b'tomatchoneacustomersgrand- Street in downtown Maplewood, jour- Sprmother was wearing in a family por- nalist Rose Bennett Gilbert can oftenEvents That Matter Fianlgltrait. be caught eyeing all that glitters in theSouth Orange Performing Arts Center (contd)Tony says he undertakes about awindows of Beacon Jewelers.half-dozen such custom assignmentsJune 77:30 PM Joe DeRosa: Mainstage debut of everymonth,eachonerequiringaward-winning comic about two months to conceive andJune 127PM SOPAC Celebrates Share the Love complete. Each one is a masterworkwith Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Lovein precious metals and stones.DETAILSOne SOPAC Way, South Orange; 973 313-2787, But as Tony points out, Jewelrysopacnow.orgis not just to be worn. Why not putJoe DeRosaa special piece in a picture frame orMaplewood Garden Club shadow box? One customer created a family memorial under the top ofMay 5 7:30PM Plant Sale Preview Slide Show: a glass coffee table he had made. Hebehind-the-scenes glimpses of New Jerseys Big showcased interesting things such asMomma of Plant Sales, with a preview of some of the his grandfathers pocket knife. perennials, annuals, herbs and other unique plants The idea, Tony emphasizes, is toDETAILSThe Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood; show off things you really enjoy. maplewoodgardenclub.org/Joanne Santangelo spent a lot of time Like everyone else who passes the cor- as a child in the stores workroom. SheMay 812-8PM ;May 98AM-8PM ;May 10 8AM-ner of Maplewood Avenue and Bakernow minds the front of the store. 4PM 88th Annual Maplewood Garden Club Plant Sale: perennials and annuals; vegetables, herbs, and All That Glitters houseplants; visit early for best selections Maplewood Garden Club DETAILSMaplewood Community Pool Parking Lot, 187 Boyden Little Gems About Jewelry Ave, Maplewood; maplewoodgardenclub.org/plant-salePlant SaleWhere do the jewels go at night? No window shopping after closing hourSouth Orange Recreation & Cultural at Beacon Jewelers. All the luscious jewelry is safely tucked out of sight and out of reach every evening, only to reappear the next business day.AffairsIt takes an hour to put everything away at night and an hour to set up inMay 76:30-8:30PM Visionaries in the Making: the morning, reports Joanne Santangelo, who speaks from experience.Columbia High School Student Arts Showcase, Whats that set of sterling tableware worth today? Not much, sighs Tony.highlighting the vision, creativity, and passion of the Todays generation may be food-obsessed, but they cant be bothered tostudents, exhibit runs through June 8polish sterling tableware. People are selling their heirloom silver to beDETAILSPierro Gallery at Baird Community Center, 5 MeadCSH Student Artsmelted down. Its worth about $33 an ounce. Street, South Orange; 973-378-7754, southorange.org ShowcaseMay 136PM AAPI Movie Night & Discussion: Sterling tableware may have been worth your life back in the days of theSpecial screening of "Yellow Rose," a Filipina teen Black Plague! Maplewood journalist Linda Eckhardt, food authority andin Texas dreams of becoming a country music star author of cookbooks by the dozen, notes that the plague wreaked mostwhile facing the threat of deportationhavoc among poor people who ate from utensils made of wood whileMay 165-8PM Swing Into Spring: Adults 55+ can many in the upper classes who had tableware made of silver survived.enjoy dinner, a trivia showdown, and dancing to a FYI: Silver is known to be antimicrobial. lively mix of classic and contemporary tunes Yellow Rose screeningDid you know that Newark once dominated the manufacturing of solidMay 175-8PM AAPI Celebration & Potluck: free gold jewelry? In 1929 Newark found itself the center of solid-gold jew- community potluck, live performances, karaoke, elry production in AmericaThink Tiffany & Co., etc. Were quoting fromhenna, face painting, hair extensions, and a special The Glitter & the Gold, a comprehensive look-back over the jewelry film screeningindustrys glory years, 1875 to 1929. It was compiled by former NewarkDETAILSBaird Community Center, 5 Mead Street, South Orange; Museum curator Ulysses Dietz of Maplewood to accompany an exhibition973-378-7754, southorange.orgplanned by the museum.May 269-11AM Memorial Day Ceremony: a tributeMemorial Day CeremonyThe exhibition never quite got off the ground, but Dietzs 2.4-pound tometo the men and women who made the ultimate is a fascinating paean to the artistic skills of Newarks designers, crafts- sacrifice in service to our nationmen, and business leaders. DETAILSMemorial Rock by the South Orange Duck Pond, Meadowland Park; 973-378-7754, southorange.orgWhats trending in jewelry today? Men are wearing two earrings! ThatsJune 6 6-8PM Columbia High School Film & one too many, according to Tony. But, he adds with a smile, Its good forAnimation Showcase: experience a dynamicCHS Film & Animation business.collection of student-created films and animations ShowcaseDETAILSBaird Community Center, Stage and Screen Room, 5 Mead Street, South Orange; 973-378-7754, southorange.org contd on p. 39feature story /37'