There is a busy weekend ahead, friends. We rounded up what we could – cocktail parties, fundraisers, cooking classes – but there’s more than we could fit into this modest post, so be sure to scroll all the way down for the full calendar!
Get dressed up. Bust out your fanciest dress or finest suit and jump into the Bucks County social scene this week – the parties are springing up all over the place (pun intended, and we aren’t sorry). Start with the Annual Spring Cocktail Party at the Half Moon Inn on Saturday, April 25 from 5 to 8 pm, hosted by the Newtown Historical Society.
The evening of Saturday, April 25 is also the night of the first annual Spring Awakening Farm Dinner to benefit the Flint Hill Farm and Education Center, bringing together food, farm and community. Dinner will be prepared by Chef Michael Brack and Chef Daniel Lieber. Don’t miss out on the delicious menu (which includes Duck Rillettes, Mushroom & Cheddar Hush Puppies, and Bison Marrow Canape); call Kathy at 610.838.2928 to reserve your seats.
Not enough fancy for you yet? Make your way to Honey Hollow for the AIR Uncorked Event from 6:30 to 9:30 pm on Saturday, April 25. The event is a wine, beer and food tasting where area wine distributors, local breweries, restaurants and caterers showcase their food, drinks, specialties and signature flavors, all to benefit Bucks AIR, which brings art programs to under-served schools in the area.
Drink beer. McCoole’s Spring Beer Festival is on Saturday, April 25, with two sessions, 12 to 4 pm or 5 to 9 pm. The fun includes live music, great food, craft vendors, and unlimited samples of over 75 unique beers with a beer festival ticket or unlimited samples of premium spirits and wine with a spirits/wine ticket.
Eat breakfast. This week we have two firehouse breakfasts: 8 am-12 pm at Haycock Fire Company and 8 am-1 pm at Lingohocken Fire Company, both on Sunday, April 26.
Learn to cook. One of the great things about living in Bucks County is that in addition to all the fabulous restaurants in the area, there are plenty of opportunities to hone your own skills as a cook. First, travel beyond our borders: the Community School of New Hope Solebury is offering a Thai Cooking Class on Thursday, April 23 from 6:30 to 9 pm, and a Persian Cooking Class from 6:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday, April 28.
If you’d like to learn how to cook healthier meals, you’ll have your chance Wednesday, April 29 from 6:30 to 9 pm with a Low Sodium, High Quality Taste Cooking Class, also brought to you by the Community School of New Hope Solebury.
If you want to spruce up your breakfast routine, head to the Fox & Hound Bed and Breakfast in New Hope on Wednesday, April 29 from 6:30 to 9 pm for a Breakfast at the Inn Cooking Class, where you’ll learn to make some of the Inn’s favorite breakfasts, including crepes and brunch strata.
What about snack time? This week’s cooking classes have that covered too, with a Fruit Leather Class on Tuesday, April 28 from 7 to 8 pm at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Horsham.
Just in case what we’ve mentioned doesn’t light you up, there are, as always, a TON of events on our complete calendar, listed below. Please read on to make sure you don’t miss out!
To market, to market. Welcome Ottsville Farmers Market, opening for the season this Friday afternoon, April 24, from 4 – 7 pm. Learn more about this special market, the only one in Bucks on Friday afternoons/evenings. See their website for all the details.
Here’s what you’ll find at area farmers’ markets: GREENS!!!! Baby head lettuce, spinach, bok choy, dandelion, endive, romaine, mini romaine, spring mix, sorrel, watercress, mustard greens,
arugula, kale, Tuscan kale, Swiss chard, radishes, scallions, sweet pea shoots, spring garlic, spring onions, ramps, onions, many varieties of mushrooms, potatoes, turnips, fresh herbs including cilantro, thyme and lemon thyme. Plus vegetable and herb starts, flowering bedding plants and more.
