Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Lots of fun concerts are vying for your attention in Greater Morristown this weekend. Fortunately, you’ve got four chances to catch Legally Blonde, The Musical, at Morristown High School.
And then there’s Old Timey music made new, a Beatles tribute that never grows old, Grover and Rio on the same stage, three ladies serving classics with sex appeal, a symphony, jazzy worship, and music with Heart. Well, half a Heart.
You can learn about Cretans, and one of the world’s great religions.
Or just shop till you drop at one of the area’s most colossal rummage sales.
Scroll down for details. Check ou new calendar for even more activities–and add your events, too!
THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017:
Legally Blonde, The Musical, explodes onto the Morristown High School stage at 7 pm. A portion of proceeds from this evening’s show will benefit cancer research, to honor 8th grader Hedda Sivertsson, who is battling the disease. Additional shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $8-$15. At 50 Early St.
Video: ‘Legally Blonde’ preview at Morristown Onstage
Ancient ruins. Amazing food. Amazing adventure. It’s Crete: An Amazing Place, brought to you by reference librarian and world traveler Stephen Brunskill at 7 pm, at the Morristown & Township Library. Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Rain, A Tribute to The Beatles, comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $39-$79. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24:
Morning Yoga with Munah Hayes returns to the Morristown & Township Library at 9:30 am. Free. Bring a yoga mat. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Legally Blonde, The Musical, lights up Morristown High School at 7 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The North Jersey Civil War Round Table will present its 2017 book award to Princeton University Professor Matthew Karp, author of This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy. At 7:14 pm, in the Haggerty Education Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Township. Admission: $5. Members and students, free.
The Minstrel in Morris Township presents a special concert: Kaia Kater, a 23-year-old African Canadian banjo player who makes Old Time music new. At 7:30 pm at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. At 21 Normandy Heights Road.
The Grammy®-nominated Eroica Trio comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $19-$49. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25:
The annual Rummage Sale of the Morristown United Methodist Church is a great place to find treasures large and small: Household items, clothing, toys, sporting gear, electronics, furniture–at great prices, from 9 am to 2 pm. Proceeds benefit the church Youth Mission Project. At 50 South Park Place. Call 973-538-2132 for more.
Legally Blonde, The Musical, continues its run at Morristown High School at 7 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
Two of New Jersey’s greatest showmen–guitarist Grover Kemble and pianist Rio Clemente–share a stage at 7:30 pm for the third annual Festival of Music, to benefit The Seeing Eye Inc. They join a roster of jazz all-stars. Tickets: $50. In the Concert Hall at Drew University, 36, Madison Ave., Madison.
Ann Wilson of Heart comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $49-$99. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26:
The Morris County Winter Farmers Market returns at 10 a.m.to Morristown’s Alexander Hamilton School, where it will be every Sunday through April 9, 2017, from 10 am to 2 pm. It’s presented by the Foodshed Alliance Farmers’ Access Network, at 24 Mills St.
Rutgers University lecturer Ali Chaudry, co-founder of the NJ Interfaith Coalition, continues his series Understanding Islam at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, at 8:30 am. At the Parish House, 65 South St.
The New Jersey VegFest hosts a vegan pop-up shop at Morristown’s Laundromat Bar from noon until 6 pm. Ages 21 and over. Admission: $5. On DeHart Street.
Learn about electric cars, and the environmental benefits of anti-idling, from Sustainable Morristown, at 2 pm at the Morristown & Township Library. Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Last chance to catch Legally Blonde, The Musical! The show concludes its run at Morristown High School at 2 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The New Jersey Symphony performs Beethoven’s Seventh at 3 pm, at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Pianist Lukáš Vondráček plays Shostakovich’s concerto. Tickets: $20-$90. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
Jazz Vespers return to the Presbyterian Church in Morristown at 5 pm. Sax player Anton Denner joins the Steve Hess Trio. At 57 East Park Place.
