“New Jersey’s Obesity Epidemic: The Role of the Health Care Professional,” the next event in UMDNJ’s President’s Lecture Series, will discuss the causes and impact of the obesity epidemic on New Jersey residents and address prevention strategies. Featured speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Levine, a family physician and women’s health specialist at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a past contestant on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.”

Where: Delta Dental of New Jersey Educational Conference Center, Oral Health Pavilion, New Jersey Dental School, 50 12th Ave., Lecture Halls B963 and B965, Newark

Cost: Free to the public, varies for health care professionals (see website for details)

To Register: Call 800-227-4852 and select option #1 or visit ccoe.umdnj.edu/catalog/medical/12MC06.htm

Sponsored by UMDNJ – the Office of the President and the Department of University Advancement and Communications and UMDNJ – Center for Continuing and Outreach Education

Website: http://ccoe.umdnj.edu/catalog/medical/12MC06.htm

Phone: 800-227-4852

Price: Free to the public, varies for health care professionals (see website for details)

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SOPL Discussion Group

December 30, 2011, 4:55 am

≫ Next: SOPL Discussion Group

≪ Previous: N.J.’s Obesity Epidemic: The Role of the Health Care Professional Symposium

Location: South Orange Public Library
65 Scotland Rd, South Orange, NJ

When: January 19, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm

The South Orange Public Library Discussion Group will host speaker Chandler Burr, author and curator of Dept. of Olfactory Art at Museum of Arts & Desig who will address the topic of his latest book, "You or Someone Like You".

Website: http://www.sopl.org

Phone: 973-762-0230

Price: $0

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SOPL Discussion Group

December 30, 2011, 4:58 am

≫ Next: SOPL Film Series "Chocolat"

≪ Previous: SOPL Discussion Group

Location: South Orange Public Library
65 Scotland Rd, South Orange, NJ

When: January 26, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm

The South Orange Public Library Discussion Group will host speaker JoAnn Middleton, author and professor of English at Drew University, who will speak on the topic of What Makes It Country Music.

Website: http://www.sopl.org

Phone: 973-762-0230

Price: $0

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SOPL Film Series "Chocolat"

December 30, 2011, 4:59 am

≫ Next: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

≪ Previous: SOPL Discussion Group

Location: South Orange Public Library
65 Scotland Rd, South Orange, NJ

When: January 31, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm

The South Orange Public Library, as part of the the Food For Thought film series, presents "Chocolat". Following the film will be a discussion led by John Columbus, founder and director of the Black Maria Film Festival

Website: http://www.sopl.org

Phone: 973-762-0230

Price: $0

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Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

December 30, 2011, 8:16 am

≫ Next: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

≪ Previous: SOPL Film Series "Chocolat"

Location: Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Dr, Millburn, NJ

When: January 18, 2012 / January 19, 2012 / January 25, 2012 / January 26, 2012 / February 1, 2012 / February 8, 2012 / February 9, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm

Bernard, an American playboy in swinging ’60s Paris, juggles three flight-attendant fiancées — one American, one German and one Italian. With the help of airline timetables and a phenomenally efficient housekeeper, he convinces each she is his only love. But then — mon dieu! — a fast new Boeing jet puts the flight attendants on a collision course, hurtles his cunning deception toward disaster, and provides the lift-off for laugh after laugh..

Website: http://www.papermill.org

Phone: 973.376.4343

Price: $45-$80

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Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

December 30, 2011, 8:20 am

≫ Next: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

≪ Previous: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

Location: Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Dr, Millburn, NJ

When: January 18, 2012 / January 20, 2012 / January 21, 2012 / January 25, 2012 / January 27, 2012 / January 28, 2012 / January 31, 2012 / February 1, 2012 / February 3, 2012 / February 4, 2012 / February 8, 2012 / February 10, 2012 / February 11, 2012
Time: 1:30 pm

Website: http://papermill.org

Phone: 973.376.4343

Price: $45-$80

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Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

December 30, 2011, 8:27 am

≫ Next: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

≪ Previous: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

Location: Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Dr, Millburn, NJ

When: January 22, 2012 / January 29, 2012 / February 5, 2012 / February 12, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm

