Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Race with superheroes. Discover a kinder, gentler Benedict Arnold. Get your prescription refilled by Dr. Gameshow.
Spend an afternoon with Noël Coward or a night with Alice Cooper. Run off with the circus.
It’s another eclectic weekend in Greater Morristown!
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016:
The Shriners Circus returns to Mennen Arena in Morris Township, with shows at 11 am and 7 pm; additional shows on Friday (11 am and 7:30 pm), Saturday (2:30 pm and 7 pm) and Sunday (1 pm and 5:30 pm). Admission: $15-$30, school/groups $9. At 161 E. Hanover Ave. Call (973) 326-7651.
Students of Jersey politics may want to make a field trip to the Newark Public Library, where former Star-Ledger reporter Guy Sterling hosts a conversation with former Newark Mayors Ken Gibson and Sharpe James at 6 pm. Admission: Free. Please RSVP to 973-733-7793 or email here. At 5 Washington St.
The North Jersey American Revolution Round Table presents author Bob Mayers, discussing The Forgotten Revolution in New Jersey: Revisiting Places of the American Revolution that have been Neglected by History, at 7:14 pm, at Washington’s Headquarters, 30 Washington Place, Morristown. Admission: Free.
The Morristown & Township Library continues its Power of the Press film series with a 6:45 pm screening of Humphrey Bogart’s Deadline U.S.A. (1952). Admission: Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Noël Coward’s A Song at Twilight in preview at 8 pm. Tickets: $25. At Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. Call 973-408-5600. Runs through May 29, 2016.
FRIDAY, MAY 13:
The Shriners Circus continues its run at Mennen Arena in Morris Township with shows at 11 am and 7:30 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
Celebrate Israel Independence Day with dinner and a movie — Above and Beyond about the Israeli Air Force–at 6 pm at the Morristown Jewish Center. Admission:$15 adults, $8 per child. At 177 Speedwell Ave. Call 973-538-9292 for more.
Comedian Jo Firestone brings her WFMU-FM Dr. Gameshow program to the Morristown & Township Library at 7 pm. Admission: Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Benedict Arnold wasn’t a bad guy after all. What? Nathaniel Philbrick, author of Valiant Ambition, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, makes his case at 7 pm, in the Washington’s Headquarters Museum at 30 Washington Place, Morristown. Admission: Free. The talk is part of the centennial celebration of the National Park Service. Call 973-539-2016 x 210 for more.
Five children’s choirs perform at 7 pm at Grace Church in Madison. Admission: Freewill offering. At 4 Madison Ave. Call 201-274-4617 for more.
Organ prodigy Bryan Dunnewald will perform Bach at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown at 7:30 pm. Admission: Freewill offering. At Miller Road and South Street.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Noël Coward’s A Song at Twilight in preview at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
SATURDAY, MAY 14:
Fred Meads of the American Boychoir will lead a Harmonium-sponsored workshop on teaching music literacy, from 9:30 am to noon at Grace Church in Madison. Open to all; teachers can receive professional development certificates. Admission: $20 in advance, $30 at the door. At 4 Madison Ave. Call 201-274-4617 for more.
The Shriners Circus continues its run at Mennen Arena in Morris Township with shows at 2:30 pm and 7 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Noël Coward’s A Song at Twilight in preview at 2 pm, admission: $25, and opening night, 7:30 pm, admission $32. See Thursday entry for details.
The Center for Spiritual Living Morristown presents the film August Rush, starring Robin Williams, at 7 pm. Admission: Free; freewill offerings welcome. At 331 Mount Kemble Ave., Harding. Call 973.539.3114.
The 80-voice Morris Choral Society concludes its 44th season at 8 p.m. with Endless Song, featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria plus works by Carly Simon, Mark Hayes, Mark Miller, James Erb and others. At the Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 South Park Place. Admission: $25 ; $20 for seniors, $15 for students 18 and under. Read more here.
Put your head on Paul Anka’s shoulder, at 8 pm in Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $69-$125. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
SUNDAY, MAY 15:
The seventh annual Superhero Half Marathon and Relay Race springs to life at 8:30 am at Ginty Field in Morris Township. Charity Partner: The Community Soup Kitchen. Entry fee: $80 to $85. See website for details.
Temple B’nai Or in Morristown hosts a parking lot tag sale from 9 am to 3 pm. Baby gear, sporting goods, furniture, appliances and more, with proceeds benefiting the temple’s programs. The public also can recycle its old electronics with Clean Green E-Waste Recycling. Admission: Free to tag sale; small fees for recycling. At 60 Overlook Road, off Ogden Road behind Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
The Hampshire Young People’s Chorus Chamber Singers of Amherst, MA, will sing at the 9 am service at Grace Church, Madison, with a mini-recital afterward. Admission: Free. At 4 Madison Ave. Call 201-274-4617 for more.
The Shriners Circus concludes its run at Mennen Arena in Morris Township with shows at 1 pm and 5:30 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Noël Coward’s A Song at Twilight at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The Orpheus Club Chorus, established by America the Beautiful composer Samuel Ward in 1888, performs semi-classical works at 3 pm at Grace Church, Madison. Tickets: $10. At 4 Madison Ave.
Spend the night with Alice Cooper, starting at 8 pm in Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $79-$119. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008. Listen to our podcast with Alice Cooper.