Greater Morristown weekend preview: Labor Day 2022

Muriel Anderson
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It’s Labor Day Weekend…so relax!

Kick back with a free rock concert or a hilarious play, both in Madison.

Amble through farmers markets in Morristown and Morris Plains.

Mendham sends off summer with a parade.

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


THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, 2022:

The Morristown & Township Library presents yoga on its side lawn at 10 am. Free. Please bring your own yoga mat and equipment. At One Miller Road, Morristown.

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.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison enters its final weekend of The Metromaniacs, adapted from Alexis Piron’s 18th century comedy La Métromanie, at 8 pm. Tickets: $15-$69. Performances through Sept. 4, 2022. At 36 Madison Ave., 973-408-5600. Read our review.

‘The Metromaniacs.’ Ty Lane and Billie Wyatt. Photo by Sarah Haley

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2:

Madison’s Museum of Early Trades and Crafts presents a free summer concert by the classic rock band Rosewood, from 6 pm to 8 pm. At 9 Main St., (973) 377-2982.

Rosewood

At 7:30 pm, the Folk Project’s Troubadour series presents Muriel Anderson with Carol Walker, at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $10; children 12 and under, free. Livestream: $4.99. Proof of vaccination required; masks again required; limited capacity. At 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.

Muriel Anderson

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents The Metromaniacs, at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.


SATURDAY, SEPT. 3:

The Morris Plains Farmers Market is back for 20th season, from 9 am – 1 pm every Saturday through Oct. 8, at 771 Speedwell Ave., the Speedwell Avenue Extension — across from The Plaza Restaurant and Taylor’s Consignment Shop.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents The Metromaniacs, at 2 pm and 8 pm. See Thursday entry for details.


SUNDAY, SEPT. 4:

The Morristown Farmers Market is back for its 32nd season, every Sunday through Nov. 20, 2022, from 8:30 am to 1 pm, behind the Post Office in Morristown Parking Authority Lot 10 at Spring and Morris Streets. Presented by the Morristown Partnership.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison concludes its run of The Metromaniacs at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Thursday entry for details.


MONDAY, SEPT. 5, LABOR DAY:

Mendham Borough’s Labor Day Parade starts at 10 am at 72 East Main St., and, led by former Mayor Neil Henry, will wind to the Borough Park Gazebo on Mountain Avenue. At 11 am, the Altman Brothers southern rock band will perform at the gazebo.

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