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.”...

When Pencils and Markers Are the Tools of Healing

Our September 21, 2011, cover story told the story of Lonni Sue Johnson, a highly successful artist based in Princeton who, in late 2007,...

What Is a Painting Without a Viewer?

In 1998 theater director Anders Cato was living in New York when he got some terrible news from his family back home in Sweden....

Two Performance Venues Reinvent Themselves

In its early years, the venerable 72-year-old Bucks County Playhouse was the theater where many shows played before heading to Broadway. Last year, it...

U.S. 1 Crashes a Party: Night Out with NAMI

"In 2011, NAMI Mercer impacted the lives of 4,000 people and continued to address the issue of stigma surrounding mental illness. Our outreach programs...

Opportunities

Internship Program McCarter Theater is accepting applications for...

Connecting Performer and Audience in a Word

Westminster Choir, the high profile 46-member ensemble at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, adds a new dimension to concert-going in a performance on...
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