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.”...

A New Take on Classical for New Brunswick Orchestra

New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra (NBCO) music director Mark Hyczko is taking seriously his mandate to lead the orchestra in new directions by launching a...

Pulling Strings for Kids at a Grownup Festival

The Princeton Festival is creating a kind of Spoleto Festival in central New Jersey. Now in its 10th season, the festival — one that...

Blawenburg Band Celebrates Summer And Sousa

When — for whatever reason — the United States Marine Corps Band said, “No” to an invitation to perform at Longwood Gardens in Kennett...

Review: ‘Chapter Two’

When New Hope’s Bucks County Playhouse announced Marsha Mason would direct Neil Simon’s 1977 play, “Chapter Two,” the task of any actress playing the...

Film Festival Brings World and State to New Brunswick

The New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2014 is off and running at Rutgers University in New Brunswick through Thursday, July 10. ...

Exhibit Mixes Ideas and Beauty to Ask ‘What Is Going On?’

In the paintings of Jose Anico, who emigrated from the Dominican Republic in 1996, we get a strong sense of the industrial landscape of...
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