Zoom Makes ASR Captioning FREE for People with Hearing Loss Zoom now has free automated, voice activated captioning. Anyone who has a zoom account, can now access this feature. https://livingwithhearingloss.com/2021/02/24/zoom-makes-asr-captioning-free-for-people-with-hearing-loss/ Monday, March 1Planning and Planting an Herb Garden, Maplewood Garden Club online, 7:30pm- The Herb Lady, Caren White, will take you through the steps of designing and planting an herb garden that is unique to you. You will learn how to design an herb garden for optimal growth, the best place in your yard for it, how to amend your soil and fertilize your garden, and then how to choose the right herbs for your garden.
- Join at http://maplewoodgardenclub.org
Newark History Society presents: Forgotten Newark Riots - 1834, 1854, 1917, 6pm
- Join this panel presentation on forgotten events in Newark's history.
- Register in advance for this zoom webinar at https://njpac.tfaforms.net/121
Tuesday, March 2 Women’s History Month Proclamation, 7:30pm
- join live at http://somawomen.org/events
Wednesday, March 3 Creative Writing, SOPL online, 1pm
- Join SOPL every 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! Click here to join.
- www.sopl.org/events/
Friday, March 5 Special Conversations with Special People, Online with SOPL, 1pm
- This week: Guest Speaker: John Gruesser, Author and senior research Scholar at Sam Houston State University; Visiting Fellow at Texas A&M University
- Topic: Young Readers and Edgar Allan Poe
- www.sopl.org/events/
Saturday, March 6 Claudia Acuña: Virtual Concert, Presented by SOPAC, 3pm & 8pm
- Latin Grammy Award nominee, Claudia Acuña is joined by Pablo Vergara on piano, Carlos Henderson on bass, Juancho Herrera on guitar, and Rodrigo Recabarren on drums in a two-part musical celebration to mark International Women’s Day.
- Tickets $15 at www.SOPACnow.org
Sunday, March 7 Grand Opera Divas of Spain, 3pm & 6pm
- Spend the day with two of Spain's most revered singers, both divas in their own right and daughters of some of the greatest stars in the history of Grand Opera. The day begins with an Opera Gala featuring Montserrat Martí Caballé, daughter of soprano Montserrat Caballé and tenor Bernabé Martí. The evening performance features soprano Cecilia Lavilla Berganza, daughter of the grand opera diva Teresa Berganza, with baritone Luis Santana and pianist Victor Carbajo.
- $15, for tickets go to http://somawomen.org/events
Monday, March 8 Able Baker 62¢ On The Dollar Cup of Joe Fundraiser, 8am-4pm
- To celebrate International Women’s Day, women (and everyone else!) can get their cup o’ joe, spot of tea, or drink of choice for 62¢ on the dollar* at Able Baker. Order online, and use coupon code wage gap at checkout. They'll donate the savings to the National Domestic Workers Alliance (domestic workers.org), advocating for the rights of home care workers.
Tuesday, March 9 We All Could Use a Laugh – Iconic Women of Comedy, Presented by Words Bookstore & JCC Metrowest via zoom, 7:30pm- Virtual Book Talk – Annabelle Gurwitch, author of “You're Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility” in conversation with SNL original cast member, Laraine Newman.
- To purchase book and register go to: http://somawomen.org/events
Wednesday, March 10 Virtual Creative Writing Class, online with SOPL, 1pm
- Join us every 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!
- Join by going to the calendar at www.SOPL.org or click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/331398162#success
Free Workshop: Release, Breathe, Love: Creating More Love for You and the World, Noon- This free event is an one hour workshop on how to use releasing and breathing to allow more love within you. Using practical simple techniques, you can learn to use love as the default in your life for 2021 and beyond.
- To register go to http://somawomen.org/events
Thursday, March 11 Classic & Contemporary Book Discussion Group, 7pm
- The March title is “Swing Time” by Zadie Smith
- An ambitious, exuberant novel, following two brown girls who dream of being dancers, from London to West Africa and back again.Swing Time addresses race, class, and gender.
- Join through https://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/
In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: How to Organize Your Life Now for When You're Not Around Later, Presented by Words Bookstore via zoom, 7:30pm
- In Case You Get Hit By A Bus will help even the most disorganized among us take control of our on- and off-line details so our loved ones won't have to scramble later. Breaking the task down into three levels, this clear, step-by-step program not only removes the anxiety and stress from getting your life in order, it’s actually liberating.
- To purchase book and register go to: http://somawomen.org/events
Friday, March 12 Special Conversations with Special People, Online with SOPL, 1pm
- This week: Guest Speaker: John Wargacki, Professor of English at Seton Hall University
- Topic: Love Through the Ages, Part 1
- www.sopl.org/events/
Saturday, March 13 We Banjo 3 Live From Ireland, SOPAC online, 5pm
- Tune in for this very special show - streaming live, in real-time, from the stunning Pearse Lyons Distillery in Dublin, Ireland.
