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...

Time to Share Some Writing from the Region

Several books from area writers arrived at the U.S. 1 office in 2019. So once again it is time to provide a quick end...

Opportunities: Photography, Poetry, and More

Call for Photography Now is the time to...

‘Christmas Carol’ More Than a Ghost of a Chance for Trenton

When Princeton’s McCarter Theater comes alive with the sights and sounds of “A Christmas Carol,” Trenton’s Sprout U School of the Arts will be...

Astronomers Serving Up Black Holes and Brews in Trenton

“The Star That Ate Its Planets” sounds like the title of a vintage science fiction B-movie, something that might rival Ed Wood’s “Plan 9...

Crossroads Theatre Review: ‘A Christmas Carol: The Musical’

“A Christmas Carol” endures. No matter how many times it is read or seen, or how indelibly familiar it becomes, Charles Dickens’ 176-year-old story...

Opportunities: For Volunteers, Leaders, and More

Call for Volunteers Literacy New Jersey, Mercer County...
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US1 | Issue 9/9/2026