Springfield Avenue Merchant News for July 17, 2025

Construction Outlook   
As mentioned, I can only share the information about specific work locations and dates that I'm given. I do continually request that I receive dates and location information with as much advance notice as possible. 
Important: If you have an important preplanned event at your space in the coming 1.5 months, please send me info on the event, the date, and the time. 
Please don't send regular course of business and classes. This is for special events that have been preplanned with a date certain.  I will share the info with the Department of Public Works with the aim of not limiting access to such events.

Marketing Our Businesses
SAM invested in its social media content this year, and have been working on highlighting our businesses in fun, captivating ways. If you have something special going on that you'd like us to know about or want to meet with our social media consultant about being highlighting, be in touch! And follow us on Instagram at @springfield_ave

Mondays: Maplewood Farmers Market
The Farmer's Market is going strong from 2pm to 7pm on Monday nights.
Springfield Avenue businesses are welcome to sign up for a spot to promote their business and sell your wares.  If interested, please contact Herminia Davila at hdavila@maplewoodnj.gov

Friday Night Gazebo Series
The Friday Night Music Series at the Gazebo starts tomorrow night at 7PM with Janétza Miranda.
The full summer lineup dates and times are here.

Springfield Avenue's Sunday Summer Jazz 
Our Sunday Summer Jazz goes for two Sundays on August 3 and 10.  We have some SAM businesses attending, but want to extend the invite.  
If you are interested in tabling, contact Heather Kilmet Cruzate (SAM's awesome social media consultant) at  heather.kilmercruzate@gmail.com to be involved. 

Affordable Art Show
SAM is co-hosting the SOMA Affordable Art sale at the Gazebo on Sunday, September 7th. This popular event (organized by some of the artists that painted SAM's utility boxes!) features local artists at affordable prices.
For more information and to apply, visit https://www.somaaffordableart.com/

And yes, the rumors are true—Governor Murphy was on Springfield Avenue at the Gazebo today to sign a bill of pedestrian and bike safety!