Have a favorite Academy Award contender?
Cheer for it at the best Oscars party around. Catch a free screening of Best Picture nominee Black Panther. Celebrate jazz and art for Black History Month. Catch a superb acoustic show.
In other words, plenty of fun beckons this weekend in Greater Morristown!
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 2019:
Screwball film comedies continue at the Morristown & Township Library with a free 6:45 pm screening of Twentieth Century, starring Carole Lombard & John Barrymore, directed by Howard Hawks. Bonus shorts include Laurel & Hardy, Three Stooges and Little Rascals. Light refreshments will be served. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (Revised) at 7:30 pm in Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $29-$49. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
FRIDAY, FEB. 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.
The Morristown Neighborhood House & Cornerstone Family Programs present The Art of Jazz, a Black History Month Cultural Celebration, at Morristown’s 70 South Gallery. Artworks will include quilts by the late Viki Craig, co-founder of Art in the Atrium Inc. The opening jazz reception and art preview runs from 6 pm to 9:30 pm. Suggested donation: $20; refreshments, cash bar. Proceeds benefit programs at the Neighborhood House. Art exhibit and talent showcase on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. At 70 South St. For more info, call 973-476-5021 or 201-213-2416.
The Minstrel in Morris Township presents Todd Dennison & Friends, with opener Julie Parker Edelston at 7:30 pm. Admission: $10, children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
SATURDAY, FEB. 23:
The Art of Jazz, a Black History Month Cultural Celebration continues from 10 am to 5 pm at Morristown’s 70 South Gallery. See Friday entry for details.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents a program of Debussy, Khachaturian, Watkins and Brahms, at 3 pm in the Concert Hall at Drew University in Madison. Pre-concert talk at 2:15. Admission info here or at 973-408-3176. At 36 Madison Ave.
Jackie Evancho presents an Evening with the New American Songbook at 8 pm in Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $39-$79. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
SUNDAY, FEB. 24:
The Morris County Winter Farmers Market continues its sixth season, every Sunday morning from 10 am to 1 pm through March 31, 2019, at Morristown’s Alexander Hamilton School, 24 Mills St. Presented by the Foodshed Alliance and Grow It Green Morristown.
The New Jersey Festival Orchestra presents Puccini’s Tosca at 3 pm in the Concert Hall at Drew University. Tickets: $15-$30. At 36 Madison Ave., Madison. Call 908-232-9400.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents a free 3 pm screening of the Oscar-nominated Black Panther (Rated PG). Four ticket maximum. Reserve here. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
Movie Awards Mania: A Special ‘After Hours’ Event at the Morristown & Township Library, 7 pm. Celebrate the Oscars with trivia, prizes, bingo, and more. Admission: Free. There will be popcorn, and a cash bar. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
