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...

Percussion Adds a New Voice for Youth Orchestra

The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey has had the good fortune to work with visiting musicians from some rather venerable professional ensembles. And none...

Playwright Bonds’ ‘Goodnight Nobody’ Arrives in Princeton

McCarter Theater has opened 2020 with the premiere of “Goodnight Nobody” by Rachel Bonds. ...

Opportunities: Calls for Singers, Actors, and Volunteers

Call for Singers Opportunity abounds for those who...

Celebrate Winter Through Sights and Sounds

Recent news stories have been touting the health benefits of the arts, promising to reduce chronic pain, mitigate the symptoms of mental impairment, stimulate...

A Winter’s Tale from the Trenton Islands

My 2017 article “An Island Adventure in New Jersey’s Capital,” about three Delaware River islands within the city of Trenton’s borders, has generated a...

Opportunities: Chances to Perform and Volunteer

Audition ActorsNET, a non-profit theater group in Morrisville,...
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