Greater Morristown’s biggest day of music is here: The Ninth Annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival!
It’s a summer highlight, for sure, though the entertainment riches don’t stop there.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 2019:
The 2019 Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey Summer Music Festival, Anne Matlack and Grace Community Music continue their half-hour lunchtime keyboard recitals with a 12:15 pm performance of Silbermann, Sebastian & Saxony by Michael Rosin. Admission: Freewill offering. An $8 lunch by Slamwich follows. At Grace Church, 4 Madison Ave., Madison.
Glen Burtnik, alumnus of Styx and the original Beatlemania, brings his Summer of Love Woodstock Edition concert to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center at 8 pm. Tickets: $29-$59. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents its final weekend of N. Richard Nash’s The Rainmaker, directed by Bonnie J. Monte, at 8 pm. Tickets start at $49. At Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, 973-408-5600.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16:
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.
he 2019 Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey Summer Music Festival, Anne Matlack and Grace Community Music conclude their half-hour lunchtime keyboard recitals at 12:15 pm with Bach Italian Concerto by John Pivarnik. Admission: Freewill offering. An $8 lunch by Slamwich follows. At Grace Church, 4 Madison Ave., Madison.
The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series (formerly the Minstrel) presents acclaimed singer-songwriter Richard Shindell, with opener Andrew Dunn of the Folk Project, at 7:30 pm in Morris Township. Tickets: $10; children 12 and under, free. At the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents The Rainmaker at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
SATURDAY, AUG. 17:
The Morris Plains Farmers Market is back for its 17th season, from 9 am to 2 pm every Saturday through Oct. 12, 2019, rain or shine, in the Merchant Block parking lot near the Model Railroad Club building.
The Morris Museum in Morris Township hosts its annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Sale, from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission: $5. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, (973) 971-3700.
Greater Morristown’s biggest musical event is here: The Ninth Annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival runs from noon to 10 pm on the historic Morristown Green. It’s free–bring a lawn chair or beach blanket. The lineup:
- Noon: The Antoinette Montague Experience
- 2 pm: The Frank Vignola Trio
- 4 pm: Rob Paparozzi’s Juke Joint Woodstock tribute
- 6 pm: Bernard Allison Group
- 8 pm: Davy Knowles
Rain venue: The Mayo Performing Arts Center. MorristownGreen.com is a proud media sponsor of the Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival–follow us for complete coverage!
Morris Township’s Seventh Annual Family Camp Out starts with a 5:30 pm check-in at the Ginty Field Gazebo. Participants will have access to the Ginty Pool from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. At dusk, the public can watch Spider- Man: Into the Spider-Verse on a giant outdoor screen. Overnight campers can enjoy games, activities, s’mores, and a bonfire. Checkout starts at 8 am Sunday with bagels and drinks. Camping fee: $10 per family. For more details, call the Township Parks and Recreation Department, 973-326-7371, or visit the office at 50 Woodland Ave.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents The Rainmaker at 2 pm and 8 pm. See Thursday entry for more details.
SUNDAY, AUG. 18:
The Morristown Farmers Market is back for its 29th season, from 8:30 am to 2 pm every Sunday through Nov. 24, 2019. At Lot 10, behind the Post Office, between Dumont Place and Morris Street. Presented by the Morristown Partnership.
Hungarian virtuoso Peter Toth returns to the Morristown National Historical Park at 1 pm to perform works by Mozart, Megyeri, Liszt and Chopin. Admission: Free. At the Washington’s Headquarters auditorium, 30 Washington Place, 973-539-2016 x 204 or email here for more.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents the final shows of The Rainmaker at 2 pm and 7:30. See Thursday entry for more details.
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey concludes its 2019 Summer Music Festival with its Summer Breezes concert, featuring works by Haydn, at 3 pm at Grace Church in Madison. Tickets: $5-$40. A 4 Madison Ave., 973-366-8922.
Learn to play hockey! The Junior Colonials are offering a free clinic for players of all ages from Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains, from 6 pm to 7 pm at Mennen Arena, 161 Hanover Ave., Morris Township. Register here. Questions? Email here.
