For more information, call 800-554-8540 or visit www.warrennet.org/warrencounty/edt/tourism.html

It’s a great time for some leaf-peeping along our scenic country roads. Or try something different: See the leaves from above, as you soar in a hot air balloon or glider. You’ll have a bird’s-eye view of Warren County’s rolling hills and farmland, with the terrain forming a crazy quilt of patterns and colors below you. Even when the leaves are off the trees, you’ll see a blazing blanket of color on the ground. To go up, up and away:

Yards Creek Soaring, Blairstown. Glider and hot air balloon rides, or for the truly adventurous, check out the leaves in a tandem skydive. Call 908-362-1239.

Balloonatics and Aeronuts, Harmony. Hot air balloon rides. Call 877-4FUN-FLY (877-438-6359) or visit www.aeronuts.com.

Have Balloon Will Travel, Harmony. Hot air balloon rides. Call 800-60-TO-FLY (800-608-6359) or visit www.haveballoonwilltravel.com.

Chute the Breeze, Harmony. Instruction flights on a powered parachute. Call 908-454-3242 or visit www.chutethebreeze.com.

Here’s what else is happening:

Friday, Nov. 1: Scary Stories, Told by Kathy Pierce. Come prepared to be scared by this talented storyteller. 7pm, Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch of the Warren County Library, 4 Lambert Road, Blairstown. Call 908-362-8335.

Friday- Sunday, Nov. 1-3: "A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’’ Come see what fools these mortals be as Shakespeare’s classic comedy is staged by the Blair Academy Players. 8pm Friday and Saturday in the Dubois Theatre of the Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts and 2pm Sunday (weather permitting) at the new Open Air Theatre on Blair Lake, Blair Academy, Blairstown. $5. Call 908-362-6121 ext.5682.

Friday & Saturday, Nov. 1-2: Late Night Jazz at The Roaring Rock Restaurant, featuring the Donna Antonow Trio. Pianist/vocalist Donna Antonow is "the jazz find of the year’’ according to Cabaret Hotline NYC. 8:30-11:30pm. Kitchen stays open. The Roaring Rock, Brass Castle Road at Hartman’s Corner, Washington. Call 908-453-2322 or visit www.roaringrockrest.com.

Saturdays, Nov. 2,9,16: Masks: Arts Workshop for Children. Three-week program for children ages 7-11 on puppetry, sculpture, theatre, finger painting, music & more. Sign up for one session or all three. 10-11:30am. Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch of the Warren County Library, 4 Lambert Road, Blairstown. Call 908-362-8335.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2-3: The New Jersey Ballet at Centenary College. The premiere dance company of New Jersey returns to the Centenary Stage for performances at 8pm Saturday and 5pm Sunday. Centenary Theatre, 400 Jefferson St., Hackettstown. Call 908-979-0900 or visit www.centenarystageco.org.

Sunday, Nov. 3: Warren County Historical Learning Center at Bread Lock Park. A project developed under an agreement between the non-profit Highlands Project and the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the center features local history models and displays including the Oxford Furnance, Shippen Manor, Morris Canal and Lenape Indians. Free admission. 1-4pm, located near mile marker 4, behind OK-4 Wheel Drive, on Rt. 57 just west of New Village in Franklin Township. Call 908-689-6350 or visit www.highlandsproject.org.

Sunday, Nov. 3: Phillipsburg-Easton Halloween Parade. Warren County’s largest Halloween parade returns with the theme "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.’’ 1:30pm, rain or shine, along South Main Street, Phillipsburg, across the Northampton Street "free bridge’’ into Easton, Pa.

Sunday, Nov. 3: Wine & Food Pairing at the Roaring Rock Restaurant, featuring six wines of Concha Y Toro Vineyards of Chile matched to a multi-course meal of Nuevo Latin-American Cuisine. $35/person, pre-registration with payment required. 12:30-3:30PM. The Roaring Rock Restaurant, Brass Castle Road at Hartman’s Corner, Washington. Call 908-453-2322 or visit www.roaringrockrest.com.

