Saturday Feb 1, 2020

• Growing UP JazzED!!

  Saturday Feb 1, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Maplewood Main Library, 3pm
  • Jazz historian and educator April Grier will explore the childhood beginnings of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis and follow their musical paths to success.

Sunday Feb 2, 2020

• Slow Food Market, The Woodland

  Sunday Feb 2, 2020 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Monday Feb 3, 2020

• Project Healthy Bones - DeHart Community Center

  Monday Feb 3, 2020 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday Feb 3, 2020 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Common Threads meet Mondays at the South Orange Library from noon - 3pm. No experience necessary - just come and learn or help out with quilting, fabrics, crocheting and more.

• Maplewood Garden Club - Maplewood Library

  Monday Feb 3, 2020 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  • Basics of Butterfly Gardening by Jane Hurwitz, editor of Butterfly Gardener magazine.

Tuesday Feb 4, 2020

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday Feb 4, 2020 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 4, 2020 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.

• Digital Device Clinic - Hilton Branch Library

  Tuesday Feb 4, 2020 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Drop in for free one-on-one support for using your phone or electronic device. Every Tuesday evening from 5 – 7 pm(This is not a repair clinic.)

Wednesday Feb 5, 2020

• Liberty Hall Tour & Tea

  Wednesday Feb 5, 2020 All day

  , departs from Dehart Center, 12:15 - 3:30pm
  • Tour of Liberty Hall Museum located at Kean University
  • $42 includes transportation, tour and afternoon tea
  • Register: (973) 763-0750 or through your recdesk account

• Guided Painting at Funky Fun Art

  Wednesday Feb 5, 2020 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM

  The Woodland, 11:15am -2:15pm
  • $17, register at (973) 763-0750

• Wednesdays At The Movies, South Orange Public Library

  Wednesday Feb 5, 2020 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  • “After the Wedding”

Thursday Feb 6, 2020

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday Feb 6, 2020 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 6, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

• Valentine's Day Card Making Workshop

  Thursday Feb 6, 2020 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Maplewood Senior Center, 1-3 pm
  • $5, call (973) 763-0750 to register

• SOMA Justice Celebrates Black LGBTQ+

  Thursday Feb 6, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Maplewood Main Library, 7pm
  A celebration of works by queer Black writers/artists/performers and a remembrance of members of the Black trans community who have been subjected to violence.

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday Feb 6, 2020 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 7, 2020

• Booker's Place: a Mississippi Story," Maplewood Town Hall

  Friday Feb 7, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Booker's Place: a Mississippi Story," Maplewood Town Hall, 7pm
  • Join this screening and discussion sponsored by SOMA Justice

Saturday Feb 8, 2020

• Yarn and Fiber Arts Group, Maplewood Main Library

  Saturday Feb 8, 2020 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!

• It’s All Tap: New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble

  Saturday Feb 8, 2020 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Maplewood Main Library, 2pm
  • A special Black History Month performance by NJTAP’s extraordinary tap artists and a 30-minute fun-filled class for audience participants.

Sunday Feb 9, 2020

• OSCAR PETERSON Art Exhibit Reception, 1978 Arts Center, 2-6p

  Sunday Feb 9, 2020 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

  OSCAR PETERSON Art Exhibit Reception, 1978 Arts Center, 2-6pm
  • On view Saturdays & Sundays through March 8, 2 - 5pm and by appointment

• Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow,Hilton Library

  Sunday Feb 9, 2020 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

  Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow. Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander, Hilton Branch Library, 2:30pm

• Reading of "Spun, a Brother/Sister Musical",Woodland

  Sunday Feb 9, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  The Woodland, 7pm
  American Theater Group’s popular Reading Series is back, bringing audience members together with playwrights and actors, and offering theater-lovers the exciting opportunity to help shape new works, $15

Monday Feb 10, 2020

• Project Healthy Bones - DeHart Community Center

  Monday Feb 10, 2020 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday Feb 10, 2020 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Common Threads meet Mondays at the South Orange Library from noon - 3pm. No experience necessary - just come and learn or help out with quilting, fabrics, crocheting and more.

• S.O.S. - Try Something New, DeHart Community Center

  Monday Feb 10, 2020 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Lorraine Graves will speak about food waste

• STTFAA Health Series: Knees, Arthritis, and Surgery

  Monday Feb 10, 2020 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

  Come to the first of our new Health Series and learn about knees
  Maplewood Senior Center, 4:30pm
  • Knee arthritis is not a pleasant experience, and many people are struggling with it every day. This presentation by local physical therapists can help those in pain make informed decisions about how to meet their goals.
  • Free and open to all, but please rsvp to (973) 558-0863 or SOMA2towns@gmail.com
  • Need transportation? Just say so when you reply

Tuesday Feb 11, 2020

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday Feb 11, 2020 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 11, 2020 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.

