10th Annual “Taste of Morristown” is right around the corner!

A Taste of Morristown is an annual event showcasing the fantastic restaurants of Morristown, New Jersey. Annually upwards of 30 restaurants participate in this one of a kind sampling event, all under one roof at one time. From classic French & Italian cuisine, to contemporary fusion dishes, you’re sure to find it all here at A Taste of Morristown.

This year the event will be held at the newly renovated Hanover Marriott in Whippany, NJ.

But what is great food without great wine? Sample wines from around the globe in our Wine Tasting Gallery, generously provided by Gary’s Wine and Marketplace of Madison, Wayne, and Bernardsville.

Returning this year is a Spirits Tasting by William Grant & Sons.

Also, be prepared to participate in our Tricky-Tray & Raffle. Auction items with a combined value upwards of $20,000 have been donated from area businesses and corporations, and may be yours for the taking… if yours is the ticket pulled in our Tricky Tray and Raffle!

Please join us for an evening of great food, wine, and fun!

A Taste of Morristown is an Annual Fundraiser benefiting the Morristown Rotary Club. All proceeds benefit charities supported by the Morristown Rotary Club.

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Award-winning 40 Park Helping Transform Downtown Morristown

via Multi-Housing News Online/Jeffrey Steele, Contributing Writer

40 Park

Morristown, N.J.—Four years ago, the former Epstein’s Department Store in downtown Morristown, N.J., was given new life as 40 Park, an upscale, mixed-use development featuring more than 200 luxury condominiums and rental residences, 66,000 square feet of retail space and an 800-space public parking garage.

In the years since, 40 Park has exerted a transformative impact on Morristown, helping deliver an energetic new vibe to the venerable central business district. The result? Recently, 40 Park was recognized as one of New Jersey’s best downtown location projects, when it captured the coveted Silver Award at Downtown New Jersey’s annual award ceremony.

It was only the most recent in a string of awards the development has snagged since its spring, 2008 unveiling. The Community Builders and Remodelers Association of New Jersey, the New Jersey Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) have all conferred awards upon 40 Park. Among them was the NAHB’s “Community of the Year” designation, which the organization presented to 40 Park in 2010.

Sited steps from mass transit and other shopping and entertainment venues, this dynamic live-shop-dine destination was conceived and executed by a public-private partnership made up of Roseland Property Company, Woodmont Properties, the Morristown Partnership and the Morristown Parking Authority.

“We are honored to have 40 Park recognized by Downtown New Jersey because it reflects positively on Morristown as a whole, and the livable, walkable, business-friendly environment we’ve created here,” says Michael Fabrizio, executive director of the Morristown Partnership.

He adds 40 Park was not only among the vanguard of new luxury residential buildings in downtown Morristown, but helped attract an assortment of regional and national retailers.

“The new shops and restaurants have successfully attracted patrons from all over the area, bringing more visitors to Morristown and contributing to the overall success and appeal of the downtown district,” he says.

The development’s seven-story, 130-unit rental component, The Metropolitan at 40 Park, has remained 100 percent leased ever since it debuted. Part of the reason is that its level of amenities, service and conveniences had not before been available to renters in Morristown. Experiencing comparable success has been the project’s 76-home luxury condominium building, 40 Park, which overlooks Morristown Green and has attracted buyers with large and spectacular residences, luxury amenities and upscale services.

The effort to conceptualize and bring to fruition the development resulted from a team effort involving myriad public and private entities, notes Debra Tantleff, vice president of development at Roseland Property Company. “As a development partnership with deep roots in Morristown through some of our other successful developments in town, we have a sincere appreciation for this cherished neighborhood. We are thrilled to have worked alongside the various municipal agencies and officials who have helped make our collective vision a reality.”

‘Art of Dessert’ Event Celebrates Valentines Day

Event to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 14 at The Artist Baker.

Looking to share some sweet treats with your sweetie?

