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South Orange Library’s 150th anniversary

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A Found Feast

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The first thing I ever learned to sew was an apron. It was a simple 7th- grade home economics project that involved a flat piece of fabric, to which we added a drawstring edge and pockets. Perhaps because it was my first sewing project, and successful, I loved that apron. Over the years I have bought and made many aprons essentially because I find them practical as well as fun. Aprons have been around for centuries. The principal purpose was to protect the clothes underneath. Wardrobes were meager, so this was an extremely useful item. My friend Libby grew up in Europe and as a child she was often made to wear a “pinnie,” essentially an apron, to protect her clothes, of which she had precious few. My mother wore pretty full-skirted aprons, usually around the holidays or when she was entertaining, that tied just around her waist and suited her. My grandmothers wore aprons that were more practical than pretty. If a hot dish needed to come out of the oven, there was no need to search for oven mitts or a kitchen towel – the apron made a perfect potholder. It was practical for carrying cut flowers or herbs from the yard, and a perfect basket for shelling peas, or drying off fruits and vegetables. I’m sure they dusted off furniture from the hem of those aprons. “Many people have an apron story,” says EllynAnne Geisel, an apron archaeologist whose collection and related research have resulted in a book, April Chronicles. Full of nostalgic and thought-provoking stories, the book explores the people behind the aprons and gives life to the fabrics. It includes a 111-year-old mother and her only child, a Holocaust survivor, a biology professor from Mali, Africa, and a preteen and her grandmother. Aprons can tell stories and today are available in nearly any themed version for tailgating, backyard barbeques, a holiday. They can be funny (“Kiss the Cook”) or silly (“I like to cook with wine; and sometimes I put it in the recipe”) or celebratory. Buy an apron on a trip and it’s a regular reminder of that special time. Some of today’s best cooks are donning aprons rather than chef ’s coats. Canadian Tanya Kelly owns Blunt Roll Apron, where she markets her own hip line of 100% cotton denim and genuine leather aprons, designed by her and all handmade. She’s been quoted as saying, “Who wears the pants is not as important as who wears the apron.” A few years ago I sewed individual aprons for my dearest friends as gifts, selecting the fabrics and designing a style that flattered each of them. Aprons continue to inspire me to celebrate friendship and the opportunity and challenge of making new traditions and sharing old ones. An apron can help tell these stories.

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Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker Street will host a number of fall events. On October 13 at 7 p.m., the Library will screen Left Bank Bookseller, about Sylvia Beach, the pioneering proprietor of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris. November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), when participants strive to write a 50,000-word novel in one month. Get started at Intro to NaNoWriMo on October 24 at 7 p.m. or come to a write-in November 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or November 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. On October 29 Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Curator of American Art at Newark Museum will come to the library to talk about Modern Heroics, which presents highlights from the museum’s distinguished collection of African-American Art. For details call 973762-1622 or visit maplewoodlibrary.org. South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) continues its fall season with The Princess and the Pea, October 15 at 2 p.m.; Classic Albums Live – Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon on October

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Maplewood. Strollers are welcome. Maplewood in Motion 5K added veteran causes to its focus after CHS graduate and U.S. Marine Scott Wenger took his own life in 2015. Since then many runners look forward to the opportunity to remember Wenger. The beneficiaries this year are America’s VetDogs, and the Bob Miller Oyster Fest. For more information and to register, visit maplewoodlions.org. Embroiders’ Guild of America-Monmouth Chapter will meet on October 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood. They are dedicated to teaching and sharing the joys of needlework. They welcome stitchers of all levels. There will be sit & stitch tables at each meeting as well as special projects. For details call 732462-5540 or visit mcega.org. Open Door Nurser y School will host its 9 th Annual Sip & Shop, a holiday bazaar that

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localmatters supports the school and community on October 20 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Woodland in Maplewood. Grab a friend and get cracking on holiday shopping and maybe pick up a trinket for yourself. There is a $10 entrance fee at the door which will get you complimentary wine, appetizers and lots of time to comfortably browse an extraordinary collection of gifts. Don’t miss the silent auction! For more details visit, opendoornurseryschool.com/sipandshop. Blue Scarf Collective is pleased to announce its inaugural show, Breaking the Static, which will present contemporary painting, sculpture, fiber art, light installations, film and photography at 55 West South Orange Avenue, South Orange, opening on October 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. and running the last two weekends in October. The exhibition will also feature an installation with the help of the public and volunteer organization, Girls Helping Girls. Period. Please bring feminine hygiene donations to the show to be installed and then donated to girls and women in need upon show closing. For details, visit bluescarfcollective.com. 1978 Ar ts Center in Maplewood will feature a grand retrospective look into photographic art in its natural, purest form, captured on camera through film and digital processes. Acclaimed photographer Barry Gray curates a reflective group exhibit from renowned photographers, whose collective portfolio of work spans 150 years. Exhibiting photographers include: Barry Gray, Dave Booker, Howard Best, Lola Flash and Lydia Wilson. The exhibit opens October 22 and runs through November 27. For details call 862-438-8191 or visit 1978artscenter.org. Seton Hall University in collaboration with the Pierro Foundation will present A Sense of Place, an exhibit in tribute to two distinguished artists in their hometown. This exhibit will be open October 30 to December 9 at the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall and will feature the work

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of sisters and fourth-generation South Orange residents, Kiki and Seton Smith. Kiki’s drawings and prints look to the natural world to understand relationships between place and identity; Seton’s large-scale photographs look to the man-made environment to convey associations by moving within, navigating through space. For details, visit pierrofoundation.org. The Society of Musical Arts Orchestra presents its free fall concert To Liberty and Justice on October 30 at 4 p.m. at Maplewood Middle School, 7 Burnett Street, continued on page 43

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LEFT: The South Orange Library in 1890, still located on the top floor of its second building -- originally Smith and Lum's; at the time of this photo it had become Beck's Paints & Hardware. Charles Beck is in the doorway and his brother, Adolph is beside the horse.

