Wednesday May 1, 2019

• Adult Health Clinic, Maplewood Main Library

  Wednesday May 1, 2019 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

• Just Lunch, Maplewood Senior Center

  Wednesday May 1, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Free and open to all but please rsvp to (973) 763-0750 by April 29

• Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

  Wednesday May 1, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Thursday May 2, 2019

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday May 2, 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 May 2, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

  Speaker: Ulysses Dietz, Chief Curator Emeritus of the Newark Museum Topic: SAm Grant (Ulysses S. Grant), Samuel Clemens (Mark twain) and the Gilded Age

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday May 2, 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 May 3, 2019

• Scrabble at the Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday May 3, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  drop in and join a game!

Saturday May 4, 2019

• Walk with the Senior Advisory Committee

  Saturday May 4, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Meet up at the Maplewood Senior Center for a walk and talk about issues and ideas that concern our older residents

• Repair Cafe

  Saturday May 4, 2019 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

  Back by popular demand - if you broke it, we'll try to fix it. Bring your beloved broken items to Morrow memorial Church, 600 Ridgewood Rd in Maplewood, and our volunteer repair experts will do their best. Want to volunteer your skills? We'd love to have you join our team.
  for more info (973) 558-0863 or SOMA2towns@gmail.com

Sunday May 5, 2019

• Interfaith Holocaust Service

  Sunday May 5, 2019 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

  Annual Service at Our Lady Sorrows Church 3pm
  March starts at Spiotta Park at 2

• Maplewood Glee Club

  Sunday May 5, 2019 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

• River Day

  Sunday May 5, 2019 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

  Skate House, by the Duck Pond in South Orange 11- 4pm

Monday May 6, 2019

• Computer Classes - South Orange Library

  Monday May 6, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

• Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

  Monday May 6, 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday May 6, 2019 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 May 6, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

• Maplewood Garden Club - Maplewood Main Library

  Monday May 6, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  The Bountiful Herb Garden Caren White is the Garden Steward of Rutgers Herb Garden and a lifelong gardener. She will tell us why timing and technique are the keys to maximizing the harvest from our herb gardens. Caren will explain how to plant and care for herbs, and also the best time to harvest them. We will learn the optimal methods to harvest leaves, flowers, seeds and roots and how to preserve them for future use.

Tuesday May 7, 2019

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday May 7, 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 May 7, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

• Conversation of your Life - Personal Values

  Tuesday May 7, 2019 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

  The Woodland (60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood)
  Join the Essex County COYL Coalition for a presentation and panel on Personal Values and Medical Care. The program will begin with a light lunch, feature a short film and include a panel discussing the importance and strategies for making your wishes clear when you can’t speak for yourself. Free and open to all but please rsvp to: SOMA2towns@gmail.com or (973) 558-0863.

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Tuesday May 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.

Wednesday May 8, 2019

• SOMA GrandNannies

  Wednesday May 8, 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

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

• Maplewood Senior Club Meeting, Maplewood Senior Center

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Interested in joining? Call (973) 763-0750

• Wednesdays at the Movies - South Orange Library

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

  "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

• Adult Health Clinic, Hilton Branch Library

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

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

• Adult Health Clinic, Hilton Branch

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

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

• Read Around the World- Maplewood Main library

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  (Germany) This House is Mine by Doerte Hansen

• SOMA GranNannies - Ethical Culture Soicety

  Wednesday May 8, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Thursday May 9, 2019

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday May 9, 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 May 9, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

  Speaker: Rosann Bar, Dean of Business & Social Sciences at Ocean County College Topic: Mothers of the Civil War

• Classic & Contemporary Book Discussion Group, Maplewood Main

  Thursday May 9, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende Facilitated by Dennis Donahue, PhD, former Director of the Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday May 9, 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 May 10, 2019

• Scrabble at the Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday May 10, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  drop in and join a game!