Most markets will also have eggs from free-range chickens, grass-fed and pastured meats, preserves, specialty foods, baked goods like breads, cakes, cookies and pastries, cheese and yogurt, cider and juice, sauces locally roasted coffee, and interesting crafts from local artisans. For a list of all farmers’ markets in Bucks County and nearby, click here.
Enjoy your weekend!
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Thursday, April 23:
- Community Hero Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Happy Hour Raw Bar – DeAnna’s, 54 N.Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [4:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Thai Cooking – New Hope Solebury High School, West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Wine Tasting: Northern Italy – Carlow Cookery Inc, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]
- Complimentary Beer Tastings – Iron Abbey, 680 North Easton Road, Horsham, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Friday, April 24:
- Free Knife Sharpening – Carlow Cookery Inc, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [10 am – 7 pm]
- A-Day 2015 – Delaware Valley University, 700 E Butler Ave, Doylestown, PA 18901 [12 – 8 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
- Ottsville Farmers Market Opening Day – Jerry Fritz’s Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Road, Ottsville, PA [4 – 7 pm]
- Beer Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4 – 8 pm]
- Happy Hour Raw Bar – Deanna’s, 54 N. Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [4:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Friday Freestyle Flights of Wine – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street, Sellersville, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Prime Rib Night – Carversville Inn, 6205 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [5:30 – 11 pm]
- Music, Pizza & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- Food Truck Fridays: Bob-B-Q Sliders & Sides – Bucks County Brewery, 31 Appletree Lane, Pipersville, PA [6 – 10 pm]
- Rock the Vines – Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Rd, Ringoes, NJ [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Bucks County Designer House Gala – Villa d’Braccia, 745 Stump Road, Chalfont, PA [7 – 10 pm]
Saturday, April 25:
- Doylestown Farmers’ Market – W. State & Hamilton St., Doylestown, PA [7 am – 12 pm]
- Earth Day and Potluck Lunch at Snipes Farm – Snipes Farm and Education Center, West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
- Stangl Factory Farmers’ Market – Stangl Factory, 12 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 2 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am – 4 pm]
- A-Day 2015 – Delaware Valley University, 700 E Butler Ave, Doylestown, PA 18901 [10 am – 7 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road, Quakertown, PA [9 am – 9 pm]
- Wrightstown Winter Farmers Market – Wrightstown Farmers Market, 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [10 – 11 am]
- “Born in the USA”: Native Plants (Gardening Class) – Shady Brook Farm, Stony Hill Road, Morrisville, PA [10 – 11 am]
- Free Knife Sharpening – Carlow Cookery Inc, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [10 am – 6 pm]
- Wine 101: “From Vine to Glass” – Alba Vineyard & Winery, 269 Reigelsville Warren Glen Road, Milford, NJ [10:30 am – 12 pm]
- Burpee Home Gardener Series: Create a Fantastic Cutting Garden – The Market at DelVal, Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA [11 am – 12 pm]
- Free lunch – St. Martin of Tours Parish, 1 Riverstone Circle, New Hope, PA [11:30 am – 1 pm]
- Wine & Appetizers – Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 Warren Glen – County Road 627, Finesville, NJ [12 – 4 pm]
- Taste for Charity Weekend – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Spring Food Truck and Wine Festival – Alba Vineyard, 269 Route 627, Milford, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
- McCoole’s Spring Beer Festival – McCoole’s Red Lion Inn, 10 South Main Street, Quakertown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
- Shad Fest – Downtown Lambertville, NJ [12:30 – 5 pm]
- Gardening Workshop – Churchville Nature Center, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA [1 – 2 pm]
- Graziano Marinara Food Tasting Event – The Tubby Olive, 17 South State Street, Newtown, PA [2 – 4 pm]
- Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- Food Truck Saturday: Greek Street – Bucks County Brewery, 31 Appletree Lane, Pipersville, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- “Bring the Heat” Chili Cook-off – Clinton First Aid & Rescue Squad, 48 Old Highway 22, Route 173, Clinton, NJ [4 – 6 pm]
- Pennsylvania Dutch Dinner – Upper Black Eddy Fire Co, 1716 Firehouse Lane, Upper Black Eddy, PA [4 – 7 pm]
- Annual Spring Cocktail Party – Half Moon Inn, 105 Court Street, Newtown, PA [5 – 8 pm]
- Spring Awakening Farm Dinner – Flint Hill Education Center, 1922 Flint Hill Road, Coopersburg, PA [5:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Music, Pizza & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
- AIR Uncorked Event at Honey Hollow Barn – Bucks County Audubon Society, Creamery Road, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9:30 pm]
Sunday, April 26:
- Firehouse Breakfast – Haycock Fire Company, 850 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [8 am – 12 pm]
- Pancake Breakfast – Lingohocken Fire Company, Mill Creek Rd. & Washington Ave, Wycombe, PA [8 am – 1 pm]
- Sunday Brunch – The Hearth, 7 East Ferry Street, New Hope, PA [9 am – 3 pm]
- A-Day 2015 – Delaware Valley University, 700 E Butler Ave, Doylestown, PA 18901 [10 am – 6 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
- Quakertown Farmers Market – Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road , Quakertown, PA [10 am – 5 pm]
- Sunday Brunch – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [11 am – 3 pm]
- Free Knife Sharpening – Carlow Cookery Inc, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [11 am – 4 pm]
- Wine & Appetizers – Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 Warren Glen – County Road 627, Finesville, NJ [12 – 4 pm]
- Taste for Charity Weekend – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Spring Food Truck and Wine Festival – Alba Vineyard, 269 Route 627, Milford, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Shad Fest – Downtown Lambertville, NJ [12:30 – 5 pm]
- Get Your Buzz On – Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA [1 – 4 pm]
- Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
- Dinner with Friends – Bux-Mont Christian Church, 400 Jacksonville Road , Ivyland, PA [5:30 – 6:30 pm]
Monday, April 27:
- Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Locals Night – Caleb’s American Kitchen, U.S. 202, New Hope, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Chef’s Choice Prix Fixe – Hearth, 7 East Ferry Street New Hope, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Monday Wine Special plus Surf & Turf – Yardley Inn, 82 E. Afton Ave., Yardley, PA [5:30 – 10 pm]
- Half Price Burgers Night – Continental Tavern, 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA [6 – 10 pm]
- Dinner With the Doc – Applebee’s, South Easton Road, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Tuesday, April 28:
- Cheese Steak Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Lobster Fest – The Buck Hotel, 1200 Buck Road, Feasterville-Trevose, PA [5 – 9 pm]
- Locals Nights – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
- All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Night – Bell’s Tavern, 183 N. Union Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 10 pm]
- Locals Hamburger Night – Carversville Inn, 6205 Fleecydale Road, Carversville, PA [5:30 – 11 pm]
- Prime Rib Night – Hamilton’s Grill Room, Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
- Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]
- Persian Cooking – New Hope Solebury High School, West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Fruit Leather Class – Resurrection Lutheran Church, 620 Welsh Road, Horsham, PA [7 – 8 pm]
Wednesday, April 29:
- Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
- Pierogy Wednesdays – St. Anne Ukranian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [12:30 – 3 pm]
- Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
- Coffee Happy Hour – Iron Abbey, 680 Easton Road, Horsham, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Locals Nights – DeAnna’s Restaurant, 54 North Franklin Street, Lambertville, NJ [5 – 9:30 pm]
- Relax and Un-Wine: Wine & Cheese Night – Carriage House Restaurant -Route 29, Gravel Pike, East Greenville, PA [6 – 10 pm]
- Low Sodium, High Quality Taste Cooking Class – New Hope Solebury High School, West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- Breakfasts at the Inn – Fox & Hound Bed & Breakfast, West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]
- The Raven Supper Club – Poe Bistro Lounge, 385 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [6:30 – 10 pm]