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In November 1864, the Civil War was raging. Major General William Tecumseh Sherman and a force of 62,000 men started the “March to the Sea” from Atlanta to Savannah. And Abraham Lincoln won a contentious campaign against his former general, Democrat George McClellan, gaining re-election as president of the United States. Far from all the turmoil, in the bucolic village of South Orange, a group of residents came together to bring an exciting new addition to their community. A New York tea merchant named William Beebe invited a group of friends – like himself, all “men of character, intelligence and standing in the community…and believers in the dissemination of knowledge” – to meet at his home to discuss Beebe’s plan to start a town library. (Some of Beebe’s friends left legacies in local street names that still exist today: Francis Le Baron Mayhew, Edwin H. Mead, Eugene H. Durand, and Joseph W. Taylor, to name a few.)

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ABOVE: The Connett Building of the South Orange Public Library, circa 1902; and OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: the building as it looked years later and with several extensions that were built on the back of the original structure.

RIGHT: Scaffolding erected to facilitate moving the contents of the Connett Building to the new Library building in 1968.

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President of the South Orange Republican Club, Beebe o f f e r e d s p a c e i n t h e c l u b ’s headquarters. Membership would be by subscription (the library would not become “public” for another 22 years). Books would be donated by citizens of the village. And so the library of South Orange came into being. Melissa Kopecky, director of the South Orange Public Library, points out that the village was “ahead of the curve” in terms of regional and national trends toward the establishment of libraries. Some in New Jersey are older – Burlington, Newark, and Trenton, for example – but it wasn’t until industrialist/philanthropist Andrew Carnegie started giving his fortune away in 1883 that thousands of communities began to use this funding to organize local libraries. The library’s first home in the Republican Club was on the corner of Railroad Avenue (now Sloan Street). In 1867, the library moved next door to the upper floor of Smith and Lum’s Booksellers and Printers store. By 1869 the

library had 1,000 volumes; by 1875, the number had grown to 1,646. Membership continued to be by subscription: Members paid annual dues, which supplied the library’s main income. In 1884, with the building of a new railroad station, Sloan Street needed to be widened, and the Smith and Lum’s building – with the library still on site – was picked up, placed on huge logs, and dragged by horses to the north corner of Scotland Road. Two years later, another radical change took place: conversion of the operating model to that of a free circulating library, available to the whole community, and overseen by its new Library Association. With continued growth of its collection and circulation, the library moved to a ground-floor space nearby on South Orange Avenue. But by 1895, obtaining its own building became a serious goal. The goal was attained thanks to Eugene V. Connett (for whom Connett Place is named), who offered land on the corner of Scotland Road and Taylor Place “on condition that the sum of $7,500 be bona fide

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LEFT: Boy Scouts take part in the dedication of the new South Orange Public Library building in 1968. The Connett Building is in the background, and the new building is at right.

RIGHT: Main floor of the brandnew South Orange Library building in 1968. Note the card catalogs - now a thing of the past.

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ABOVE: A glimpse at the future and conceptually how the Connett Building would connect to the South Orange Library building.

subscribed for the construction of a Library building.…” Designed by the New York architectural firm of Stephenson & Greene, the building was completed in April 1896, and its formal dedication took place in May of that year. Almost exactly 30 years later, circulation stood at nearly 56,000, and the community recognized that in order to meet revenue needs, the library would need to become a truly public, tax-supported institution. On April 27, 1926, a referendum was held and citizens voted to transfer the building, books and other property to the municipality. The building that houses the library we know today was constr ucted next door to the Connett building and dedicated in November 1968. And once again, at the conclusion of a 150thanniversary celebration that started in May 2015 and culminated a few weeks ago, the library is facing the challenges that come with increasing and evolving community needs. “We’re well aware that our current building is falling short in several important ways,” says Karen Hartshorn Hilton, president of the South Orange Public Library Foundation, who formerly served for 10 years as president of the library’s board of trustees. “We need

to upgrade the Children’s Room. Our small-group meeting spaces are not adequate. And we need more space for seniors’ and children’s events.” Hilton and other committed volunteers are hoping that the 150thanniversary events have inspired more citizens to step up and become part of the library’s future efforts to create resources and solutions. Hildy Karp, a library board member and chair of the 150 thanniversary committee, is glad that the library has been able to start restoring the roof of the historic Connett building, thanks to a grant from the Essex County Open Space and Trust Fund. In recent years, that structure has been used by EIES (Electronic Information and Education Service) of New Jersey, a group that creates access to printed news sources for individuals with visual disabilities. The eventual goal is to make the Connett building an active part of the library space again. “People cherish this library,” Karp says. “We’d like to see more of those that have been part of our past and our present getting excited about our library’s future.” Edie Sachs is a writer and editor in South Orange. She is thankful to the South Orange Library for bringing education and entertainment to her family during the 13 years she has lived here.

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On a chilly but dry morning last May, not long after the sun came up, a group of Seth Boyden parents arrived at the back yard of the school, armed with shovels, spades, work gloves and water. Over the next several weeks, while their children climbed on a mammoth dirt pile nearby, an always changing group of parents, often joined by neighbors, co-workers and assorted members of the community, labored to turn a longtime dream into a reality. Working off designs by South Orange landscape architect William Scerbo, the volunteers spent long Saturdays carting soil, digging holes, watering, planting, mulching and fretting. By the end of June, a project that had begun with a handful of parents years before, had grown to encompass an entire community and its sizeable back yard. The result: a once desolate patch of struggling grass is now a suburban oasis and an educational wonderland. Of course, outdoor learning has long been part of the curriculum at the Seth Boyden Demonstration School. And while the project was built in bits and phases over the course of 15 years, last spring saw the building of the biggest, and most expensive part of the project: an honestto-goodness outdoor classroom and its surrounding gardens, a classroom complete with sundial, blackboard, teacher’s desk, class tables, wi-fi, running water and electricity. With its completion, the entire back yard has been dubbed the Outdoor Learning Center – OLC for short. Besides the classroom, it includes three play structures, a vegetable garden, strawberry beds, a kitchen, a fitness loop, a track, a play field, a native arboretum and a habitat garden.

