Greater Morristown weekend preview: Happiness, the Great American Dream, Blaire, and an Intergalactic Nemesis
Posted by Kevin Coughlin on January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
From pithy folk to kitschy comics, Greater Morristown has you covered this weekend. Take a look-see below, and if you crave more, dive into our calendar listings.
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2012:
Music at Noon features a family act if there ever was one: A pair of Lederers and a pair of Kallers will trace their musical heritage: Pauline and Nancie Lederer will play piano and violin, respectively, while Marnie and Rick Kaller will handle cello and piano, respectively. Showtime at the Morristown United Methodist Church is 12:15 pm; there is a suggested donation for the 30-minute concert of $6 for adults and $5 for seniors. Students with ID are admitted free. Free childcare is provided. A light luncheon also is available before or after the concert (11:30 am to 1:30 pm), at $7 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. At 50 S. Park Place. Call 973-538-2132 for more details.
HAPPINESS 101: 'The Economics of Happiness' is being screened at the Unity Charter School.
Body, Mind and Spirit resumes at 5 pm for an hour of “spiritual readings and resources that inspire us to enhance our own wholeness, to promote unity and to seek ways to help our precious world be made whole as God intended.” At the Parish House of the Presbyterian Church, 65 South St., Morristown. Admission is free; all are welcome. Call 973-538-1776 for more details.
See The Economics of Happiness, “a movie about the world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions,” for free at the Unity Charter School in Morris Township at 6:30 pm. Light snacks will be provided; a discussion will follow the screening. The school is at 1 Evergreen Place, off Ridgedale Avenue.
FRIDAY, Jan. 27:
David Masengill comes to the Minstrel on Jan. 27.
The Minstrel presents the tug-at-your-heartstrings songs of David Masengill, with opener Honor Finnegan, at 8 pm in Morris Township. David, a Tennessean by birth, plays guitar and dulcimer and has touched many with compositions such as My Name is Joe and Great American Dream. Admission is $7, children under 12 are free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road. Call 973-335-9489 for details.
SATURDAY, Jan. 28:
A photo scavenger hunt promises family fun from 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, at 353 East Hanover Avenue in Whippany. The cost is $10 per family; photograph every item and win prizes. Meet at the Haggerty Education Center; call 973-326-7600 for more details. Also offered on Sunday, same times.
Here’s a show that’s not for the faint-hearted: Blast blasts through Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm with “35 brass, percussion and visual performers in a unique explosion of music and theater which evolved from the showmanship and pageantry of the drum corps, bands and color guards that perform on athletic fields across the nation.” Tickets are $42-$67. Call 973-539-8008 for details.
Frank Vignola, left, seen here with Vinny Raniolo, returns to the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship on Jan. 29. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Lightning-fast guitarist Frank Vignola headlines at the 26th anniversary Central American Benefit Folk Concert at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship in Morris Township. The doors open at 7:15 pm for the 8 pm BYOB show, which also features singer/songwriter Larissa d’Andrea and the Fellowship’s Ken Piascik percussion ensemble as the opener, in an intimate setting with cabaret seating. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. At 21 Normandy Heights Road; call 973-540-1177 ext.203.
No wonder Gray Reinhard is glowing--he just performed with Springsteen! Gray and the Blaire Reinhard Band play the Famished Frog on Jan. 29. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
The Blaire Reinhard Band brings its high-energy show to Morristown’s Famished Frog at 9:30 pm., but let’s keep it down. We don’t want to wake the baby! Yes, the BRB has all kinds of great news–including Gray Reinhard’s recent gig with Bruce Springsteen. No word if the Boss will duet with his new buddy at the Frog. Who knows? Admission is free, you must be over 21 to get in, at 18 Washington St. Call 973-540-9601 for more.
Our buddy Jon Zlock takes his guitar and a bagful of great covers and original tunes to Hennessey’s Washington Bar, at 140 Morris St. in Morristown, starting at 10 pm. There is no cover charge.
SUNDAY, Jan. 29:
Were people really shorter in the 18th century? What about George Washington’s wooden teeth? Time to debunk some myths! Park Rangers at the Ford Mansion in Morristown will poke holes in apocryphal tales during tours at 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm. Admission is $4 per adult. Call 973-543-4030 for more.
A portrait of the Red Hot Chili Peppers by Monica Argenio, a Morristown High School junior, on display at Zebu Forno. Photo by Sharon Sheridan
Feeling artsy? Try your hand at sketching with friendly artists at Zebu Forno in Morristown, from 6 pm to 9 pm. For $10, you get pizza, a live model and bonhomie. Bring your own art supplies to the Open Drawing Session at 9 South St.; Chris and Danielle Merzatta provide the rest. Call 770-853-9727 for more information. And while you’re there, check out an exhibition by eight students from Morristown High School’s Art Mentoring Program.
The County College of Morris takes on New Paultz in collegiate hockey action at 6 pm in Mennen Arena, Morris Township. Tickets are $3 for adults, $2 for everyone else.
Channel your inner 7-year-old at The Intergalactic Nemesis, a graphic novel that comes to life at the Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7 pm. For ages 7 and up. Tickets are $27-$37. Call 973-539-8008 for more. The Mayo is at 100 South St., Morristown.
MONDAY, Jan. 30:
MANY HAPPY RETURNS! Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub will celebrate Bucky's 86th birthday on Jan. 30 at the Bickford. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Wish jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli a happy 86th birthday at the Bickford Jazz Showcase in Morris Township. The 90-minute concert starts at 8 pm; tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Bucky has backed Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra–and he’s still going strong on his seven-stringed guitar. He will be accompanied by Ed Laub, who does very well with only six strings. The Bickford Theatre is at the intersection of Columbia Turnpike and Normandy Heights Road; call 973-971‑3706 for more.
