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

Auditions Paper Mill Playhouse holds open audition for...

Boys Will Be Boys and That’s What Schools Don’t Get

"When it comes to school, many boys have tuned out, turned off, and they’ve given up,” says Peg Tyre, an education researcher and author...

Opera New Jersey Makes a Fast Switch for ‘Carmen’

An ill-timed respiratory problem has temporarily sidelined Denyce Graves, who was to sing the lead in George Bizet’s “Carmen” with Opera New Jersey. Several...

Theater Review: ‘A Little Night Music’

Star power seems to be the rule this season on Broadway. So whatever it takes for Broadway audiences to once again appreciate the pleasures...

Theater Review: ‘The Foreigner’

With the new year’s start full of upheaval and disaster, it feels as if we’re desperately trying to find a few moments of lightness,...

Heavy Metal, and We Mean That Literally

Fifteen years ago, when Gregory Kozak of Vancouver started welding together plastic, wood, and metal from scrap yards, Dumpsters, and garage sales into musical...
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