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1 Caregivers Support Group
| 2 | 3 Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Topic: Beginnings also - Jim Vagias, Producing Director of the American Theater Group in residence at SOPAC will talk about the upcoming production of "Tell Them I'm Still Young" Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
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6 | 7 Computer Classes, South Orange Library
Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
Maplewood Garden Club - Maplewood Main Library
Speaker: Stephen Barlow, owner of Barlow’s Flower Farm in Sea Girt and named one of the “Top 40 Growers Under 40” by Greenhouse Product News. | 8 Caregivers Support Group
Adult Health Clinic - Maplewood Town Hall
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. | 9 Maplewood Senior Club Meeting
· Maplewood Police Dept. introduces “Operation Blue Angel” Creative Writing Workshop, South Orange Library
Adult Health Screening - Hilton Branch Library
Read Around the World (Jordan)
SOMA GrandNannies
If you are a grandparent who would like to join their facebook page, go to facebook.com/groups/1403960663030605. This is a page where folks can ask questions, make suggestions, share best practices, books, activities, vent as long as the topic relates to SOMa grandparents and their grandchildren. | 10 Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Topic: The Politics & Geography of Inequality Write Your Memoir Five Minutes at a Time
Prompt a journey of self-discovery that enables you to gain insights into your past. Made possible by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. Classic and Contemporary Book Discussion Group
Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
| 11 | 12 Yarn and Fiber Arts Group, Maplewood Main Library
Art & Music Reception, Maplewood Main Library
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13 Open Hearth Cooking at Durand-Hedden House
| 14 Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
S.O.S. Try Something New - The Baird
| 15 Caregivers Support Group
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. | 16 Maplewood Senior Bus Goes to Union Shops
Just Lunch, Maplewood Senior Center
Free but call (973) 763-0750 by noon on January 15 to help us order food. DME Fashion Show, Maplewood Senior Center
Wednesdays at The Movies - South Orange Library
| 17 Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic at The Baird
South Orange Senior Circle Meeting at The Baird
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Topic: Sticks And Stones...Can Words Really Hurt? In Search of Belonging: A Talk with Author Jillian Baez
Jillian Baez is the author of In Search of Belonging: Latinas, Media, and Citizenship. Ms Baez will be in conversation with Ed Morales, author of Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture. Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
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20 | 21 Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance
Honor Dr. King through music, a sharing of interfaith readings, and an affirmation of Dr. King’s call to action and service. The keynote speaker is the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, Sheila Y. Oliver. There will be a Reception and Volunteer Fair following at 3:30 pm in the cafeteria. Donations of food pantry items, knitting yarn, old eyeglasses, children’s books (K-5th grade) and travel-sized toiletry donations are requested. On the night of January 21st, residents are asked to light up the outside of their home with Luminaries as a sign of hope, sanctuary, peace, and solidarity with Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community. The Luminaries come four in a pack for a suggested donation of $10 and it is a fundraiser for the Coalition. Purchase Luminaries at Words Bookstore in Maplewood, Sparkhouse toy store in South Orange or at the Coalition’s office. | 22 Caregivers Support Group
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. | 23 Creative Writing Workshop, South Orange Library
| 24 Overlook Health Van, Maplewood Town Hall
Cervical health, healthy eating/ active living, BMI and glucose screening provided Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Topic: Edgar Allan Poe And His Nineteenth Century American Counterparts "Tell Them I'm Still Young," SOPAC
Emmy Award winner Andre Braugher and Tony Award winner Michele Pawk star in this compelling world premiere drama. Special ticket price of $19 (+handling fees) with code ATGSOMA at the Box office, (973) 313-2787 or www.SOPACnow.org. Pre-show coffee & dessert in the SOPAC lounge at 6:30, 3rd Floor. Rsvp to (973) 558-0863 or SOMA 2towns@gmail.com. Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
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27 | 28 Computer Classes, South Orange Library
Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
Mah jong Mondays
All About Bitcoin and Digital Currency, Maplewood Main Libra
Book Discussion Group - South Orange Library
| 29 Caregivers Support Group
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. | 30 Wednesdays at The Movies - South Orange Library
| 31 Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504 $4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8. South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Topic: History Through Weaving Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
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Tuesday Jan 1, 2019
Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday Jan 1, 2019 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church - This support groups meets weekly to have a cup of coffee, take a break, catch your breath and provide support and guidance. For more information contact caregivers@morrowchurch.org or (973) 763-7676
Thursday Jan 3, 2019
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Thursday Jan 3, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Thursday Jan 3, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Speaker: Joanne Middleton, Lecturer, Professor Emeritus Drew University
Topic: Beginnings
also - Jim Vagias, Producing Director of the American Theater Group in residence at SOPAC will talk about the upcoming production of "Tell Them I'm Still Young"Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
Thursday Jan 3, 2019 8:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Join us for for music and folk dancing every Thursday night. $5 per person. For more information, call (973) 376-7568
Monday Jan 7, 2019
Computer Classes, South Orange Library
Monday Jan 7, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Computer basics - no registration necessary
Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
Monday Jan 7, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
New members are welcome to join Tonia Moore in ongoing classes which help persons with osteoporosis, osteopenia, and anyone interested in promoting and maintaining healthy bones over the years ahead.
