South Orange Farmers Market, 2-7 pm
Sloan Street Parking Lot
Farmers Market: Farmers Market- Get your fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, nuts, bread and much more every Wednesday through 10/27/21 from 2-7 pm in the Sloan Street Parking Lot. 
 Maplewood Farmers Market, 2 - 7 pm
1866 Springfield Avenue (corner of Yale Street and Springfield Avenue)
Every Monday through 11/22/21 from 2-7 pm  
 Be part of the Inktober phenomenom! 
Maplewood Arts Center at 1978 Springfield Avenue. Check website for more information and for dates and hours. 
http://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/eventcalendar/2021/10/1/inktober-community-art-project-2021
  
Special Conversations with Marcelle Leis, on Zoom
South Orange Public Library, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 
Guest Speaker: Marcelle Leis, Director of Veteran Services at the Association for Mental Health Wellness; Air Force Veteran
Topic: Military & Veteran Cultural Awareness
Go to sopl.org for a link. 
  
One Two Three Vintage Show at The Woodland
The Woodland, Maplewood, 11 to 5 pm.
ONE TWO THREE VINTAGE is coming to Maplewood. Come explore our show and meet our 15+ vendors specializing in vintage clothing, shoes, accessories plus select vintage pieces for your home. Maplewoodartsandculture.org
 
Village Sunset Music Series - Music of TYCOON DOG
Maplewood Village, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Free
 https://maplewoodvillagenj.com/calendar 
 Tech Teens Helping Senior Citizens
10:00 am - 11:30 am (and every other Saturday until December 18th)
Seniors can work one-on-one with a teen volunteer who will provide technology assistance. Please register with the reference librarian at 973-762-0230 or by emailing librarian@sopl.org.
 
Village Sunset Music Series – Music by Mama D and the Vexations. Maplewood Village, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
https://maplewoodvillagenj.com/calendar, Free
  
South Orange Newcomers Day
1:00 - 3:00 pm, Skate Park, South Orange
Please join us for our annual Newcomers Day where you can meet your neighbors, spend time speaking with the municipal departments and elected officials and visit and sign up to volunteer for some fabulous organizations and/or committees. We encourage all residents to bring their families, their neighbors, or bring a friend! For social distancing and spacing purposes, all organizations will be set up along the river. 

Maplewood Garden Club Monthly Meeting, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, Free
Maplewood Garden Club speakers program, visit club website for meeting details at maplewoodgardenclub.org.  Guest Speaker: Lesley Parness, historic garden columnist for Gardener News magazine, presents “Growing Great Garlic.” She will cover soil preparation; foolproof planting instructions; winter, spring, and summer care; important garlic harvest tips; curing; and storage; and will also discuss the various kinds of garlic and which are best for your cooking style. 
  
Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement
SOMA Two Towns and the NJ Taxation University will have a presentation on the Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement Program on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 1 p.m. via Zoom.
The Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement Program reimburses homeowners, who are age 65 or older, or receiving Social Security disability benefits, and who paid property taxes on their principal residence in New Jersey directly or through mobile home park site fees, for property tax increases on their main home. Income eligibility has increased so more people are now eligible.  Deadline Date to file is November 1, 2021.  
Questions: e-mail soma2towns@gmail.com, subject: Senior Freeze
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86063748194?pwd=UmNRSXQyalNjNzRpejBnMStzakZEUT09
Meeting ID: 860 6374 8194, Passcode: 410840

SOMA on the MOVE: Springfield Avenue Murals
11:00 am.  Meet at Yale Street Lot, Springfield Ave and Yale Street.
Each SOMA on the Move tour consists of specific sites where we will have the opportunity to learn a bit more about the location and perhaps notice things we have not seen yet or have overlooked. Sponsored by SOMA Two Towns for All Ages. 
 
Get the Right Medicare Coverage for 2022 with Nancy Schwartz
7 pm. Register at here or go to maplewoodlibrary.org
Your health care needs change from year to year so do Medicare plans, premiums, benefits, and in-network providers.  As a result, it’s all too easy to overpay for your Medicare plan or get one that doesn’t match your health care needs and preferences. You need the coverage that fits best.  Learn how Medicare’s parts and plans work together to cover you. What’s new for 2022. How to find your right coverage at the best price. A Q&A session will follow.  Maplewood resident Nancy Schwartz is a Medicare Coach and Licensed Independent Broker.
  
