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April
Wednesday, 22;
EARTH DAY.
Wednesday, 22; Morristown
HISTORIC GARDEN TOUR. In honor of Earth Day 2026, trace the history of the garden from the first roses planted in 1810 to modern updates with native plant species to support biodiversity. 10am & 1pm. Free. 45 Macculloch Avenue. More...
AREA 57. The event is all about tech and aviation, including drone demonstrations by Warren Community College’s nationally acclaimed Drone/Robotics/AI program. The program teaches piloting, design and development, maintenance and repair of drones, as well as AI and robotics. Several FRC (First Robotics Competition) robots will be on display, and the Da Vinci Science Center Mobile Fab Lab will demonstrate the principles of flight in a free hands-on workshop. Warren Technical School, 1500 Route 57.
THE INGENIOUS MR. HOPKINSON. A unique musical evening exploring the life and works of a signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey, polymath Francis Hopkinson, a multi-talented musician, credited as the first native composer of the United States. 6:30 - 8pm. $35. 55 Stockton Street.
GREAT CONVERSATIONS. Dinner and engaging dialogue with celebrated hosts from the arts, education, food, medicine, entertainment, sports, industry and more. 6 - 9:30pm. $275. Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Avenue.
April 1-April 15 • WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES. Presentations on three consecutive Wednesdays of short-play competition, playwrighting classes, and panel discussions with visiting playwrights provide a working forum for the unique voice of women writing for theatre today. The WPS has helped to develop the work of over 60 playwrights from around the country, producing more than 14 world premieres on the CSC mainstage. Staged readings are followed by a lively discussion with the playwrights and casts.7:30pm. Free.
Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Center. ; 908/979-0900
April 9-April 19 • THE NICETIES. An accomplished Ivy League professor holds routine office hours with an ambitious young student to discuss her thesis: if history is written by the victors, who tells the story of the oppressed?
November 21-April 30, 2026 • 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.