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Last spring, dozens of Seth Boyden parents, including OLC Co-Chair Matthias Ebinger and his wife, Elizabeth (left), spent weeks creating the habitat garden portion of the outdoor learning center. Matthias, Elizabeth and daughter Anna helped installed the irrigation system in the habitat garden after the plants were in.

ABOVE: South Orange landscape architect William Scerbo lays out the classroom circles.

RIGHT: A view across the habitat garden as volunteers work. The plans are in the foreground. The outdoor classroom is taking shape behind.

BELOW: Volunteers at work planting the habitat garden

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“It’s a beautiful project,” says Matthias Ebinger, the current co-chair of the OLC Committee and the man who took it over the finish line. Ebinger is the culminating director of a PTA project that sometimes seemed too big ever to accomplish; through the years, many parents dedicated themselves to it, even though they knew their kids would never fully benefit from the space, since the challenge of raising the money was a formidable one. It all started not long after the school – off Springfield Avenue at the southern tip of Maplewood, and named for noted 19th-century inventor and strawberry grower Seth Boyden – became the district’s demonstration school. As such, Seth Boyden not only accepts students from across Maplewood and South Orange, but also is charged with trying out new education initiatives. Outdoor education seemed a natural outgrowth of its original multiple-intelligences curriculum, which seeks to teach subjects in a variety of ways to meet the needs of all kinds of learners.

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BELOW: Maplewood artist John Kaufmann created a desk and podium especially for the outdoor classroom. Kaufmann is currently building matching chairs. BOTTOM: Glenn Klein, who owns Glenn’s Landscaping in Maplewood, donated his crew and a Saturday to the job of planting the trees that form the school’s native arboretum. More than 30 trees were planted as part of the project.

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The vegetable garden was established first, and has long been an important and vibrant part of the school. Teachers regularly schedule classes in the garden, and parents staff it at recess. With the help of Maggie Tuohy and Elizabeth Ebinger, the PTA liaisons for the garden, the beds are awash in produce; some of it is shared with the neighborhood during summer and the rest is harvested and eaten by students. T he new classroom is expected to build on that legacy and to host classes of students for all different sorts of outdoor-based project learning – literary, scientific, mathematical and historical. Seth Boyden parent Huzefa Irfani’s original concept was of an open air pavilion, which Scerbo seamlessly translated into a landscape design when a solid structure proved too costly. It now consists of three intersecting circles: the largest is the formal classroom. One is an art nook, meant as a space where kids can draw with chalk; the other is a theater-in-the-round performance space named in honor of just-retired principal Mark Quiles, who steered the school through many years of PTA fundraising for the classroom.

Although the major elements of the classroom were built by professional landscapers, most of the landscaping work was accomplished by the army of volunteers. This involved clearing some of the land, then planting hundreds of plants, digging posts, and hauling wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of soil and mulch. The school received gifts big and small from businesses throughout Maplewood and South Orange, as well as open space grants from Maplewood Township and South Orange Village. Sustainable Jersey, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and the Rotary Club supported the project with additional grants. The two towns provided funding because although the OLC is for the use of students during school hours, it is open to the public on weekends and in the evenings. This fall, the OLC committee will work on creating story boards that will make the entire yard a selfguided nature trail. Tia Swanson (below) is proud to have been part of the Seth Boyden OLC Committee, and thinks of this project as one of the most fulfilling of her life. The opportunity to get to meet the people at the Hartshorn Arboretum, and to walk its trails, was an added bonus.

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Inspiration (and some cuttings) for Seth Boyden’s OLC

DO YOU SUFFER FROM MIGRAINES, DIZZINESS, OR TOOTH ACHES? The habitat garden in Seth Boyden’s OLC is so named because it is meant to provide habitat to the birds, insects and small animals that call northern New Jersey home. One part of the garden is more formal. The other is wilder. Over time, it is supposed to come to represent the woods that, hundreds of years ago, would have covered the entirety of the school yard. Luckily, inspiration for such a garden is close by, at the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary in Short Hills. There, on 16 acres donated to the township by the daughter of Short Hills founder Stewart Hartshorn, modern day environmentalists in the mold of their namesake are striving to recreate a native forest in the heart of suburbia. This being modern-day suburbia, of course, the plot of ground is by the Short Hills train station and not quite out of earshot of the ubiquitous landscaping machines. It also is surrounded by a high, secure fence necessary to keep out the deer that will otherwise destroy the ground cover (as they have in so much of the South Mountain Reservation). Still, walking in its densely shaded depths, dappled with sun and enlivened by the rustle of birds and small animals, and cooled by a soft breeze, the world retreats. Closer to the street, the Arboretum is awash in mammoth wildflowers that put humans on a sort of squirrel scale: this is where several species of native plants grow that the Arboretum staff generously donated to Seth Boyden’s Habitat Garden. The Arboretum restores more than its environs. Among its volunteer army is Israel Yanoff, a South Orange resident who suffered a stroke seven years back. Yanoff spent two years in rehabilitation and never has been able to return to work. Instead he spends many of his days doing garden work at the Arboretum. Like a new generation of learners at Seth Boyden, he knows the restorative power of the outdoors. The Arboretum is free and open every day. It also offers a variety of educational programs. Find out more at hartshornarboretum.org.

ABOVE: A profusion of wildflowers at the entrance to the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary in Short Hiills where there are more than 3 miles of trails and several benches for sitting. RIGHT: Israel Yanoff of South Orange is one of the arboretum’s volunteers. Nature takes some upkeep!

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Aquamarine, blue topaz and Kainite necklace, $595, Tenth Muse Gallery, 170 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, 973-313-2722, thetenthmusegallery.com Blue cotton graphic pillow, $36, Kokoro, 172 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, 973-378-7988

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Vintage tapestry handbag, $70, Retail Therapy, 7 Highland Place, Maplewood, 917-650-7895

Faux shearling-lined quilted vest, $69, Kimaya Kama, 168 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, 973-762-2385, kimaya.com

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Hand-crafted sisal and sweet grass baskets in three sizes: 10” $48, 12” $68 and 14”$98, Perch Home, 9 Highland Place, Maplewood, 973-821-4852, perchhome.com

Blue striped ceramic canister with lid, $16, No. 165, 165 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, 973-275-1658, no165.com

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Delicious Decisions

The daily question of what to make is now easy.

