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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018:
The season’s second Meet Me in Morristown sidewalk fair opens at 8 am with sidewalk sales along South Street; arts and entertainment follow from 5 pm to 9 pm. The Atlanta Cafe Band will perform on the Morristown Green. Presented by Morris Arts and the Morristown Partnership.
Want to help the local environment? Join the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee and Rutgers ecologists at 10 am to remove invasive species from Burnham Park. Meet near the intersection of Washington Street and Burnham Parkway in Morristown.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church presents Summer Silents at Seven, a series of silent films set to live music by church organist Josh Stafford. It starts at 7 pm with the 1923 Buster Keaton classic, Our Hospitality. Admission: $10, youths under 18, free. At South Street and Miller Road, Morristown.
The Morristown & Township Library concludes its Pride Month film series with BPM (Beats Per Minute), an award-winning French documentary (2017, unrated, subtitles). Free. Light refreshments will be served. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
What’s buried at Jockey Hollow? Richard Veit, chairman of the history department at Monmouth University, will reveal what his team unearthed at the Revolutionary War site over the last year, at 7 pm at the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 30 Washington Place, Morristown. Free.
The North Jersey Civil War Round Table presents Phillip S. Greenwalt, author of Bloody Autumn, The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, at 7:14 pm, Haggerty Education Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Township (opposite the Morris County Library). Admission: $5. Members and students, free.
The Happy Together Tour returns to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7:30 pm. Featuring The Turtles, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Association, The Cowsills, and Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Tickets: $39-$89. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents an outdoor production of The Servant of Two Masters, an 18th-century slapstick romp directed by Doug West. Showtime is 8 pm. Tickets:$38; 18 and under, free. At the College of Saint Elizabeth amphitheater, 2 Convent Road, Morris Township, through July 29, 2018. Call 973-408-5600 for more.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29:
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.
The Minstrel in Morris Township presents acoustic guitarist Jacob Johnson, with opener Chris Bukata, at 7:30 pm. Admission: $10, children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents The Servant of Two Masters, at 8 pm under the stars. Please see Thursday entry for details.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30:
The 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.
Discover Victorian Morristown, during an 11 am walking tour, led by Karen Ann Kurlander and organized by the Morris County Tourism Bureau. Meet at 6 Court St. Ticket: $15. RSVP to 973-631-5151 to reserve a spot; limited to 30 people.
Morris Plains presents Family Day and Fireworks! Fun activities start at 5 pm, with fireworks at 9:30 pm, at the Morris Plains Community Park, 51 Jim Fear Drive. (Rain date: July 1.)
The Walsh Memorial Bell Choir presents a free concert at 7 pm at the Presbyterian Church of Morris Plains, 400 Speedwell Ave.
Sarah McLachlan (Angel, Possession, I Will Remember You) comes to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $85-$150. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents The Servant of Two Masters, at 8 pm under the stars. Please see Thursday entry for details.
SUNDAY, JULY 1:
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 Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents a garden concert at 2 pm by The Kootz, featuring blues, pop, and rock music from the ’60s-’90s. Admission: $10; members, free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Rain moves the show indoors. At 45 Macculloch Ave. in Morristown.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents The Servant of Two Masters, at 4:30 pm and 8 pm under the stars. Please see Thursday entry for details.
The Morris Plains Community Band presents a Big Band Dance Party featuring The Swing Tones, at 6 pm. Free. At Roberts Garden Park (Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way). More info is here, or at 973-984-2505
