Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
The Holiday Express is running at full-speed in Greater Morristown this weekend, with holiday music, dance, crafts and more.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2016:
The Gingerbread Wonderland & Craft Show enters the homestretch, from 10 am to 4:30 pm; and continues through Sunday. Scrumptious gingerbread houses can be viewed at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Handmade crafts for sale on weekends; refreshments at Matilda’s Café. Admission: $2; children under 2, free. At 353 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Township. Call 973-326-7601.
Music at Noon is back at the Morristown United Methodist Church, with a free 12:15 pm concert by organist Christopher Jennings. Lunch may be purchased ($8/ $7 seniors) between 11:30 am and 12:10 pm. At 50 S. Park Place.
The Post-Downton Abbey Support Group convenes at 7 pm in the Morristown & Township Library for a preview of the upcoming PBS series Victoria, about the queen who was so powerful she got her own Kinks song. Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales at 8 pm. Tickets: $32-$75. At Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison.
FRIDAY, DEC. 9:
Morning Yoga with Munah Hayes is free at the Morristown & Township Library at 9:30 a.m. Bring a yoga mat. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
The Gingerbread Wonderland & Craft Show continues from 10 am to 7:30 pm at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. See Thursday entry for details.
Holiday CraftMorristown comes to the Morristown Armory this weekend, starting today from 4 pm to 8 pm. Admission: $9 (includes unlimited re-entry); seniors, $8; children under 6 are free. At 430 Western Ave., Morris Township. Call 845-331-7900.
Popular jazz pianist Rio Clemente performs with violinist Vitali Imereli at the Randolph Performing Arts Center. Wine and cheese at 7 pm, concert at 7:30. Tickets: $35. At the Music Den, 1030 Route 10 West.
It’s Open Stage night at The Minstrel in Morris Township, starting at 7:30. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call 973-335-9489, or visit the site above. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
The NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker settles into Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center with a 7:30 pm show. Tickets: $29-$69. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
SATURDAY, DEC. 10:
The Gingerbread Wonderland & Craft Show continues from 10 am to 4:30 pm at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. See Thursday entry for details.
Holiday CraftMorristown continues at the Morristown Armory from 10 am to 6 pm. See Friday entry for details.
The Super Santa 5K sprints from Ginty Field in Morris Township at 10 am. Burn off calories now to make room for Grandma’s pumpkin pie. Registration details online.
The Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green continues from noon to 7 pm, courtesy of the Morristown Partnership. Here is the itinerary:
Santa House
Noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. – Santa visits and photos
Tent
1 to 3 p.m. – Christmas family activity by Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
1 to 5 p.m. – Sponsor exhibitors: Power Home Remodeling and Renewal by Andersen
3 to 4 p.m. – Storytime with Anna and Elsa
4 to 6 p.m. – The Original Music School Christmas sing-a-long
Outdoors
2 to 5 p.m. – Ice sculpting demonstration
2 to 6 p.m. – Miniature train rides
The NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker has shows at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 1 pm and 6 pm. See Friday entry for details.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales at 2 pm and 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
Morristown American Legion Post 312 hosts a fundraiser, from 5 pm to 10 pm, at the Horseshoe Tavern, 36 Speedwell Ave. Cost: $25 includes food and drink. Cash and checks only. For more, call Carl Cousin at 201-213-7915.
The Harmonium Choral Society presents Winter Skies at 8 pm in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown. Anne Matlack leads the 100-voice choir in Frank Martin’s double choir Mass, and works by Esenvalds, Dove, Sweelinck, and Fairouz; and Swiss and Dutch carols. Admission:$30; $25 for students and seniors. At 121 South St. at Miller Road.
The Morris Choral Society presents its 14th annual Holiday Spectacular at 8 pm at the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township. Tickets: $25/ $20 seniors / $15 students 18 & under. At the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road. Call 973.971.3706.
SUNDAY, DEC. 11:
The Gingerbread Wonderland & Craft Show concludes, from 10 am to 4:30 pm at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. See Thursday entry for details.
The Morris County Winter Farmers Market runs from at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Morristown’s Alexander Hamilton School, where it will be every Sunday (except Christmas and New Year’s Day) through April 9, 2017, It’s a joint effort of the Foodshed Alliance Farmers’ Access Network, Grow it Green Morristown and the school, at 24 Mills St.
Holiday CraftMorristown concludes at the Morristown Armory from 11 am to 5 pm. See Friday entry for details.
The Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green continues from noon to 7 pm, courtesy of the Morristown Partnership. Here is the schedule:
Santa House
Noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. – Santa visits and photos
Tent
1 to 3 p.m. – Ornament Painting with Pinot’s Palette (Limited Seating)
1 to 5 p.m. – Sponsor exhibitors: Power Home Remodeling and Renewal by Andersen
4 to 6 p.m. – Ornament Painting with Pinot’s Palette (Limited Seating)
Outdoors
2 to 6 p.m. – Miniature train rides
The NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker has performances at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 1 pm and 6 pm. See Friday entry for details.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The Morris Choral Society presents an encore of its 14th annual Holiday Spectacular at 3 pm at the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township. See Saturday entry for details.
The Harmonium Choral Society presents an encore of its Winter Skies program, at 3 pm at St. Mary’s Abbey at Delbarton, 230 Mendham Road, Morris Township. Admission:$30; $25 for students and seniors.
