Greater Morristown weekend preview: Great Conversations, Clean Communities, and roller derby, too

SENIOR PERKS..or is that PECKS? Ladies of Morristown Unitarian Fellowship welcome the man of the hour to 'Wisdom of Homer' concert celebrating works by 96-year-old poet Homer Hansen. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
SENIOR PERKS..or is that PECKS? Ladies of Morristown Unitarian Fellowship welcome the man of the hour to 'Wisdom of Homer' concert celebrating works by 96-year-old poet Homer Hansen. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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Compiled by Kevin Coughlin

A new broom sweeps clean. But an old broom ain’t bad, either, if you feel like volunteering for Morristown’s annual spring cleaning.

It’s shaping up as another banner weekend in Greater Morristown:

Morris Arts is serving stimulating conversation. The library’s serving Pearl Jam.

Art openings…Photo tips…Kids shows…Comedy…Country music…choral music…bluegrass music…classical music…classic rock.

Spiritual enlightenment. An expo full of holistic offerings. A world premiere for a 98-year-old poet. And roller derby, too!

Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more options– and add your own events, too.

And to our friends who celebrate on Friday, a very Happy Passover!


THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

Broadway favorite Loni Ackerman is at the Bickford.
Broadway favorite Loni Ackerman is at the Bickford.

The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents  My Mother, My Sister & Me at 2 pm.  It’s about “an indestructible working-class Jewish family in the Bronx … valiantly surviving the ever changing Sixties Cultural Revolution.” Tickets: $45 General Public; $40 Seniors, Museum & Theatre Guild Members; group discounts available. At 6 Normandy Heights Road. Call (973) 971-3706.  Additional shows Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.

Blimp pilots.  John Lennon’s photographer. Cable news pioneers. Yogi Berra’s museum director.  These are just a few of the featured guests at the 8th annual Great Conversations, the major fund-raiser for Morris ArtsCocktails start at 6 pm at the Madison Hotel; dinner follows at 7:15 pm. Tickets are $225; check the Morris Arts website to see if any are left. The hotel is at One Convent Road, Madison.

The pilot of the MetLife 'The pilot of the MetLife 'Snoopy' airship is a scheduled guest at the 2016 Great Conversations dinner.
The pilot of the MetLife ‘Snoopy’ airship is a scheduled guest at the 2016 Great Conversations dinner.

pearl jam movie

The Morristown & Township Library continues its Moving Image of Rock Series with Cameron Crowe’s documentary, Pearl Jam Twenty (2011), at 7 pm. Unrated, 1 hour 45 minutes. Admission: Free. Light refreshments. At One Miller Road, Morristown.

Want to take better vacation photos? Learn from a pro: Photojournalist Jay Seldin will share secrets for great travel pictures, at 7 pm at the 70 South Gallery in Morristown. Admission: $20. Call 973-539-2112 for more.

jay seldin photojurnalist

Jennifer Nettles and the 2016 Next Women of Country Tour visit Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Also featuring Brandy Clark, Lindsay Ell and Tara Thompson. Tickets: $59.50 – $109.50. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.

Jennifer Nettles and the 2016 New Women of Country
Jennifer Nettles and the 2016 New Women of Country

 


FRIDAY, APRIL 22:

Happy Passover to our Jewish friends!

The Boyertown Area Senior High Show Choir, Jazz Band, and Select Strings performs at 7:30 pm at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown. Admission: Free will offering.  The choir returns for Sunday’s 10:15 am service. At 131 South St.  More info is here.

The Boyertown Area Senior High Show Choir, Jazz Band, and Select Strings
The Boyertown Area Senior High Show Choir, Jazz Band, and Select Strings

Jim Hurst, Guitarist Of The Year of the  International Bluegrass Music Association, comes to The Minstrel in Morris Township for an 8 pm show. With singer-songwriter Stuart Kabak as opener.  Tickets: $9; children 12 and under, free. At 21 Normandy Heights Road.

Video: Jim Hurst

America  returns to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm.  With opener James Gedeon, popular vote winner of the 2016 Morristown Onstage contest.  Tickets: $49-$79.  At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.

America
America

The Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents  My Mother, My Sister & Me at 8 pm. Please see Thursday entry for details.


