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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AT SKYLANDS MANOR. The Manor House will be decorated floor to ceiling for this year’s theme, ‘A Wonderful Holiday,’ a glittering, extravagant display of imagination and delight. It’s a warm and welcoming start to the holiday season with a totally different look every year! Great holiday ideas at the Gift Shop, and a delicious array at the Holiday Café. Free. 2 Morris Rd.. More...
NUTCRACKER! MAGICAL CHRISTMAS BALLET. Celebrate America’s favorite Christmas tradition with an international all-star cast that blends world-class ballet with whimsical puppets, lavish costumes, and stunning acrobatics. Share the tradition of pure holiday magic and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score with friends and family. 4 & 8pm. Rt. 28 and Lamington Road.
CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS AND CLASSIC CHRISTMAS. Experience Christmas at a mid 19th-century home in Morristown. Holiday music and unique photo opportunities included as well as gift ideas. Fri., 5-8; Sun., 1-4 $25. Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Ave.. More...
Morris County Historical Society; 973/267-3465
Saturday, 6; Morristown
CHRIS ISAAK. 8pm. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Saturday, 6; Newton
SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS CHRISTMAS CARAVAN. 8pm. 234 Spring Street.
The Newton Theatre; 973/383-3700
Saturday, 6-13; Chester
FESTIVAL OF TREES. A spectacular display of holiday trees for viewing or sale in a winter wonderland setting. $10/$5 Senior/Child. The Barn at Highlands Ridge Park, 100 North Road.
Senior Resource Center; 908/879-2202
Sunday, 7; Morristown
A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS. 4:30 & 7:30pm. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Friday, 12; Blairstown
SOCKS IN THE FRYING PAN. A Celtic dynamo direct from County Clare 8pm. 30 Main Street.
A MORAVIAN CHRISTMAS. Now in its ninth year, this very special event continues to brighten the holiday season with candle illuminated streets, Christmas exhibits, and demonstrations of Moravian Christmas traditions. You’ll enjoy guided lantern walking tours, Moravian candlelight service, Festival of Trees, Putz replica of the Nativity Story at the distillery. More...
SEASON OF BLESSINGS . Renaissance polyphony, bluegrass harmonies and contemporary premieres. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday at 3 p.m.. Morristown Presbyterian Church, 57 E Park Pl.
WALPACK CHRISTMAS. Enjoy a Walpack Christmas at the Rosenkrans Museum in the historic village of Walpack Center. Come and experience Christmas traditions and exhibits from a late nineteenth-century rural farming community. 10 - 5. Old Mine Road.
THE NUTCRACKER. With the talented young dancers of the New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet, Warren County's only non-profit ballet company, and featuring professional dancers from around the world, this production is sure to delight! Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave..
JESSICA LYNN: A VERY MERRY CLASSIC CHRISTMAS. 7pm. 234 Spring Street.
The Newton Theatre; 973/383-3700
Wednesday, 31; Morristown
FIRST NIGHT MORRIS. 70 Performances, 23 Venues, 35+ On-Demand Films, Midnight Countdown, Free Parking, Shuttles & More 4:30pm - midnight. Starting at $25 through Dec 21st .
September 21-December 7 • 12TH ANNUAL NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS JURIED ART EXHIBIT. The exhibit features an impressive mix of original photography, paintings, sculpture and mixed media, all inspired by the landscapes, flora, fauna and historic and cultural resources of the four state Highlands region, with particular emphasis on the New Jersey Highlands.
Maxfield Engine House, 713 Main Street. ; 973/910-2400
November 21-April 30 • ICONIC: KATHLEEN GILJE REPAINTS ART HISTORY. Kathleen Gilje is a NYC-based painter (b. 1945) who trained in Italy as a conservator and is known for her liberal appropriation of the Old Master canon. The exhibit showcase’s the artist’s work and its relationship to the major art historical legacies of Leonardo da Vinci, Francisco Zurbaran, Gustave Courbet, and others.
Weekends • THE PEQUEST TROUT HATCHERY AND NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION CENTER hosts a series of programs about the natural world around us for young and old alike. Preregistration is usually required. Topics range from a child’s first introduction to nature to seminars for expert fly fishers.
Ongoing • TOURS OF WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT THE FORD MANSION.
The Washington’s
Headquarters Museum includes includes three exhibit galleries, a 30-minute introductory video, and the Discover History Center. Tours of Fords Mansion are available at 10 and 11am and at 1, 2, 3 and 4pm.
