SOMA Two Towns for All Ages
May 18, 2023

May is Older Americans Month!



WEDNESDAY May 17th

FREE Movie, Till 
1:00 to 3:00 PM  South Orange Public Library

 In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.


SATURDAY May 20th

  • Collage Companions -- 
  • Teens and Older Adults creating works of art!
  • 2 pm to 3:30 pm 
  • South Orange Public Library
  • Community Gardening Day   10:00 AM  12:00 PM
    Carter Park Irvington AveSouth Orange, NJ 07079
    Join your neighbors for a morning of planting and gardening in Carter Park.

Rain date: Sunday, May 21


SUNDAY May 21st

MayFest on Springfield Ave

11 to 5 pm

Street Fair Family Festival with vendors, live music, and kids’ activities. Hosted by Springfield Avenue Partnership. 

SOMA TWO TOWNS FOR ALL AGES and the Maplewood Senior Advisory Committee will have a tent and places to sit. Stop by and say hello!

OBADIAH HEDDEN’S FARM—1800

  • 1:00 PM  4:00 PM
  • Durand-Hedden House523 Ridgewood Road Maplewood, NJ, 07040
  • Take a trip back in time to Obadiah's Hedden's farm, around the year 1800, and find out what life might have been like for area residents over 200 years ago.

    Pre-register at DurandHedden.org

SOUTH MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY COMMUNITY DAY! 

11 to 4 pm

Wildflower Sculpture Park

South Mountain Reservation Forest regeneration activities, artists talks and visits, games and crafts, family-friendly hikes, and more! 

GREENWAY BIKE WALK PARADE

  • Sunday, May 21, 2023
  • 3:00 PM  5:00 PM
  • Floods HillSouth Orange, NJ 07079

A bike/walk parade and learn about the next phase of the South Orange Greenway. Open to kids and adults of all ages on foot, bicycles, tricycles, scooters, or other kinds of wheels. 

Rain date: June 4 at 3:00 PM



Monday May 22nd

Computer Class: eMail Basics

  • South Orange Public Library10 am to 11:30 am

  • This week, we go over the basics of how to set up and use an email address. No registration necessary.


  • local help navigating medicare

    SHIP is your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program. SHIP provides unbiased help to Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers. Whether you are new to Medicare, reviewing Medicare plan options, or have questions on how to use your Medicare, SHIP can help. 

    Find your local SHIP 

    shiphelp.org     facebook.com/SHIPTACenter 

    1-877-839-2675

    TRANSPORTATION
    In South Orange Call 973-378-7715 x 2035

    In Maplewood call  (973) 763-0750
    Please let us know how transportation works out for you if you try it out!https://www.somatwotownsforallages.org/publications

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Kristen Tyler and Amy Stuart
Coordinators for SOMA Two Towns for All Ages
Call: 973-558-0863
Email: soma2towns@gmail.com

Facebook group: SOMA Two Towns for All Ages Group 

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/STTFAA  

 


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