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February
Friday, 20; Morristown
RENT IN CONCERT. Symphonic experience of the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical. 8pm. 100 South Street.
FIVE GENERALS NARRATED BUS TOUR. Narrated bus tours visiting the five houses of the Winter Cantonment of 1778-79. Learn how the area was divided up by General Washington's troops and how important Middlebrook was to the Army's efforts. $40 per person. Student under 18, $20. Tour begins at Van Horne House 941 East Main St, Bridgewater.
MAPLE SAP COLLECTION. Collecting the sap is a crucial step of the maple sugaring process! Many methods are used on commercial farms, but the basic idea is the same, moving the sap from the maple trees to the stove 1 - 2:30pm. $8/family. Echo Hill, 42 Lilac Drive.
Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158
Thursday, 26; Morristown
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony 7pm. 100 South Street.
SCREECH OWL EXPLORATION. This nighttime walk will focus on the etiquette one must use when owling. 9 - 10pm. $8. Sunnyside Section of the South Branch.
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.
