Sometimes it’s good to take a break from scary headlines, and chill with some good old-fashioned goblins, ghosts and zombies.
You’ll find plenty of those in Greater Morristown this weekend, and a fair amount of candy, too.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
THURSDAY, OCT. 27:
The Morristown & Township Library presents the season’s final yoga session on its side lawn at 10 am. Free. Please bring your own yoga mat and equipment. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs at Rockaway’s Caffé NaVona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm. See our review of his recent Troubadour gig.
The Jerry Vezza Trio performs at Shanghai Jazz in Madison; dinner seatings at 6:15 pm and 8:35 pm. No music charge; $25 food and drink minimum. At 24 Main St., 973-822-2899.
The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison presents Zombies, Witches, and Vampires: How the Dead Speak, at 7 pm. Admission: $10. Featuring bioarcheologist Jill Rhodes. At 23 Main St., 973-377-2982. Pre-register.
Morristown’s St. Peter’s Episcopal Church hosts tango lessons in the Parish House, 7 pm for beginners, 8 pm intermediate class. At 70 Maple Ave.
The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents the Horszowski Trio at 7:30 pm, in a program including works by Shostakovich and the U.S. premiere of Louis Karchin’s Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano. Tickets: $15-$30. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, (973) 971-3700.
The County College of Morris in Randolph presents The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy, at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $10-$15. Runs through Oct. 29, 2022. In the Student Community Center’s Dragonetti Auditorium, at 214 Center Grove Road.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Better Than Ezra, with opener Bones Owens, at 8 pm. Tickets: $40-$70. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents Florence and Mojo, a pair of one-act plays by Alice Childress, a Pulitzer-nominated African American playwright from the 1950s and ’60s. Preview performance at 8 pm. Tickets: $39-$69. Runs through Nov. 13, 2022. At Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., 973-408-5600.
FRIDAY, OCT. 28:
The Brynn Stanley Quartet performs at Madison’s Shanghai Jazz , dinner seatings at 6:15 pm and 8:35 pm. No music charge; $40 food and drink minimum. At 24 Main St., 973-822-2899. Read our interview with Brynn about her new vinyl holiday album.
At 7:30 pm, the Folk Project’s Troubadour series presents its annual Halloween Show at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $10; children 12 and under, free. Livestream: $4.99. “Members and the audience dress up and The Folk Project’s Official Halloween Judges Panel will award valuable and invaluable prizes for the songs, recitations, costumes and bribes that they feel worthy of recognition. The desserts are extra special on this special night and included in the admission price. And, yes, we’ll serve plenty of boos.” See website for COVID-19 precautions. At 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Warren Miller’s Daymaker, the 73rd film by the king of ski documentaries, at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $32-$47. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
The County College of Morris in Randolph presents The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy, at 7:30 pm. See Thursday entry for more.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown hosts a Halloween Santa Milonga from 8 pm to midnight. Tickets: $25. Halloween costumes encouraged, but not required. Deejay, guest performances by U.S. tango champions. In the Parish House at 70 Maple Ave.; enter via Miller Road, park in South Street lot, entrance near Cottage II restaurant.
Pioneer Productions presents the Tony Award®-winning play, God of Carnage, at Fellowship Hall in the Morristown United Methodist Church at 8 pm. Tickets: $25. Runs through Nov. 6. At 50 S. Park Place.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents Florence and Mojo, a pair of one-act plays by Alice Childress, in a preview performance at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for more.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29:
Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza at noon and 4 pm. Tickets: $39-$69. At 100 South St., 973-539-8008.
Morris Township’s 6th Annual Night Of Halloween Festivities actually starts at 1 pm, with the police department’s Trunk or Treat, on Dwyer Lane. Free pre-registration, but participants must decorate their trunks and give out candy through Community Pass. There will be a petting zoo, pony rides, pumpkins and pumpkin painting. Wear your costumes! At 6:45 pm, the department of parks and recreation will prevent a free screening of The Addams Family 2 (PG) at Ginty Field, across from the Township Municipal Complex on Woodland Avenue. The fire department concludes the fun with a
community bonfire at Ginty Field. Register here, or the park rec department at 50 Woodland Ave.; call 973-326-7371 for more.
The County College of Morris in Randolph presents The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy, at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. See Thursday entry for details.
The Harmonium Choral
Society and Grace Community Music present a Halloween concert at 7 p.m., at Grace Church in Madison. Admission: Freewill donation; please also bring a non-perishable food donation if you can. Costumes welcome, reception follows. Selections will include Monster Mash and Werewolves of London. At 4 Madison Ave. and Kings Road, 973-538-6969.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents Florence and Mojo, a pair of one-act plays by Alice Childress, in a preview performance at 2 pm, and opening night at 7:30. See Thursday entry for more.
The Morris Tourism Bureau and the Hanover Heritage Commission present Halloween in the Whippany Burying Yard, a free Halloween party that starts at 5 pm with a torchlight tour of Morris County’s first graveyard. Costumes are encouraged, refreshments will be served. All ages and scary costumes welcome! Park at the Casa de Montecristo Cigar Lounge and Bar at 301 Route 10 East, Whippany, and then walk west to the graveyard. Please register here; 973-631-5151.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown will present the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu, with live organ accompaniment by Music Director Anthony Hammond, at 7:20 pm. Free. Not recommended for small children. At South Street and Miller Road.
God of Carnage, the Tony-award winning play, is at Fellowship Hall in the Morristown United Methodist Church at 8 pm. See Friday entry for details.
SUNDAY, OCT. 30:
The Morristown Farmers Market continues 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 presents Florence and Mojo, a pair of one-act plays by Alice Childress, at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.
The Fellowship Cultural Arts Center in Basking Ridge presents the Madison String Quartet at 2:30 pm. Tickets: $19-$40. In the Sieminski Theater, 8000 Fellowship Road, (866) 307-8532.
Lyrica Chamber Music opens its season at 3 pm with Anton Rist, principal clarinetist for the Metropolitan Opera, cellist Ani Kalayjian and pianist Min Kwon, playing music of Beethoven, Brahms and Gershwin. Tickets: $25-$30.; child/student with I.D., free. At the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township, 240 Southern Blvd.
God of Carnage, the Tony-award winning play, is at Fellowship Hall in the Morristown United Methodist Church at 3 pm. See Friday entry for details.
Morris Arts has rescheduled its 13th Annual Pumpkin Illumination for 5 pm. (Weather pushed it back from last week.) Free. Includes an arts workshop, live jazz music and a luminary parade led by Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty. Register your party for free to receive event updates including weather details. At 110 South St.
The choir at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown will present Faure’s Requiem, in remembrance of loved ones ahead of All Souls’ Day, at 6 pm. Free. At South Street and Miller Road.
MONDAY, OCT. 31, HALLOWEEN:
The town of Morristown invites boys and ghouls to a Ghostly Gathering on the town hall lawn, from 2 pm to 5 pm. Treats, snacks, and a photo booth. At 200 South St.
The spooky sweets continue along South Street in Morristown, where businesses will have candy for trick or treaters from 3 pm to 5 pm. Organized by the Morristown Partnership.