On Feb. 14–Valentines Day–from 7 to 10 p.m., the Arts Council of the Morris Area will be holding “Art of Dessert,” a Valentines Day dessert party, at The Artist Baker on Cattano Avenue.

The party also will be a celebration for the bakery, which has been in Morristown now for three years. The event features pastry chefs Andrea Lekberg and Erica Leahy.

Cost is $35 per person. Call 973-267-5540 for reservations and visit The Artist Baker at www.theartistbaker.com.

 

Violinist brings jazz duet to Bickford Jazz Showcase

Violinist brings jazz duet to Bickford Jazz Showcase

Aaron Weinstein has visited the Bickford Jazz Showcase several times before, but in the company of Bucky Pizzarelli and others who were the recognized headliners. He’s managed to charm the audiences there with both his torrid violin playing and his amusing off the cuff remarks, such that a date of his own is well deserved.

Violinist Aaron Weinstein and pianist Jon Weber will team up for a duet evening at the Bickford, attached to the landmark Morris Museum in Morristown. Their visit on Monday evening, Feb. 27, gives both players a chance to “stretch out” using the two jazz instruments with the greatest range.

These unique weeknight concerts run from 8 to 9:30 p.m. without an intermission, so fans get a full performance yet arrive home in time to prepare for work or school the next day. Tickets are best purchased by phone in advance by calling the box office at 973-971 3706. Credit cards are accepted. Those unfamiliar with the hall may request that a “jazz map” be sent. Tickets are a modest $15 in advance, but they go to $18 that night… assuming seats are still available!   READ MORE AT NJ.COM >>>>

 

After the Super Bowl it’s “Damn Yankees”!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Abbey Players production of Damn Yankees comes to Delbarton School for three performances Feb 10-12 in the Delbarton Fine Arts Center Theater.

Click here to reserve tickets ($12 adult/$8 student) or buy tickets at the door. Performances are on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 at 8:00 pm,and Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 pm.

Faust meets baseball in this Tony Award-winning Broadway classic! Middle-aged real estate agent Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil (the charming but devious Mr.Applegate) for the chance to lead his beloved Washington Senators to the World Series – if they can just beat those damn New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life (and wife) he’s left behind.

Delbarton School is located on Mendham Road in Morris Township, three miles west of the Morristown Green. All are welcome to attend this classic American musical performed by student actors and visiting thespians from area schools.

Famous art masters’ works have a new look

Adel Gorgy gives new, exciting dimension to familiar art

via JENNIFER L NELSON/DAILY RECORD - Local residents needn’t make a trip into the city to visit an art museum when an opportunity to view the contemporary works of a New York photographer is coming to the Atrium Gallery in Morristown.

The Arts Council of the Morris Area will present “Seeing Art Anew and Other Works,” an exhibit of photography by Long Island-based artist Adel Gorgy, through March 12 on the fourth floor of the Atrium Gallery in Morristown. Admission is free.

An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 2).

Gorgy’s latest exhibit features a collection of large-scale photographs whose subjects are the familiar works of famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.  READ MORE >>>

Maple Sugaring Demonstrations and Festival

Join in the fun at one of the Maple Sugaring Demos and Maple Sugar Festival. Enjoy the entire process from tree to pancake-topping treats, complete with a delicious syrup taste test.

 Dates: Maple Sugaring Demos: Select Saturdays and Sundays in January, February, and March (See calendar for specific dates). Maple Sugar Festival: Saturday, March 3.

Times: Demonstrations begin at 2 p.m.

Location: Great Swamp OEC, 247 Southern Blvd. Chatham Township

Cost: Demonstrations: $3 per person. Festival: $4 per person.