- Tickets $20 at www.SOPACnow.org
Taj Mahal Livestream Series - March 13, 20 & 27, 9pm- Composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, multi-Grammy Award winner, multi-Blues Music Award winner, Blues Hall of Fame member and Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement award recipient Taj Mahal is streaming a series of three concerts from the UC Theatre stage in Berkeley, CA.
- Tickets start at $25 at www.SOPACnow.org.
Monday, March 15 The Writer’s Challenge: Juggling Humor, Permission, And The Voices Inside Our Heads, 7pm
- A special Women’s History Month program. Three writers mull over the relationship humor and chutzpah have to each other, and the requisite permission we must allow ourselves to share our voice with the world—as terrifying as it may seem. Join us for a chat between writers VC (Tori) Chickering, Doreen Oliver, and Rebecca Hardiman. Witty banter and staggering insight highly likely.
Wednesday, March 17 Virtual Creative Writing Class, online with SOPL, 1pm
- Join us every 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!
- Join by going to the calendar at www.SOPL.org or click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/331398162#success
Gaelic Storm St. Patrick’s Day Livestream, 8pm- Join a St. Patrick's Day livestream concert with Gaelic Storm!
- Tickets $20 at www.SOPACnow.org
Read Around The World: Senegal, 7pm
- The March title is Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye
- This harrowing and beautiful novel of the travails of West African immigrants in France, follows three women, each of whom manages an astonishing feat of self-preservation against those who have made themselves the fastest-growing and most-reviled people.
- Join through https://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/
Thursday, March 18 Virtual Trivia Night! SOPAC, 7:30pm
- Get ready & get set to test your knowledge with Gamemaster Alicia!Virtual Trivia Nights are informal competitions to see who has the greatest knowledge of general, holiday and seasonal trivia. Costumes, fun hats, decorations or special, virtual Zoom backgrounds are encouraged!
- free with registration at www.SOPACnow.org
Three Visionary Women: Three Great Art Museums, 7pm
- What does a woman do when she is born to great privilege, has enormous wealth, loves to travel to faraway places and has a healthy dose of intellectual curiosity? Well, she collects art of course! And then she must envision a place to exhibit her treasures so that the world can appreciate her passion. This talk will examine the lives of three remarkable women who defied society’s expectations: Isabella Stewart Gardner, Helene Kröller-Müller and Peggy Guggenheim.
- $20 at https://www.ssreg.com/som/classes/results.asp?string=0007
Friday, March 19 Special Conversations with Special People, Online with SOPL, 1pm
- This week: Guest Speaker: April Grier, Professor of Africana Studies at Rutgers University
- Topic: Jazz Divas
- www.sopl.org/events/
Saturday, March 20 She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry: Documentary Watch Party & Discussion, 7pm
- Register in advance at https://twp-maplewood-nj-us.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uc–rrDkpHdYcX6XZV0mPKsyrWBaOYSK4
Monday, March 22 Virtual Book Talk: In My Mosque, 7pm
- Step in and discover all the rituals and wonder of the mosque in this lyrical debut picture book from M. O. Yuksel, with gorgeous artwork from New York Times bestselling illustrator Hatem Aly. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom, this book is perfect for fans of All Are Welcome and The Proudest Blue.
- WHM '21 "in My Mosque' With Author Mindy Yuksel and Illustrator Hatem Aly — Maplewood Arts & Culture (maplewoodartsandculture.org)
Wednesday, March 24 Virtual Creative Writing Class, online with SOPL, 1pm
- Join us every 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!
- Join by going to the calendar at www.SOPL.org or click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/331398162#success
Thursday, March 25 SOPAC Sessions: Roberta Gambarini, 7:30pm
- A dynamic performer with virtuosic vocal chops, Roberta Gambarini draws rave reviews and enthusiastic fan support wherever she performs. "Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae."
- Tickets $10, free for SOPAC members at www.SOPACnow.org
Friday, March 26 Special Conversations with Special People, Online with SOPL, 1pm
- This week: Guest Speaker: Allan Chernoff, longtime CNN senior correspondent and now CEO of Chernoff Communications
- Topic: The Fox News-CNN Connection: A rare insider’s view of the journalists who “went rogue” to help incite an insurrection against the U.S. government.
- www.sopl.org/events/
Monday, March 29 Retire U, A Zoom webinar by Gen Wealth, 6:30pm
- Thinking of Retiring Soon? Do you know someone who is?This workshop offers fundamentals to help develop a financially secure retirement and answer important questions such as:
- Fee: $39.00 (payable to Caldwell Public Schools)
- Registration is required (use the link and CHOOSE COURSE NAME: Retire U) https://zurl.co/Tt86
Wednesday, March 31 Virtual Creative Writing Class, online with SOPL, 1pm
- Join us every 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!
- Join by going to the calendar at www.SOPL.org or click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/331398162#success
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