Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Make it a Mother’s Day weekend in Greater Morristown: Take mom to a garden, and a 5K. Treat her to a night of Broadway song, or a Summer Beach Party sing-along.
Plant sales. Rummage sales. Tea parties. Celtic music. Violin heaven. Americana.
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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016:
The Education Foundation of Morris Plains presents its Strides for Education 5K / Walk, registration at 5:30 pm, Youth Fun Run 6 pm, 5K/ Walk 6:30 pm, at Central Park of Morris Plains. Fees: $15-$30. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit foundation.
The Morristown & Township Library kicks off its Power of the Press film series at 6:45 pm with The Paper (1994, R-rated). Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
FRIDAY, MAY 6:
The Morristown & Township Library will be closed for staff training day.
Families are invited to celebrate National Public Gardens Day in the garden of Morristown’s Macculloch Hall, from 2 pm to 5 pm. Children’s activities and presentations are planned. Admission: Free, but pre-registration required: Call (973)538-2404, ext. 16, or email here.
The Lauren & Emily Failla Foundation presents Broadway at the Bickford at 7 pm, a benefit featuring Broadway stars at the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township. Tickets: $75, price includes hors d’oeuvres, wine, dessert and entry to a silent auction. At 6 Normandy Heights Road. Read more here.
It’s a Summer Songs Beach Party, 8 pm at The Minstrel in Morris Township. Bring an instrument, break out your bikini. Admission: $12. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Gaelic Storm comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $29-$69. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown hosts its monthly Piano Bar at 9 pm to 1 am. Free. At Miller Road and Maple Avenue.
SATURDAY, MAY 7:
The Center for Spiritual Living Morristown hosts its Second Annual Rummage Sale, from 8 am to 2 pm at 331 Mount Kemble Ave. in Harding. Free parking and refreshments. Call 973-539-3114.
The Garden Club of Morristown presents its annual Plant Sale, from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the New Vernon Fire House, 22 Village Road.
Shred confidential documents from 9 am to noon, $4 per 10-pound bag, behind Morristown Town Hall. Proceeds benefit Morristown Kiwanis High School Scholarship Fund. Arrive early; when shredder truck is full, that’s it. Off Franklin Street.
Mrs. Wilson’s presents its Mother’s Day Geranium Sale from 10 am to 2 pm, at Mrs. Wilson’s Treatment Services for Women, 56 Mount Kemble Ave., Morristown. Proceeds benefit the center’s serenity garden.
The Sanctuary Concert Series in Chatham presents 14-time Grammy winner Dan Tyminski (O Brother, Where Are Thou?) and Ronnie Bowman at 8 pm. Tickets: $30. At the Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Blvd.
Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm, with Rohan De Silva. Tickets: $79-$129. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
SUNDAY, MAY 8:
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a tea reception at Acorn Hall for the Morris County Historical Society’s new exhibit Fine, Fancy, and Fashionable: 125 Years Dressing the Bride, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Admission: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students, free for kids under 12. At 68 Morris Ave., Morristown. Call 973-267-3465.
Volunteers will help the Jewish Relief Agency pack kosher foods for those in need, 9:30 pm at Morristown’s Temple B’nai Or, 60 Overlook Road.
