Greater Morristown Weekend Preview: Many events commemorate 9/11 anniversary

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By Barbara Snyder

THURSDAY, September 8

Remembrance of Things Past
Remembrance of Things Past

Tonight from 6-8 p.m., the Arts Council of the Morris Area holds an opening reception for the exhibition Remembrance of Things Past, which features works by 50 artists who live or work in New Jersey.   Curated by Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D., director of the Therese A. Maloney Gallery and chair of the Art and Music Departments at the College of St. Elizabeth, the exhibit showcases these artists’ use of a extremely wide variety of media, including pen & ink, stitched muslin, galvanized wire, gum bichromate, wood, bronze, steel and more. Remembrance of Things Past pays homage to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks through art that evokes the power of memory.  At the Gallery at 14 Maple (14 Maple Ave. in Morristown), the exhibit is open to the public Mondays-Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and by appointment. It will remain on display until Feb. 15.  Call 973-285-5115 for more information.  The Gallery at 14 Maple is a barrier-free facility.  Anyone who needs special accommodation should contact Kadie Dempsey at 973-285-5115, ext. 17, or kdempsey@morrisarts.org.

Jim Breuer: Keep on Laughing begins at 8 p.m. tonight at the Mayo Center, 100 South St., Morristown, with opener Vinnie Brand.  Rescheduled from Aug. 27, the show proves that it “takes more than a hurricane to stop Jim Breuer!”  Jim appears for an evening of laughs about family, friends andmore in this “nonvulgar” show for all ages.  Tickets from Aug. 27 will be honored; cost is $32-$67.

William Shakepeare’s Othello is on stage tonight and tomorrow at 8, and in two shows (2 and 7:30 p.m.) on Saturday and Sunday, at the F.M. Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison.  Directed by Bonnie J. Monte, the show plays through Oct. 2.  Love, jealousy and betrayal: Could there be a better evening at the theater?  “The epic downfall of the Moor of Venice and his beautiful Desdemona at the hands of the uber-villain Iago” makes for some compelling drama, with Keith Hamilton Cobb as Othello. Tickets cost  $32-$55.  Call 973-408-5600 for more information.

Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m., you can catch Funny @ The Famished Frog‘s Side Bar.  It’s  “a Premiere Night of Stand-Up Comedy” — free — with Host Ben Mueller and featuring Mike Giardino, Gordon Baker-Bone, Matt Jenkins, Chuck Buono and Chris Distefano, at 18 Washington St., Morristown; call 973-540-9601 for details.

FRIDAY, September 9

Good Morning, Morris! Join the Morris Chamber of Commerce and best-selling author Steve Adubato as he discusses the benefits of “building your brand” — no matter what profession you’re in —  7:15-9 a.m. at the Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Ave., Florham Park.  Cost is $38 for members and $60 for nonmembers.  Call 973-539-3882 to find out more.

Today at 10 a.m., there’s a 9/11 service for children at Morris Plains’ Borough School, 500 Speedwell Ave.

Kenny Wayne Sheppard appears at at the Mayo Center,  100 South St., Morristown.   The blues-rock guitarist (“Blue on Black”) performs music from How I Go, his first studio release since his Grammy-nominated album Live! In Chicago. Tickets cost$47-$67; order them at the website or call the box office at 973-539-8008.

SATURDAY, September 10

Pressed flower decoupage on a miniature chair - Wikipedia.org
Pressed flower decoupage on a miniature chair - Wikipedia.org

Produce Sales & Open Hours continue today from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Urban Farm at Lafayette.   Walk the farm, buy some vegetables (at low, low prices) and/or help out with chores; it’s a little bit of everything at this wonderful community farm, 31 Hazel St., Morristown (behind the Lafayette Learning Center).

Nearby, it’s the intriguingly-named T.E.M.P.U.S: Steampunk World’s Fair from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Historic Speedwell.   It’s a “weekend-long immersion festival… in the mid-1800s!”  featuring history, music, performances, discussions and workshops in the place where the telegraph was invented.  There will be tours of the Victorian-era Vail House, too — and check out the working waterwheel.   A $5 gift certificate, good for purchases at all merchants on both days, goes to those wearing Victorian or steampunk day-wear at registration.

Saturday Yard Sale at the Kellogg Club.   One of the aims of the Kellogg Club, in existence for more than 40 years, is preserving the Colles Mansion in Morristown’s Historic District.  Renovations and upgrades to the mansion are made possible through fundraisers like this one, running from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. today at  22 Colles Ave., Morristown.

Americans for Liberty present a Memorial on the Green today from noon-2:30 p.m.. Speakers and music will honor the victims and first responders of the attack on Sept. 11, 2001.  On the Morristown Green; free.   Call 973-978-2427 to find out more.

