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.”...

Pat Tanner: Olsson’s Comes to Palmer Square

I first encountered Olsson’s Fine Foods, a staple at the Trenton Farmers Market for a quarter century, when the business was taken over by...

Opportunities

Health Training American Red Cross of Central New...

U.S. 1 Crashes a Party: Art Opening at Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie

"As a college freshman in Ohio (at Kenyon College) 60 years ago, Paul Matthews painted Gambier Elm, a small Matisse-inflected image of a footpath...

Anna Quindlen on a Writer’s Life

Not only was Anna Quindlen practically born a writer, she seems to have come early to the intimacy with social nuance that permeates her...

An Instrument You Don’t Touch

Sometimes a direction in life is determined by, well, weird stuff. ...

The Fight to Beat Riverblindness

In an African village, rhythms of the drums infuse all of life — rituals, celebrations, communication, and even healing. In Princeton, drums will help...
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