Greater Morristown serves up plenty of tasty treats this weekend.
Pop legend Paul Anka comes to town, followed by folk favorite Vance Gilbert, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and members of the Electric Light Orchestra.
A popular local artist shows his stuff, an author talks about Morristown’s Bravest, and the Shakespeare Theatre presents final performances of an uproarious comedy.
And Morristown High School football moves to Friday afternoon, ahead of Yom Kippur.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
And to all our friends celebrating Yom Kippur, we wish you a joyous holiday!
THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 2017:
Meet Morristown artist Dan Fenelon from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the opening of his exhibition, iCandy, at the Gallery at 14 Maple in Morristown. Free. The exhibition runs through Feb. 15, 2018, and can be seen during weekday business hours.
The Friends of Historic Speedwell present their Friends of History Awards from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, at the Haggerty Center of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township. Admission: $75, proceeds help maintain the Moses Estey House at Historic Speedwell, birthplace of the telegraph in Morristown. Call 973-285-6534. Read about it on Morristown Green.
Paul Anka (You Are My Destiny, Lonely Boy, Put Your Head on My Shoulder) brings 60 years of hits to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $69-$125. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
It’s your last weekend to see The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey‘s production of What the Butler Saw, Joe Orton’s 1960s comedy about the power of truth, at 8 pm. Directed by Paul Mullins. Adult subjects not suitable for younger audiences. Tickets: $49-$59. At 36 Madison Ave., Madison. Call 973-408-5600. Read our review.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29:
This week’s yoga session has been postponed; check back next week! 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.
Morristown High School has moved its varsity football game, originally scheduled for Saturday, to 2 pm today so it won’t conflict with Yom Kippur. The 0-3 Colonials, bested 31-20 by West Morris Central last week, will try to get back on track at home against winless Columbia High School.
Author and historian Robert Fredericks of Morristown will discuss his new book, The Flame Fighters of Morristown: 220 Years of Serving the People of Morristown, 1797 – 2017, at 7 pm at the Morristown & Township Library. Free. One Miller Road, Morristown.
If you missed Vance Gilbert at the Folk Project’s Spring Getaway, here’s your chance to catch up on some lost laughs. Gilbert performs at The Minstrel in Morris Township at 7:30 pm, after openers Liz Queler & Seth Farber. Admission: $10, children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
Video: The wickedly funny Vance Gilbert
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents What the Butler Saw, at 8 pm. Please see Thursday entry for details.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30:
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents What the Butler Saw, at 2 pm and 8 pm. Please see Thursday entry for more details.
The Orchestra, starring former members of ELO, comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $39-$59. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
SUNDAY, OCT. 1:
The Morristown Farmers Market is back for its 26th season, every Sunday through Nov. 19, between 8:30 am and 2 pm. Outdoors in the parking lot between Morris and Spring Street, off Dumont Place. Presented by the Morristown Partnership. Call 973-455-1133 for more.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents its final performance of What the Butler Saw, at 2 pm. Please see Thursday entry for more details.
Grammy-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7 pm. Tickets: $59-$109. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
