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...

Opportunities

Scholarships Planned The African American Chamber of Commerce...

Chamber Series Rolls on with Musical Trains of Thought

The annual Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts — this year in virtual format — is winding down its 53rd season of live free concerts...

New Books Share Words on Creating Communities

Two books arriving at the office touch on the role of arts and culture as a means to transform a city — with special...

Cezanne by the Book

The Princeton University Art Museum’s exhibition designed to highlight the work of one of the great innovators of the Western art tradition, Paul Cezanne,...

Art of Quarantine XI

Artists responded to U.S. 1’s invitation to share visual thoughts, feelings, and discoveries during our current health crisis. ...

Searching for the City on a Hill

“For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill; the eyes of all people are upon us.” ...
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US1 | Issue 9/9/2026