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.”...

Artist’s Visual Poetry Makes Magic Garden a Destination

To borrow a phrase from the movie “This is Spinal Tap,” the wow factor at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens has been “turned up to 11”...

Bucks Playhouse Review: ‘Other Desert Cities’

The ending of Jon Robin Baitz’s otherwise well-crafted “Other Desert Cities” has always disappointed me. It comes out of nowhere and seems like a...

Opportunities

Audition The Sharim v’Sharot choir will hold auditions...

A Landmark Forest Keeps the Past Very Present

An empty firewood stand and a mailbox are the lone markers viewable from the road. The mailbox address numbers are faded, some completely, but...

Once Lost Solar Eclipse Paintings See Light

A small but compelling new exhibit at the Princeton University Art Museum, “Transient Effects: The Solar Eclipses and Celestial Landscapes of Howard Russell Butler,”...

Princeton Summer Theater Review: ‘Appropriate’

It has been a summer of sell-out performances and rave reviews for Princeton Summer Theater, and this season’s finale, “Appropriate,” will certainly add to...
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