Nov262022
First Night Morris County 2024Meet Our ArtistsTheater Comedian, Joe Matarese

Comedian, Joe Matarese

Comedian, Joe Matarese Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 18 Hyatt Regency Morristown: Regency Room, 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 10:00 pm & 11:00 pm Comedian Joe Matarese is one of America’s very best. Joe grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and started doing standup at the age of twenty. Throughout  his long career, he has appeared on numerous television shows, including NBC’s America’s Got Talent and Last Comic Standing, CBS’s The Late Show   with David Letterman, and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, his very own Comedy Central special, along with three other one-hour specials.  Runtime: 40 minute show All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program &…

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Nov262022
First Night Morris County 2024Meet Our ArtistsTheater Comedian, Dan Tirado

Comedian, Daniel Tirado

Comedian, Daniel Tirado Performing Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 18 Hyatt Regency Morristown, Regency Room: 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 7:15 pm & 8:15 pm Comedian Daniel Tirado is a New York-based comedian, actor, and writer, born and raised in Montreal. He is a regular at New York City’s best comedy  clubs, including the New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and Gotham Comedy Club. He has appeared on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live,  Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, and the MainStage at The Montreal Comedy Festival. This spring, Daniel will appear on HBO’s White House Plumbers  starring Woody Harrelson.  Runtime: 40 minute show All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: All AgesFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 1 Animation I

Film Set 1: Animation I

Film Set 1: Animation I Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Room 526: 10 Court St., 175 seats, 6:00 pm  Sit back and learn how animators craft a message, whether it is about nutrition, aging, loneliness, or reaching for the ultimate high.  Living alone  in space, in a family setting, or simply getting older is portrayed in these short films. This film set includes the following short films: “The Invisible  Army”, “If Birds Fly”, “Will Ye No Come Back Again” and “A Bikers Dream”. Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70 Performances…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: All AgesFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 2 Animation Paradise Lost

Film Set 2: Animation II

Film Set 2: Animation II Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Room 526: 10 Court St., 175 seats, 7:00 pm Artwork for the big kids and adults.  These trips by our animators require a bit more thought, as we look at changes in work habits a change in habitat.   What if someone dictated your entire future?  Would you be happy, or would you want to create the changes? This film set includes the following  short films: “Advanced Delvonics”, “Giant Rock” and “Paradise Lost Episode 1”.   Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70 Performances…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: Teen & AdultFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our ArtistsTeen & Adult Film Set 3 First Night Submissions

Film Set 3: First Night Direct Submissions

Film Set 3: First Night Direct Submissions Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Room 526: 10 Court St., 175 seats,8:00 pm & 11:00pm These films were submitted specifically for First Night and chosen for a presentation to you.  A satire on the competition in the fund-raising cookie  business, and do creative office types ever stop creating, even when they retire and sell the business?  Sometimes, work does take all the fun out of  it, just ask your manicurist. This film set includes the following short films: “Ranger Kids Cookies”, “Mani Mani Baby”, “Couple a Cards” and “The  Report”.   Runtime: 35 minutes   All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: Teen & AdultFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 4 To Other Worlds

Film Set 4: To Other Worlds

Film Set 4: To Other Worlds Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Freeholders Room: 10 Court St., 175 seats, 10:00 pm These films all deal with out of this world abductions and experiences that are beyond understanding.  An AA meeting is not for substance issues.  Teens are transported in a strange and unlikely manner.  Four different tales are offered here. This film set includes the following short films: “Voice of  an Angel”, “Abducted Anonymous”, “Gravity Hill” and “The Lyman Abduction”.   Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: –…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: All AgesFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 5 International

