Arts & Entertainment

PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the Allentown Village Initiative presents the borough’s first PorchFest. The free event will...

Lawrence historian wins $25K national scholarship

While many parents take their children on vacation trips to the beach or the mountains, Julia Ciccone's parents...

Piano Jam opens Richardson’s Steinway to all

For generations, some of the world’s leading pianists have taken a seat at the Steinway grand piano in...

Art Cart delivers a new kind of soul food to town

It’s a hot summer day and brightly dressed Brook Beatty stands on South Broad Street in downtown Trenton. After...

Laura Benanti brings ‘Nobody Cares’ home

Laura Benanti says she is “blessed to be a chameleon.” Her context is unexpected. She is not referring to being...

The Curtain Rises on a Summer of New Beginnings

It’s been a difficult season for cultural organizations and event planners to figure out what was possible and with many continuing to protect audiences...

Sneaker Artist Dez FlyKickz Flying High in Trenton

“In the sneaker culture to reintroduce a sneaker is a big deal,” says artist Dez FlyKickz in her Trenton studio as she prepares for...

Off the Presses: Grant’s Tomb by Louis L. Picone

The newly released “Grant’s Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon” by Louis L. Picone is...

In Their Own Words: Speaking and Memorializing Victims of Injustice

Editor’s note: The current exhibition at the Trenton City Museum, “Women Artists, Trenton Style,” includes “Speak,” a new work by Trenton-born sculptor Nora Chavooshian....

In Memoriam: Stu Duncan

“I’m calling to just say you haven’t lost your nerve.” The encouraging caller was Stu Duncan. The receiver was me a few days away...

Artisan Wraps Strong Memories in Soft Materials

Michelle Schragger stands in the front room of her early 19th century home on Main Street in Pennington and gestures to a large space...
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