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.”...

Bob Dylan’s Turning 70, and We’re Ready to Sing

First, British rocker Ian Hunter did it, in June, 2009. Then Ringo Starr did it in July, 2010. Had John Lennon lived, he would...

The Symphony That Never Fails to Inspire the Soul

Music director Jacques Lacombe has chosen a big piece to conclude the 2010-’11 New Jersey Symphony Orchestra season — Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3....

Theater Review: ‘Sleeping Beauty Wakes’

Most of us are acquainted with the fabled fairy tale about the princess who, along with everyone else in that particular kingdom long ago...

Gathering Real Stories for the Stage

Adam Immerwahr has directed Shakespearean theater. He has worked with the Public Theater in New York, currently serves as the associate producer at McCarter...

Theater Review: ‘Little Women’

Literature’s usually a great place to find source material for solid musicals. From “My Fair Lady” to “Camelot,” on through to “Cats” and “Wicked”...

Theater Review: ‘Samuel J. and K.’

Trenton’s Passage Theater is ending its 2010-’11 season on a high with Mat Smart’s play “Samuel J. and K.” about two young African-American men...
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