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The Weekend Ahead: A Wellness and Pet Expo at the Morristown Armory, Ghostbusters Live at MPAC, and a Fall Cleanup in Morristown

The Happy Wellness & Pet Expo fills the Morristown Armory on Saturday, Morristown volunteers gather for the fall cleanup, Lincoln Park packs meals, and the Mayo Performing Arts Center plays Ghostbusters with a live orchestra on Sunday.

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Good morning, Morris County. A combined wellness and pet expo fills the Morristown Armory on Saturday, Morristown volunteers turn out for the town's annual fall cleanup, Lincoln Park packs meals for neighbors in need, and the Mayo Performing Arts Center closes the weekend with Ghostbusters on the big screen and a live orchestra playing the score. Halloween is starting to show up on the calendar, too, from a library costume swap in Parsippany to a gymnastics fundraiser in Mount Olive. Here is the weekend.

Friday

  • Morristown Revolutionary Spy Mission, 4 p.m., Morristown Green, Morristown. Details
  • MOHS Gymnastics Tricks for Treats, 5:30 p.m., Mount Olive High School, Mount Olive. Details
  • After-Hours Halloween Party, 6 p.m., Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, Lake Hiawatha branch. Details
  • Comedy Night at the Eagles Club, 7 p.m. (doors at 6), Fraternal Order of Eagles, 13 Market Street, Morristown. Bobby Pearsall headlines, with Shay Farrell hosting. Tickets
  • Too Old For That Improv: Fall Back Into Funny, 8 p.m., Morristown Masonic Center, Morristown. Tickets

Saturday

  • Morristown Fall Cleanup, 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. Volunteers meet in the Morristown Town Hall parking lot; Morristown Clean Communities supplies gloves, bags and a light breakfast. Families, schools, civic and business groups are all welcome. Details
  • Community Meal Packing Event, 9 a.m., Lincoln Park PAL Building (enter from Route 202 at the library park lot), Lincoln Park. Register
  • Happy Wellness & Pet Expo, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Morristown Armory, 430 Western Avenue, Morristown. Two expos in one: pets and pet care alongside health, fitness, nutrition and local services. Details
  • Apex TCG Card Show, 10 a.m., The Westin Governor Morris, Morristown. A trading card show for collectors. Details
  • Halloween Costume Swap, 2:30 p.m., Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, Main Library. Bring a costume, take a costume. Details

Sunday

  • Ghostbusters in Concert, 7 p.m., Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. The 1984 film plays on a big HD screen while a live orchestra performs Elmer Bernstein's score. Rated PG; tickets $45 to $91. Tickets

All weekend

  • Exhibitions at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown: Audubon Songbirds, a group of original Audubon prints; Emblems of America, on view through November 8; and Garden State Lens. Hours and admission

Around the county

  • Free flu shots for seniors in Morristown. The Town of Morristown holds its annual flu clinic Monday, October 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Town Hall Senior Center, 200 South Street, third floor, for residents 65 and older. Details
  • A business resource summit in Morris Township. The township's Economic Development Advisory Committee hosts a free Community Business Resource Summit on Tuesday, October 20, 10:30 a.m. to noon, at 340 Mount Kemble Avenue, with Assemblywoman Marisa Sweeney giving the keynote. Register
  • A record gift for cancer research. Atlantic Health received a $5 million gift to advance cancer research, with Morristown Medical Center among the beneficiaries. More in Morris County news
  • New trees at Jacob Ford. Volunteers finished the first phase of a reforestation project at the Jacob Ford site in Morristown. More in Morris County news
  • Montville takes first. The Montville marching band placed first at the USBands competition in West Milford. More in Morris County news

Have an event we should know about? Submit it here, and see the full calendar on the Morris County events page.