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.”...

Opportunities

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Theater Review: ‘Present Laughter’

Despite the pleasure of hearing the strains of “Twentieth Century Blues” as the curtain rises on this ripping Roundabout revival of Noel Coward’s “Present...

About Face: The Author’s Portrait as a Work of Art

Book lovers will be able to put a face with long-treasured words at a mixed media exhibition of 100 portraits at Firestone Library, Princeton...

The Birds and the Bees in the 21st Century

Elizabeth Schroeder has vivid memories of her first sex education class in high school. “Our health teacher had a tennis ball in his hand...

Charles Randolph-Wright: A Director Doing Double Duty

What do we call him? Playwright, director, screenwriter, television producer? “I’m a hyphenate,” say Charles Randolph-Wright. The day I talk with him in Manhattan...

An Author Tackles a Taboo Subject: Menstruation

The thesis of Elissa Stein’s new book, “Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation,” co-written with Susan Kim, is that nobody ever talks about menstruation,...
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