Contact: 973-635-6629

Morristown: Revolving Around the Green

via The Wall Street Journal/ JOSEPH DE AVILA

Morristown, N.J., has a rich Revolutionary War past and streets lined with Federal and Victorian homes. Its more recent history has included a downtown revitalization that has drawn young residents for its easy access to Manhattan and a lively restaurant scene all near the town center’s known as the Morristown Green.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center holds music, dance and other performances./Rayon Richards/ WSJ

Morristown is located in Morris County about 30 miles west of Manhattan with a commute time a little under an hour to Penn Station on New Jersey Transit’s Midtown Direct service. Morristown’s downtown train station has been one of the biggest factors that have fueled the town’s growth.

In 1999, Morristown was among the first towns in the state that qualified for New Jersey’s Transit Village program that gave planning and financial assistance for new development near transportation hubs. That in part helped jump start the town’s renewed urban expansion.

Since then, several condo and rental developments have been built near the Morristown Green and with them dozens of restaurants ranging from upscale steakhouses to ethnic bistros.

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One of the biggest new additions to Morristown’s downtown occurred at the site of the old Epstein’s Department Store, which was razed and replaced with a 76-unit condominium complex called 40 Park that opened in 2010.

The building has private parking, a recreation center with billiards and flat-screen televisions, a lounge with a catering kitchen and a gym. The units have built-in surround speakers, cherry or walnut floors and views of the Morristown Green. There are 12 units remaining there ranging in price between $800,000 and $2.2 million.

Another major addition in town has been the redevelopment of the Vail Mansion into condominiums. The structure previously served municipal offices, but had been vacant for years before two new wings were added and a total of 36 condos were built.

The building now has concierge service, a media theater and fitness center. A 2,442-square-foot, two-bedroom condo is on the market there for 995,000.

There are also new rental buildings that have gone up in downtown. The Highlands at Morristown Train Station recently opened and has 217 units. The building has a parking garage, pool and fitness center. Monthly rents range between $1,791 and $3,250.   READ MORE AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.COM

THE BEST OF BROADWAY: THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

The Best of Broadway comes to the Mayo Performing Arts Center This weekend!

Take an unforgettable journey through the music of one of the world’s most successful and prolific musical theater composers, performed by Broadway vets who starred in the shows. Enjoy songs from the powerful rock musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, the thrilling strains of Evita, the playfulness of Cats, the soaring passion of Phantom of the Opera and many other Andrew Lloyd Webber gems.

 Background:

What makes this Webber show so special is that three of these performers actually starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber shows on Broadway as well as on national and world tours. Raymond Saar (Raoul in Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco and Marius in Les Miserables on Broadway), Diane Ketchie (Carlotta in Phantom of the Opera, Broadway and San Francisco) and Valerie Perri (Eva Peron in the First National Tour and Second World Tour of Evita) have combined credits from Broadway and Off-Broadway, have made guest artist appearances with major symphony orchestras, and have appeared in concert everywhere from Carnegie Hall to a command performance at the White House. The musical genius of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the extraordinary talent of these performers create a memorable and exciting evening of entertainment.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is the winner of six Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, three Grammy awards, a Golden Globe and an Oscar. Mr. Webber at one time had five shows running in London and three on Broadway simultaneously. This evening of blockbuster hits will present some of the extraordinary work of this musical giant.

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Essential Guide to First Night Morris 2012

via John Dunphy/Morristown Patch

First Night Morris County is almost upon us. Organizers have lined up dozens of entertainment opportunities at about 20 venues throughout Morristown for the family-friendly, no-alcohol, town-wide celebration of the new year.

Patch offers you this interactive guide to the festivities, which are expected to draw somewhere around 10,000 participants from around Morris County and beyond. Click on locations through the map above to see what’s going on. Descriptions on the map (also reflected below) are courtesy of First Night organizers.

You might want to give it a look ahead of time to plan your night, and check back from your mobile phone on New Year’s Eve as you dash around town. (Note to mobile users: If you can’t see all the features on this post, click here to load the full desktop version of this page).

We’re also including printable PDFs of the full First Night program, the schedule, and the map—so you might want to keep those handy if you won’t have an electronic device to check out on the big night (those printable guides also come courtesy of organizers). For even more information directly from First Night organizers, see their website.

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