Greater Morristown stages are brimming with intriguing drama and music this weekend.
You can race for charity, too.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
And don’t forget to turn back the clock one hour when you go to bed on Saturday!
THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 2022:
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.
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 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, NOV. 4:
Morristown’s Assumption Church celebrates its 150th anniversary with a dinner dance, starting at 6 pm at the Madison Hotel in Morris Township. Tickets: $175. At One Convent Road.
At 7:30 pm, the Folk Project’s Troubadour series presents Don White with Rupert Wates, at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $10; children 12 and under, free. Livestream: $4.99. See website for COVID-19 precautions. At 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.
The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents the premiere of Divining Mary Magdalene, a music/theater piece by Sylvia Milo and Nathan Davis, at 8 pm. Admission: $20-$35. Also on Saturday and Sunday. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, (973) 971-3700.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents Florence and Mojo at 8 pm. See Thursday entry for more.
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 Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents the premiere of Divining Mary Magdalene at 8 pm. See Friday entry for more.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5:
Family Promise of Morris County hosts its second annual Steve Hammond Homebound Hustle 5K & 1 Mile Walk at Central Park of Morris County in Morris Plains, check-in time: 9 am. Fee: $35. Named for the late Family Promise president and county engineer, the event raises money for programs to combat homelessness.
The Homebound Hustle 5K returns for its second year. Photo: Family Promise of Morris County.
The Market Street Mission hosts its 32nd annual Coat Giveaway, from 10 am to 1 pm on the Morristown Green. Rain location: 9 Market St.
The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents the premiere of Divining Mary Magdalene at 8 pm. See Friday entry for more.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Florence and Mojo at 2 pm, and 8 pm. See Thursday entry for more.
The Folk Project’s Swingin’ Tern Dances are back, from 7 pm to 10:30 pm, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in Chatham. Admission: $5-$15. Alcohol-free. At 200 Main St., (973) 535-3274; email here.
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.
REMEMBER, TURN BACK YOUR CLOCK ONE HOUR WHEN YOU GO TO BED!
SUNDAY, NOV. 6:
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 Education Foundation of Morris Plains hosts its sixth annual Strides for Education 5K Run/Walk at 9 am. Fees from $10 to $25. Starts and ends at Simon’s Park. Proceeds benefit programs in the K-8 district.
The Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey in Whippany hosts a 1:30 pm panel discussion comparing today’s war in Ukraine with the Holodomor genocide of 1932/33. Admission: $25, includes light reception. At 60-C North Jefferson Road. Email here for more.
The Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre in Morris Township presents the premiere of Divining Mary Magdalene at 2 pm. See Friday entry for more.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison presents Florence and Mojo, a pair of one-act plays, at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.
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.