Maplewood Garden Club - Maplewood Main Library
Monday Jan 7, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Houseplants
Speaker: Stephen Barlow, owner of Barlow’s Flower Farm in Sea Girt and named one of the “Top 40 Growers Under 40” by Greenhouse Product News.
Tuesday Jan 8, 2019
Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday Jan 8, 2019 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church - This support groups meets weekly to have a cup of coffee, take a break, catch your breath and provide support and guidance. For more information contact caregivers@morrowchurch.org or (973) 763-7676
Adult Health Clinic - Maplewood Town Hall
Tuesday Jan 8, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Tuesday Jan 8, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.Wednesday Jan 9, 2019
Maplewood Senior Club Meeting
Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Jim Vagias from the American Theater Group will talk about the upcoming play at SOPAC, "Tell Them I'm Still Young"
· Maplewood Police Dept. introduces “Operation Blue Angel”Creative Writing Workshop, South Orange Library
Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Adult Health Screening - Hilton Branch Library
Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Blood pressure and carotid bruit screening, medication, weight & health counseling,
Read Around the World (Jordan)
Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Maplewood Main Library "Mother of All Pigs: A Novel" by Malu Halasa
SOMA GrandNannies
Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
SOMA GrandNannies is a group of South Orange and Maplewood grandparents who take care of their local grandchildren full or part time. This 40 member strong (and growing!) group meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at the Ethical Culture Society (corner of Parker & Prospect in Maplewood) for a face-to-face opportunity to chat and get to know one another better. GrandNannies and GrandDaddies are invited.
If you are a grandparent who would like to join their facebook page, go to facebook.com/groups/1403960663030605. This is a page where folks can ask questions, make suggestions, share best practices, books, activities, vent as long as the topic relates to SOMa grandparents and their grandchildren.Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Thursday Jan 10, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Thursday Jan 10, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Guest speakers: Lisa Jordan, Director of Environmental Studies and Sustainability program & and Jason Jordan, Prof. of Political Science and International Relations at Drew University.
Topic: The Politics & Geography of InequalityWrite Your Memoir Five Minutes at a Time
Thursday Jan 10, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Hilton Branch Library
Prompt a journey of self-discovery that enables you to gain insights into your past. Made possible by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.Classic and Contemporary Book Discussion Group
Thursday Jan 10, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
"Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dreiser.
Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
Thursday Jan 10, 2019 8:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Join us for for music and folk dancing every Thursday night. $5 per person. For more information, call (973) 376-7568
Saturday Jan 12, 2019
Yarn and Fiber Arts Group, Maplewood Main Library
Saturday Jan 12, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
A gathering for people who knit, crochet, quilt, sew, embroider or do other creative things with yarn or fabric. Get feedback & advice. Bring your own supplies. All skill levels are welcome!
Art & Music Reception, Maplewood Main Library
Saturday Jan 12, 2019 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
January exhibit is a two-person show featuring teacher Lorena Vera (acrylic, pastel, oil and watercolor) and student Mary Franklin (watercolor, acrylic, oil & collage). The artists will speak at 3:20. Live music will be provided by Steve Jones.
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Open Hearth Cooking at Durand-Hedden House
Sunday Jan 13, 2019 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Durand-Hedden welcomes back Margaret Quinn, a veteran cook skilled in 18th century foodways to our annual historic cooking program honoring late longtime trustee, Irene Kosinski. Watch how it’s done, breathe in the wonderful aromas in our historic house, and sample a few centuries-old treats. Children can try their hands at old-fashioned cooking chores like kneading dough, churning butter, and watch a spinster make yarn at her wheel.
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
Monday Jan 14, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
New members are welcome to join Tonia Moore in ongoing classes which help persons with osteoporosis, osteopenia, and anyone interested in promoting and maintaining healthy bones over the years ahead.
S.O.S. Try Something New - The Baird
Monday Jan 14, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Juanita Martin - Reiki, Master/teacher, vibrational sound therapist and crystal healer.
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church - This support groups meets weekly to have a cup of coffee, take a break, catch your breath and provide support and guidance. For more information contact caregivers@morrowchurch.org or (973) 763-7676
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Maplewood Senior Bus Goes to Union Shops
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
· Call (973) 763-5287
Just Lunch, Maplewood Senior Center
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Start of a new series of casual lunches, no programming, just lunch.
Free but call (973) 763-0750 by noon on January 15 to help us order food.DME Fashion Show, Maplewood Senior Center
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Yes, you read that right - Maplewood Health Dept. accepts donations of durable medical equipment and in turn lends it out to residents of both Maplewood and South Orange who need them. Public Health Nurse Candice Davenport will strut her stuff as she shows off the equipment, what is available for you or your friend to borrow and how to use it to help you stay active, mobile & safe.
