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.”...

Theater Review: ‘Molly Sweeney’

Being able to savor each and every word in a play isn’t always possible as there are the usual and inevitable and mostly obligatory...

Mel Leipzig on Teaching, Paris, Ibsen, and the Color Blue

Since 1980 Harry I. Naar has been teaching at Rider University where he is a tenured professor of fine arts and director of the...

Get Smart: Geek Freak Weekend

The second annual Pi Day, in honor of one of Princeton’s most renowned residents, Albert Einstein, whose birthday was March 14 (3.14!), takes place...

Opportunities

Call for Writers and Artists Mercer County College...

The Dramatic Power of the One-Person Show

"My mom taught me how to act,” says writer/actor Carlo D’Amore, whose solo performance piece “No Parole” at Passage Theater’s Solo Flights Festival gives...

Pat Tanner: Parkinson’s Benefit

Food and wine dinners that gather together noted restaurant chefs in support of worthwhile causes are nothing new, especially not along the Route 1...
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