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: ‘Promises, Promises’

For years it seemed like it was only promises and more promises for the 1968 musical “Promises, Promises” with a score by Burt Bacharach...

Watching You Watching Me: THe Art of the Homeless

Bright colors mix with wrenching words at the “How You See Me: Art and Poetry by HomeFront Artists” exhibit now on view at the...

This Father’s Day, Skip the Bagels and Run

By the time most women reach midlife, annual visits to the doctor, especially during their reproductive years, have become routine. And definitely no big...

The Cigarette-Cured Voice of David Johansen

What a surprise that David Johansen, who, in the ’70s, was the lipstick-smeared, platform-sole-wearing front man for the New York Dolls, enjoys Debussy, Ravel,...

Sampling the Sushi at MoC MoC

My spouse, George, cultivated his sushi chops in Japan and San Francisco. When lots of Japanese restaurants sprouted up in 1996, he and I...

Pat Tanner: Z Food Farm

Over the last several seasons, denizens of the Lawrenceville’s Sunday farmers market became familiar with David Zaback, the young, energetic, and cheerful face of...
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