Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Greater Morristown offers plenty of entertainment options this weekend, ranging from normal to paranormal.
You can explore the world of angels at the Morristown & Township Library, then cross South Street to the Mayo Performing Arts Center for a truly haunting experience. The Center for Spiritual Living has a provocative film for you. Two programs revisits ghosts of World War I.
Feed your soul by pedaling to cure a local restaurateur, and by cleaning a river.
Then, relax — with the great John Pizzarelli, and our own Brynn Stanley.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017:
Connect with the Angelic Realm with “Angel Master” Ardith Walker of Morris Township, at 7 pm in the Morristown & Township Library. Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Kim Russo, The Happy Medium of the Lifetime Movie Networks’ The Haunting of… gets paranormal at 8 pm, at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $29-$59. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31:
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.
More than 300 works by high school students from Morris County will be displayed throughout April in the 29th annual Blackwell Street Juried Student Show, at the Atrium Gallery at 10 Court St. in Morristown. Meet the artists from 7 pm to 9 pm.
The Center for Spiritual Living Morristown presents the film As She Is at 7 pm. Admission: $12. At 331 Mt. Kemble Ave., Harding.
The Minstrel in Morris Township features Canadian favorite James Keelaghan, with opener Lisa Bastoni, at 7:30 pm. Admission: $10. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
The musical comedy 42nd Street comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7:30 pm, and returns for encores on Saturday at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets: $49-$89. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1:
Help clean the Whippany River in Morristown from 8:30 am to noon. Meet at Bethel AME church on Spring Street. The Whippany River Watershed Action Committee will provide gloves, trash bags, hip waders, etc. More details are here and here.
The Morristown & Township Library is hosting a rummage sale from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Employees and volunteers have donated items; proceeds benefit the library. Also, check out the library’s book sale. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Put away the Christmas tree, already, and fish out your Easter basket. Morristown’s annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for 10 am, inside the Morristown High School gym at 50 Early St. Free. Enter from the gym back door.
Enjoy free readings of poems by the late John Noonan of Morristown, at noon at the Gateway Totem plaza at the Early Street Community Garden in Morristown.
The musical comedy 42nd Street plays at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Friday entry for details.
The Center for Spiritual Living Morristown presents the film As She Is at 7 pm. Admission: $12. At 331 Mt. Kemble Ave., Harding.
The John Pizzarelli Quartet comes to the Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township at 8 pm. The popular jazz singer and guitarist will be accompanied by Konrad Paskudzki on piano, Andy Watson on drums, and Mike Kam on bass. Tickets: $20-$50. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, (973) 971-3706.
SUNDAY, APRIL 2:
Pedal for a Cure hosts a spinning event, starting at 8:30 am, at SimplyCycle in Morristown, to benefit leukemia research in honor of local restaurateur Jack Guerriero. Donation: $50 per ride, register with Cheryl at 908-625-6637. At 1 Lackawanna Place.
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 Morris County Winter Farmers Market is in the home stretch, from 10 a.m.to 2 pm at Morristown’s Alexander Hamilton School, where it concludes next week. It’s presented by the Foodshed Alliance Farmers’ Access Network, at 24 Mills St.
Morris Township Administrator Tim Quinn–a former police chief–will discuss a recent police trip to Israel that included study of counter-terrorism techniques. He’ll talk at at 10 am in the Morristown Jewish Center, at 177 Speedwell Ave. Free; all are welcome. Coffee and bagels will be served. Please RSVP so enough bagels are waiting.
April marks the centennial of America’s entry in World War I. Drew University hosts a conference, America Goes to War!, from 10 am to 5 pm in Mead Hall, with a buffet lunch. Free for faculty and students, $30 for the public. At 36 Madison Ave., Madison. Register here.
The Great War also is featured in a new exhibit, 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, at The Morris County Historical Society’s Acorn Hall in Morristown. Open from 1 pm to 4 pm, 68 Morris Ave. Admission:$3-$6; 973-267-3465.
Just Jersey in Morristown is celebrating National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day with (what else?) Jersey-flavored PBJ sandwiches, from 1 pm to 3 pm. A portion of proceeds from sales of locally made, bread-shaped gift cards will benefit the Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center, too. Just Jersey is at 163 South St.
The Junior League of Morristown hosts its third annual “Run It!” event for children of all ages from 1 pm to 4 pm at The Y Zone in Cedar Knolls. Registration: $5, children 2 and under, free. At 25 Saddle Road.
Jazz Vespers return to the Presbyterian Church in Morristown at 5 pm, with guitarist Rob Heinink joining the Steve Hess Trio. At 57 East Park Place.
Jordan Smith, 2015 winner of The Voice, comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7 pm, with opener Brynn Stanley, the voice of MorristownGreen.com! Tickets: $29-$59. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
