Compiled by Nicholas Voltaggio and Kevin Coughlin
We have so much to remember over this holiday weekend in Greater Morristown. So many to mourn, so many blessings to count.
We give thanks to all who have given their lives for our freedom. We owe it to these heroes, on this first anniversary of George Floyd’s death, to keep striving for a society that embodies the ideals they died defending: Liberty and justice for all.
And we remember friends and family who will be missing at this year’s parades, lost to a pandemic that has tested us in unimaginable ways.
Let’s savor this moment. To remember…and to look forward, with gratitude, humility and hope.
Scroll down for this weekend’s events. Check our calendar for more activities–and add your own events, too.
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021:
Relax and decompress at 10 am, with a yoga session on the side lawn of The Morristown and Morris Township Library. Please wear a mask to enter and exit the session, and bring your own yoga mat and desired equipment. The event is open to all ability levels and no sign-up is required.
Jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs at Rockaway’s Caffe Navona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm.
Are you and your friends the smartest around? Prove it, at Trivia Night at MPAC, in the Mayo Performing Arts Center’s main lobby at 7 pm. Admission: $40 for a team of four. A cash bar is on site. Space is limited — register here.
Morris Township hosts a 7 pm Zoom session explaining New Jersey’s new cannabis laws.
FRIDAY, MAY 28:
The Madison Arts and Culture Alliance presents Americana by the Morris Plains Community Band, celebrating Memorial Day with the music of Broadway and patriotic pride, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at Waverly Place. Bring a lawn chair.
The Folk Project presents a live home concert by singer/songwriter/storyteller Mike Agranoff, at 7 pm. Admission $10; limited seating, pandemic protocols.
Madcap performer Carla Ulbrich brings her zany songs to your living room (virtually, of course) at 7:30 pm. Free; tips welcome.
SATURDAY, MAY 29:
After a one-year hiatus, the Morris Plains Memorial Day Parade is back, for its 35th anniversary. As always, the day starts by honoring our fallen heroes with a 9 am ceremony at Roberts Garden. The Parade begins near the intersection of Glenbrook Road and Mountain Way at 9:30 am. Some 75 units scheduled to appear, including 13 bands and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Attendees are asked to continue to mask and socially distance. The parade also will be livestreamed here. And here is the virtual program. Note: The post-parade picnic at the VFW has been canceled this year. If the weather is bad, check here or call 973-538-0325 for the parade status.
At 10 am, Bach, Bagels and Bob, hosted by maestro Robert Butts of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, features a newly discovered letter from composer Richard Wagner to the King of Bavaria discussing The Ring. Maestro Butts will talk with the letter’s finder, Jude Pfister of the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, and other guests with Wagnerian connections. The Zoom session is free, but registration is required.
SUNDAY, MAY 30:
If you just can’t get enough original music, join The Folk Project for Joe Guzzo’s Stayaway Sundays Show at 3 pm. Each week, Guzzo presents fans with video performances from events past, interviews with performers, and his own take on the world of music.
At 4 pm, the Schiff Nature Preserve in Mendham presents Music in the Woods, featuring classic blues, soul and rock by Tom Rice and Friends, in an amphitheater accessed by a 20-minute hike. Admission: $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Social distancing; masks required. Bring snacks, beverages. Parking limited; registration required. At 339 Pleasant Valley Road, 973-543-6004.
Lyrica Chamber Music presents its final virtual concert of the season at 5 pm, featuring the Scragg Mountain Duo. One half of this Vermont husband-and-wife team, bassist/composer Evan Premo, will become Lyrica’s composer-in-residence this year.
The American Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Trio performs on the parking deck of the Morris Museum in Morris Township at 7 pm. Admission: $50 for an 8 by 8 foot block, which accommodates up to two patrons. At 6 Normandy Heights Road, 973-971-3706.
MONDAY, MAY 31, MEMORIAL DAY:
Morris Township will mark Memorial Day with a 10 am ceremony outside the municipal building on Woodland Avenue. Another ceremony will take place at 11 am on the Morristown Green.
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