Website: http://www.papermill.org

Phone: 973.376.4343

Price: $45-$80

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Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

December 30, 2011, 8:32 am

≫ Next: MLK Day Movie for Kids

≪ Previous: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

Location: Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Dr, Millburn, NJ

When: January 20, 2012 / January 21, 2012 / January 27, 2012 / January 28, 2012 / February 3, 2012 / February 4, 2012 / February 10, 2012 / February 11, 2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Website: http://www.papermill.org

Phone: 973.376.4343

Price: $0

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MLK Day Movie for Kids

December 30, 2011, 9:40 am

≫ Next: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at St. George's

≪ Previous: Boeing-Boeing at the Paper Mill Playhouse

Location: South Orange Performing Arts Center
1 Trenchard Pl, South Orange, NJ

When: January 16, 2012
Time: 10:30 am

The Marshall School PTA is sponsoring an event to show the animated film, "Our Friend, Martin," to commemorate the life and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King. The Emmy-nominated film about Dr. King and the civil rights movement in America is aimed at kids from preschool to middle school. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The film will be shown at 10:30am on January 16, 2012 at the South Orange Performing Arts Center.

To order tickets for $7 each, please email Delores Mae at dwmae@yahoo.com.

Email: dwmae@yahoo.com

Price: $7 per ticket

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at St. George's

December 30, 2011, 10:57 am

≫ Next: Introduction to Basic Skills for Icon Writing

≪ Previous: MLK Day Movie for Kids

Location: Saint George's Episcopal Church
550 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ

When: January 15, 2012
Time: 10:30 am

On Sunday, January 15, St. George's Episcopal Church will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a sermon by parishioner Dan Austin. Following the 10:30 a.m. service, there will be a special coffee hour hosted by the Absalom Jones Committee for Black History & Culture. The committee organizes both educational and social events with a focus on black history and culture.

Price: $0

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Introduction to Basic Skills for Icon Writing

December 30, 2011, 11:03 am

≫ Next: Screening of "American Teacher"

≪ Previous: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at St. George's

Location: Saint George's Episcopal Church
550 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ

When: January 22, 2012 / January 29, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm

On Sunday, January 22 and 29, St. George's parishioner Lancey Clough will offer a chance to learn about the art of icon writing.

Icon writing is an art grounded in meditation. Each brush stroke in an Eastern Orthodox icon is painted prayer. Traditionally the icons are created using egg tempera on a gesso board surface. Learn about the prayers, how to mix egg tempera, about the colors used and the painting skills needed to write (paint) an icon. Learn about the 22 steps that are needed to write an icon, materials and sources. If there is interest, a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will be arranged.

Classes will be taught by Lancey Clough on Sunday, January 22 and 29 from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at St. George's Church - RC3. There is a cost of $25 for materials. Please RSVP to Lancey S. Clough.

Email: lanceyjane@yahoo.com

Price: $25

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Screening of "American Teacher"

December 31, 2011, 5:18 am

≫ Next: Battle of the Basement Bands

≪ Previous: Introduction to Basic Skills for Icon Writing

Location: Seth Boyden Elementary School
274 Boyden Ave, Maplewood, NJ

When: January 17, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm

The Parenting Center and the Elementary School PTA's present the screening of American Teacher, a documentary chronicling the stories of four teachers -- Erik Benner, Jonathan Dearman, Jamie Fidler, and Rhena Jasey -- who live
and work in disparate urban and rural areas of the country. By following these teachers as they reach different milestones in their careers, the film tells the deeper story of the teaching profession in America today.

A panel discussion to follow screening will include featured teacher Rhena Jasey.

FREE ADMISSION. Reserve tickets (recommended but not required) at http://bit.ly/americanteacher

Price: $0

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Battle of the Basement Bands

January 1, 2012, 7:18 am

≫ Next: Maplewood Garden Club: Successfully Starting Seeds and Rooting Cuttings

≪ Previous: Screening of "American Teacher"

Location: Our Lady of Sorrows
217 Prospect St, South Orange, NJ

When: January 21, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm

The Battle of the Basement Bands will feature Five Cent Philosophers, Asbury Knights, Shakey Ground,and Moroccan Sheepherders, in a benefit concert for the Community Food Bank of NJ.

