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.”...

Opportunities

For the Young American Red Cross will be...

Benefit Auction at American Boychoir

All is not lost for the American Boychoir. Despite the recent announcement of its bankruptcy (U.S. 1, April 15), the Mapleton Road-based and internationally...

Review: Ian August’s ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is Just Right for Passage

Ian August has a legion of people in his galaxy. A prolific and indefatigable writer (at least six full-length works and several shorter ones),...

Reviving Fraktur, A Historical Pennsylvania Folk Art

When we were kids we got to indulge in lavishly illustrated picture books, but then not again until we read to our own children...

McCarter Review: ‘Five Mile Lake’

Though significant events occur in Rachel Bonds’ engrossingly disarming slice of life, “Five Mile Lake,” it’s the small, daily, personal dramas, the slings and...

Filmmakers Deliver ‘Baby’ Nassau Film Festival

For central New Jersey film lovers and filmmakers, there can never be too many film festivals in the region, especially if they’re held in...
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