mattersmagazine.com 13 localmatters the website below for details and an entry form.) Also bring a camera to catch a photo of your children with a live Victorian Santa. The Country Store has special inexpensive gifts for family, friends and teachers, while benefiting the Durand- HeddenHouse.Thehistoric-themed selection includes such items as early American children’s games and toys, facsimile documents, quill pens and ink, historic cookbooks, cookie molds, tin lanterns, reproductive decorative items and ceramics, local honey and Original 1910 Chocolate Fudge sauce. Also available are the original Doors of Maplewood poster, Smile: A Pictorial History of Olympic Park, 1887-1965 and the new acid- free reproduction of the charming 1931 Map of Maplewood. For more information call 973-763-7712 or visit durandhedden.org. Maplewood Library is one of only 50 libraries in the country to present Thinking Money: a Financial Expedition. Thinking Money is a museum-quality traveling exhibition, whichexploresfinancialthemesthrough fun, hands-on activities and interactive iPad content. Thinking Money strives to teach tweens, teens and adults in an understandable but fun way about financial topics suchassaving,spendingand avoiding fraud. A kick-off party will be held December 17 from 2 – 4 p.m. and will run through January 19 at Maplewood Memorial Librar y, 51 Baker ABSOLUTELY PURE extra strong TEAM WE SELL OUR HOMES FOR 3% MORE THAN THE AVERAGE AGENT AND IN LESS THAN HALF THE AVERAGE TIME.* Mark Slade Homes Team o 973.762.5400 | c 917.797.5059 Sladehomes@gmail.com | sladeblog.com www.goodhomesforgoodpeople.com each office independently owned and operated *as calculated using stats pulled from the GSMLS Street. For more details pick up a brochure, call 973-762-1622 or visit maplewoodlibrary.org. Thinking Money was developed by the American Library Association Public Programs Office in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, whose support makes this exhibition possible. To help support education intheSouthOrangeandMaplewood public schools, host (or co-host) a party for the Achieve Foundation’s 13th Annual Night of 100 Dinners on March 4. Invite your friends to a party: a neighborhood chili fest or a candlelight dinner; a murder mystery, Oscars night or any other themed party – the choice is yours. Instead of bringing wine or dessert, your guests will make a contribution to the Achieve Foundation to fund teacher grants, volunteer tutors, professional developments, STEAM education and so much more in all ten SOM District schools. For more information call 973-378-2055, email 100dinners@achievefoundation. org or visit achievefoundation.org. Achieve Foundation is looking for hosts for the Annual Night of 100 Dinners on March 4. HOLIDAY HOURS mon.—wed. 10am-6pm thurs.—sat. 10am—8:00pm • sun. 12—4pm Don’t forget to stop by and fill out your WISH LIST! this HOLIDAY SEASON... ...and DELIGHT! 973.313.2722 ■ thetenthmusegallery.com DAZZLE