Morris County lost 64 residents on Sept. 11, 2001. Six of the victims were from Morris Township, two from Morristown, and one from Morris Plains.
This weekend, 20 years later, they will be remembered, along with nearly 3,000 others who died in the terror attacks on New York, Washington, and in the thwarted attack that ended with a downed passenger jetliner in Shanksville, PA.
Scroll down for memorial services, and read all of our 9/11 anniversary coverage here.
It’s also an incredibly busy entertainment weekend in Great Morristown, as you’ll see below.
Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 2021:
The Morristown & Township Library’s Virtual Classics Book Club discusses Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations at 7 pm. Email here for your access code; please include “Virtual Classics Book Club” in the Subject Line, and please include your full name and town of residence in your message.
At 7 pm, it’s the September Stomp, with Dan Levinson and Friends, on the parking deck of the Morris Museum in Morris Township, in a rescheduled concert. Admission: $50 for an 8 by 8 foot block, which accommodates up to two patrons. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, 973-971-3706. Rain date: Sept. 10.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Ben Folds: Actual Person Live For Real Tour at 8 pm. Tickets: $49-$99. Masks, proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test required for ages 12 and up. At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10:
A 9/11 ceremony is scheduled for 10 am at the Morris Plains Memorial Park, corner of Routes 53 and 202. Guest speaker: Capt. Richard Thornton.
The Folk Project’s Open Stage is live again, at 7:30 pm at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $5. At the 21 Normandy Heights Drive, Morris Township. Proof of vaccination required. Children under 12 not admitted until they are eligible for vaccinations
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Scared Scriptless, at 8 pm. Tickets: $49-$79. Masks, proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test required for ages 12 and up. At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008. Rescheduled from April.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11:
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown will toll its 49-bell carillon at 8:46 am, 9:03 am, 9:37 am and 10:03 am — marking the times when the Twin Towers were struck, and when they fell. A prayer service will follow on the Great Lawn at 11:15 AM, with a carillon memorial concert by Lisa Lonie at 11:30 am. At 121 South St.
Madison will host a ceremony at 8:45 am at the 9/11 Memorial on Condurso Way. A bugler will play, the Hartley Dodge Memorial Horn will be blown for each of the four airlines lost, clergy will offer prayers and town officials will speak. Names of six Madison residents who perished will be read aloud. Then, bagpipers will lead volunteers carrying an American flag down Kings Road to the public safety complex.
At 9 am, Morris Township officials will cut the ribbon at new pickleball courts, at 35 Fanok Road, next to the Woodland Firehouse.
The Morris Plains Farmers Market is back, every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm until Oct. 9, 2021. Hosting eight vendors, and special guests. At 771 Speedwell Ave.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Morris Township is staging a candlelight memorial, 6:30 pm, 100 Harter Road. It’s an indoor ceremony, with masking and social distancing. All are welcome.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Audra McDonald, at 8 pm. Tickets: $69-$129. Masks, proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test required for ages 12 and up. At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008. Rescheduled from October 2020.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 12:
The Morristown Farmers Market is open every Sunday through Nov. 21, 2021, from 8:30 am to 1 pm, in parking lot 10J, behind the Morristown Post Office at Spring and Morris Streets. The Morristown Partnership welcomes 17 new vendors this year. Persons at high risk for COVID-19, as defined by the CDC, may be admitted early, at 8 am.
Artist Mariah Ringhoff will auction artworks at the Roxiticus Golf Club in Mendham from 1 pm to 4 pm, to benefit CASA of Morris & Sussex Counties, which supports children in foster care. Live music, hors d’oevres, cocktails. No entry fee. RSVP here.
Opera at Florham kicks off its fall season with Viva Verismo: Exploring the Realism in Opera, at 3 pm at St. Margaret’s Church in Morristown. Admission: $25 for adults, $10 for students. Read our preview. At 6 Sussex Ave.
Willow Hall in Morristown starts its 2021-2022 Friends of Willow Hall Recital Series with a 3 pm concert by the classical duo Circe’s Consort. Doors open at 2:15 pm, a private reception follows. Admission: $25. At 330 Speedwell Ave. Ticket info and COVID protocols are here.
For more 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.
New York Firefighter Rebecca Asaro will remember her dad, a fireman killed on 9/11, at Morris County’s ceremony, at 6 pm in the county 9/11 Memorial Park, West Hanover Road, Parsippany.
At 7 pm, The Tesla Quartet takes the stage on the parking deck of the Morris Museum in Morris Township, in a rescheduled concert. Admission: $50 for an 8 by 8 foot block, which accommodates up to two patrons. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, 973-971-3706. Rain date: Sept. 15.
ON THE HORIZON:
TUESDAY, SEPT. 14:
The Folk Project’s Streaming Tuesdays series livestreams Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt at 7 pm. Free; all donations go to the performers.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Willie Nelson and Family at 8 pm. Tickets: $150-$250. Masks, proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test required for ages 12 and up. At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008.