Thursday, Nov. 8: An Evening of Poetry with Gerald Stern and Jim Haba. Stern is a former New Jersey Poet Laureate, while Haba is poetry director for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, organizing all nine of the biennial Dodge Poetry Festivals, the largest poetry events in North America. This free presentation is part of the Visiting Authors Series at Warren County Community College, 475 Route 57 West, Washington. 7:30pm. Call 908-835-WCCC for directions and 908-835-4020 for more information.

Friday, Nov. 8: Recent Ramblings by Dr. Leonard L. Rue III. A slide presentation of Dr. Rue's recent expeditions. Rue, the most published wildlife photographer in North America, is a local author, photographer and naturalist. 7pm, Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch of the Warren County Library, 4 Lambert Road, Blairstown. Call 908-362-8335.

Opening Friday, Nov. 8: Park the Car in Harvard Yard. Presented by the Centenary Stage Company, this play is a hilarious, deeply moving tale about the toughest, meanest teacher ever to set foot in Gloucester High School and the housekeeper he hires to look after him, forgetting that he had flunked her...and her mother and father before her. Performances are Fri., Nov. 8, 8pm; Sat., Nov.9, 8pm; Sun., Nov.10, 2pm; Wed., Nov. 13, 2:30pm; Thurs., Nov. 14, 7:30pm; Fri., Nov.15, 8pm; Sat., Nov.16, 8pm; Sun., Nov.17, 2pm; Wed., Nov.20, 11am student matinee; Thurs., Nov. 21, 7:30pm; Fri., Nov. 22, 8pm; Sat., Nov.23, 8pm. Centenary Theatre, 400 Jefferson St., Hackettstown. Call 908-979-0900 or visit www.centenarystageco.org.

Saturday, Nov. 9: Winter Fly Fishing. Wildlife Conservation Corps volunteers Jim Flately and Pierre Benoist will conduct an indoor session on winter fly fishing covering the unique conditions and safety considerations of winter. This free program is directed at experienced anglers but will be of interest and value to all. Registration is required. 10am, Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center, Route 46, Oxford, nine miles west of Hackettstown. Call 908-637-4125 or visit www.njfishandwildlife.com.

Sunday, Nov. 10: Meet the Authors: Canal Book Extravaganza and Signing. Various authors of canal related books will be available to sign and discuss their books. Tom Yezerski, author of "A Full Hand," a new Morris Canal book for children will be among the authors on hand. 1-4pm, Warren County Historical Learning Center Bread Lock Park, located behind OK-4 Wheel Drive near mile marker 4 on Rt. 57, just west of New Village, Franklin Twp. Call 908-475-6532.

Continuing: Scenic Beauty of the Skylands Photo Contest. Photographs of the Skylands region of New Jersey taken by professional & non-professional photographers. The show is open to the public at Warren County’s Wayne Dumont, Jr. Administration Building, 165 County Route 519 South, Belvidere (White Township), 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday, through Jan. 3, 2003. Call the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission at 908-453-4381.

Continuing: Sporting Art Show at the Musconetcong Gallery at Alba Vineyard. A showcase of work in the truest tradition of Classic American Art, featuring original works by Robert Magaw, Diana Gibson, Bill Brown and Joel Popadics. Through November, reception is 1-4pm Oct. 20. Call 908-995-7800 or visit www.albavineyard.com.

Continuing: Gallery 23 Artists of the Month: Laura Dempsey and Don Myles. Dempsey is a painter and scupltor, while Myles is a photographer. 10am-5pm, Monday-Saturday, Gallery 23, 23 Main St., Blairstown. Call 908-362-6865.

For more information on places to stay, things to do, where to eat and other attractions in Warren County, click right to http://www.warrennet.org/warrencounty/edt/tourism.html or call the Warren County Tourism Department at 800-554-8540. We hope to see you soon.

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