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“Over the years, I’ve fielded a lot of questions that start with, ‘What should I make for…’”, says Cathy Roma in her spacious South Orange kitchen. Her cooking and entertaining blog, WhatShouldIMakeFor.com, answers that question, and offers helpful hints on both cooking and entertaining. “I started a blog of my favorite recipes online for my friends and family, and that evolved into a more public cooking blog,” says Roma. The result is elegant, helpful to those seeking inspiration, and likely to make Martha Stewart envious. Roma started out making dinner with her siblings when her mother returned to full-time work. “My mom taught us three basic meals, and said that any food for dinner was fine as long as it was warm and on the table,” says Roma. “After that I was always cooking and experimenting. My family suffered through a lot of terrible foods,” she says with a smile. We owe her family a debt of gratitude. Because after years of perfecting her craft with them, Roma went on to work in restaurants, while getting a degree from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. And while raising two kids she still entertains a great deal. So Roma knows how to balance delicious with uncomplicated. It’s hard to stop drooling as you browse her blog.

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Eggplant Stacks Tender breaded eggplant is layered with roasted tomato puree, herb pesto and fresh mozzarella cheese in these tasty towers. Perfect for sharing! Serves: 4 servings Prep time 45 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 1 hour 25 mins

Instructions Eggplant: 1. Line a sheet pan with paper towels and lay eggplant slices in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt and set aside for 15 mins. 2. Dip eggplant slices in flour, then egg, followed by bread crumbs. 3. Heat oil (enough to cover the bottom of the pan) in a large frying pan over med/high heat and lay eggplant slices in a single layer in the pan, taking care not to overcrowd. 4. Fry the eggplant until golden brown, about 3 mins, then flip and fry until golden, an additional 3 mins. 5. Remove from the pan and let drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining eggplant slices.

Roasted Tomato Puree: 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a sheet pan with nonstick foil or parchment paper.

Ingredients Eggplant

1 medium eggplant (1 lb), peeled and cut into ½ inch slices ½ cup all purpose flour 2 eggs plus 2 tsp water, lightly beaten 2 cups bread crumbs Canola oil for frying Kosher salt

Roasted Tomato Puree

16 oz grape tomatoes 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp fresh oregano leaves 2 tsp kosher salt and pepper

Herb (No-Nut) Pesto

1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed 1 Tbsp fresh oregano ½ cup fresh parsley, packed ½ cup parmesan, grated ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil Kosher salt and pepper 8 oz fresh mozzarella (in a ball), thinly sliced ⅓ cup parmesan cheese, grated

2. Scatter tomatoes and oregano on the sheet pan and toss with olive oil, salt and a few turns of black pepper. 3. Roast until tomatoes are soft and caramelized, about 20 mins. 4. Puree tomatoes and any juices in a food processor until blended, but still a little chunky.

Herb (No-Nut) Pesto: 1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or mini prep and blend until smooth.

Eggplant Stacks: 1. Reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with nonstick foil or parchment. 2. Place one eggplant round on the sheet. Spread 1 Tbsp of roasted tomato puree on top, sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese and top with one slice of mozzarella. Lay another eggplant round on top and spread with 1 Tbsp of pesto. Lay a third round on top, spread with 1 Tbsp roasted tomato puree, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and top with a slice of mozzarella. 3. Repeat with remaining eggplant rounds until all stacks are layered. 4. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 mins. Serve hot.

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Her sophisticated website showcases dozens of beautifully photographed recipes from the slightly complex (crab eggs Benedict) to the simple (roasted broccoli). All of them look like something you could cook, and even better, eat. Perhaps even more fun than the recipes are the cooking videos Roma produces so meticulously. Each one is about two minutes, and will show you exactly how to make anything from flank steak pinwheels to peach crostata. There is no voice over, and the only thing you see of Roma is her hands as she shows how food is prepared. Though she launched WhatShouldIMakeFor.com only a year ago, her work is already drawing attention. She is creating recipes for Kings, which features them on its website. Roma is a Better Homes and Gardens contributor, too. So with the holiday entertainment season approaching, what advice does Roma have for us? Cooking Tips 1. Use parchment paper in baking to prevent cookies or cakes from sticking. It also makes for super easy clean up. 2. Salt is the most important ingredient in the kitchen, and it substantially enhances the flavor of your food. Be sure to season your dish throughout the cooking process instead of waiting until the very end. 3. Homemade vinaigrettes are easy to make and taste ever so much better than store-bought. Make a double batch and keep the extra in the refrigerator for lunches and quick dinners. 4. Treat recipes as a guide (for cooking, not baking). Make a recipe your own by swapping out different herbs or vegetables, or try lightening it up by using yogurt instead of heavy cream. 5. Everyone should have a cast-iron skillet in their arsenal to cook everything from cornbread to roast chicken to eggs. It cooks evenly, can travel from the stovetop to the oven, and is a breeze to clean.

Entertaining Tips 1. The night before a dinner party, label all the serving pieces with postit notes. No last-minute searching means that all of the food arrives to the table quickly, and while it’s still hot. 2. Set the table the night before, remembering to leave space for serving pieces. 3. Make as much as you can in advance. Remember, your guests are there to spend time with you, not watch you run around the kitchen. 4. Use interesting or unusual pieces for serving. A wooden or slate board is wonderful for cheese plates, as well as for displaying rustic cakes or tarts. 5. Make detailed lists, one for the menu and another for the timeline. Include everything and cross off as you go. This will prevent you from forgetting last-minute details when guests begin to arrive.

The most important tip for both cooking and entertaining, Roma advises, is to clean as you go! An organized kitchen helps keep you focused instead of frazzled. For more recipes and entertainment tips, see WhatShouldIMakeFor.com. It’s updated on Tuesdays and Fridays. Or subscribe and you won’t miss any holiday treats.

