Greater Morristown weekend preview: Elvis is back in the building

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Better yet– three Elvises (Elvi?) are in the building — MPAC — for two shows.

And if that’s not enough Kings for you, King Lear also is in the neighborhood.

Scroll down for more weekend fun in Greater Morristown. Check our handy calendar for additional activities–and add your own events, too.


THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 2022:

Love books?  Join the 7 pm virtual discussion at the Morristown & Township Library’s  Book Lovers’ CircleEmail here for Zoom login info; include your full name and town of residence.

Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents The Choir of Man at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $39-$79.  Rescheduled from January 2021. Masks, proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test required for ages 12 and up. At 100 South St., call 973-539-8008.

The Choir of Man

FRIDAY, FEB. 4:

The Fosterfields Living Historical Museum presents Evolution of the American Woman: Fashion from 1830 – 1920, a talk by historian Abigail Belcastro at 6 pm. Admission: $10. Pre-registration required. At 73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township.

‘Evolution of the American Woman: Fashion from 1830 – 1920,’ at Fosterfields, Feb. 4, 2022

The Folk Project’s Troubadour concert series presents a livestream of Kipyn Martin at 7:30 pm.

Kipyn Martin

SATURDAY, FEB. 5:

Jonathan Clancy, director of collections and preservation at The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, continues his 15-week Zoom series, Close Looking: Design, at 1 pm. Fees: $25- $325.  The online courses run each Saturday through May 21, 2022.

The Morris County Park Commission presents maple sugaring demos on Saturdays and Sundays into early March 2022, at 1 pm and 2:30 pm at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center. Fee: $5 per person. At 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township
Preregistration is required,  973-635-6629.

Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Elvis: The Concert of Kings, at 3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets: $39-$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.


SUNDAY, FEB. 6:

The Morris Winter Farmers Market is back for a ninth season, at a new venue: Convent Station in Morris Township.  It’s open from 9:30 am to 1 pm each Sunday through March 27, 2022. More vendors, more space, and more free parking, promises sponsor Grow It Green Morristown.

The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents a 2 pm screening of Ian McKellen’s performance in the 2018 London West End production of King Lear. Admission: $25. At 6 Normandy Heights Drive.

Ian McKellen in ‘King Lear’

Lyrica Chamber Music presents the Aizuri Quartet, exploring music by women composers from medieval times to the 17th century, at 3 pm in the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township. Tickets: $25-$30.  Children/students with I.D., free. At 240 Southern Blvd.

Aizuri Quartet

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