Greater Morristown weekend preview: SUMMER!!! NJSO in the sunshine, Brynn Stanley by starlight

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Summer is HERE!!!  Where has the season been hiding?

Greater Morristown offers so many ways to celebrate this long-awaited arrival.

Go outside and enjoy music by Brynn Stanley, and the New Jersey Symphony. Re-live the Summer of Love. Walk with The Seeing Eye. Cheer for a Pup Parade. Shop the farmers markets.

And that’s just for starters.

Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!


THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018:

The Alzheimer’s Association presents a Pup Parade from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Villa at Florham Park. Special awards for canine stars, a kids coloring station, an ice cream truck and more. Admission: Free, donations to the association are appreciated. At 190 Park Ave. Call 973-867-1506 for more.

pup parade poster

The Morristown & Township Library continues its Living With Pride film series at 7 pm with God’s Own Country (British, 2017; not rated). Free. At One Miller Road, Morristown.

God's Own Country film posterJazz singer Brynn Stanley, the voice of MorristownGreen.com, brings her lovely voice and sparkling charm to Morristown’s Vail Mansion lawn for a 90-minute concert from 7:30 pm. She is presented by the Mayo Performing Arts Center as part of its free summer entertainment series. At 110 South St.

Brynn Stanley has a new EP, 'Classic,' October 2017


FRIDAY, JUNE 22:

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.

summer of love posterDig out your beads and tie-dyed t-shirts for a special Summer of Love concert at 7:30 pm, at The Minstrel in Morris Township. Folk Project members will perform timeless songs from a half-century ago, with extra refreshments at intermission. (Beware of the brownies!) Admission: $12; children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.

 

 


SATURDAY, JUNE 23:

morris plains police logoThe Morris Plains Farmers Market is back, from 9 am to 2 pm every Saturday through Oct. 6, 2018, on Merchant’s Block, next to the Model Railroad Club.

Have Coffee With a Cop in Morris Plains, from 9 am to noon, at the Speedwell Avenue Dunkin Donuts. The idea is to break down barriers between police and the citizens they serve by “removing agendas and allowing opportunities to ask questions, voice concerns, and getting to know the officers in your neighborhood.”

The Seeing Eye president, Jin Kutsch, and his guide dog, Vegas, pose beside statue of organization founder Morris Frank and his dog, Buddy, near the Morristown Green. Photo by Rachael Moore
The Seeing Eye president, Jim Kutsch, and his guide dog, Vegas, pose beside statue of organization founder Morris Frank and his dog, Buddy, near the Morristown Green in 2013. Photo by Rachael Moore

Discover The Seeing Eye with a walking tour, led by Seeing Eye President Jim Kutsch and his wife Ginger Kutsch, at 9:30 am. It’s part of the Morris County Tourism Bureau’s summer walking tour series. This walk starts at 14 Maple Ave. in Morristown. Tickets: $15. Please pre-register and pre-pay online at Eventbrite.com or morristourism.org/tours. Call 973-631-5151 for more information.

Dirty Dancing comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 2 pm and 8 pm. Mature themes. Tickets: $59-$99. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.

Dirty Dancing posterThe Grace Church Choirs in Madison present Evensong at 5 pm in Grace Church.  Presented by choir Director Anne Matlack, the hour-long candlelight service includes works by Henry Brewer and Anglican chants and hymns. Free, appropriate for all ages. At 4 Madison Ave. at Kings Road, 973-377-0106.


SUNDAY, JUNE 24:

The Morristown Farmers Market is back, at 8:30 am every Sunday through Nov. 18. At Lot 10, behind the Post Office, between Dumont Place and Morris Street. Presented by the Morristown Partnership.

The Woman’s Club of Morristown hosts a mini flea market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its headquarters, the Dr. Lewis Condict House. Proceeds benefit the Club and its charitable activities. At 51 South St.

Prize-winning Hungarian pianist Peter Toth returns to the Morristown National Historical Park at 1 pm for a free recital on the park’s 1873 Steinway Grand piano. At the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 30 Washington Place, Morristown.

Pianist Peter Toth is performing a series of free concerts in Morristown to celebrate the National Park Service centennia
Pianist Peter Toth
Tai Chi at the Morristown & Township Library
Tai Chi at the Morristown & Township Library

Explore the Chinese art of Tai Chi, at 1:30 pm at the Morristown & Township Librarywith Master Gang Huang. These free classes are open to all abilities. No registration required. At One Miller Road, Morristown.

The October Rose Band performs at the Ginty Pool in Morris Township at 3 pm. Open to pool members and their guests.

Dirty Dancing concludes its weekend run at 3 pm at Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Please see Saturday entry for details.

The New Jersey Symphony returns for the 35th annual Giralda Music & Arts Festival, a benefit for Morris Arts at Giralda Farms in Madison. Gates open at 4 pm for children’s arts and crafts activities, displays by local artists, and a contest for the best picnic themes. Food trucks and a fully stocked antique ice cream truck will be there, too. The orchestra performs at 6 pm. Tickets: $4 to $15 in advance, $5 to $20 at the show. On Route 124.

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