• Folk Friday, Ethical Culture Society

  Friday May 10, 2019 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

  Folk Friday Ethical Culture Society, 516 Prospect St. 7:30 - 9:30pm bring acoustic string and rhythm instruments.join in playing, singing, or listening with us and bring refreshments to share! lnovemsky@comcast.net 973 763-8293

Saturday May 11, 2019

• Yarn and Fiber Arts Group - Maplewood Main Library

  Saturday May 11, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Monday May 13, 2019

• Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

  Monday May 13, 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday May 13, 2019 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 - The Baird

  Monday May 13, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Tuesday May 14, 2019

• South Orange Village Elections

  Tuesday May 14, 2019 All day

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday May 14, 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

• Healthy Avenues Van

  Tuesday May 14, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

  Maplewood Town Hall.

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Tuesday May 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.

Wednesday May 15, 2019

• Just Brunch - Mother's Day! Maplewood Senior Center

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Free but rsvp by May 12 to (973) 763-0750

• Just Lunch, Maplewood Senior Center

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Free and open to all but please rsvp to (973) 763-0750 by April 29

• Spring Soiree

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

  The South Orange Depart for recreation and Cultural Affairs and the South Orange Library host the 8th annual special luncheon for ages 50 and up. Music provided by George Esposito, singing songs from Vegas to Broadway! Reserve your seat today by calling (973) 378-7754 x2 or stopping by The Baird. $8 per person, $5 for Senior Circle Club members or South orange residents

• Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

• COYL Event: “Guardianship – When is the Right Time?”

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Maplewood Main Library
  • This program will open with the documentary short “Edith & Eddie,” followed by a presentation and discussion on understanding how guardianship works in NJ by Drew Bauman

• NJ Symphony Open Rehearsal, The Woodland

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

  Come and hear the Symphony for free as they practice

• Conversations on Race: The Invention of Race & Its Implicati

  Wednesday May 15, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  Seton Hall University Center - Chancellor Ste,
  • This year’s conversation will be led by Dr. Nell Irvin Painter, professor emerita at Princeton and author of the New York Times bestseller, "The History of White People"
  • Rsvp to audrey.rowe@twotowns.org or (973) 761-6116

Thursday May 16, 2019

• Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic at The Baird

  Thursday May 16, 2019 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  free and open to all residents

• South Orange Senior Circle Meeting at The Baird

  Thursday May 16, 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 May 16, 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 May 16, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

  • Spring Symposium with music by Hunter Hayes

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday May 16, 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 May 17, 2019

• Scrabble at the Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday May 17, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  drop in and join a game!

• Senior Fitness Day

  Friday May 17, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:45 PM

  Maplewood Senior Center
  Healthy eating demonstration, how to use a fitbit, join a walking team and more!
  rsvp to (973) 763-0750 or SOMA2towns@gmail.com

• Poetry Reading

  Friday May 17, 2019 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

  The Skate House on South Orange Duck Pond (Mead & North Ridgewood) 7 - 9 pm
  • The South Orange Arts Advisory Council & Watershed Literary Events present a reading with award-winning poets Brenda Shaughnessy & Craig Teicher

• Rutgers University Chorus

  Friday May 17, 2019 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

  Rutgers University Chorus preview concert of their Hungary Tour repertoire. St. George's Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood, NJ, 8pm
  • Senior Citizens $5; Preferred Seating $25
  • Tickets available at the door or via email:brian.harlow@Rutgers.edu

Saturday May 18, 2019

• Bus Ride to the Sands Casino

  Saturday May 18, 2019 All day

  • $40, contact (201) 207-1120 or (973) 675-8564 for tickets & information

• Yoga In The Park with Baker Street Yoga

  Saturday May 18, 2019 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

  Memorial Park, 9-11am
  • Baker Street Yoga will be leading a morning yoga flow to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • $30. register at www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-in-the-park-with-baker-street-yoga-tickets-58193161312

• Healthy Living Tips from the Latest Alzheimer's Research

  Saturday May 18, 2019 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

  Maplewood Main Library, 10:30am
  Learn the latest in diet & nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. Use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging.

Sunday May 19, 2019

• Mayfest - Springfield Ave

  Sunday May 19, 2019 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

  Featuring over 150 vendors, activities, food, live music by local bands, a DJ and performances by our local dance and exercise studios at the corner of Springfield Ave and Yale Street.