SATURDAY, APRIL 23:

The Rev. Bruce Chilton
The Rev. Bruce Chilton

The Rev. Bruce Chilton presents a talk, Resurrection: The Case of Jesus,  from 8:30 am to 1 pm, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown. It’s part of the Spong Lecture Series. Admission: $20 adults, $10 students.  At 121 South St.

Morristown Clean Communities invites everyone to participate in the annual Town Wide Spring Clean-Up. Meet at 9 a.m. behind town hall, 200 South St., for registration and breakfast treats. Dress for work detail; if possible, bring work gloves, rakes, shovels and brooms. Bags for garbage and recycling and will be provided. Work assignments will be finished by 11:30 a.m. To request a particular site assignment, contact Kathleen O’Neill Margiotta,  at 973-644-4363 or e-mail here.

Volunteers gather behind town hall for Morristown spring cleanup. Photo by Berit Ollestad.
Volunteers gather behind town hall for Morristown spring cleanup 2012. Photo by Berit Ollestad.

The College of Saint Elizabeth in Morris Township hosts an open house at 10 am. Free. At 2 Convent Road. Call 800-210-7900 for more.

The Jerzey Derby Brigade opens its women’s roller derby season at home vs. the Harrisburg Area Roller Derby. Doors open at 6 pm at InLine Morristown, 38 Dumont Place.  Admission: $12 at the door,  $10 in advance (search “Jerzey Derby”). Children 12 and under are free; military discounts are available. Opening whistle at 7 pm.

jerzey derby

Macyn Bolt,  'Boxer' (B.4), 2016, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 38"
Macyn Bolt, ‘Boxer’ (B.4), 2016, acrylic on canvas, 48″ x 38″

Comedian Kathy Griffin brings her Like A Boss show to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center for performances at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. Tickets: $69-$115. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.

Morristown’s Simon Gallery hosts a reception from 6 pm to 8 pm for artist Macyn Bolt, whose abstract works will be displayed through May 21, 2016.  At 48 Bank St.

 

 

 

Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin

The Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents  My Mother, My Sister & Me at 8 pm. Please see Thursday entry for details.


SUNDAY, APRIL 24:

The Morris County Winter Farmers Market concludes its first season at its new home, Morristown’s Alexander Hamilton School, from 10 am to 2 pm. Organized by the Foodshed Alliance and Sustainable Morristown, the market aims to present up to 25 vendors of locally grown produce. At 24 Mills St.

The Holistic Family Expo comes to the Hyatt Morristown from 11 am to 4 pm. Learn about holistic services and businesses. Admission: Adults $10, children, free. Register for workshops  here.   At 3 Speedwell Ave.

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Pianist Peter Toth is performing a series of free concerts in Morristown to celebrate the National Park Service centennia
Pianist Peter Toth is performing a series of free concerts in Morristown to celebrate the National Park Service centennial

Award-winning Hungarian pianist Peter Toth will help the Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) celebrate National Park Week with a free concert at 1 pm, at the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 30 Washington Place, Morristown. He will perform works by Schubert, Bartok and Liszt, in the second of  six free concerts to mark this year’s centennial of the National Park Service.

In celebration of Beatrix Potter’s 150th birthday anniversary, Enchantment Theatre brings Peter Rabbit Tales to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center for shows at 1:30 pm and 4 pm. Ages 3-10. Tickets: $12-$15.  At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.

Peter Rabbit Tales
Peter Rabbit Tales

 

The Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents  My Mother, My Sister & Me at 2 pm. Please see Thursday entry for details.

The Chamber Singers of the Harmonium Choral Society present Music of Our Muses at 3 pm, at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison. The program will include three original works set to poems by 98-year Homer Hansen of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Hansen will be honored at the concert, which also will includes works by Britten, Josquin and Tormis. Tickets: $25; $20 for students and seniors. At 4 Madison Ave.

SENIOR PERKS..or is that PECKS? Ladies of Morristown Unitarian Fellowship welcome the man of the hour to 'Wisdom of Homer' concert celebrating works by 96-year-old poet Homer Hansen. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
The Harmonium Choral Society will feature works by 98-year-old poet Homer Hansen, pictured in 2015 with his fan club. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

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