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Sunday Feb 3, 2019

  • Slow Foods Indoor Farmers Market, The Woodland

    Sunday Feb 3, 2019 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

    free but donations suggested

Monday Feb 4, 2019

  • Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

    Monday Feb 4, 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.

  • Adult Health Clinic, Maplewood Main Library

    Monday Feb 4, 2019 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM

    Blood pressure and carotid bruit screening, medication, weight & health counseling, Open to residents 18 and older. Staffed by Maplewood Health Dept. nurses. Drop in.

  • Mah jong Mondays

    Monday Feb 4, 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

  • Maplewood Garden Club - Maplewood Library

    Monday Feb 4, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

    • Subject: Ladies in the Landscape 1900-1940
    • Jenny Rose Carey, Senior Director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Meadowbrook Farm will discuss how horticulture changed the lives of women in the early part of the Twentieth Century.

Tuesday Feb 5, 2019

  • Caregivers Support Group

    Tuesday Feb 5, 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 Feb 5, 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 Feb 6, 2019

  • Adult Health Clinic, Maplewood Main Library

    Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

    Blood pressure and carotid bruit screening, medication, weight & health counseling,

  • Just Lunch, Maplewood Senior Center

    Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

    free but rsvp by Monday, Feb. 4 to (973) 763-0750

  • Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

    Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

    • for more information, contact Phyllis Kalb, Program Coordinator, at pkalb@sopl.org or (973) 762-0230

  • Read Around the World- Maplewood Main library

    Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

    Read Around the World (South Africa)
    • The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso

Thursday Feb 7, 2019

  • Coding for Moms (and other grownups), Maplewood Main Library

    Thursday Feb 7, 2019 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

    Learn about programming in a relaxed and non-intimidating setting.

  • Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

    Thursday Feb 7, 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 Feb 7, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

    • Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Redwine, Prof. of English at Seton Hall University
    • Topic: Neglected Women In Literature

  • BLACK New Jersey: 1664 to the Present Day, The Woodland

    Thursday Feb 7, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

    Graham Russell Gao Hodges, author and professor of History and Africana & Latin American Studies at Colgate University discusses his book.

  • CASA Information Session, Maplewood Main Library

    Thursday Feb 7, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

    Help change the life of a vulnerable child by becoming a CASA Volunteer Advocate.

  • Opening reception: The Art of Cathleen McCoy Bristol

    Thursday Feb 7, 2019 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

    The Public Hallways of the South Orange Village Hall Offices:
    • Come to the opening reception for this acclaimed local artist and the inaugural exhibition in a new public art space in South Orange – “Village Hallways,” so named for the public spaces in the South Orange Village Hall offices on the third floor of 76 South Orange Avenue, South Orange.
    • On view February 7- March 21, Monday- Friday, 9am – 4pm.

  • Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

    Thursday Feb 7, 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 Feb 9, 2019

  • Meet the Senior Advisory Committee, Maplewood Senior Center

    Saturday Feb 9, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Come for coffee and share your ideas, concerns and suggestions.

  • Yarn and Fiber Arts Group - Maplewood Main Library

    Saturday Feb 9, 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.

  • Arts & Music Reception, Maplewood Main Library

    Saturday Feb 9, 2019 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

    • Celebrating our Black History Month exhibit, Beverly McCutcheon’s Wallflower Portrait collage series. Live music with VMusic. Artist’s talk at 3:20

Sunday Feb 10, 2019

  • South Orange Symphony Free Fun Family Concert, S. Orange Mid

    Sunday Feb 10, 2019 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    Susan Haig of Summit leads the orchestra in a family-friendly program. Musical instrument petting zoo during intermission and reception following.

Monday Feb 11, 2019

  • Computer Classes - South Orange Library

    Monday Feb 11, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    Internet basics - no registration necessary

  • Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

    Monday Feb 11, 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 Feb 11, 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

  • Try Something New with S.O.S. at the Baird

    Monday Feb 11, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

    Judielie Laguerre from St B. hospital will speak on Heart Health

Tuesday Feb 12, 2019

  • Caregivers Coalition

    Tuesday Feb 12, 2019 9:30 AM to 11:15 AM

    Verona Community Center located at 880 Bloomfield Avenue in Verona.
    Our presentation will be “Preplanning Funerals” with Ron Mowad, Advance Planning Funeral Director, Bradley Funeral Homes. This is an important topic for every single person in our group, hope to see you there!

