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.”...

Balancing Your Body’s Energy for Optimal Health

About a year and a half ago, Peter Yi, an oncologist trained at Cornell, Harvard, and Sloan-Kettering, did something completely outside the box of...

Opportunities

Volunteer Please New Jersey Blood Services seeks volunteers...

Lauren Weedman, ‘A Female Robin Williams’

Lauren Weedman has just sent an intern out for a Subway sandwich. “I know. I’ve never had an intern in my life,” she says...

A Fictional Retelling of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting Onstage

Actress Jessica Dickey grew up in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and as a child, would write “magazines” to while away her days. She wrote all of...

Breaking the Rules: An Art Exhibit Redefines the Boundaries of Ceramics

Debbie Reichard, the curator of the upcoming “Around the Campfire” exhibit at Artworks in Trenton, came up with the idea for the exhibit while...

A Celtic Vocalist Looks to Music to Answer Life’s Big Questions

By singer Gerry Dignan’s calendar, we are approaching what he calls the Irish period of the year. Dignan strives to keep traditional Celtic songs...
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