Making Live Radio in a Podcasting World:
A Conversation with WNYC Host Kai Wright, 7 pm
A behind-the-scenes interview with WNYC’s Nancy Solomon and Kai Wright. Wright is a veteran journalist who created a podcast and turned it into a live radio show. The United States of Anxiety is about the unfinished business of our history and its grip on our future. Nancy Solomon is the managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio.They will touch on the impact of podcasting on public radio, and what it takes to put a live show together. REGISTER HERE
 
Village Sunset Music Series with Lyndon Achee and Fishmarket Stew
Maplewood Village, 6:30 to 9:00 pm

 Special Conversations with Russell Shriglia
South Orange Public Library, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 
Join us every Friday at 1 pm for a virtual discussion on Zoom from a distinguished local guest!  Guest Speaker: Russell Shriglia, Professor of English and Author at Seton Hall University, Topic: American Exceptionalism in Literature and in Painting. Go to sopl.org for link. 
 Movie Night: The Movie Coco, Free
Maplewood Memorial Park Amphitheater, 580 Valley Street, 6:30 to 8:45 pm, 
COCO - HOLA FEST NJ 2021 Movie Night (Outdoors): Screening of the award winning movie, Coco.  Bring a blanket and lawn chairs to sit on and watch this film about family, fun and adventure. https://crossculturalworks.org/hola-fest
Sponsor: Pamela "Jill" Sockwell of Keller Williams, www.jillsockwell.com
 
Village Sunset Music Series, Music by TRISTATE BAND
Maplewood Village, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Free
 
Hola Fest, Free
Maplewood Memorial Park, 3:00 to 6:00 pm, Free
Come celebrate Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month.  Performers, salsa, samba, mariachi, flamenco, and poets in celebration of Latin/Hispanic arts in Maplewood Memorial Park. Take away craft will be provided by Maplewood Library.  https://crossculturalworks.org/hola-fest-nj-2021
  
Frida Kahlo Documentary, The Woodland, 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Maplewood Film Society Screening of Frida Kahlo Documentary followed by discussion. Speaker TBA. At The Woodland, $15 tickets, 20 complimentary tickets for students., Ticket prices available on the website at https://maplewoodvillagenj.com/calendar/maplewood-film-society-screening-of-frida-kahlo-documentary
 
Village Sunset Series with music by The [Solo] Project
Maplewood Village, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Free
  
SOMA on the MOVE: South Orange Historic Tour
11:00 am. Meet in Baird/Tennis Court parking lot
Each SOMA on the Move tour consists of specific sites where we will have the opportunity to learn a bit more about the location and perhaps notice things we have not seen yet or have overlooked. This week’s walk will be led by local historian, John Overall. Organized by SOMA Two Towns for All Ages.  Somatwotownsforallages.org
  
Creative Writing 
South Orange Public Library, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, 
Join us every other Wednesday for this virtual creative writing session on Zoom. Each week we’ll introduce a prompt, write for a few minutes, and then share what we’ve come up with! Visit sopl.org for link. 
 
Thursday, October 14
Books Now and Then Discussion Group, 7pm
Our October title is Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee
Korean American Henry Park is... “surreptitious, B+ student of life, illegal alien, emotional alien, neo-American, stranger, follower, traitor, spy…” or so says his wife, in the list she writes upon leaving him. Henry is forever uncertain of his place, a perpetual outsider looking at American culture from a distance. And now, a man of two worlds, he is beginning to fear that he has betrayed both - and belongs to neither.  REGISTER HERE or at Maplewoodlibrary.org.
  
Seton Hall Weekend 2021
Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, Free
Seton Hall Weekend is a University tradition that welcomes alumni, parents, and community members to campus for a fun-filled weekend of activities for all ages. Visit website at https://www.shu.edu/weekend/schedule.cfm for schedule and registration.  
Special Conversations with Annette van der Feltz on Zoom
South Orange Public Library, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us every Friday at 1 pm for a virtual discussion on Zoom from a distinguished local guest!  Guest Speaker: Annette van der Feltz, International Relocation Consultant
Topic: Communicating Across Cultures; The Advantages of Multicultural Competencies.
Go to sopl.org for Zoom link. 
  
Repair Cafe, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Maplewood Senior Center parking lot, 106 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood
One of SOMA Two Towns for All Ages' most popular community engagement events is our Repair Cafe. For this event, we recruit volunteer local repair experts to lend their talents and skills to fix items for residents that would have been thrown away. Not only does this event promote community connection, it also promotes sustainability helping residents keep beloved items versus tossing them out. To register to have an item repaired for free, please e-mail soma2towns@gmail.com with the subject Repair Cafe. You can also call us at 973-558-0863 to schedule a time. If you would like to share your skills as a repairer with us or volunteer to help out with the event, please contact us at the number and e-mail above.
 
