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...

From Wrappers to Hoarding, Toilet Paper’s the Thing

The reports of fights breaking out in supermarket aisles over toilet paper may have shocked many. But it may also attracted the attention of...

Artist and GFS Founder Seward Johnson Dies

Noted area sculptor and Grounds For Sculpture founder John Seward Johnson, Jr. died of cancer on March 10 at his winter home in Key...

Opportunities

Mental Health Mental health support is available to...

Anne Frank’s Silent Words Soar in Song

“The spirit of creativity comes from a place deep within us,” observes Dr. Elayne Robinson Grossman. “It comes from a desire to connect and...

Spirited Saxophonist Furlong Jazzifies at Sanctuary

Editor’s Note: This concert has been postponed to a date to be announced due to coronavirus concerns. ...

Commentary: St. Patrick – Without Beer, Sleep, or Shoes

I am standing barefoot in the back of St. Patrick’s Basilica on an island in the northwest of Ireland. ...
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US1 | Issue 9/9/2026