  • Caregivers Support Group

    Tuesday Feb 12, 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 Feb 12, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  • Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

    Tuesday Feb 12, 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 Feb 13, 2019

  • SOMA GrandNannies

    Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

    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.

  • Maplewood Senior Club Meeting, Maplewood Senior Center

    Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

  • Wednesdays at the Movies - South Orange Library

    Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

    "Bel Canto"

  • Author Talk with Joe Strupp, Maplewood Main Library

    Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

    Killing Journalism: How Greed, Laziness (And Donald Trump) Are Destroying News And How We Can Save It. Joe Strupp’s book details cutbacks in resources, revenue and in-depth reporting, along with over coverage of non-stories.

  • SOMA GranNannies - Ethical Culture Soicety

    Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Thursday Feb 14, 2019

  • Truffles & Puppies - Maplewood Senior Center

    Thursday Feb 14, 2019 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

    Join us for a fun Valentine's Day celebration.

    Free but rsvp (973) 763-0750

  • Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

    Thursday Feb 14, 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 Feb 14, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

    • Guest Speaker: John Wargacki, Prof. Of English At Seton Hall University
    • Topic: Shakespeare's Sonnets And Other Love Poems

  • Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

    Thursday Feb 14, 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 Feb 16, 2019

  • “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin”, Burgdorff

    Saturday Feb 16, 2019 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    • Live performances
    • Seniors $15.

  • “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin”, Burgdorff

    Saturday Feb 16, 2019 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

    Live Performance , Seniors $15

Sunday Feb 17, 2019

  • “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin”, Burgdorff

    Sunday Feb 17, 2019 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    • Live performances with a race-related talk-back discussion on Sunday led by the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race.
    • Seniors $15.

  • Jazz in the Loft - SOPAC

    Sunday Feb 17, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

    Greg Bufford presents a Tribute to Billie Holiday,
    • Tickets $20.

Monday Feb 18, 2019

  • Presidents Day Municipal Buildings Closed

    Monday Feb 18, 2019 All day

  • Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

    Monday Feb 18, 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 Feb 18, 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

Tuesday Feb 19, 2019

  • Caregivers Support Group

    Tuesday Feb 19, 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

  • Overlook Van Screenings- Maplewood Town Hall

    Tuesday Feb 19, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Heart health, BP and glucose screening provided

  • Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

    Tuesday Feb 19, 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.

Thursday Feb 21, 2019

  • Blood Pressure Screening - The Baird

    Thursday Feb 21, 2019 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

    By the South Orange Health Dept. Nurse

  • Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic at The Baird

    Thursday Feb 21, 2019 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    free and open to all residents

  • South Orange Senior Circle Meeting at The Baird

    Thursday Feb 21, 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 Feb 21, 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.

  • Operation Blue Angel, South Orange Library

    Thursday Feb 21, 2019 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM

    Come and learn about this new program with the Community Policing Officer before the Lecture Series begins

  • South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library

    Thursday Feb 21, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

    • Guest Speaker: April Grier, Prof. of Africana Studies at Rutgers University
    • Topic: Reminiscing Through Jazz

  • Celebrate the Writings of African-American Poets

    Thursday Feb 21, 2019 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

    At the DeHart Community Center.
    Join this poetry circle and take turns reading some of the greatest poems by Black poets, as well as by some of the lesser known writers. Whether you are a poetry lover or not, you are sure to be moved by the thoughts of these historical poets.

  • IT'S OSCAR TIME!!!, South Orange Library

    Thursday Feb 21, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

    Join Arts Writer Charles Paikert For A Discussion Of This Year's Academy Award Nominees!
    • All Are Welcome And Refreshments Will Be Served

  • Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

    Thursday Feb 21, 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

Friday Feb 22, 2019

  • “Central Park Five” Screening, The Woodland

    Friday Feb 22, 2019 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

    Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon analyze the well-known case of 5 teenagers wrongfully convicted of raping women. Panel discussion afterwards.