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum offers a Pressed Flower Art Workshop today from  1-4 p.m.   Instructor Lisabeth Billingsley, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology and a worker in New York’s fashion industry for 25 years, gives this workshop on pressed-flower art.  All materials are provided to make a 9” x 11” picture or several greeting cards.  Cost is $55.  Call 973 326 7601 for details.

There’s a Pool Party today at Ginty Pool in Morris Township.   The Annual Resident Swim Pool Picnic & BBQ runs from  1-6 p.m. and features music by The Kootz and Cloud 9.   DJs and kids games and activities.  Open to township residents and pool members; $10 per person.

Tonight it’s that old favorite:  Women’s Roller Derby Major Pains go up against Rock-a-Betty Bruisers from 6-9 p.m. at Inline Morristwon, 38 Dumont Place, Morristown.  Tickets $12.

SUNDAY, September 11

Tribute_in_Light_from_One_Exchange_Plaza_September_11_2009 - Wikipedia.org
Tribute in Light from One Exchange Plaza September 11 2009 - Wikipedia.org

A memorial to the 64 Morris County residents who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be dedicated at 2 p.m. today at the site at the corner of Routes 10 and 202. In addition, the fire siren will blow at: 8:45 a.m., the time American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center; at 9:03 a.m., when United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center; at 9:40 a.m., when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, at 9:50 a.m., when the South Tower collapsed; at 10 a.m., when Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pa.; and at 10:29 a.m., when the North Tower collapsed.

The Morristown Farmers Market is still going strong every Sunday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in public parking lot#10 on the corner of Morris Avenue and Spring Street (adjacent to Dumont Place).  Fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, flowers, baked goods and more.  Call 973-455-1133 for more information.

Two of six 9/11Liquid Church memorial services in three New Jersey counties take place at Liquid Church here in Morristown today at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Pastor Tim Lucas will lead a program incorporating arts, video presentations, music and a message of hope.   First responders to the Sept. 11 World Trade Center tragedy, victims’ familie, and all community members are invited to the services in Essex, Morris and Middlesex counties. The church has commissioned a new song, There is Hope, for the 10th anniversary of 9/11; preview it at the Liquid Church website.  Morris County’s services take place at The Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave.; the others are in New Brunswick and Nutley.

At the 10 a.m. service at the Presbyterian Church, Jim Hicks says goodbye as the Presbyterian Church’s longtime music director. He will conclude 26 years as music director at a service that will feature selections to commemorate the lives lost a decade ago on 9/11.

Also at 10 a.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on South Street will remember 9/11 with the dedication of a memorial plaque in honor of those who died that day. Parishioner and U.S. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen will read a poem for the occasion, and Boy Scouts from Troop #228 will present the colors. The St. Peter’s choirs will sing anthems and music for the day. At coffee hour after the service, parishioners will be invited to participate in an “empty plates” activity to raise awareness of the importance of programs to feed the hungry.

There’s a carillon concert today from noon-12:30 p.m. at Morristown’s United Methodist Church and on the Morristown Green.  It’s free.  Call 973-538-2132  for details.

And tonight at 7 pm, the Mayo Center, 100 South St., offers a community-wide 9/11 remembrance.  Song, dance, speech and more are planned on stage; local schoolchildren, local officials, religious organizations and community nonprofits will participate.  Afterwards, votive candles will be lit at the Vail Mansion reflecting pool to remember the 64 people from Morris County who died in the terrorist attacks in 2001.  Slated to participate are:  The New Jersey Youth Choir, The Cavalry Baptist Church of Morristown, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Morristown, Temple B’Nai Or of Morristown, Morristown Mayor Timothy Dougherty, the Neighborhood House and others.  Singer-songwriter Mark Conklin will perform an original song, September 12th, and the Mayo Performing Arts Company and Performing Arts School students, along with other guest performers, will sing another original, America Rising.

MONDAY, September 12

The New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Judiciary, New Jersey Attorney General’s office and county and specialty bar associations around the state will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a Day of Service today.  The Judiciary has set aside rooms in New Jersey courthouses where volunteer lawyers will present educational panels on issues of family law, special education and bullying, municipal court law and DUI issues, bankruptcy and foreclosures (Morris County location).  All events are free and open to the public.  For additional details, call the new Jersey State Bar Association at 732-249-5000 or the county bar association in your area.

Musician Eric Hayes and Friends hosts an open-mike “Monday Night Jam Session” at the Dark Horse Lounge tonight from 7-11 p.m.   4 Dehart St., Morristown.

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