***SOPD WINTER COAT DRIVE***

Coats will be distributed on Sunday December 8th, 2024 from 10am-2pm, at the Sloan Street Gazebo.

Holiday Binge Weekend at CinemaLab

• Saturday, December 7, 2024
• 12:00 PM  10:00 PM
• Village at SOPAC (map)
• Polar ExpressElfIt’s a Wonderful LifeLove Actually

  More info and tickets.

Hometown Holiday and Tree Lighting

• Saturday, December 7, 2024
• 3:00 PM  6:30 PM
• South Orange, NJUnited States (map)
• 3-5 PM  Holiday Moments & free Santa Photos at Village Hall with games, crafts, and more.

  5 PM- Tree Lighting Ceremony at 76 S Orange Ave with special performances from the Columbia High School Choir and the dance team at Concepts Dance Academy. 

  More info.

Dickens Village - Opening Day and Tree Lighting

• Saturday, December 7, 2024
• 1:00 PM  5:30 PM
• Ricalton Square (map)
• 1 PM: Santa arrives, escorted by the Maplewood Fire Department

  1 - 4 PM: 
  Visit with Santa
  Dickens Village houses are open for viewing

  4:30 PM: 
  Tree Lighting! 
  Holiday reading and entertainment

  More info.

Winter Maplewood Meditates

• Saturday, December 7, 2024
• 3:00 PM  4:00 PM
• The Woodland (map)
• Free. No meditation experience necessary.

  More info on flyer, click to enlarge.
  Registration.

RSVP  https://maplewood.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=3727

in South Orange call 973-378-7715 x2035 for bus 

Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Holiday Open House

• Sunday, December 8, 2024
• 1:00 PM  4:00 PM
• Duranc-Hedden House (map)
• Enjoy viewing Gingerbread House Contest entries, Victorian Santa, music, and shopping in the charming Country Store.

  More info.

Durand-Hedden Holiday Open House

• Sunday, December 8, 2024
• 1:00 PM  4:00 PM
• Durand-Hedden House (map)
• A Holiday Open House and an exhibit on the 100th anniversary of Woolley Home Solutions. Enjoy creative gingerbread houses, live music, photos with Santa, and holiday shopping.

  More info.

Watershed Literary Events

• Sunday, December 8, 2024
• 3:00 PM  4:30 PM
• The Baird Center (map)
• A reading with Rogan Kelly, Bruce Lowry, Rachelle Parker, and Cheryl Vargas

  Four outstanding poets will join us in celebrating The Night Heron Barks and Ran Off With the Star Bassoon, two online literary journals based in New Jersey that have become essential reading. The event is free and open to the public.

An Afternoon of Romance and Impressionism

• Sunday, December 8, 2024
• 4:30 PM  6:00 PM
• Ethical Culture Society of Essex County (map)
• Works by Chopin, Ravel, and Debussy

  Tickets are $20

  More info.