Arts & Entertainment

PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the Allentown Village Initiative presents the borough’s first PorchFest. The free event will...

Lawrence historian wins $25K national scholarship

While many parents take their children on vacation trips to the beach or the mountains, Julia Ciccone's parents...

Piano Jam opens Richardson’s Steinway to all

For generations, some of the world’s leading pianists have taken a seat at the Steinway grand piano in...

Art Cart delivers a new kind of soul food to town

It’s a hot summer day and brightly dressed Brook Beatty stands on South Broad Street in downtown Trenton. After...

Laura Benanti brings ‘Nobody Cares’ home

Laura Benanti says she is “blessed to be a chameleon.” Her context is unexpected. She is not referring to being...

Celebrating ‘Peace on Earth’ with Peace of Soul

For those looking for a quiet and reflective moment during the busy and often hectic holidays, it's time to take advantage of our proximity...

Happy Holidays, Radio City

My wife, Allison, and I have spent 28 Christmases together. And every year, between 1995 and 2022, she grew a little wistful on Christmas...

A Quick Critical Glance at Regional Horror Fare

Innovations in filmmaking and publishing have created a new terrain for artists who are creating and releasing works without the past practices of asking...

Trenton Artist Displays Unusual Palette in Library Exhibit

"Paintings by Ken Alexander" at the Trenton Free Public Library is an overview of the work of the Trenton-based artist whose vision goes beyond...

McCarter Theater Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’

Though not as opulent or as realistic in mid-Victorian splendor as in previous years, Laura Keating’s 2023 production of “A Christmas Carol” for Princeton’s...

Let’s Try . . . Naoki Sushi

I admit I was a bit skeptical when I learned that a sushi restaurant was coming to part of the space formerly occupied by...
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