It’s a spooky Halloween edition of the podcast this week because when you want to know what’s going on in Maplewood and South Orange, who you gonna call? SOMAPSO!

We rewind to the Craft Beer Tasting, Monster Bawl, and the Apprentice.

We are looking forward to the Halloween Parade, Studio Tour, First Fridays at the Elks, Community Planting Day, CKO Kickboxing, Brunch in the Loft with Tracy Nelson, Masters of the Telecaster, the grand opening of Barn Bird, and Three Sisters Stew.

Three Things to Know with Maplewood Karate, Union Square Pretzel Co., Perla Oysters, Lum’s Cellars, a coat drive, and daylight savings.

And, of course, remember to get out there and VOTE!

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Studio Tour SOMA.

LINKS:

Barn Bird Kitchen

Maplewood Karate

Union Square Pretzel Co.

Perla Oyster

Lum’s  Cellars 

SOMA Shares Coat Drive

We rewind to Purgefest, cheese pretzels, and Mapso Scary voting. 

We’re looking forward to wearing our costumes for a full week at all the Halloween events—Monster Bawl, Spooky Spiotta, kids dance party, Elks Fright Night Dance Party, Village Hall Halloween, Family Fright Night, Hilton Halloween, Halloween, SOPL Halloween, and the Maplewood Halloween. Plus Craft Beer Tasting, Tails and Treats, and Diwali Fest.

Three Things with help with social services, the SO Co-Lab, mail-in ballots, and listener email.

Thank you to Studio Tour SOMA for sponsoring this week’s episode.

Thank you to our sponsor Studio Tour SOMA.

LINKS:

SO Co-Lab vendor interest email 

Leave the leaves!

Drought warning

Get a mail-in ballot

What’s happening the week of October 26, 2023.

It’s the spookiest week of the year and we kick things off with ghost stories and skeletons. 

We rewind to the Adult School Decades Dance Party, Boss Molly, Manufacturer’s Village, and Two Guys Who Sell Cake. 

We’re looking ahead to General Store Shops and Cafe Halloween Party, Noiré Dispensary Grand Opening, Jack the Ripper, the Repair Cafe, the Maplewood Library Book Sale, Rocket Improv, Unveiled, Dia de la Muertos, and the Halloween Parade (whew! that’s a lot!). 

Three things with a new record store, Mapso Family Follies, MAPSOScary, SOPL air Pods contest, and NEW SWEET VERMOUTH MERCH!!

Are we just three mice in a rat costume The world may never know. Enjoy spooky week everyone!

LINKS:

Studio Tour

Two Guys Who Sell Cake

Dia de la Muertos

Repair Cafe

Brainiac Records

SOPL Air Pods contest

Sweet Vermouth Merch

What’s happening the week of October 27, 2022.

Cat and Chrissy take you through what's happening in South Orange and Maplewood this week, including a calendar rundown.

We look ahead to the Boss Molly Bourbon Tasting and the Monster Bawl.

Cat gives you Three Things You Need To Know this week. Plus, we find out why Chrissy is spending Halloween in a glass box.

What’s happening the week of October 6, 2022.

Cat and Chrissy take you through what's happening in South Orange and Maplewood this week, with a calendar rundown, the rewind, what to look forward to this week, a special Spooky Season version of Three Things To Know, and we totally stay on topic. (Narrator: They didn’t stay on topic.)

In this episode, we learn the difference between Jason and Michael Myers and solve all your Halloween costume problems — if you’re a twin.