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.”...

The Coming Season: Hot Tickets at McCarter

McCarter Theater’s 2011-’12 theater season includes, for the first time, three world premieres, including one from theatrical giant, John Guare, and one from America’s...

How to Get 20-Somethings to Dig Classical Music

Hearing 29-year-old Cameron Carpenter play will change your mind about the organ. He delivers power, rather than piety; boisterousness, rather than bombast; playfulness, not...

Opportunities

Call for Artists West Windsor Arts Council seek...

Trenton Makes Ceramics, the World Takes

Those were the days. The days when Trenton made and the world took. And, when it came to making in Trenton, pottery was at...

Theater Review: ‘Crimes of the Heart’

"Crimes of the Heart” was Beth Henley’s first major play to appear on Broadway. It was nominated for a 1981 Tony Award and subsequently...

Taking the Road More Travelled: In Japan and Abroad

Winter cabin fever lingering? Weather got you down? You can to get away from it all without leaving town — all you have to...
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