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.”...

New Brunswick Jazz Project Marks Five Years on High Note

When the three co-founders of the New Brunswick Jazz Project (NBJP) decided to do something about the city’s lack of a jazz scene and...

A Cop Whose Tickets Are Something to Laugh About

Maybe the line “a retired cop walks into a nightclub” isn’t the best opening for a bit of comedy, but real life has its...

Passage Theater Review: ‘The Goldilocks Zone’

Something is not “just right” in the established relationships of two separate couples living a New York City subway ride apart from each other....

Writer Remembers America’s First Military

Three hundred years ago at the time of the American Revolution, when the city of Trenton was a mere village half its current size...

A Re-imagined Whitney Offers New Perspectives

The guards are back! Oh, yes, the living breathing ones, sure, but also Fred Wilson’s “Guarded View,” four headless mannequins made of wood, paint,...

Trenton Fest Offers Chance to Pig Out

Pork Roll — a Trenton contribution to New Jersey breakfast tables — is getting the celebrity treatment with a recent cookbook and a day-long...
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