Village Sunset Series - DC and The Desperados
Maplewood Village, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Music in the Village, Free
 
Tech Teens Helping Senior Citizens
South Orange Public Library, 10:00 am - 11:30 am 
Senior Citizens can work one-on-one with a teen volunteer who will provide technology assistance. Please register with the reference librarian at 973-762-0230 or by emailing librarian@sopl.org
  
The Forgotten Victory: The Battle of Springfield of 1780
Durand-Hedden House (Maplewood’s history house museum), 523 Ridgewood Road.
Visit us to learn about the critical Revolutionary War battle of 1780 that was fought just down the road from here, in Vauxhall, the Short Hills, Springfield and Connecticut Farms (Union). Historian John Kieser will bring to life this often overlooked conflict, in which the New Jersey militia held off the British and prevented them from getting to Washington’s troops in Morristown. The presentation is at 2 pm, and the House and Country Store will be open from 1 to 4 pm. Website: www.durandhedden.org
 
Art Walk and Music Fest, Maplewood Avenue, 11:00 to 5:00 pm, Free
A family-friendly celebration of art and music on the streets of Maplewood Village with professional artists set up on the streets alongside music, merchants, and activities for children.  https://maplewoodvillagenj.com/calendar
  
SOMA on the MOVE: Maplewood Notable Buildings
11:00 a.m. 
Each SOMA on the Move tour consists of specific sites where we will have the opportunity to learn a bit more about the location and perhaps notice things we have not seen yet or have overlooked. This week’s walk is listed below and will be led by local historian, Susan Newberry.  Meet at Ricalton Square, downtown Maplewood.  Organized by SOMA Two Towns for All Ages. 
Read Around the World: Ghana, 7 pm
Our October title is The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah
Based on true events, a story of courage, forgiveness, love, and freedom in precolonial Ghana, told through the eyes of two women born to vastly different fates.
Aminah lives an idyllic life until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey that transforms her from a daydreamer into a resilient woman. Wurche, the willful daughter of a chief, is desperate to play an important role in her father's court. These two women's lives converge as infighting among Wurche's people threatens the region, during the height of the slave trade at the end of the nineteenth century. REGISTER HERE. maplewoodlibrary.org 
  
Bernie Williams, Baseball Hall of Famer, Performs at the Woodland.
Grammy Nominee and Guitar Virtuoso Bernie Williams will be performing with fellow guitarist, and Grammy Nominee, Gil Parris in the Great Hall at the Woodland in Maplewood. The group will be doing a mix of classic songs with creative arrangements, as well as original material. The shows are always entertaining, improvisational, and interactive. For ticket information go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bernie-williams-gil-parris-quartet-tickets-167933584873
  
Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Maplewood Police Department, 1618 Springfield Avenue, 10 to 2 pm
Got expired or unused prescription meds? Dispose of unused or expired medication (including vape pens and e-cigarettes devices without batteries) for safe disposal.
 
Village Sunset Series:  Outdoor DJ Music
6:30 to 8:30 pm, Maplewood Village 


Medicare 101
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnet Avenue. 
Presentation by Braven Health about all Medicare enrollment and what's new for 2022. For more info e-mail, rob_maxton@horizonblue.com
  
Creative Writing
South Orange Public Library from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us every other Wednesday for this virtual creative writing session on Zoom. Each week we’ll introduce a prompt, write for a few minutes, and then share what we’ve come up with! Go to sopl.org for the Zoom link.
  
Ruta Sepetys Virtual Author Discussion
South Orange Public Library from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Popular young adult author Ruta Sepetys talks about her her new graphic novel “Between Shades of Gray.” This event is presented by Baker & Taylor’s CATS.  Go to sopl.org for the Zoom link. 
  
Special Conversations with John Wargacki: Virtual
South Orange Public Library, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Guest Speaker: John Wargacki, Professor of English at Seton Hall University
https://www.sopl.org/event/special-conversations-with-special-people-virtual-49/
 
Health Screenings
2:00 - 4:00 pm , Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnet Avenue
A community health nurse will provide free wellness screenings including blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol.   
South Orange Cornhole Classic
1:00 PM?-?6:00 pm
Come challenge your friends and neighbors in the first South Orange Cornhole Classic! Teams of two (2) players will compete for 1st and 2nd place prizes. Costumes are not required but encouraged! Matches will be played in the Sloan Street Lot outside of the Fox & Falcon Restaurant.
  
South Orange Halloween Festival
Sunday, October 31, 2021, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Celebrate Halloween in South Orange Downtown!
Head over to Spooky Spiotta for the annual South Orange Halloween festival. Wanda the Giant Witch will entertain the kids with music, jokes and games beginning at 4pm. Then the costume contest kicks off at 5pm with gifts for all and prizes for winners selected in several categories. Spiotta Park (located on the corner of Valley St. and South Orange Avenue) provides a festive, spooky and fun backdrop for family photos. Dress your kids, your pets and the entire family and head over to Spooky Spiotta to take some ghoulishly cool photos.