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: ‘Top Girls’

Shakespeare ’70, Inc., which describes itself as Mercer County’s only classical theater company, has opened its 41st season with “Top Girls,” a play from...

PU Concerts Enters a New Era of Snap, Crackle, Pop

Last week’s article about Marna Seltzer, Princeton Concerts’ new concert-manager, depicted her primarily as a caretaker. Her task would be to oversee the unfolding...

U.S. 1 Crashes a Party: Epicurean Palette

The timing couldn’t have been better: Kevin Sbraga, the executive chef at Rat’s restaurant at Grounds For Sculpture, won the Bravo Network’s “Top Chef,...

Opportunities

Workshops Jewish Family & Children’s Services offers several...

A Composer’s Eulogy in Strings for His Mother

Violinist Leila Josefowicz gives the east coast premiere of “Beautiful Passing,” a concerto that Princeton University music professor Steve Mackey wrote for her, on...

Theater Review: Aurelia’s Oratorio

A crimson, elegantly draped contour curtain frames the stage. But that’s not all: it wiggles and sways, changes shapes and directions, becomes flirtatious, even...
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