Arts & Entertainment

PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the Allentown Village Initiative presents the borough’s first PorchFest. The free event will...

Lawrence historian wins $25K national scholarship

While many parents take their children on vacation trips to the beach or the mountains, Julia Ciccone's parents...

Piano Jam opens Richardson’s Steinway to all

For generations, some of the world’s leading pianists have taken a seat at the Steinway grand piano in...

Art Cart delivers a new kind of soul food to town

It’s a hot summer day and brightly dressed Brook Beatty stands on South Broad Street in downtown Trenton. After...

Laura Benanti brings ‘Nobody Cares’ home

Laura Benanti says she is “blessed to be a chameleon.” Her context is unexpected. She is not referring to being...

Princeton Summer Theater Review: ‘Dracula’

Blatancy never tops subtlety. A lesson for today...

Communities Come Together to Celebrate Juneteenth

Juneteenth — the United States’ “second Independence Day” marking the end of the Civil War and of slavery in the country on June 19,...

L’Annexe de Mamie Colette: new bakery, traditional French treats

Central New Jersey’s burgeoning bakery scene received a fresh boost in March when L’Annexe de Mamie Colette opened the doors to its brand new...

In Troubled Times, Lee Goldberg Turns to Soup

Listening to the news these days can bring unspeakable sadness. ...

The Princeton Festival: From Bach to Broadway to Opera Buffa

This week marks the opening performances of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Princeton Festival, which runs through June 22. While the headlining event of the...

Crossroads Theatre Company Review: ‘Fences’

Though the drama and humanity of August Wilson’s best piece, “Fences,” is glimpsed at New Brunswick’s Crossroad Theatre, Ricardo Khan’s production had not reached...
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