Greater Morristown weekend preview: Labor Day Weekend

ALL ABOARD! The Whippany Rail Museum features working, restored vintage trains.
ALL ABOARD! The Whippany Rail Museum features working, restored vintage trains.
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How is this possible?  Another summer is slipping away.

Greater Morristown is taking a breather for the Labor Day Weekend, with fewer weekend events than usual.

But if you’re not heading for a beach, we can offer a few local diversions for you. The Minstrel has John Fogarty’s keyboard player.  You can catch Benjamin Britten’s Abraham and Isaac at the Morristown Jewish Center.  Tour the Arboretum. Do some yoga at the farm. Take Grandpa for a train ride.

Scroll down for details, and check our handy calendar for more entertainment options.

Above all… relax, and enjoy the fruits of your labor!


THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2015

The school year begins today in the Morris School District. Be alert, motorists!  And good luck to students and teachers; have a great year!

FAN CLUB: The Morris Museum has a new exhibit featuring handheld fans.  Photo: Morris Museum
FAN CLUB: The Morris Museum has a new exhibit featuring handheld fans. Photo: Morris Museum

Generally speaking, an exhibition entitled The Language of Fans would give us pause. We’ve sat in the bleachers enough times to hear more than enough of that. But the Morris Museum has something different in mind: Handheld fans, the kind that would be handy during this heat wave. The exhibit runs through Dec. 6, 2015, and includes “stylish examples from the United States, Europe, and Asia,” from the museum’s collection. Admission: $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Free for members.  At Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morris Township. Call (973) 971-3700 for more.

 The Morris Canal, inclined Plane 6 East in Rockaway, Sept, 2, 1906. Photo by Olin Vough, courtesy of the Roxbury Historical Society.
The Morris Canal, inclined Plane 6 East in Rockaway, Sept, 2, 1906. Photo by Olin Vough, courtesy of the Roxbury Historical Society.

Learn about the canals of New Jersey, at the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown.  A traveling exhibit tells the story of New Jersey’s two towpath canals, the Morris and the Delaware & Raritan. Open from 1 pm to 4 pm. Admission: Adults $8; seniors &and students $6; children 6 – 12, $4. Members and children under 5, free. At 45 Macculloch Ave.

 

 

 


FRIDAY, SEPT. 4:


Emotions Anonymous
, a 12-step program, meets at 7 pm at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, at Miller Road and Maple Avenue in Morristown.

 The Minstrel features Bob Malone keyboard player for John Fogarty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) at 8 pm.  As a solo artist, Malone “conjures up images of Professor Longhair, or Tom Waits. He mixes literate, sardonic, gutsy songwriting with full-tilt barrelhouse piano for a powerful stage presence,” says The Minstrel.  Mike Miz (the Guitar Wiz) opens. Admission: $9, plus what you think the show really merits; children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.

 Video: Preview of Bob Malone

 


SATURDAY, SEPT. 5:

HOLD THAT POSE! Free yoga class at Morristown's Urban Farm at Lafayette. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
HOLD THAT POSE! Yoga class at Morristown’s Urban Farm at Lafayette. File photo by Kevin Coughlin

Yoga at the Farm continues, from 8:30 am to 9:45 am at the Urban Farm, 31 Hazel St., Morristown. Presented by instructor Lauren McTigue and Grow It Green Morristown. Pay what you can. Then pick your own fresh vegetables, herbs, and flowers; the farm stand is open until 2 pm. Call 201-874-5481 for more.

The Morris Plains Farmers Market is back for its 13th season, every Saturday through Oct. 10, 2015, from 9 am to 2 pm. It’s on the Merchant Block, at the Speedwell Avenue extension, just before the train trestle.

The Morristown & Township Library will be closed today, Sunday and Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

The Morristown Jewish Center invites the community to a Selichot service that includes an 8:30 pm performance of Benjamin Britten’s Abraham and Isaac by Cantor Shana Onigman and Matthew Onigman, accompanied by Helen Raymaker.  A discussion, reception and 10 pm Selichot service will follow. Admission: Free. At 177 Speedwell Ave. Call 973-538-9292 for more.

 


SUNDAY, SEPT. 6:

ALL ABOARD! The Whippany Rail Museum features working, restored vintage trains.
ALL ABOARD! The Whippany Rail Museum features working, restored vintage trains.

The Morristown Farmers Market  celebrates its 25th season, from 8:30 am to 2 pm every Sunday through Nov. 22, 2015, in municipal lot 10. That’s behind the Morristown Post Office, accessible via Morris Street or Dumont Place. Organized by the Morristown Partnership, the market features 16 area farms and specialty vendors, with entertainment offered once per month.

Celebrate Grandparents Day with a train ride at the Whippany Railway Museum. Ten-mile, 45-minute round trips depart on the hour between 1 pm and 4 pm.  Ride in restored cabooses, or pay a bit more for the elegant “Jersey Coast” Club Car.  Cost: Adult: $14; Child (under 12): $9; infants(1 year and under): Free. Fare includes Museum admission. At 1 Railroad Plaza, rain or shine. Call 973-887-8177 for more.

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Enjoy a guided tour of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum at 2 pm.  Tours last about one hour and cost $3 per person  (exact payment required). Wear sturdy walking shoes!  Meet in the lobby of the Haggerty Education Center. The Arboretum is at 353 East Hanover Ave. in Morris Township. For group tours, please call 973-326-7627.

 

 


MONDAY, SEPT. 7, LABOR DAY:

Happy Labor Day!  We wish you a safe and restful day. You’ve earned it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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