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Sweet and Spicy Acorn Squash Wedges

Acorn squash gets sweet and spicy in this favorite fall side! Serves: Serves 4 Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins

Ingredients

1 (2lb) acorn squash, halved, seeded and sliced into about 16 wedges 1 chipotle in adobo sauce plus 1 tsp sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced garlic 2 Tbsp honey 2 Tbsp light brown sugar 1 Tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp white wine vinegar 1 Tbsp lime juice 1 tsp kosher salt ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with nonstick foil (or foil sprayed with cooking spray.) 2. Combine all ingredients (except squash) in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and blend until smooth. Alternatively, mince the chipotle and whisk together with the remaining ingredients until homogenous. 3. Toss the wedges in the sauce, place on the baking sheet and drizzle with remaining sauce. 4. Roast, turning the squash occasionally, until squash is caramelized and can be easily pierced with a knife, about 30 mins.

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A Found Feast

Forager Dan Lipow serves up nature’s gastronomic gifts BY EDIE SACHS

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Samphire is a succulent, edible plant that grows along the sea coast of northern Europe; Shakespeare was referencing the dangerous process of collecting rock samphire on sea cliffs. In the United States, our species of samphire is commonly called “sea beans.” And for Maplewood’s Dan Lipow, the “dreadful trade” is actually a satisfying livelihood; this former New York City photographer is now a forager and purveyor of sea beans and other delicacies of nature, helping to connect jaded suburbanites with edible treasures often found right under their feet. Hanging out with Lipow at one of the farmer’s markets where he sells his found-food

items under the brand name “The Foraged Feast,” it’s obvious that he’s as much an educator as he is a forager and retailer. Spread before us in colorfully labeled bins is a variety of items – mushrooms, roots, herbs, and wild greens. “What’s this?” is a common question asked by prospective customers who wander up to his stall. Lipow patiently explains what the various items are, how to use them and what beneficial properties some of them have. Two of his mushroom varieties, maitake and oyster, are currently being studied for their cancer-fighting capabilities, he points out. The aforementioned sea beans are there; Lipow is generous with samples, and one surprised

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first-time nibbler commented that they really do taste like the sea – salty, slightly briny, infused with the essence of fresh ocean breezes. “I educate my customers, and then they come back and want a lot more,” says Lipow. One of his repeat customers, Debbie Frank of Millburn, stops by to see what he’s offering this week. When asked what her favorite items are, she responds, “It’s all really good! “I always get the sea beans, and I like to try different varieties of mushrooms and berries,” she explains. “I come here to get introduced to things I didn’t know existed.” Lipow grew up eating wild berries or mint that he would find at summer camp or on nature walks with his father. Making his living as a professional photographer working mainly in the New York City ad business, he pursued an interest in gourmet cooking, seeking out highquality ingredients with unique and intense flavors. But his obsession with foraging was sparked when a friend who liked to forage for wild mushrooms brought him a giant puffball. “It was big ger than a volleyball,” says Lipow. “Iron Chef was popular back then, and my buddy said, ‘Dude, you have to Iron Chef this thing.’ That’s how it all started.” An avid mountain biker, Lipow began taking a bag with him on his woodland rides to bring back his finds. Lipow moved to Maplewood in 2005, drawn to this area like so many others by the positive buzz from friends who had already relocated here from the city. Once here, he began to focus seriously on foraging and food as a vocation rather than an avocation. He joined the New Jersey Mycological Association, a nonprofit whose mission is to expand knowledge and interest regarding fungi. He also obtained certification as a master gardener through the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service, and took courses in mushroom cultivation through Cornell University’s Cooperative

Extension. “I got to know more people in the state who were really at the pinnacle of ‘foodie’ culture,” he says. Today, Lipow’s foragingoriented business ventures include Dining Wild LLC (www.diningwild. com), which hosts walks, talks, and educational workshops to share foraging knowledge and techniques, and The Foraged Feast LLC (www. theforag edfeast.com), which encompasses the farmer’s market activity as well as relationships with area restaurants. If you eat at Arturo’s, Lorena’s, Abril Cocina or Coda, you just might have enjoyed a meal containing ingredients that were either foraged or cultivated by Lipow. Lipow is understandably evasive, protective of his supply sources and of exactly where he likes to forage. But it turns out that he mostly forages on privately-owned land, having worked out agreements with the landowners. He emphasizes the importance of responsible foraging and uses  sustainable methods for large-scale harvesting. “These methods include only taking 5 percent of what is there, leaving roots and bulbs for regeneration, and focusing on invasive species rather than native plants,” he says. The Foraged Feast also sets up permaculture sites for growing certain wild edibles to bolster Lipow’s yield and discourage overharvesting. Running his companies keeps him busy enough that he employs a handful of “freelance foragers” to keep him supplied with his wares. But he still finds time to go out himself, and often incorporates foraging into his business and leisure travels. This summer he took a trip to Maine to drop off his two kids at camp, followed by some foraging. “Maine is a foraging wonderland,” he says, beaming with pleasure. Edie Sachs is a writer and editor from South Orange. She did love the sea beans. And mushroom pizza has always been her daughter’s favorite.

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As a precursor to our spectacular Holiday Shopping Edition in November we are featuring a bit of what’s in store this season from our favorite merchants.

We are dedicated to featuring a menu that brings back all the great recipes – just good old “comfort” food. A good pint, some fine Irish whiskeys and great Irish coffee all merge to make for “craic” which means, basically, a fun time had by all.

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TENTH MUSE GALLERY Mary Ann Spencer

170 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood Village 973-313-2722 thetenthmusegallery.com

American crafts in the best sense. The trends this fall are luscious shades of blues and greens and delicate details. A beautifully curated selection of fine and designer jewelry, glass, ceramic, fabric and wood pieces from handpicked, top notch crafters.

STAYND COLOR Alma Victor

2 Depot Plaza, Maplewood, Village 973-313-3100 stayndcolor.com

Fall is the perfect time to redo your look with a great new cut or amazing color. Using remarkable technology, add a sensational traditional or bright fashion color with results that are rich and vibrant. Get set for the holiday season with our Blow-Out Series of 5 sessions for only $100.

