If you love painting and photography, Greater Morristown offers plenty this weekend.
You also can find thoughtful discussion about healing America’s political polarization. On the lighter side, you can apply a touch of Hairspray, or chill to some funky folk.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 2024:
Jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs at Rockaway’s Caffé NaVona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm. Hear him play songs from his new album, I’m Serious.
County College of Morris in Randolph hosts an opening reception from 6 pm to 8 pm for Give It Your Best Shot, a New Jersey Photography Forum exhibition on display in the CCM Art Gallery through Feb. 22, 2024. Free, light refreshments. In the Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center, 214 Center Grove Road. Parking in Lot 6.
The Dominican Republic’s ambassador to the United Nations is the keynote speaker at the Morris County Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce officer swearing-in event, which runs from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at the Valley Bank Headquarters in Morristown. Bank CEO Ira Robbins also is scheduled to speak. Admission: $20 for non-Chamber members. Register here. At 70 Speedwell Ave.
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.
At its 7 pm Evening Book Club, the Morristown & Township Library will host a casual discussion of the bestseller Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore. Free. In the Meeting Room downstairs. Refreshments will be served. Email here with questions; place “Evening Book Club” in the subject line. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
FRIDAY, JAN. 26:
The Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris presents Project Homeless Connect, a clearinghouse of services and resources for those facing or experiencing homelessness, from 9 am to 2 pm at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 70 Maple Ave., Morristown.
Check out this 7 pm online interview with artist Jean-Paul Picard, Morristown High ’74, about his upcoming exhibition in Hoboken. See Sunday entry for more details.
Video: Gallery talk with artist Jean-Paul Picard:
At 7:30 pm, the Folk Project’s Troubadour series presents Teddy Parker (AKA Julie Edelston), with openers The Trisonics. Admission: $10; children 12 and under, free. Livestream: $7. At 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents the musical Hairspray at 8 pm, with two encore shows on Saturday. Tickets: $59-$109. At 100 South St., Morristown, 973-539-8008.
SATURDAY, JAN. 27:
First Church of Christ, Scientist presents Healing the Divide, a 1 p.m. panel talk led by Mark Sappenfield, editor of The Christian Science Monitor, with local clergy, who will discuss America’s political polarization. At the Morristown Masonic Center, 39 Maple Ave.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents the musical Hairspray at 2 pm and 8 pm. See Friday entry for details.
The Morris County Democratic Committee is hosting an exhibit featuring the political photography of John Hester, from 5 pm to 7 pm at Democratic headquarters in Morristown. Suggested donation: $10. Wine and cheese will be served. RSVP here. At 11 Washington St.
SUNDAY, JAN. 28:
Grow It Green Morristown’s Morris Winter Farmers Market is back, from 9:30 am to 1 pm every Sunday (except March 31) through April 2023, at the Convent Train Station in Morris Township. Featuring nearly 30 vendors.
Looking for an easy road trip? Morristown High alum Jean-Paul Picard (’74), an accomplished artist, is opening a show, Hoboken Sweeps 3D.0, from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum. The exhibition runs through March 3, 2024. At 1301 Hudson St.
Art in the Atrium Inc. and the Mayo Performing Arts Center host a reception from 3 pm to 6 pm for Traditions and Transitions: Historical to Contemporary Perspectives in Black Art. Free. Fifty works by more than 30 artists will be displayed. The exhibition continues at MPAC through March 3, 2024. At 100 South St., Morristown.
Laurie Harden will host a closing reception for her exhibit at the Morris County Art Association Studio in Morristown, from 3 pm to 5 pm. At 10 Catherine Lane.
Glassworks Studio in Morristown invites the public to its “Project of the Year” award ceremony, from 4 pm to 6 pm. At 151 South St., 973-656-0800.