Wednesdays at The Movies - South Orange Library
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
"Crazy Rich Asians"
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic at The Baird
Thursday Jan 17, 2019 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
free and open to all residents
South Orange Senior Circle Meeting at The Baird
Thursday Jan 17, 2019 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Interested in joining Senior Circle? Contact Catherine Sullivan at cicisull@msn.com
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Thursday Jan 17, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Thursday Jan 17, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Speaker: Roseann Bar, Dean of Business and Social Sciences at Ocean County College
Topic: Sticks And Stones...Can Words Really Hurt?In Search of Belonging: A Talk with Author Jillian Baez
Thursday Jan 17, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Maplewood Main Library, 7 pm
Jillian Baez is the author of In Search of Belonging: Latinas, Media, and Citizenship. Ms Baez will be in conversation with Ed Morales, author of Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture.Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
Thursday Jan 17, 2019 8:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Join us for for music and folk dancing every Thursday night. $5 per person. For more information, call (973) 376-7568
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
Monday Jan 21, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
New members are welcome to join Tonia Moore in ongoing classes which help persons with osteoporosis, osteopenia, and anyone interested in promoting and maintaining healthy bones over the years ahead.
18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance
Monday Jan 21, 2019 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
South Orange Maplewood Community Coalition on Race presents the 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Columbia High School.
Honor Dr. King through music, a sharing of interfaith readings, and an affirmation of Dr. King’s call to action and service. The keynote speaker is the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, Sheila Y. Oliver. There will be a Reception and Volunteer Fair following at 3:30 pm in the cafeteria. Donations of food pantry items, knitting yarn, old eyeglasses, children’s books (K-5th grade) and travel-sized toiletry donations are requested.
On the night of January 21st, residents are asked to light up the outside of their home with Luminaries as a sign of hope, sanctuary, peace, and solidarity with Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community. The Luminaries come four in a pack for a suggested donation of $10 and it is a fundraiser for the Coalition. Purchase Luminaries at Words Bookstore in Maplewood, Sparkhouse toy store in South Orange or at the Coalition’s office.
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church - This support groups meets weekly to have a cup of coffee, take a break, catch your breath and provide support and guidance. For more information contact caregivers@morrowchurch.org or (973) 763-7676
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Creative Writing Workshop, South Orange Library
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Overlook Health Van, Maplewood Town Hall
Thursday Jan 24, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
NOTE NEW LOCATION!
Cervical health, healthy eating/ active living, BMI and glucose screening providedCongregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Thursday Jan 24, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Thursday Jan 24, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Guest Speaker: John Gruesser, Author and Prof. of English at Kean University
Topic: Edgar Allan Poe And His Nineteenth Century American Counterparts"Tell Them I'm Still Young," SOPAC
Thursday Jan 24, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
7:30 play, 6:30 pre-show reception
Emmy Award winner Andre Braugher and Tony Award winner Michele Pawk star in this compelling world premiere drama.
Special ticket price of $19 (+handling fees) with code ATGSOMA at the Box office, (973) 313-2787 or www.SOPACnow.org.
Pre-show coffee & dessert in the SOPAC lounge at 6:30, 3rd Floor. Rsvp to (973) 558-0863 or SOMA 2towns@gmail.com.Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
Thursday Jan 24, 2019 8:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Join us for for music and folk dancing every Thursday night. $5 per person. For more information, call (973) 376-7568
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Computer Classes, South Orange Library
Monday Jan 28, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Email basics - no registration necessary
Project Healthy Bones at the Baird
Monday Jan 28, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
New members are welcome to join Tonia Moore in ongoing classes which help persons with osteoporosis, osteopenia, and anyone interested in promoting and maintaining healthy bones over the years ahead.
Mah jong Mondays
Monday Jan 28, 2019 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Join in for drop in mah jong at the Maplewood Senior Center. All levels welcome. brush off your skills, teach others or watch & learn
All About Bitcoin and Digital Currency, Maplewood Main Libra
Monday Jan 28, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Learn about Bitcoin and other digital or cryptocurrencies.
Book Discussion Group - South Orange Library
Monday Jan 28, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
"Amongst the Liberal Elite," by local author Elly Lonon
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church - This support groups meets weekly to have a cup of coffee, take a break, catch your breath and provide support and guidance. For more information contact caregivers@morrowchurch.org or (973) 763-7676
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesdays at The Movies - South Orange Library
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
"Black Klansman"
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program
Thursday Jan 31, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The Village Apartments, 110 Vose Ave.
Lunch is served at noon by reservation. Call Frances at (973) 530-3504
$4 donation requested, guests younger than 60 are welcome at $8.South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library
Thursday Jan 31, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Speaker: Donna Ritter
Topic: History Through WeavingFolk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center
Thursday Jan 31, 2019 8:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Join us for for music and folk dancing every Thursday night. $5 per person. For more information, call (973) 376-7568