Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
UPDATE: ASSUME THAT EVERYTHING IS CLOSED ON SATURDAY; CALL AHEAD ON SUNDAY!
Need something to do this weekend, besides shoveling snow?
UPDATE: Keep shoveling!
Walk the wire with Philippe Petit. Bop to Beppe’s bluegrass. Get sappy with a maple. Dream in technicolor. Discover what got swept under the (antique) rug. Savor a symphonie.
Scroll down for details on these events and more. Remember to call ahead if the wintry forecast is on the mark. UPDATE: Off the charts!
Check our handy calendar for even more activities — and add your own.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2016:
The Morristown & Township Library’s Just Out of the Box series of newly released DVDs features The Walk (2015), the story of high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s audacious 1974 walk between the Twin Towers. Screenings at 2 pm and 7 pm. Admission: Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
FRIDAY, JAN. 22:
Beppe Gambetta, an Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion (we’re not making this up), headlines at The Minstrel in Morris Township at 8 pm. We love this guy! He’s a stellar musician…with a charming sense of humor to match. His opener, Shun Ng, promises more guitar surprises. Admission: $9, children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Video: ‘Chipmunk Links’ by Beppe Gambetta and Gino, his effects-looping pedal
SATURDAY, JAN. 23:
The Morristown & Township Library is CLOSED because of the storm.Sew what? Whatever you want, with the North Jersey Sewing Group, meeting from 10 am to 1 pm at the Morristown & Township Library. The group will gather monthly. Please RSVP here. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
CANCELED BECAUSE OF STORM.Learn all about the art of maple sugaring, 2 pm at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham. Admission is $3 per person, age 3 and up. No registration is required, but seating is first come, first served. Also on Sunday. At 247 Southern Blvd. Call 973-635-6629 for more.
POSTPONED BY STORM :A national touring company brings Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Shows at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets: $49-$69. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008 for more.
The Tom Rush show at the Sanctuary has been rescheduled to March 12 because of this weekend’s snowy forecast.
Tom Rush, a singer-songwriter who inspired James Taylor, performs at the Sanctuary series in Chatham at 8 pm. Matt Nakoa joins him on piano. Opener Carolann Solebello is beloved as a founding member of the great trio Red Molly. Tickets: $35. At the Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Blvd.
SUNDAY, JAN. 24:
CANCELED BECAUSE OF STORM FORECAST: The Morris County Winter Farmers Market has a new home, Morristown’s Alexander Hamilton School, from 10 am to 2 pm every Sunday through April. Organized by the Foodshed Alliance and Sustainable Morristown, the market aims to present up to 25 vendors of locally grown produce. On Mills Street.
Johan Fernandez, a Certified Affordable Care Act Application Counselor, will provide free information and assistance with Affordable Health Care Act enrollment, between 1 pm and 4:45 pm at the Morristown & Township Library. He will return every Sunday through Jan. 31. At One Miller Road, Morristown
Learn all about the art of maple sugaring, 2 pm at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham. See Saturday entry for details.
POSTPONED. What separates a rug from a magic carpet? Find out at Morristown’s Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, which is displaying some spectacular antiques collected by late founder W. Parsons Todd. Museum Executive Director Patricia Pongracz shares the lowdown on carpets with a 2 pm talk. At 45 Macculloch Ave. Call 973-538-2404 for more.
CANCELED. Jacques Lacombe leads the New Jersey Symphony for an afternoon of Berlioz, channeling Shakespeare, at 3 pm in Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. This Winter Festival: Symphonie Fantastique features pieces inspired by Macbeth and The Tempest. Tickets: $20-$90. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008 for more.
