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.”...

Carrying on the Blues Legacy

Talk to any blues or rock musician worth his/her salt, and they’ll tell you, so much of modern blues and rock `n’ roll can...

From Orange & Black to TAN

A leopard can’t change its spots, so they say, but a Princeton Tiger apparently can shed its orange and black stripes. Case in point:...

Tracing the Musical Silk Road with 23 Strings

The angular harp is both elusive and extinct. Originating in Mesopotamia in about 1900 B.C., it took on aliases as it spread west to...

Elvis and Ali: Now Museum Icons

In 1956, when young freelance photographer Al Wertheimer was assigned to go to CBS television studios and shoot Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey’s half-hour variety...

Theater Review: ‘The Subject Was Roses’

Any time a play is revived, with the exception of dramatic literature that over the years has achieved the status of a classic, we...

A Film Series Showcases Abilities, Not Disabilities

‘What are you looking at?” is a variation of the in-your-face phrase “you lookin’ at me?” made famous by Robert DeNiro’s Travis Bickle character...
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