Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Spend some quality time with Dear Old Dad in Greater Morristown this weekend.
Take him to a concert, or a farmers market. Go for a hike together, or sample some top whiskeys.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
And to dads everywhere…Happy Father’s Day!
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016:
Downton Abbey is gone. But the Post Downton Abbey Support Group lives on, at the Morristown & Township Library. At 7 pm the group will dissect the Poldark series. Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17:
Singer-songwriter Joe Crookston comes to The Minstrel in Morris Township at 8 pm, with Carrie Cantor opening. Admission: $9. At 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Junior Mack performs with Morristown’s Eric Hayes and an all-star band at Morristown’s End of Elm restaurant, at 9 pm. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. At 140 Morris St. Read more here.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18:
Take a fitness hike at the Schiff Nature Preserve from 8 am to 9:30 pm. Free for members, $10 for non-members. Call 973-543-6004
The Randolph Rocks 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for 8:30 am at Randolph High School at 511 Millbrook Ave.
The Morris Plains Farmers Market is back, on Saturdays from June 11 to Oct. 8, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Speedwell Avenue Merchant Block across from the train station.
The Great Swamp Watershed Association holds its fifth annual scavenger hunt, from 10 am to 4 pm, starting at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center, at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 2 Pleasant Plains Road, Harding Township. Tickets: $10/adult, $5/child (6 to 17), free, 5 or under. Proceeds supports the association’s work. Advance registration suggested. Call (973) 538-3500 x 22.
The Morristown Whiskey Fest comes to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church from 7 pm to 10 pm. Sample 50 whiskeys, and food; live music. A portion of proceeds goes to the Community Soup Kitchen. Admission: $100-$200. At Miller Road and Maple Avenue.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, FATHER’S DAY:
The Morristown Farmers Market is back for its 26th season, every Sunday through Nov. 20 from 8:30 am to 2 pm, in parking lot 10 between Morris and Spring streets.
Morristown’s resident maestro, pianist Sebastián Forster, presents his Tangata Trio at the Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7 pm. His trio will celebrate works by Brazilian composer Astor Piazzolla, with additional piano solos by Forster. Tickets: $25, $20 for students with I.D. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
The Morristown National Historical Park presents Story-Songs of History by author, singer-songwriter and New Jersey resident Gordon Thomas Ward, at 3 pm, in the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 30 Washington Place, Morristown. Free.
