Cultural Diversity Takes Center Stage at 2019 Springfield Avenue Gazebo Summer Concert Series

July 19, 2019

From the Maplewood Office of Cultural Affairs: Once again boasting a wide-ranging mix of musical styles, Maplewood’s Springfield Avenue Gazebo Concert Series returns this summer beginning on July 19 and running through August 16. All concerts are on Friday nights starting at 7:00 pm. and are free and open to the public. For a second year in a row, the Maplewood Office

PHOTOS: A Maplewood 4th of July Tradition Where the Goodness is Baked Right In

July 16, 2019

Although the eye-poppingly glorious fireworks get the glory, Maplewood residents love their hometown Maplewood 4th of July celebration for many of its humbler, homier aspects. The annual baking contest is one of them. Organized by Janet Crane and judged by a fleet of volunteers, the contest draws the most charming, creative and tasty baked goods around each year — most with a

Lydia Johnson Dance School Opens Registration for Fall Classes

July 12, 2019

From Lydia Johnson Dance School: Lydia Johnson Dance School’s Fall classes are open for registration. As LJD is a not-for-profit NJ 501(c)(3) organization all classes are held at The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood Village. The school offers an unparalleled opportunity to work directly with acclaimed choreographer Lydia Johnson and her dancers who have received accolades from prestigious New York dance

Antibalas, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds, Turkuaz Headline Maplewoodstock 2019 July 13, 14

July 12, 2019

From Maplewoodstock: Maplewoodstock, in its sixteenth year, will be full of energy as it presents power bands Turkuaz and Antibalas and up and coming Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds. Brooklyn-based Antibalas with its Afrobeat voice of resistance will close Saturday night, July 13, and Turkuaz, covering a range of sounds in festival funk fashion, will close the show Sunday night,

UPDATE: Maplewoodstock Canopy, Care of the Park, Space and Crowd Policy

July 12, 2019

Update from Maplewood Township on July 11 at 3:55 p.m.: This post was updated on 7/11/19 to provide guidance regarding "Care of the park" The 16th Annual Maplewoodstock Arts and Music Festival takes place this coming weekend, July 13th and 14th from 12:00pm until 10:00pm in Maplewood Memorial Park amphitheater (across Dunnell Road from the train station). In addition to the usual art vendors, food vendors

PHOTOS: Maplewood’s 4th of July Is Off to a Sweet Red, White & Blue Start!

July 4, 2019

The bike parade, 5K, foot races and baking contest launched Maplewood into full patriotic mode this morning, with the colors of our national flag everywhere. Organizers from the Maplewood 4th of July Committee remind visitors that they can escape from the heat in the Civic House, which is acting as a cooling center. In addition, those with accessibility issues can enjoy

PHOTOS: Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy Completes Flagpole Hill Restoration

July 2, 2019

The Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy completed its first major renovation project last week, and celebrated with a post on its Facebook page. "And, it's a wrap! The completion of our first landscape restoration project, Flagpole Hill, is a major milestone for the Conservancy. After two years of design, planning, pitching, approvals, fundraising, and digging in the dirt, the final trees and