• Genealogy: It’s Not a Tree or a Chart – It’s a Story!

  Sunday May 19, 2019 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Durand-Hedden House
  
  Join genealogist and author Maureen Wlodarczyk at 2 p.m. to learn how to take a family tree chart and layer on history.

Monday May 20, 2019

• Computer Classes - South Orange Library

  Monday May 20, 2019 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

  Email basics

• Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

  Monday May 20, 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday May 20, 2019 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.

• Book Discussion Group - South Orange Library

  Monday May 20, 2019 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

  "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

Tuesday May 21, 2019

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday May 21, 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 May 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.

Wednesday May 22, 2019

• Guided Painting Class with Funky Fun Art

  Wednesday May 22, 2019 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

  $15, all supplies included.
  At the Maplewood Senior Center
  Must sign up in advance at:
  www.Maplewood.RecDesk.com or
  by calling (973) 763-0750

• Wednesdays at the Movies - South Orange Library

  Wednesday May 22, 2019 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

  " The Favourite"

• Grand Opening of the HealthCare Center at Winchester Gardens

  Wednesday May 22, 2019 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Hors d’oeuvres, Cocktails and Tours! Tours will be guided through all four neighborhoods: Sheffield Sub-Acute Rehabilitation, Cambridge Long-Term Care Support, Nottingham Assisted Living and Manchester Memory Care

Thursday May 23, 2019

• Alzheimer's 101

  Thursday May 23, 2019 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Alzheimer's 101, Alzheimer's NJ Headquarters Office, 425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 203, Roseland
  
  · Free but pre registration required by calling 888-280-6055 or online at alznj.org
  
  · This program provides a comprehensive overview for anyone who wants to learn about memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, warning signs, planning for the future and access to community resources.

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday May 23, 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.

• Foreign Film Series, South Orange Library

  Thursday May 23, 2019 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM

  "The Son's Room" by Moretti, 2001

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday May 23, 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 May 24, 2019

• Scrabble at the Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday May 24, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  drop in and join a game!

• Hike and picnic in South Mountain Reservation

  Friday May 24, 2019 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

  exact location and trail will be decided the day before, based on weather and trail conditions
  
  · register at SOMA2towns@gmail.com or (973) 558-0863

Monday May 27, 2019

• Memorial Day Parade

  Monday May 27, 2019 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

  Would you like to march in the annual parade? Call Cathy at (973) 558-0863 or email SOMA2towns@gmail.com

• Project Healthy Bones at the Baird

  Monday May 27, 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.

• Common Threads - South Orange Library

  Monday May 27, 2019 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 May 28, 2019

• Caregivers Support Group

  Tuesday May 28, 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

• Identity Theft & Fraud Prevention

  Tuesday May 28, 2019 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

  Maplewood Main Library
  
  Learn about scams and identity theft, and how to protect yourself from them.

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Tuesday May 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.

Wednesday May 29, 2019

• Senior Bus Trip to Jersey Shore

  Wednesday May 29, 2019 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  Leaves Maplewood Senior Center at 9am. Reserve your seat at (973) 763-0750

• Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

  Wednesday May 29, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

• Creative Writing Workshop - South Orange Library

  Wednesday May 29, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Thursday May 30, 2019

• Congregate Lunch / Kosher Nutrition Program

  Thursday May 30, 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 May 30, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

• Problems Falling Asleep, Hilton Branch library

  Thursday May 30, 2019 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

  Specialist from St Barnabas' Sleep Center will talk about good sleep hygiene, how sleep affects your health, and common sleep disorders

• COYL Event: The Conversation Project

  Thursday May 30, 2019 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  South Orange Library
  This program feature the Conversation Project Toolkit and role-playing on how to have the emotional but important conversations with your family and friends on your wishes and plans.

• Folk Dancing at The Burgdorff Center

  Thursday May 30, 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 May 31, 2019

• Scrabble at the Maplewood Senior Center

  Friday May 31, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  drop in and join a game!