MONA LISA FRAMING

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Every piece of art, especially in an artcentric community like ours, deserves to be seen in the right mat and frame. We provide personalized service to understand what a piece means to the owner and creatively combine the right framing elements to maximize its long-term aesthetic value.

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KIMAYA KAMA

Kimaya Salaskar Thakrar 168 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood Village 973-762-2385 kimaya.com

The season is full of color and layers. Faux shearling-lined and quilted vests, cardigans in varying lengths, leggings in fun patterns, and our newest collection of active/workout wear. Dresses for every occasion and always a wide array of beautiful jewelry and accessories.

RETAIL THERAPY

Julie Perlow-Greene

7 Highland Place, Maplewood Village 917-650-7895 Instagram: Retailtherapy_maplewood

Highly curated, truly sustainable, the style in my Resale Consignment shop highlights classics and a variety of sizes for anyone. Top designers, vintage finds. Handbags, jewelry, coats, dresses, even our own vendors with new, on-trend styles.

For 16 years we’ve brought the community the best value in wine, beer and spirits. Craft beers are abundant in interesting varieties of pumpkin, apricot and honey. Join our wine club for great deals from around the world. Large selection of popular and interesting spirits to help create the perfect fall cocktail.

Maplewood Wine & Liquor Bimal Gandhi

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Amy Hughes

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Salvage Style specializes in all things vintage, such as sleek mid-century sofas, handknotted rugs with patina, 1960s art pottery, plus fun and affordable accents to personalize your home. We believe that creativity is the key to designing chic living spaces.

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165 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood Village 973-275-1658 no165.com

In seasonal shades of rich ambers, chocolates, taupes and camels, our new collection of ponchos, wraps and sweaters will amp up your wardrobe. Embroidered pillows, pottery, accessories that will make you want to update every room in your home. Retro looks you’ll adore and, as always, fun things that will make you smile.

AVIAN & JOHN Avian Carraby 973-941-9440 avianandjohn.com

Welcome to our new lifestyle store that brings you objects and pieces to live with and wear. Handmade chairs and tables from reclaimed materials, denim and rice sack pillows, beautifully wrought necklaces and earrings, all artfully placed in our gorgeous new space.

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WINCHESTER GARDENS

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333 Elmwood Avenue, Maplewood 973-762-5050 WinchesterGardens.com

Our mission is to make a difference in the lives of the residents, families and communities we serve. A continuing care retirement community, we have no equal anywhere with our magnificent two-story Great Hall in an English country gothic-style historic building on 37 breathtaking acres. Come visit our beautiful accommodations for independent living, assisted living and memory care unit all with top notch, state-of-the-art facilities.

J. Hilburn

Sharon Grazioso-Bianchi Maplewood area 212-517-7009 sharongb.jhilburn.com

We bring you custom luxury menswear without breaking the bank. Our suits, shirts and trousers are all crafted of fabrics from the finest mills. It starts with a personal fitting by me, in your home or office. Choose from 150 suiting materials and 250 shirting fabrics, custom belts, ties, even shoes, for truly custom menswear delivered right to your door.

KOKORO Susan Onuma 172 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood Village 973-378-7988

So much is new this season with beautiful and functional pottery items in shades of blues and russets, baskets made from recycled chop sticks, a huge selection of Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired items, interesting metal sculptures made in Haiti from discarded oil drums, and always a nice selection of gift cards all perfectly hand-wrapped in our signature look.

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The cuisine is an infusion of French, Italian, Caribbean and American cuisine – roasted tarragon chicken, duck breast in a curry sauce, herb crusted grilled American salmon. There are more than 70 martinis and 500 wines to complement the dining experience. Stylishly confident, with real flair.

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CLASS ACT

Page O’Connor 128 Irvington Avenue, South Orange 973-789-0191 Classactpas.com

We are thrilled to debut our newlyrenovated shop just in time to celebrate our 10th year. Fall brings to Perch Boho-inspired chic designs that are on-trend and our expansive new space allows more purposeful shopping and more room to showcase exciting new lines.

PERCH HOME Michele Bessey

9 Highland Place, Maplewood Village 973-821-4852 perchhome.com

We have created a special place for young people to grow into artists of integrity with programs that will nurture and challenge both recreational and pre-professional students in dance, voice and drama. We believe that artistry and community are interdependent and inseparable.

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Transatlantic Thespians

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CHS Parnassians play Scotland BY ELLEN DONKER

Janet Bustrin never imagined she would take a group of students beyond the confines of New York City, let alone the United States. But on May 15 of last year, all of that changed. That’s when she received the news that Columbia High School’s drama club, the Parnassian Society, for which she is a faculty advisor, had been nominated to participate in the American High School Theatre Festival at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, said to be the largest arts festival in the world. Bustrin quickly understood that this was quite possibly a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity. She got right to work with the arduous task of completing the application – that is, after she absorbed the real possibility that she might very well be taking up to two dozen students on an international trip. By early June, Bustrin’s application was approved, giving her and the group one year to raise the funds, choose and develop a play and determine which student actors would join her for an unforgettable 14 days. After identifying that they would need to raise almost $100,000, she recruited a group of volunteers from the area willing to roll up their sleeves. Almost immediately, a GoFundMe page was set up, a wine tasting event planned and a rummage sale scheduled, along with other events that together raised much of the funding required.

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Students who participated in the trip were: Samori Etienne, Luke Grzelewski, Hannah Epstein, Liana Runcie, Carolyne Leys, Juliet VanDusen-Gross, Maddie Reilly, India Anderson, Sydney Territo, Isabelle Wendt, Danny McGuigan, Jacob Tall, Ethan Ford, Natasha Gerstmann. LEFT: Janet Bustrin and Suzanne Ryan.

