Arts & Entertainment

Basement venues give young musicians a place to be heard

On a show night, an ordinary basement in Mercer County can become a concert venue, packed with young music fans standing just a few feet from the bands while...

Leon Rainbow paints Trenton’s story on a larger canvas

Leon Rainbow is an exciting artist to watch. People have been watching him for years as he paints...

Princeton Arts Council seeks market vendors

Artists, food busines ses and vintage dealers have several August deadlines to apply for fall and holiday markets...

Bucks County marks ‘Rent’ 30th anniversary

Bucks County Playhouse will mark the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical “Rent” with a new production...

Karly C and Rebel Y’all find their stride

Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, Mercer County folks can say they knew Mike Matisa and Karly C. “when.”...

Journalist Takes to the Heavens to Solve Earthly Mysteries

Irish journalist Anthony Murphy starts easy when he talks about the site of a famous Irish earth chamber called Newgrange. ...

Opportunities: For Actors, Artists, and Good Samaritans

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

Museum Serves Up Vision of the Ancient Art of Banqueting

“The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century,” on view at the Princeton University Art Museum through February...

Portrait of a New Jersey Arts Community

“Roosevelt has been home to many prominent artists, including Ben Shahn, who painted a mural in the elementary school depicting scenes of Jewish immigration...

Cosmic Space and Art in the Age of Einstein

The early 20th century was a time of tremendous innovation in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology. Responding to this, a group of influential artists...

Bucks County Playhouse Review: ‘Once’

The second act of the Bucks County Playhouse production of “Once” contains a special moment when a crucial, emotion-fraught recording session ends, and the...
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