Phone: (973) 763-5454

Price: $30

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Maplewood Garden Club: Successfully Starting Seeds and Rooting Cuttings

January 1, 2012, 7:27 am

≫ Next: Coalition on Race’s 11th Annual MLK Observance and Volunteer Service Fair

≪ Previous: Battle of the Basement Bands

Location: Maplewood Memorial Library
51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ

When: January 9, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm

The Maplewood Garden Club will conduct it's monthly meeting on January 9th at 7:30 p.m., focusing on the topic: Successfully Starting Seeds and Rooting Cuttings

Ben Lowell has a BS in Ornamental Horticulture and Environmental Design. He teaches landscape gardening at the Morris County School of Technology and is a member of the Denville Beautification Committee. His presentation will focus on those seed starting and rooting techniques that are most effective for homeowners.

The Maplewood Garden Club is a hands-on garden club, open to both men and women from Maplewood, NJ and the surrounding communities. Meetings are held September through May at the Maplewood Memorial Library (main branch) at 7:30 p.m. and are open to the public.

Website: http://www.maplewoodgardenclub.org

Price: $0

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Coalition on Race’s 11th Annual MLK Observance and Volunteer Service Fair

January 1, 2012, 7:39 am

≫ Next: Essex County Home Improvement Program

≪ Previous: Maplewood Garden Club: Successfully Starting Seeds and Rooting Cuttings

Location: Prospect Presbyterian Church
646 Prospect St, Maplewood, NJ

When: January 16, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm

Join us on Monday, January 16th, 3 p.m. at Prospect Church in Maplewood for the Coalition on Race’s 11th Annual MLK Observance and Volunteer Service Fair!

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, an African American history scholar, South Orange resident, and the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will be the keynote speaker.

Each year at the Observance we celebrate Dr. King’s legacy in a variety of forms, including spoken affirmations and selected readings from various faith traditions; songs by the local Voices in Harmony choir; and reflections on Dr. King’s idea of the Beloved Community. Anyone interested in singing with Voices in Harmony that day can simply come to Prospect Church at 1:30 p.m. to rehearse. The closing event is a Volunteer Fair/Reception at 4 p.m. at the same location. There, service and community organizations will share information and future service opportunities with residents and friends. The ultimate goal for the weekend is to honor Dr. King while strengthening our community through service that builds bridges between races and empowers individuals.

Website: http://www.twotowns.org

Price: $0

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Essex County Home Improvement Program

January 1, 2012, 8:26 am

≫ Next: Concert: THE HERO’S FIRE

≪ Previous: Coalition on Race’s 11th Annual MLK Observance and Volunteer Service Fair

Location: 230 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, NJ 07004

When: January 12, 2012
Time: 6:00 pm

Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive
The Board of Chosen Freeholders
And the Essex County Division of Housing
and Community Development
Invite the Public to Learn about the
ESSEX COUNTY HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Find out how you can get your home repaired at no cost to you. Participate in our home improvement workshop.

For information, please call 973-655-0200

Website: http://www.essex-countynj.org/

Phone: 973-655-0200

Price: $0

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Concert: THE HERO’S FIRE

January 1, 2012, 11:22 am

≫ Next: Concert: THE HERO’S FIRE

≪ Previous: Essex County Home Improvement Program

Location: New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
36 Park Pl, Newark, NJ

When: January 6, 2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Gather by the fire for the opening of the NJSO’s Winter Festival! Wagner captivates with vivid sonic seasonings. Scriabin’s score is a visionary mélange of sound and light; Stravinsky’s magical ballet lingers on the palate with burnished tones and propulsive rhythms.

JACQUES LACOMBE    conductor
YEVGENY SUDBIN       piano
ARC3DESIGN   lighting

Website: http://www.njsymphony.org/Tickets/indivticketsgateway.htm

Price: $80 - $20

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