The Village Sunset Music Series has been conceived to be the background sounds to your outdoor dining experience, in our #pedestrianfriendly Maplewood downtown. the Saturday music series will feature the talent of locally-grown musicians. Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture in collaboration with Maplewood Village Alliance, are injecting much needed energy and rhtythm to the streets of our artsy town.

Come eat and stroll, while enjoying the masks on-socially distanced performance this week!!

Formed in 2014, Mama D & The Vexations is a high-energy cover band based out of Morristown, NJ. Their renditions of hits from the 60s through today keep the crowd moving all night long, always chanting "One More Song!" The band features Donna Ward on vocals (Fanwood, NJ), Nick Malishchak on guitar (Madison, NJ), Jasmine Bloch-Krempels on bass (Vauxhall, NJ), John Holmok on drums (South Orange, NJ) and Chris Bleeke on keys/trumpet (Dunellen, NJ). The band’s unique take on a wide variety of classic rock, pop, country and soul tunes keeps them performing regularly at weddings, private parties, and bars throughout North Jersey. All of the members are music educators, and Jasmine Bloch-Krempels is proud to serve as the Director of 5th Grade Bands for the South Orange-Maplewood School District.

** Safety measures are in place and Social Distancing Ambassadors will remind you to stay 6 feet apart and wear your masks.