42 / matters magazine / holiday 2018 77. Our back room is perfect for holi- day parties, Park Wood Diner, 1958 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, 973-313-3990, parkwooddiner.com 78. Art by Erin Rogers Pickering, avail- able at the Gallery 103 Art Store, Geralyn’s Art Studio, 103 Baker Street, Maplewood, 973-275-1966, geralynsartstudio.com 79. For your home theater or multi-room audio/video system, Thornhill Elec- tronics, 973-762-0200, thornhillonline. com 80. Colossal shrimp with fresh mango, diced leeks, white wine, garlic, spic- es and cream served with coconut basmati rice and grilled zucchini at Papillon 25 Restaurant and Martini Bar, 25 Valley Street, South Orange, 973-761-5299, papillon25.com 81. Gift a haircut, Village Barbers, 167 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, 973-763-4710, villagebarbersnj.com 82. Give the gift of new shock absorb- ers from DeFinis Service Station, 2058 Millburn Avenue, Maplewood, 973-762-9788 83. Free wallpaper priming with wall- paper installation for one room by Decorative, Bill Paulison, 908-510- 9373 84. Dress your door with an airy arrange- ment of winter greens and dried bo- tanicals, various sizes starting at $45, Brave Floral, 87 Baker Street, Maple- wood, 973-761-0026, bravefloral.com historic-themedselectionincludes:ear- ly American children’s games and toys, quill pens and ink, historic cookbooks, cookie molds, tin lanterns, A newly re- produced 1931 map of Maplewood, and more. Purchases benefit Durand- Hedden. For details and a gingerbread house competition entry form visit durandhedden.org. Maplewood Garden Club will present three speakers to enliven the winter months. On December 10, Lorraine Kiefer, co-owner of Triple Oaks Nursery and Herb Garden, will share her knowledge of floral design using cultivated flowers and natural elements and demonstrate how to cre- ate floral arrangements with beautiful affordable materials. On January 7, George Burns from Barlow’s Flower Jenny Rose Carey shares stories about the women who helped shape famous American gardens February 4 at the Maplewood Memorial Library. Farm will share everything he knows about houseplants, including watering needs, fertilizing, repotting and the best plants for each type of lighting situation. On February 4, Jenny Rose Carey, Senior Director of the Pennsyl- vania Horticultural Society’s Meadow- brook Farm, will highlight some early- 20th -century female landscape designers and gardeners who left a lasting impact on gardens in America. Each event will take place at Maplewood Memo- rial Library at 7:30 p.m. and follows a brief business meeting. For details visit maplewoogardenclub.org. Middle and high school students are invited to Open Gym at Columbia High School from 5 to 9 p.m. Decem- ber 13. Sponsored by Eternal Light and GCADA, Open Gym features food, basketball, ping pong, games, dancing and a chance to get to know some local police officers. For details contact Sgt. Fields at cfields@twp.ma- plewood.nj.us. Maplewood resident producer Gregory Omar Osborne will pres- ent A Park Avenue Christmas, a new musical written by Ed Dickson, at Entries in the annual gingerbread house contest will be on display at the Durand- Hedden House December 9. Middle and High School students are invited to Open Gym at Columbia High School December 13. George Burns will talk about caring for our houseplants January 7 at the Maple- wood Memorial Library. continued from p. 11