HOLIDAY MUSIC WEEK
WHEN: December 5 – 11
WHERE: Bickford Theatre, Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
- LOCAL STUDENT CHOIRS
WHEN: December 5 – 9 (see schedule below).
TICKETS: Free MORRIS CHORAL SOCIETY HOLIDAY SPECTUALR VIII
The award winning Morris Choral Society, with 80-voice chorus and soloists, returns for its annual celebration of traditional holiday music, complete with fun sing-alongs. For tickets,call the box office at 973.971.3706.
WHEN: Friday, December 9, at 8 PM and Sunday, December 11, at 3 PM.
TICKETS: $25 for adults and $15 for students and may be purchased through the box office, 973.971.3706.
STORYBOOK FOREST
WHEN: December 1-31
WHERE: Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
Families can also enjoy a tour through the museum’s Storybook Forest, on view from December 1 – 31. Local school children, from pre-kindergarten to grade 5, decorated the trees in the Storybook Forest. Nineteen Morris County schools participated, with each class decorating a tree based on a well-loved children’s story. The Storybook Forest is included with museum admission.
*Student Choir performances are 30 – 45 minutes:
- Mon., December 5, 3:00 PM: Pingry School Choir, FREE
- Tues., December 6, 12:30 PM: Oak Knoll School Choir FREE
- Wed., December 7, 12:30 PM: Summit High School Choir FREE
- Thurs., December 8, 5:30 PM: Brightest Star Select Choir FREE
- Fri., December 9, 12:30 PM: Winston School Choir FREE
The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 AM to 5PM; Thursday, 11 AM to 8 PM; and Sunday, 1-5 PM. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for museum members and is free to the public every Thursday between 5 and 8 PM. For more information, call 973.971.3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
About the Morris Museum
The Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through the presentation of high caliber permanent and changing exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Citation of Excellence, among other awards. In 2013 the museum will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. These programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the F.M. Kirby Foundation; and the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
