The annual shopping event featuring late hours with special promotions, prizes, music, refreshments, and more. Stroll the Village to shop for gifts then enjoy dinner and drinks at one of the delicious local eateries!
FREE live music on Saturdays from 6:30-8:30pm starting June 7 through Aug 30th in Spiotta Park. A fun, casual environment to sit back, relax, and enjoy the music.
One of the largest family-friendly LGBTQ Pride celebrations in the tri-state, and this year will be the biggest celebration yet! Live music, vendor court, food court.
Community, conversation, brainstorming, and just plain socializing. BRing games, knitting, anything you might want to share.
More info on flyer (click to enlarge).
Register at maplewood.recdesk.com
FARMERS MARKET
Join South Orange Downtown to kick off the 34th season of the Farmers Market beginning Wednesday, June 4 with new hours from 1–6PM in the Sloan Street Parking Lot, South Orange, NJ — and continuing every Wednesday, rain or shine, through October 29.
Shop from returning vendor favorites and discover exciting new vendors offering fresh produce, baked goods, specialty foods, and more. Throughout the season, enjoy special pop-ups, giveaways, and events at the South Orange Downtown tent — from prize spins to family-friendly favorites like Story time with the South Orange Public Library. Follow @southorangedowntown on IG and FB for weekly updates! Visit southorangedowntown.org/farmers-market-2025 for more info and to view the full vendor list for the season. Come for the food, stay for the community!
This 21+ celebration will be hosted by the fabulous Honey Marie and music by DJ Dirty Preston keeping the energy high all night long. Enjoy dancing under the stars and grab a drink at the cash bar—proceeds benefit North Jersey Pride.Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $20
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites all non-professional and professional senior citizen artists who are ages 60 and older and reside in Essex County to participate in the 2025 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show and Exhibition. The deadline to submit artwork is Tuesday, August 19.
“Essex County has a thriving arts community and our Senior Art Show enables our older residents, both professionals and non-professionals, to display their original creations where everyone can see them,” DiVincenzo said. “This is an excellent means for us to promote the arts and inspire our residents to use their talents. I encourage our seniors to submit their work and invite our residents to visit the Art Show,” he added.
Artists must be at least 60 years old and residents of Essex County to participate. Senior citizens will be considered as professional artists if they meet at least two of the following conditions: have sold their art through commercial channels including craft fairs; have shown their artwork in professional galleries or professional art exhibits for two or more years; have had their work selected in two or more juried art or craft shows; have received two or more awards for their work; or have a professional membership in an artist’s or craft person’s guild or association. Seniors with non-professional status do not meet at least two of the above criteria.
Awards will be presented in the following categories, without exceptions: acrylic painting. craft, digital, mixed media, oil painting, pastel, photography, print, sculpture, watercolor painting and works on paper (drawing). First place winners will be eligible to participate in the New Jersey Senior Art Contest.
Seniors can submit two entries of original artwork that were completed within the last three years. Artwork must be matted, mounted or framed, with screw eyes and wire attached. Hanging artwork may be no larger than 30 inches in any dimension or smaller than 10 inches in any dimension. Sculpture or 3-D crafts cannot exceed 20 inches in width and 36 inches in height and may not weigh more than 40 pounds.
All photographs of the artwork must be clearly labeled with the following information: the artist’s name, address, title of work, medium, date created, size, professional or non-professional status, and approximate value of the painting.
For more information or to obtain an application, please visit www.essexcountynj.org or contact Jackie Matthews at 973-735-6228 or jmatthews@parks.essexcountynj.org.
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