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In the meantime, Bustrin set forth to choose a play. Conveniently, her husband, Stephen Stubelt, is a co-advisor of the Parnassian Society. Like Bustrin, he has deep roots in community theater and during the past few years had written half a dozen plays. He mentioned one of them, The Ticket, to Bustrin. Described as a modern comedy that explores the many life choices, big and small, that we make every day and the destinations to which they lead, The Ticket seemed like an interesting proposition. Moreover, it had the practical advantage that it could be adjusted to accommodate a varying number of roles as the final size and composition of the troupe wouldn’t be known until months later. Flash forward to June 2016, and the 14 students committed to the trip – 12 actors and two technicians – performed The Ticket at the Black Box Theater for two nights. These performances then enabled Bustrin and Stubelt to fine tune and edit the show down to 90 minutes, the maximum length allowed at the Fringe, and give their “Farewell Performance” at CHS on June 29. Packing all of their equipment, from cables to projectors to props to laptops, into four large suitcases, the group set out the next day to begin their exciting 12-day journey to Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital. There they would be among thousands of performers taking to hundreds of stages. How did this all get started? The Festival Fringe dates back to 1947 when some actors who weren’t part of the official program of the newly-formed International Festival (created to celebrate and enrich European cultural life in the wake of the Second World War), staged their show anyway on the “Fringe of the Festival.” The success of the trend grew, with more and more performers following their example, and the Festival Fringe was officially created in 1958. By 2016, Fringe featured its largest festival yet with 50,266 performances of 3,269 shows in 294 venues. Once the Columbia students arrived in Scotland, they settled in at the University of Edinburgh along with Bustrin and her fellow chaperone and English department colleague Suzanne Ryan. The women encouraged the students to investigate Edinburgh. Bustrin added, “I remember how much my own experience performing and traveling internationally as a teenager profoundly impacted my life. I just wanted to do all I could do to make certain I could give this gift to the CHS Parnassian community.” And that’s exactly what they did, making full use of their bus passes while keeping their chaperones informed of their whereabouts with WhatsApp, a free global messaging and calling app. As Ethan Ford, a CHS junior who was one of the technicians, recalls “It was great – we could do what we wanted. Most groups didn’t have that leeway and complained about it.” His favorite activity was hiking to Arthur’s Seat, the main peak of a group of mountains that sits in the center of Edinburgh and gives

an excellent panoramic view of the city. The students also filled their days with sightseeing, developing an appreciation for Scottish cafeteria food, generating publicity for their show, and taking in performances of their choice. Showtime took place over the course of four days, with performances starting at 9 a.m. The CHS actors learned that putting up a show in an unfamiliar theatre is fraught with challenges. Ford had all of one hour to figure out the light and video system but managed to pull it off. From there he learned how to bring up the show within the allotted half hour before each performance. At the end of the trip, the students and their teachers were exhausted, but in that happy way where they understand that they’ve had a multitude of new experiences to take in, ones that will last them a lifetime. Says Bustrin, “I think on a personal basis each student was impacted differently traveling with a group abroad, performing on an international stage, making friends with other high school students from around the world. The experience performing at the Fringe certainly ‘kicked the door open’ to their understanding of what it means to be a citizen of our amazing world and how they fit into that tapestry.” Would they do it again? Ford doesn’t even pause to think when he says, “Absolutely! I would go in a heartbeat.” Ellen Donker is a Maplewood resident who did not get to see The Ticket, but did see Ethan Ford along with her own son in their first production, Macbeth, when the boys were fifth graders at Jefferson School. That chance to handle the lights has fueled Ford’s current interest as a theater tech.

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A Shared History Our drama clubs’ roots are deep – and intertwined. BY ELLEN DONKER

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The Strollers first performance from 1932, You and I.

In 1927, Columbia High School social studies teacher Mildred Memory transformed the 32-year-old CHS Parnassian Society (named for the mountain home of Apollo and the Muses) from the school’s poetry recitation club into a drama club that continues to this day, with many stage crew and actor members going on to work in professional theater. As former Parnassians grew up, they yearned for their high school acting days and urged Memory to start a drama club in which they could continue to participate after graduation. So in 1932 Memory established the Strollers, taking its name from the term used to describe early English troupes of traveling thespians. Its membership later broadened to include other townspeople, but was exclusive and tightly controlled for some time. Productions started out as one-night stands. As interest and membership grew, so did the number of performances. Today, the Strollers produces a season of four mainstage productions: two plays and a musical, as well as a children’s theater production. The result is an interesting blend of established crowd pleasers and recent Broadway hits. The Strollers have called various places home but settled in at the Burgdorff Center in 1989 when Jean Burgdorff donated it to the Township of Maplewood and designated the club as Maplewood’s resident community theater company. Built in French Normandy style as a Christian Science church, it dates back to 1925. Understandably, the building’s interior needed some major enhancements so the Strollers had a stage built, lighting and sound systems installed, and a handicapped-accessible bathroom and sprinkler system constructed. From its inception, the Strollers have been a vital part of the community, focusing many of their efforts on giving back. The club has helped raise funds for the Adult School’s first budget and for the murals in Town Hall. During the Second World War, the Strollers gave benefit performances to support the Maplewood Committee for Servicemen. The Strollers have also been regular participants in Maplewood’s

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Fall at the Arboretum? Golden! Turtle Tots Join our weekly pre-school class and enjoy the fun of nature learning through woodland walks, hands-on learning, and scientific investigations. October 15th Full Moon Hike

TOP: The Strollers first meeting of the 2016-17 season. FAR LEFT: From last season, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None Left: Judy Cohn, the longest serving member with a program from her earlier years.