  • “Intimate Apparel” A play by Lynn Nottage, Burgdorff Center

    Friday Feb 22, 2019 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

    • Follow Esther, a black seamstress in 1905 NY who uses her hands & sewing machine to refashion her dreams and make them anew from the cloth of her life's experiences.
    • Tickets for seniors $19

Saturday Feb 23, 2019

  • Great Ancient African Civilizations, Maplewood Main Library,

    Saturday Feb 23, 2019 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  • “Intimate Apparel” A play by Lynn Nottage, Burgdorff Center

    Saturday Feb 23, 2019 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

    • Follow Esther, a black seamstress in 1905 NY who uses her hands & sewing machine to refashion her dreams and make them anew from the cloth of her life's experiences.
    • Tickets for seniors - $19

Sunday Feb 24, 2019

  • Juilliard @ SOPAC

    Sunday Feb 24, 2019 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
    $15 Tickets for Seniors

  • Society of Musical Arts Free Concert - JCC MetroWest

    Sunday Feb 24, 2019 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

    A Celebration of Classical Viennese Masters, JCC Metrowest, 760 Northfield Ave, W. Orange, 3 pm
    • Maplewood-based Society of Musical Arts invites Maplewood and South Orange music-lovers to travel a tiny bit further to their new concert venue at JCC Metrowest.

  • “Intimate Apparel” A play by Lynn Nottage, Burgdorff Center

    Sunday Feb 24, 2019 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

    • Follow Esther, a black seamstress in 1905 NY who uses her hands & sewing machine to refashion her dreams and make them anew from the cloth of her life's experiences.
    • Tickets for seniors - $19

Monday Feb 25, 2019

  • Computer Classes - South Orange Library

    Monday Feb 25, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    • Drop-in- no registration necessary

  • Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

    Monday Feb 25, 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 Feb 25, 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

  • Book Discussion Group - South Orange Library

    Monday Feb 25, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

    "A Prayer for Owen Meany," by John Irving

Tuesday Feb 26, 2019

  • Caregivers Support Group

    Tuesday Feb 26, 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

  • Newcomers' Breakfast, The Baird

    Tuesday Feb 26, 2019 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

    New to town or new to retirement? Want to learn what South Orange & Maplewood have to offer ? Join us to learn what's going on and how to get involved.
    • Rsvp to (973) 558-0863 or SOMA2towns@gmail.com

  • Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

    Tuesday Feb 26, 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 Feb 27, 2019

  • Coffee with a Cop, Maplewood Senior Center,

    Wednesday Feb 27, 2019 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Learn about Operation Blue Angel, ask questions and bring your concerns to the Community Police officers.

  • Wednesdays at the Movies - South Orange Library

    Wednesday Feb 27, 2019 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

    "The Wife"

  • Brain Games: Keep Your Mind Sharp, Hilton Branch

    Wednesday Feb 27, 2019 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

    Learn games and exercises to stimulate different areas of our brain and keep memory strong. Diet, physical exercise and proper rest will also be covered. Presented by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Thursday Feb 28, 2019

  • Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

    Thursday Feb 28, 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.

  • Ageless Grace ~ Timeless Fitness for the Body & Brain

    Thursday Feb 28, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

    Maplewood Senior Cener
    • AG is a cutting edge brain fitness program based on neuroplasticity that activates all 5 brain functions. The movements are designed to be done while seated.
    • Limited to 1st 20 participants; there is a waiver.
    MUST REGISTER

  • South Orange Lecture Series- South Orange Library

    Thursday Feb 28, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

    • Guest Speaker: Douglas Simon, Prof. Emeritus Of Political Science At Drew University
    • Topic: World Political Update

  • Black History Month Presentation, South Orange Library

    Thursday Feb 28, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

    Marvin E. Johnson, Author/Writer Of 'Nuggets Of Wisdom For Life's Journey', All Are Welcome And Refreshments Will Be Served

  • Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

    Thursday Feb 28, 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