Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Is your holiday spirit sputtering? We HIGHLY recommend A Child’s Christmas in Wales, a musical adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ nostalgic Yuletide tale.
It’s playing down the road at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The cast is uniformly excellent, though if pressed, we would single out Greg Jackson who deftly plays the author as boy and grownup, and Alycia Kunkle, who is ferociously funny as Dylan’s tomboy cousin, Glenda.
Chances are, someone onstage will evoke your ghosts of Christmas past–with heart and humor. Festive songs are sung with gusto in between holiday calamities. A tonic for troubled times. See below for schedules.
Slideshow photos ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ by Jerry Dalia
And if you need another jolt of good cheer, a Merry Tuba Christmas should do the trick. Many more holiday treats beckon this weekend in Greater Morristown.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2016:
The Christmas Singers will introduce some new voices at their annual lunchtime concert at the Morristown United Methodist Church. The 12:15 pm holiday show is free; lunch may be purchased ($8/ $7 seniors) between 11:30 am and 12:10 pm. At 50 S. Park Place.
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. 16:
The Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green continues from 5 pm to 8 pm, courtesy of the Morristown Partnership. Here is the itinerary:
- Santa House: 5 to 8 p.m. – Santa visits and photos
- Tent: 5 to 8 p.m. – The Chocolate Bar – Dessert tasting event courtesy of KSA Capital Management
- Outdoors: 5 to 8 p.m. – Holiday Dance Party
The Minstrel in Morris Township presents its Folk Project Holiday Show. Pre-concert caroling at 7 pm; showtime is 7:30 pm. Suggested donation for this benefit show: $10. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Sustainable Morristown is hosting a holiday “Green Drinks” event from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Hyatt Regency in Morristown. Nonprofits will be recognized for their green deeds. Free; includes raffles, prizes, and food. Cash bar drinks. At 3 Speedwell Ave. To sign up, email or call Lauren at 856-912-6586.
The NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker dances into Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7:30 pm. 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. 17:
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. – Ornament Painting with Pinot’s Palette (Limited Seating)
- 1 to 5 p.m. – Sponsor exhibitors: Bath Fitters, The Education Association of Morris and Renewal by Andersen
- 4 to 6 p.m. – Ornament Painting with Pinot’s Palette (Limited Seating)
Outdoors
- 2 to 5 p.m. – Ice sculpting demonstration
- 2 to 6 p.m. – Miniature train rides
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.
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.
UPDATE: A wintry forecast has CANCELLED Morristown’s Merry Tuba Christmas.
A Merry Tuba Christmas huffs and puffs onto the Morristown Green at 3 pm. A joyful noise this is! Free.
Keep an eye out for SantaCon at Morristown’s taverns this evening. Lots of elfin people seeing red!
SUNDAY, DEC. 18:
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.
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. – Gingerbread house making
- 1 to 5 p.m. – Sponsor exhibitors: Bath Fitters 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 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 NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker has performances at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 1 pm and 6 pm. See Friday entry for details.
Our Youth Their Future hosts its fourth annual Holiday Extravaganza for local children from 3 pm to 6 pm, in the seniors center at Morristown town hall, 200 South St. To receive a gift, children must be registered, and attend with a parent/guardian. For registration forms, email here or call Sharon at 973-234-6029 or Toshiba at 973-725-8153.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church presents Christmas Lessons & Carols, a 6 pm service featuring the church choirs and scheduled readings by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Mayor Tim Dougherty and other dignitaries.