• Digital Device Clinic - Hilton Branch Library

  Tuesday Feb 11, 2020 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Drop in for free one-on-one support for using your phone or electronic device. Every Tuesday evening from 5 – 7 pm(This is not a repair clinic.)

Wednesday Feb 12, 2020

• SOMA GrandNannies

  Wednesday Feb 12, 2020 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.

• Valentine's Party, Maplewood Senior Center

  Wednesday Feb 12, 2020 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

  • $5 in advance, $8 at the door
  • register at (973) 763-0750 or through your recdesk account

• Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

  Wednesday Feb 12, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

• Read Around the World - Maplewood Main Library

  Wednesday Feb 12, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  • “Our Lady of the Nile” by Scholastique Mukasonga (Haiti)

Thursday Feb 13, 2020

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday Feb 13, 2020 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 13, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

• Classic & Contemporary Book Discussion Group, Maplewood Libr

  Thursday Feb 13, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Maplewood Main Library
  • “Brooklyn” by Colm Toibin

• Jazzy Nights at the Fox & Falcon

  Thursday Feb 13, 2020 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

  Free & Open to the Public - Please join a Jazzy Night of sophisticated live music in the beautifully appointed speakeasy styled Essex Room. Tapping into the Northern New Jersey, New York City region’s top live music talent, Jazzy Nights secures top notch professional musicians of many musical genres to deliver engaging and extremely entertaining live jazzy music performances. Every month on the 2nd Thursday is Jazzy Nights in the Essex Room 7:00pm-11:00pm - No Cover - Full food and Beverage Menu available.

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday Feb 13, 2020 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 14, 2020

• Lunch with the S Orange Senior Social Worker, S. Orange Libr

  Friday Feb 14, 2020 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  , 12 – 1pm
  • Bring your lunch and chat with South Orange Senior Social Worker, Carol Berman.

• Movie Day at Maplewood Senior Center, Maplewood Senior Cent

  Friday Feb 14, 2020 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  • "PS - I Love You" starring Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler and Lisa Kudrow

• Folk Fridays, Ethical Culture Society

  Friday Feb 14, 2020 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

  Sing Along & Jam (or just listen)
  Bring Refreshments to Share

Sunday Feb 16, 2020

• Juilliard @ SOPAC

  Sunday Feb 16, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Juilliard Jazz Duke Ellington Ensemble, $15

• Classic Maplewood Celebrates Great Composers of African Desc

  Sunday Feb 16, 2020 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

  at The Woodland
  • Special guest, Prof. Richard Alston, concert pianist and Maplewood resident, will be joined by baritone Jim Pierce, violinist Ashley Horne, and cellist Leo Grinhauz, also a Maplewood resident, and co-founder of Classic Maplewood.

Monday Feb 17, 2020

• Project Healthy Bones - DeHart Community Center

  Monday Feb 17, 2020 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday Feb 17, 2020 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Common Threads meet Mondays at the South Orange Library from noon - 3pm. No experience necessary - just come and learn or help out with quilting, fabrics, crocheting and more.

Tuesday Feb 18, 2020

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 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 Hospital, “Healthy Avenues Van,” Maplewood Town Hal

  Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Overlook Hospital, “Healthy Avenues Van,” Maplewood Town Hall, 10am - noon
  • The “Healthy Avenues” Van provides wellness screenings, including blood pressure checks. These services are FREE and open to the public, ages 18 years and older.
  • Questions? Contact the Maplewood Public Health Division at (973) 762-8120

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 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.

• Digital Device Clinic - Hilton Branch Library

  Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Drop in for free one-on-one support for using your phone or electronic device. Every Tuesday evening from 5 – 7 pm(This is not a repair clinic.)

• Jubilee! A Celebration of Black Composers

  Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Jubilee! A Celebration of Black Composers, The Woodland, 7-8:30pm
  • Columbia High School and Northern NJ Youth Orchestras perform.

• Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, SOPAC

  Tuesday Feb 18, 2020 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  • The Brooklyn Chamber Music Society comes with a warm-hearted program, celebrating the music of Schubert, Schumann, Gershwin, and Puccini.
  • $15 for seniors

Wednesday Feb 19, 2020

• Wednesday at The Movies - South Orange Library

  Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  • “The Farewell”

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, SOPAC,

  Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Free but reserve ticket at www.sopacnow.org or at the box office

• 1619 Project Discussion, The Woodland

  Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  1619 Project Discussion, The Woodland, 7:30pm

Thursday Feb 20, 2020

• South Orange Senior Circle Meeting - SOPAC

  Thursday Feb 20, 2020 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

  The Senior Circle has a new meeting place at SOPAC, in the loft. For parking, go the the Baird Center and the senior bus will drive you over.
  (973) 378-7754 x 2.
  Interested in joining Senior Circle? Contact Catherine Sullivan at cicisull@msn.com

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday Feb 20, 2020 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 20, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

• Reading of Dr King's Writings & BHM Quiz

  Thursday Feb 20, 2020 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  The Hilton Neighborhood Association Meeting: a Reading of Dr King's Writings & BHM Quiz Dehart Community Center, 7:30pm

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday Feb 20, 2020 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 22, 2020

• Arts & Music Reception, Maplewood Main Library

  Saturday Feb 22, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  • Curtis Grayson use colors of bright, bold and brilliant hues, filled with energy allowing him to touch your soul.
  • Live jazz will be provided by the Mark Turner Trio.
  • Artist’s talk at 3:20

• Akeelah the Bee Afternoon Movie, Loft at SOPAC,

  Saturday Feb 22, 2020 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

  Popcorn, pizza, ice cream, and chocolate , too!

Sunday Feb 23, 2020

• Durand-Hedden House

  Sunday Feb 23, 2020 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  • Dirty Rivers and the New Jersey Water Crisis of 1876

• “The Nickel Boys,” A Novel By Colson Whitehead

  Sunday Feb 23, 2020 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

  “The Nickel Boys,” A Novel By Colson Whitehead, Hilton Branch Library, 4:30pm
  • Sponsored by: Mayor Frank McGehee

• Blues in the Loft, SOPAC

  Sunday Feb 23, 2020 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  • Al Gold and Andy Lackow, $20

Monday Feb 24, 2020

• Project Healthy Bones - DeHart Community Center

  Monday Feb 24, 2020 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday Feb 24, 2020 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  Common Threads meet Mondays at the South Orange Library from noon - 3pm. No experience necessary - just come and learn or help out with quilting, fabrics, crocheting and more.

• Lunch and Learn: Heart-Healthy Living - Summit YMCA

  Monday Feb 24, 2020 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

  More than half of all Americans have at least one of the three main risk factors for heart disease. Join us for an overview of how the heart works, three of the most common heart conditions and what you can do to live heart-healthy and reduce your risk.
  
  Fee: FREE for YMCA members, $5 for lunch for non-members.
  
  Preregistration is required. To register, call 1-844-472-8499.
  
  Summit YMCA
  67 Maple Street
  Summit, New Jersey 07901

• Book Discussion Group - South Orange Library

  Monday Feb 24, 2020 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  Join this monthly discussion group led by librarian Nancy Janow. 4th Monday of each month
  This month "My Notorious Life" by Manning

Tuesday Feb 25, 2020

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday Feb 25, 2020 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 25, 2020 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.

• Digital Device Clinic - Hilton Branch Library

  Tuesday Feb 25, 2020 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Drop in for free one-on-one support for using your phone or electronic device. Every Tuesday evening from 5 – 7 pm(This is not a repair clinic.)

Wednesday Feb 26, 2020

• Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

  Wednesday Feb 26, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Thursday Feb 27, 2020

• Trip to Beth Israel Farmers Market & Wellness Class

  Thursday Feb 27, 2020 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

  Trip to Beth Israel Farmers Market & Wellness Class, Maplewood Senior Center, 11am - 3pm
  • Join a day trip to shop at Beth Israel's indoor farmers market, followed by a free wellness class at 1pm.
  • Sign up by calling (973) 763-0750

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday Feb 27, 2020 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 27, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday Feb 27, 2020 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 28, 2020

• Veterans Benefits and Resources, Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday Feb 28, 2020 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Veterans Benefits and Resources, Maplewood Senior Center, 11am
  • David Brimmer, from the US Department of Veteran Affairs Outreach Program and Social Work Service, will explain the range and scope of benefits for veterans of all ages, answer your questions and help you and your family connect to the benefits you have earned
  • Free but please rsvp to help us prepare – (973) 558-0863 or SOMA2towns@gmail.com
  • Need transportaiton? Just say so when you rsvp

• Veterans Benefits Workshop, Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday Feb 28, 2020 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Learn About Benefits & Resources for Veterans. David Brimmer, from the US Department of Veteran Affairs Outreach Program and Social Work Service, will explain the range and scope of benefits for veterans of all ages, answer your questions and help you and your family connect to the benefits you have earned.
  • Veterans, their families and dependents are welcome
  • Coffee & cookies will be served
  • Need transportation? Call (973) 558-0863