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.”...

Orchestra Festival Mixes Music With Shakespeare

Jacques Lacombe, artistic director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, turns to playwright William Shakespeare for the orchestra’s 2015 three-concert Winter Festival — one...

Photographer Creates Realities for ‘Story Time’ Exhibition

While photography has been connected to evidence and truth, practitioners have always manipulated images to create reality. And in the 1950s American photographer Jerry...

Photography That Bares More Than Meets the Eye

The current photo exhibition at the Wessel + O’Conner Fine Art Gallery in Lambertville provides an opportunity to combine three topics that may have...

Let’s Try . . . Seasons 52

The wait is over for the newest addition to the Route 1 dining scene. Seasons 52 has opened in MarketFair to the delight of...

Opportunities

Volunteer Please CONTACT is offering two volunteer training...

Little Engines that Could: The Christmas-Train Connection

When it comes to the Christmas season, area train lovers are definitely on board. Take the hundreds of people lining up for the annual...
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