Greater Morristown virtual weekend preview: Honoring Martin Luther King, online

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Compiled by Nicholas Voltaggio and Kevin Coughlin

In the wake of the attack on the Capitol this month, the nonviolent principles of Martin Luther King Jr. seem especially relevant.

His words will be remembered this weekend, streamed via several MLK Day programs. These include two events presented by Morristown’s Martin Luther King Observance Committee, which has honored the memory of the slain Civil Rights giant for more than half a century.

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


THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 2021:

Join the Morristown and Morris Township Library for two virtual book clubs, at 10 am and 7 pm. The first meeting will center around Madeline Miller’s award-winning novel Circe, and the second on Aldous Huxley’s 1932 classic, Brave New World. Both meetings will be free, on Zoom.

Local jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs weekly at Rockaway’s Caffe Navona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm.


FRIDAY, JAN. 15:

At 4 pm, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey starts streaming Pandemic Playhouse video versions of its stage productions, beginning with Overruled by George Bernard Shaw. Online pass: $10; a bundle of three Shaw plays may be viewed for $25.

NJPAC will present its 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Awards, via Facebook at 6 pm.

The Folk Project’s Acoustic Stayaway continues at 7 pm. This week’s performance features Folk Project co-founder Mike Agranoff, a triple threat: He’s a singer-songwriter-storyteller. Wait, make that a quadruple threat. He’s an author, too. The virtual concert is free, with all donations going directly to the artists.

Mike Agranoff

SATURDAY, JAN. 16:

Maestro Robert Butts of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey talks pianos with virtuosos Sohyun Ahn and John Pivarnik on Bach, Bagels, and Bob at 10 am. Free, but registration is required.

Check out singer Brynn Stanley and her girl-next-door charm, live from from her living room, every week at 8 pm.


SUNDAY, JAN. 17:

The Winter Farmers Market is back, every Sunday through March 28, 2021, from 10 am to 1 pm, outdoors on the parking deck of the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township. Sponsored by Grow It Green Morristown, an authorized SNAP retailer, the market features local farmers and artisans. All COVID safety protocols will be observed. At-risk customers may browse from 9:30 am to 10 am.

The Morristown and Township Library is offering an instructional webinar on the free version of Microsoft Office 365 from 2 to 3:30 pm. The meeting will be held over Zoom, and registration is available here

If you just can’t get enough original music, join The Folk Project for Joe Guzzo’s Stayaway Sundays Show at 3 pm. Each week, Guzzo presents fans with video performances from events past, interviews with performers, and his own take on the world of music.


MONDAY, JAN. 18: MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Morristown’s Martin Luther King Observance Committee will mark its 51st year, and the 92nd birthday of the slain Civil Rights leader, with online events, because of the pandemic.  An 8 am virtual interfaith breakfast program, with panel discussions, will be followed by a streamed worship service at noon. Both events can be streamed from the MLK committee’s Facebook page. Morning topics include: Keeping Mind, Body & Soul Intact During a Pandemic (featuring Dr. Judy Banks), Surviving the Economic Impact of COVID-19, Social Injustice: The Other Pandemic, What’s Ahead? (A Young People’s Forum). The afternoon’s featured speaker is the Rev. Jerry Carter, senior pastor of Morristown’s Calvary Baptist Church.

Felicia Jamison and the Rev. Jerry Carter of Calvary Baptist Church, at MLK breakfast in Morristown, Jan. 16, 2017. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Morristown Civil Rights leader Felicia Jamison and the Rev. Jerry Carter of Calvary Baptist Church, at MLK breakfast in Morristown, Jan. 16, 2017. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

The New Jersey Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission hosts Youth, We Hear You!, a virtual conference from 9 am to 2 pm.  Panels, workshops, and networking will highlight the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, with sessions on Justice Matters, Health Equity Matters, and How to Live Your Ideals through Service and Public Policy. Young people will service as moderators and panelists. Students can register here.  More details are here, and at (908) 303-0471.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center launches a six-week series of virtual Winter Wellness courses, for all ages. Programs include yoga, meditation, acting, singing, improv and more. Enrollment ranges from $75 to $125. Call (973) 539-8008.

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