An a cappella face-off, a Greatful Dead member's art exhibit and more this week.
Find 25 exhibits in 4 buildings on 1 block for 1 night -- tonight -- during Market Street Convergence II in Newark. The Oct. 21 event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Check out artwork that includes "Kea's Ark of Newark: a Life in Works," at 73 Market St.; Portrait of Newark: 350 Selections from the Gallery Aferro Mobile Portrait Studio, at 77 Market St.; Locus Labs, a makerspace pop up, at 85 Market St.; and Speak My Mind, curated by Brick X Brick Collective, at 93 Market St. The event is presented by Gallery Aferro and the the Newark Arts Council for the Open Doors citywide arts festival. Visit facebook.com/GalleryAferro.
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A cappella fans, two of the Ivies face off in a choral showdown tonight during Harvard at Princeton: The Football Concert in Princeton University's Richardson Auditorium. The annual concert between the Princeton and Harvard glee clubs, presented on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m., features choral classics, traditional college songs, skits and more. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Visit princetongleeclub.com.
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Looking to dress up for Halloween? The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is holding its annual costume and prop sale on Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Florham Park. Find props, jewelry, masks, hats, wigs, coats, scripts, furniture, fabric and more at its facility at 3 Vreeland Road. Visit facebook.com/ShakespeareTheatreNJ.
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Calling all art lovers and Deadheads! On Oct. 22, Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart will visit Wentworth Gallery, in The Mall at Short Hills, where Vibrational Expressionism: The Art of Mickey Hart is on exhibit. Hart will be at the gallery to meet visitors and discuss his artworks from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is free, but RSVP is required. Call (973) 564-9776 or email shorthills@wentworthgallery.com. Visit wentworthgallery.com.
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Go back to the '70s with Three Dog Night on Oct. 22 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. From "Joy to the World" to "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," the legendary rockers will perform their 21 consecutive Top 40 hits. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $69. Visit countbasietheatre.org.
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Take the controls of a jetliner, a helicopter or a rescue-and-fire truck during Open Cockpit Weekend at Teterboro Airport. The Aviation Hall of Fame event will be held Oct. 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Visitors can sit in the cockpit of several aircrafts, including a TWA Convair 880 jetliner, an HH-52A Coast Guard helicopter, the hall's "Little-Cut-Up" aircraft control demonstrator and the control cab of a real Airport Rescue and Fire-Fighting truck to learn how flight systems work. Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and children younger than age 12; free for ages 2 and younger. Visit njahof.org.
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Red Bank Battlefield in National Park will host an 18th Century Field Day on Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event features Revolutionary War re-enactors, Colonial-related exhibits and tours of the historic Whitall House on the Delaware River. Visit friendsofredbank.weebly.com/18th-century-field-day.html.
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Showcasing instruments, costumes and rugs, the "Sounds of India" exhibit explores classical Indian music through Oct. 23 at the Morris Museum in Morristown. Museum admission is $10 for adults; $7 for senior citizens, students and children, ages 3 to 12; and free for children younger than 3 and museum members. Visit morrismuseum.org.
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Start the Halloween escapades early with "Something Wicked This Way Comes" from the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The one-night-only event -- a staged reading of "Frankenstein" -- will be held Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison. Tickets are $35. Call (973) 408-5600 or visit ShakespeareNJ.org.
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Teachers, grab your garden gloves and your trowel for So You Want to Start a School Garden at the Greater Newark Conservancy. The Oct. 26 event, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., offers information on how to plan and design a garden, basic gardening skills, outdoor classroom management and more. Located at 32 Prince St., Newark. Cost is $5. Visit citybloom.org.