Leogane (FSIL), Roxanne Watson (LiveOnNY), and Dr. Daniel Allonce.  The event will be held from 6-10 p.m. at The Time Hotel, 400 High Ave. WCFR members pay $100 and non-members pay $125, and the event includes open bar, entertainment, and parking.  To RSVP,  email info@wcfrworldwide.org. Payme…
Pickleball, Anyone? Free Lessons In Upper Saddle River Pickleball, Anyone? Free Lessons In Upper Saddle River
Pickleball, Anyone? Free Lessons In Upper Saddle River UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Learn how to play one of the fastest growing sports in America on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Upper Saddle River Library. Pickleball is a simple paddle game played using a perforated, slow-moving ball over a tennis-type net on a badminton-sized court. It can be played by just about anyone. The 7 p.m. class at the library will show participants what it is and how to play.  The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn.  George Cheah, President of the New Jersey Pickleball Association, will be here to demonstrate the game. Registration is required. …
Enjoy Food, Crafts, Drafts At Suffern Street Fair Enjoy Food, Crafts, Drafts At Suffern Street Fair
Enjoy Food, Crafts, Drafts At Suffern Street Fair SUFFERN, N.Y. -- The Suffern Chamber of Commerce is hosting its September Crafts & Drafts Street Fair this Sunday. The spring version, in April, drew about 20,000 people, the chamber said. It featured 175 vendors, a beer and wine garden, live music and a Kidz Zone. The chamber posted a highlights reel on YouTube, and you can view the chamber's 212 photo's of the festivities here. Sunday's event will feature many of the same features, but with an even bigger beer and wine garden. Folks can stroll along Lafayette Avenue, sampling food and checking out a variety of craft and other vendors…
Closter Memorial Car Show Aids Tenafly's 'Joey's Fund' Closter Memorial Car Show Aids Tenafly's 'Joey's Fund'
Closter Memorial Car Show Aids Tenafly's 'Joey's Fund' CLOSTER, N.J. – A memorial car show will be at St. Mary's Church in Closter on Oct. 1. The 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. show will feature classic cars, a DJ, trophies for competitors, door prizes, 50/50 raffles, gift raffles, food trucks and vendors and games. The inaugural event was launched by the DeCarlo family in honor of their son, Joseph, who was 2½ when he died in 1986. Joey's Fund out of Tenafly was established in his honor. Money raised from last year's event – $20,000 according to organizers – went to St. Joseph’s Children's Hospital to help the families of ill children pay for expenses. C…
Harrington Park Church Adds Sunday Evening Service Harrington Park Church Adds Sunday Evening Service
Harrington Park Church Adds Sunday Evening Service HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. – The Community Church is to begin a once-a-month Sunday evening service with “a bit more edge,” according to a statement from the church.The first evening service is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the church building at 1 Spring St., according to the church. Dave Pettigrew, who has performed across the northeast and has opened for a number of well-known contemporary Christian artists, will provide the music with his band, according to the church. Sermons at the evening services will be based on those given earlier in the day, but will not be “listening-o…