Kick off National Wolf Week with a guided hike under the full moon. October 22nd Wolf Watch Round out Wolf Week with a trip to the Lakota Wolf Preserve in Columbia, NJ. December 17th, 18th Hot Chocolate Hikes Enjoy a guided hike on the grounds then relax with a cup of cocoa in the Stone House. For Info and Registration: www.HartshornArboretum.org

First Night, the Fourth of July and winter holiday celebrations. A particularly meaningful nod to the shared history of our two institutions is the Mildred Memory Award, a cash gift to a graduating senior of Columbia High School who has been active with the Strollers. This year, the Strollers are celebrating its 85th season. Reflecting on the club’s significance over the years, President Dena Douglas explains that “Maplewood has long been known as an artsy place. People move here for that very reason. The Strollers laid the foundation for that reputation 85 years ago. As our community has grown and changed, the Strollers has grown and changed, and it is still the cornerstone of the Maplewood arts scene.” To celebrate this significant milestone, the Strollers held a benefit gala on September 17 with a Jump ’n’ Jive for 85 theme. And at the open house membership drive, members took a “stroll down memory lane,” where they reminisced about friendships, read funny remembrances, recalled their first plays and scenes that went awry for which the audiences were (one hopes) none the wiser. A favorite memory involved renting a

goat for the production of Mr. Roberts only to find that goats are rented in pairs. What they didn’t realize was that while one of the goats was “performing,” the other held forth in the basement, bleating inconsolably, until it was reunited with its companion. Judy Cohn, who joined the Strollers in 1963, was cited as the longest serving member. She, too, had plenty to share. The Strollers are cur rently holding a reintroduction campaign to increase awareness and membership of their club amongst residents. All are welcome, regardless of talent or skill level. Members participate in activities from acting and directing to building and painting, from designing sets and sewing costumes to selling tickets and running lights, from writing press releases and collecting props to organizing lunches and selling refreshments. As evidenced at their open house, the camaraderie is what keeps this group together. Ellen Donker is a Maplewood resident whose one and only acting experience was being in the chorus of her high school’s production of Hello Dolly.

localmatters Maplewood. Stephen Culbertson will be the conductor and music director. Music on the program reflects the trials of democracy and liberty in various parts of the world as interpreted by Copeland, Sibelius, Dvorak, Husa and Buck. For details, visit soma.ar88.net. Durand-Hedden House and Garden 523 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood will host author and paranormal investigator Gordon Thomas Ward October 30 at 2 p.m. Ward will explain his views on ghosts and share his experience investigating haunted locations, including a home in Maplewood. He will show evidence including audio clips and photographs and teach attendees how to conduct their own sound investigations without costly equipment. For details call 973-7627712 or visit durandhedden.org. South Orange Symphony will present its free autumn concert: American Salute! on November 6 at 3 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 North Ridgewood Road, South Orange. Susan Haig conducts the opening concert of the 68th season. The program features works by American composers John Williams, William Schuman, Aaron Copeland and Ferdi Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service. For details, visit sosympony.org.

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The Society of Musical Arts will hold a fall concert October 30 at Maplewood Middle School.

The Maplewood Garden Club will host speaker David Culp on November 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker Street. Culp, an expert herbaceous perennial gardener, national gardening lecturer and Vice President of Sunny Border Nurseries, will show how to create a layered garden: how to choose the correct plants by understanding how they grow and change through the seasons and how to design and maintain one. To illustrate how layering works Culp will use each of his celebrated gardens as examples: the woodland garden, the perennial border, the kitchen garden, the shrubbery and the walled garden. He will also recommend the best signature plants for all four seasons. For details, visit maplewoodgardenclub.org.

Durand-Hedden House and Garden will host author and paranormal investigator Gordon Thomas Ward on October 30. South Orange Symphony will hold an autumn concert on November 6 at South Orange Middle School. Photo by Innes Borstel

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Ghosts, goblins and witches will be roaming Maplewood Village along Maplewood Avenue at the Annual Halloween Costume Contest sponsored by the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce and the Maplewood Village Alliance on October 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. The festivities include trick or treating, music and dancing and prizes for best costumes. For details contact the Chamber of Commerce, 973-4776352 or email [email protected]. Special thanks to the village merchants for their support of this event.

Artists Experienced On Friday, October 28th at 7 p.m., Berc’s Gallery at 187 Maplewood Ave. Maplewood, will present an exhibition by four artists entitled “Artists Experienced”. There will be works by Berc Ketchian, a world-renowned artist who depicts tavern scenes, cour tships and lovely ladies in a traditional European impressionistic style. Tr icia Z im ic, a sculptor inspired by the Meissen tradition, displays luminous anthropomorphic depictions of the Seven Deadly Sins. Also appearing are enigmatic oil paintings by Lyman Dally featuring the topic of wine. Fredericka Ribes uses 24kt gold to illuminate her evocative and imaginative children’s portraits.

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Tell Me a Story A South Orange librarian’s daughter remembers BY MEG MARLOWE

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The 150th-anniversary year of the South Orange Public Library holds a special place in my heart, for my Mommy – Elaine Marlowe – worked for several decades in the library’s Children’s Room. She was there when I was very little, in the 1960s, and she was my Library School teacher in the old library, in the Connett Building. I remember from Library School that we were very good children, and sat quietly and listened to my mother’s animated readings of the wonderful stories being published around that time. My mother could turn a book reading into a one-woman show. When the new library opened next door to the Connett Building, Mary E. Vorwerk was hired as the Children’s Librarian and became my mother’s boss. There was always a Halloween party in the room off of the Children’s Room, where my mother and Mrs. Vorwerk read to us. There would be a mini-parade in the room, and prizes, and snacks. And in the summer there were the reading challenges: You would keep track of how many books you read on your chart in the library. Schools didn’t give summer assignments when I was a kid, as they do now, but the library picked up the slack. Mommy worked at the library throughout my childhood and teenage years. She and Mrs. Vorwerk continued with Library School and helping children learn to love to read. In 1980, I was 20 years old, and my mom was still working in the Children’s Room. She started having a sore and hoarse throat, but just thought it would soon go away. She finally went to the doctor. After many tests, the answer came back…she had ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). She lost her voice, and it seemed she would not be able to work in the library anymore. But the children of the library held a benefit to raise money to buy a newly-designed computer for my mother to use at work. She could type into the computer, and it would speak for her! This was quite a miracle in 1981, and it meant she could continue working with the kids, whom she loved so well, and who loved her as much or more. Sadly, Mommy lost her battle with ALS on June 25, 1983, and Mary Vorwerk passed away in July 1985. I still meet people today who tell me that my mother instilled in them the love of reading, and even some who say she nurtured their dreams through learning when they were children. A librarian remains an important member of the village enabling our children to grow strong and wise. Meg, left, with her mother and her brother Kevin, 1971.

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