Film Set 5: International

Film Set 5: International Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 16 County Admin. Bldg. Public Meeting Room (5th Floor): 10 Court St., 175 seats, 6:00 pm Three foreign films are brought to you from European filmmakers. First, all those socks that get lost could be going to a parallel universe with your  dryers as the portal. Second, a Spanish Star Wars fan movie with all the special effects.  And finally, a young man is communicating with an alien via  a ham radio and is saying goodbye to his pal. This film set includes the following short films: “Wormhole in the Washer”, “Last Trial – A Star Wars   Collateral Story” and “Antenna”.   Runtime: 45 minutes   All Attendees Receive Access to Our…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: Teen & AdultFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 6 Mysteries and the Message

Film Set 6: Mysteries and the Message

Film Set 6: Mysteries and the Message Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 16 County Admin. Bldg. Public Meeting Room (5th Floor): 10 Court St., 175 seats, 7:00 pm & 11:00 pm Each film takes us on an adventure.  Have you ever wanted to kill that bug  near the ceiling?  What if you didn’t?  Playing with one’s sense of comfort can have deadly effects, and sometimes, no one will believe the truth. This  fil set includes the following short films: “At the End of the Canyon”, “A Lost Sense”, “Up Near the Ceiling” and “11 O’clock, A Sense of Imminent  Calamity”.   Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive Access…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: Teen & AdultFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 7 True or Not

Film Set 7: True Or Not

Film Set 7: True Or Not Showing at First Night Morris County Showing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 16 County Admin Bldg. Public Meeting Room (5th Floor): 10 Court St., 175 seats,8:00pm & 10:00pm You get to decide what is true or not.  There are times that we cannot believe our eyes.  The Twilight Zone is a docudrama of a true story.  The  others are extrapolations on visual sightings from eyewitnesses and contacts with aliens. This film set includes the following short films:  “Twilight Zone, The Worst Accident”, “Eyes”, “Assawoman Anomalies”, “Betty and Barney” and “The Trail Runl”.   Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: Teen & AdultFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 8: Animation Explosion!

Film Set 8: Animation Explosion!

Film Set 8: Animation Explosion! Showing at First Night Morris County Showing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 17 Hyatt Regency Morristown, Concord Room: 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 7:00pm & 11:00pm The Thomas Edison Film Festival celebrates its 42nd Season with an all-animation screening featuring films from the Netherlands, Spain,  Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA. The films include “Bolero” by Rolf Brönnimann, “Concession Stand Girl” by Corinne James, “ETC.” by  Pablo Milan, “Notice of Rejection” by Steven Vander Meer, “Dancing in the Shadows” by Elliott Bloom and Alexandra Gordon-Gibson, “Cornucopia” by  Ani Antonova and Dimiter Ovtcharov, and “Crumbs!” by Luke Jaeger and Amara Jaeger.  Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70…

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Nov262022
Film FestivalFilm: Young Adult & AdultFirst Night Morris County 2024Meet Our Artists Film Set 9 A First Look At documentary filmmakers

Film Set 9: A New Look at Documentary Filmmakers

Film Set 9: A New Look at Documentary Filmmakers at First Night Morris County Showing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 17 Hyatt Regency Morristown, Concord Room: 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 8:00pm The Thomas Edison Film Festival presents four award-winning documentary films exploring meaning in the subject’s life. The films are “Free From Fear”  by Berenice Manjarrez of Puerto Rico, “Heidi Lau’s Spirit Vessels” by New York City filmmaker Bryan Chang, “The Eye Begins in the Hand” by Yahuda  Mercid of California, and “Guadalupe Maravilla & The Sound of Hearing” by Rafael Salazar and Ava Willang of Brooklyn, New York.  Runtime: 45 minutes  All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: –…

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Nov262022
First Night Morris County 2024Meet Our ArtistsMusic Harmonium Choral Society

Harmonium Choral Society

Harmonium Choral Society Performing Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 20 Church of the Redeemer: 36 South Street Morristown,7:15pm & 8:15pm Harmonium Choral Society, established in Morristown in 1979, is a prominent New Jersey choral arts organization known for its musical excellence and innovative…

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