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.”...

Summer Theater Review: ‘Tick, Tick . . . Boom’

The Princeton Summer Theater has opened an ambitious season with Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical rock musical “Tick, Tick … Boom!” in a beautifully realized production....

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Costumer Miller Dresses Up Festival Stages

With Princeton Festival’s extravaganza underway, costume designer Marie Miller’s work is visible in two musical-theater presentations: Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the...

Author Turned Artist Recounts Being ‘Old in Art School’

Nell Painter enjoyed a celebrated career as professor of American history at Princeton University. But after decades of earning fellowships and honors and publishing...

Princeton Festival Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’

The visual is as important as the musical in Princeton Festival’s handsome production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Viewed on opening night, June 16,...

Let’s Try … The Peacock Inn

Fine dining has resurrected phoenix-like in Princeton in the newly reopened Peacock Inn on Bayard Lane. The restored, grand old mansion, bar, and restaurant...
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