Magos Herrera is best known for her eloquent vocal improvisation and her singular bold style, which embraces elements of contemporary Jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythms singing in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. This virtual concert celebrates the vital contributions of women in the arts as part of the 2021 International Women Rising Series.

Magos Herrera is best known for her eloquent vocal improvisation and her singular bold style, which embraces elements of contemporary Jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythms singing in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. This concert celebrates the vital contributions of women in the arts as part of the 2021 International Women Rising Series.

In honor of Women's history month, The Strollers is proud to show off its...
LADY PARTS!
Scenes and snippets celebrating the fun and fabulous world of womanhood
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In honor of Women's history month, The Strollers is proud to show off its...
LADY PARTS!
Scenes and snippets celebrating the fun and fabulous world of womanhood
www.TheStrollers.org

In honor of Women’s History Month, join us for a virtual chamber music concert with members from South Orange Symphony and Garden State Philharmonic showcasing the music of women composers throughout the last 200 years.

A dynamic performer with virtuosic vocal chops, Roberta Gambarini draws rave reviews and enthusiastic fan support wherever she performs. "Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae." (Boston Globe) For this exclusive SOPAC Sessions concert, she'll be accompanied by Cyrus Chestnut on piano, John Lee on bass and Tommy Campbell on drums.

This Barometer Chocolate Virtual Chocolate Tasting in honor of Women’s History Month is a delicious opportunity to relax, connect, learn, and enjoy tasting exquisite chocolate in community. Tune into your senses and immerse yourself in the aromas, textures, tastes, colors and intricacies of fine flavor cacao by sampling award-winning craft chocolate bars from all over the world.

Somatic movement education in the tradition of Thomas Hanna is a unique and powerful method of teaching the brain to regain control of muscles it has lost due to pain, injury, trauma or accumulated stress. Learn how to restoring muscle function with gentle, easeful movements that allow you to reset muscle length and move freely with full function.

A Fireside chat with Alexandra Carter, moderated by Maplewood First Lady Marie McGehee. Alex Carter is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School. She's also the author of the groundbreaking book Ask for More, a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Marie McGehee is Global Communications Executive at Fortune 20 Company

Women are more likely to be left without health insurance through personal circumstances. Women are more likely to hold lesser paying jobs without health insurance, or lose medical coverage when divorced. This is an important session to educate women on the Affordable Care Act and learn how to protect themselves.

This harrowing and beautiful novel of the travails of West African immigrants in France, follows three women, each of whom manages an astonishing feat of self-preservation against those who have made themselves the fastest-growing and most-reviled people in Europe. In Marie NDiaye's stunning narration we see the progress by which ordinary women discover unimagined reserves of strength

Mavis!, the first feature documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the ’60s and hits in the’70s, to funked-up collaborations and her recent albums, Mavis has stayed true to her roots, kept her family close, and inspired millions along the way.

Step in and discover all the rituals and wonder of the mosque in this lyrical debut picture book from M. O. Yuksel, with gorgeous artwork from New York Times bestselling illustrator Hatem Aly. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom, this book is perfect for fans of All Are Welcome and The Proudest Blue.

POWER (People on Women’s Equity and Rights) is Columbia High School’s intersectional feminism club. POWER works to raise awareness about feminist issues within school, community, and world. POWER is a chapter of Girls Learn International, an organization that empowers and educates middle and high school students to advocate for human rights, equality, and universal education in the U.S. and around the world.

Women’s History Month Day of Service: Food, Feminine Hygiene Products, and Women’s Clothing Drive
Gather your donations, pull up and drop off your donations. Help the Girl Scouts help girls and women!
Saturday, March 20, 12:30pm – 4:30pm, OLS Pantry Lot, 217 Prospect Street, South Orange, NJ

Sisters and Friends will celebrate Women's History Month with three current day history makers. They will share with us about self-reflection, self-identification and what it means to 'be your best'. Sponsored by Sister Friend Women’s Empowerment Series of Maplewood.

A joyful chance to celebrate women in a mother/daughter ballet and contemporary class! The class will start with a warm up that includes very basic ballet and progress to a series of modern sequences that are free flowing! For daughters ages 8 and up and mothers ( or caregivers) of all ages and all levels!

Maplewood Library Director Sarah Lester will profile the women who led the way in constructing Maplewood’s two library buildings in the 1950s and 60s. Sarah will be joined by current and former Library Trustees to discuss the important role women have played in our libraries and the plans to build the new Library for the
21st Century.

What does a woman do when she is born to great privilege, has enormous wealth, loves to travel to faraway places and has a healthy dose of intellectual curiosity? Well, she collects art of course! And then she must envision a place to exhibit her treasures so that the world can appreciate her passion.

A special Women’s History Month program. Three writers mull over the relationship humor and chutzpah have to each other, and the requisite permission we must allow ourselves to share our voice with the world—as terrifying as it may seem. Join us for a chat between writers VC (Tori) Chickering, Doreen Oliver, and Rebecca Hardiman. Witty banter and staggering insight highly likely.

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This particular talk is something women and men alike need to know! Figure out how to prepare your estate and favorite things for when you leave this world for the next.The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you’re going to die some day of something? Exactly.

Our March title is Swing Time by Zadie Smith

An ambitious, exuberant novel, following two brown girls who dream of being dancers, from London to West Africa and back again.Swing Time addresses race, class, and gender, and considers; given who we are, who we are told that we are not, and who we imagine we might become, how do we find our way home?

Speakers and Maplewood Residents: Former Miss America, Kim Cockerham; Former VP Global Communications, The Estée Lauder Companies, Trenesa Danuser; Global Communications Executive and Maplewood First Lady Marie McGehee; and Co-Founder BRWL Boxing + Yoga Studio, Michelle Swittenberg.

Women are known for giving love and attention to everyone. But, are we loving to ourselves? Come join us to learn some simple techniques that allow more love within us and for us!

Hosted by: Rita Desnoyers-Garcia, Spiritual Teacher, Coach, and Author of The Self-Compassion Project and The Self-Compassion Project Workbook

The Car Mom: Kelly Suntrup, Mom of Two Under Two, Who Grew Up in the Car Business, Brings Her Perspective to the Car Buying Experience — Narrowing Your List, Top Picks, Negotiating and More

Tuesday, March 9, 8pm – 9:30pm, Online, $10 with Membership For SOMA Families Meetup Members OnlySOMA Families Meetup and Carol Mahida

With signature “sharp wit” (NPR), Annabelle Gurwitch gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our no-frills new normal doesn’t mean a deficit of humor.

Spend the day with two of Spain's most revered singers, both divas in their own right and daughters of some of the greatest stars in the history of Grand Opera. The afternoon performance is an Opera Gala featuring Montserrat Martí Caballé, daughter of soprano Montserrat Caballé and tenor Bernabé Martí.

Spend the day with two of Spain's most revered singers, both divas in their own right and daughters of some of the greatest stars in the history of Grand Opera. The day begins with an Opera Gala featuring Montserrat Martí Caballé, daughter of soprano Montserrat Caballé and tenor Bernabé Martí.

Latin Grammy Award nominee, Claudia Acuña is joined by Pablo Vergara on piano, Carlos Henderson on bass, Juancho Herrera on guitar, and Rodrigo Recabarren on drums in a two-part musical celebration to mark International Women’s Day.