Compiled by Kevin Coughlin
Love is in the virtual air.
Scroll down for links to arias, odes, duets, ukes and more, to make this pandemic Valentine’s Day more romantic.
And for Black History Month, meet a compelling author and a top photographer.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too!
THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 2021:
The Morristown & Township Library’s Virtual Morning Book Club presents an 10 am Zoom discussion of Ann Napolitano’s Dear Edward. Email here for a link to the talk.
The County College of Morris continues its War, Peace & Healing virtual series at 12:30 PM with A Conversation with Shan Wallace, a photographer whose works are inspired by the “harsh racial, social and economic realities” of her surroundings in Baltimore. Email here for a Zoom link.
Local jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs weekly at Rockaway’s Caffe Navona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm.
The Morristown & Township Library’s Virtual Classics Book Club will celebrate Black History Month with a 7 pm Zoom discussion Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. Email here for a link to the talk.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12:
The Acoustic Stayaway series from The Folk Project continues at 7 pm with its virtual Valentine’s Day Extravaganza: Love songs, odes, mash notes, stories…share them, and maybe win a dinner for two.
SATURDAY, FEB. 13:
The Morris County Park Commission hosts maple sugaring demonstrations at 1 pm and 2:30 pm, every Saturday through March 13, 2021, at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham. Cost: $5 per person, free for children under age 3. Pre-registration required. Call 973-635-6629 for more
The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Acute Inflections for A Jazzy Love Affair, an autobiographical tale of romance from this fan-favorite Bass and Voice duo, at 7:30 pm on MPAC’s main stage. In-person tickets, $29-$49; live stream, $25.
Check out singer Brynn Stanley and her girl-next-door charm, live from from her living room, every week at 8 pm.
SUNDAY, FEB. 14, VALENTINE’S DAY:
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.
In celebration of Presidents Day (Feb. 15), Acorn Hall in Morristown presents a 1:30 pm talk about Presidential Inauguration Invitations and State of the Union Addresses. At 68 Morris Ave.
Opera at Florham presents Opera’s Greatest Love Stories, with love-themed arias and duets, at 3 pm in St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Morristown. A livestream also will be available. Tickets: $10-$28.
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.
Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, who is to ukulele what Tommy Emmanuel is to guitar, presents a virtual Valentine’s concert at 8 pm. Online tickets: $10. Read our interview with Shimabukuro.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents a livestream of Grammy-nominated singer Carla Morrison, at 9:30 pm. Online passes: $18-$75, call 973-539-8008 for more.
