Events to Check Out This Weekend – Feb 13th – 15th, 2015

Chocolate Walk & Carriage Rides – Feb 13

What is a chocolate walk? Participating businesses open their doors to a free evening of fun and chocolate treats! It could be as simple as a piece of chocolate or as delicious as a chocolate tini! Print your passport and visit the shops and galleries – when done you turn in your signed passport and entered into drawing for $50 in Bordentown Bucks!

Carriage Rides – enjoy a stroll through our charming city on a horse drawn carriage sponsored by: Bucks County Carriages. Make your reservation contact Rebecca. $20 per adult & $10 children 10 and under. Questions contact Rebecca’s Vintage Boutique & Consignment Shop 609-298-9422

Date: Friday, February 13th, 2015; starts at 5pm
Address: Downtown Bordentown; 224 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown
Cost: Free, Carriage Rides $20 adult/$10 child
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Valentine’s Day Sleigh Rides – Feb 14

Whether you are a courting or married couple, you’re invited to take a horse drawn sleigh ride on Valentine’s Day at Howell Living History Farm in Lambertville. For families and groups, there will be horse-drawn wagon rides. The romantic rides through the countryside are free and offered on a first come, first served basis. After the ride, you can visit the recently restored farmhouse, filled with period antiques. There will be house tours and live music inside. Outside, there will be hot cocoa and a fire. Valentine’s Day goodies will be for sale at the Visitor’s Center. The hours for the event are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015. In the case of inclement weather, be sure and call the farm to make sure that the event is taking place. The farm is located at 17 Valley Road in Lambertville. For more information, call 609-737-3299

Date: February 14th, 2015; 11am to 3pm
Address: Howell Living Farm;  17 Valley Road, Lambertville
Cost: Free
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GSWGA’s Wine and Chocolate Wine Trail Weekend – 14 & 15

Join New Jersey wineries from Sussex to Cape May, and everywhere in between across New Jersey for two weekends of your favorite pairing- wine and chocolate! Each winery will have its own features for the trail weekend, but most will have something CHOCOLATE related to enjoy! You’ll find special wine tastings and new releases, pairings, entertainment, specials and sales. Be sure to grab something special for your squeeze. Held over two weekends, rain, snow, or shine. Check with each winery for hours. The events calendar will have each wineries listing as well.

Dates: February 7th & 8th, 4th & 15th, 2015
*At Participating Vineyards
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Tuckerton Seaport’s Valentines Day/President Weekend – Feb 14 -16

General admission. Cocoa Cup Miniature Golf Tournament; adventure woods rides. Family Chocolate Class (reservations required – $10 members, $15 non-members); Victorian Tea (registrations suggested – $20). Visit website or call for more information.

Dates: February 14th – 16th, 2015
Address: Tuckerton Seaport; 120 W. Main St., Tuckerton
Cost: Free GA, pay per event
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Alba Winery’s Wine and Chocolate Weekend – Feb 14 &15

Make this Valentine’s Day one to remember by spending it with someone special at Alba Vineyard. Treat your valentine to samples of award winning wines paired with exquisite chocolates, artisan cheeses, and wonderful culinary treats! We will feature small bites prepared by our preferred caterers. Each caterer will offer samples of their amazing food specialties to pair with our wines. Master Chocolatier, Diane Pinder, owner of Donna & Company, will join us. Diane will offer samples of her unique artisan chocolates to pair with Alba’s dessert wines. A collection of assorted truffles and other chocolate treats will be available for sale. Joining us for the first time this year is Fourchette of Clinton, NJ. You will be able to sample and purchase their artisan cheeses. The tasting experience is $20 per person (21 and older). Reservations are not required.

Dates: February 14th – 15th, 2015; 11am to 5pm
Address: Alba Vineyards; 269 Riegelsville Warren Glen Rd., Milford, NJ
Cost: $20 for Wine and Food Tasting
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Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour – Feb 14 & 15

Take this spine-tingling, 45-minute evening trolley ride through the streets of Cape May with a guide who relates the paranormal findings of Ghost Writer Craig McManus. Time: Saturday, 7:30 pm & 8:30 pm and Sunday, 7 pm & 8 pm. $12 for adults, $7 for children (ages 3-12). Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). For more information, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

Dates: February 14th & 15th, 2015
Address: 1048 Washington St., Cape May
Cost: $12 for adults, $7 for children
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Valentine’s Day Weekend at Sharrott Winery – Feb 14 & 15

Love is in the air at Sharrott Winery! Treat your Valentine to a special seated wine tasting and food pairing in our candlelit Barrel Room, transformed just for this romantic holiday. This year we have partnered with Kitchen 19 right here in Hammonton, New Jersey, to bring you a truly unique wine experience. Enjoy 5 courses, served small-plate style, expertly paired with Sharrott’s award-winning wines. A one-of-a-kind, very romantic experience!

Space is limited. Seatings are available at 12:30, 2:00 and 3:30 Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15. Reservations and advance tickets are required. Call the winery today to reserve your seating, 609-567-WINE (9463).

Dates: February 14th & 15th, 2015
Address: Sharrott Winery; 370 S Egg Harbor Rd, Hammonton
Cost: $20 per person; $16 for Wine Club Members
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Cream Ridge Winery’s Wine and Cheesecake Weekend – Feb 14 & 15

We will be celebrating the joys of wine and cheesecake on February 14th and 15th – Live Music, Wine Tasting, New Wine Releases, Special Cheesecake Pairings, Cheesecake treats and more! Entry free, $5 tasting for up to 10 wine tastes.

11-6pm Saturday, February 7th – Music 1:30-4:30pm
11-5pm Sunday February 8th – Music 1pm-4pm

Dates: February 14th & 15th, 2015
Address: Cream Ridge Winery; 145 Route 539, Cream Ridge, NJ
Cost: $5 for Tasting
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Belleview Winery’s Wine and Chocolate Weekend – Feb 14 & 15

If there really is a true language of love, it is most certainly forged in wine and chocolate. Celebrate St. Valentine and all his delights with a weekend of local wine! As part of the Garden State Wine Grower’s Association Valentine’s Wine Trail Weekend, Bellview will be hosting its Wine and Chocolate weekend. So come out, enjoy some wine, eat some delicious chocolate, and indulge in all that New Jersey wine has to offer.

Dates: February 14 & 15, 2015; 11am to 5pm
Address: Belleview Winery; 150 Atlantic Street, Landisville, NJ
Cost: Admission for this event is free and wine tasting is $5 per person
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The Baker’s Dozen Opening Reception – Feb 15

Arts Guild New Jersey is pleased to present a juried exhibition featuring all thirteen artists who were selected for the 2015 Baker’s Dozen Competition

Date: Sunday, February 15th, 2015; 1pm to 4pm
Address: Arts Guild NJ; 1670 Irving St, Rahway
Cost: Free