Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Art, ballet, food, fundraisers, roller derby… your weekend is set in Greater Morristown!
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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016:
The Morristown & Township Library continues its Power of the Press film series at 6:45 pm with His Girl Friday (1940), starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Free. Light refreshments. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
FRIDAY, MAY 20:
He’s been blind since age 11, but that has not stopped Justin Kauflin from forging a bright career as a jazz pianist and composer. He will headline JustJazz4, a fundraiser for the Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey, from 6 pm to 9:30 pm at the Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre. Tickets are $50. Call 973- 627-0055, ext. 323, or email here for more. At 6 Normandy Heights Drive in Morris Township.
Morris Arts invites you to a free opening reception for its Spring/Summer 2016 Exhibit at Morristown’s Atrium Gallery, from 6:30 to 9 pm. See 200 works by 85 artists from the HUB Camera Club, ARTsee, the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts, the Myhelan Artists Network, and the Drew Art Association. On floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court St.
The Minstrel in Morris Township presents Joan & Joni, a tribute to the music of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, by Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin, at 8 pm. Admission: $9. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Broadway star Matthew Morrison comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $59-$99. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
SATURDAY, MAY 21:
Living with Melanoma, a Patient and Caregiver Symposium, runs from 8 am to noon in the Forbes Amphitheater at Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave. Admission is free, registration is suggested. For more, call 916-706-0599 or email here.
Celestial Conversations Workshop with Lo Anne Mayer runs from 10 am to 4 pm at the Villa Walsh-Paglia Center, at 455 Western Ave. in Morris Township. Admission: $40. Registration is open, seating is limited. Bring a lunch, pen and journal. For more, call 201-787-0961 or email here.
Relay for Life Greater Morristown will be celebrating cancer survivors, remembering lost loved ones, and raising money for research from 4 pm to midnight at Mennen Arena, 161 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Township. Here’s how where you can join Morris Township Mayor Dan Caffrey’s team.
Know Your Food: A Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Event, a celebration of all-natural fresh foods and the benefits of cooking from scratch, comes to Fosterfields from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission: $2 to $6, free for kids under 2 and members. At 73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township.
The Jerzey Derby Brigade takes on the Jersey Shore All-Stars in women’s roller derby action at Inline Morristown. Doors open at 6:15 pm, action starts at 7 pm. Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at door. At 38 Dumont Place.
The New Jersey Ballet brings Don Quixote to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $29-$59. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
The Masterwork Chorus and Chamber Orchestra presents Haydn’s Die Schöpfung (The Creation) at Drew University’s Concert Hall in Madison at 8 pm. Tickets: $55. Call 973-692-6051. At 36 Madison Ave.
SUNDAY, MAY 22:
The New Jersey Ballet presents Cinderella, for ages 4 and up, at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 1:30 and 4:30 pm. Tickets: $15-$25. At 100 South St. Call 973-539-8008.
