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: ‘West Side Story’

It’s the Jets vs. the Sharks once again but in a new Latino-enhanced fight that will determine whether “West Side Story” retains its status...

U.S. 1 Crashes a Party: Young Audiences New Jersey

Sometimes it pays off to be in the right place at the right time. At “Dazzle,” the annual gala to benefit Young Audiences New...

Opportunities

Auditions Kelsey Theater has auditions for “The Most...

Carrying Guthrie’s Tune into the 21st Century

Although she is a folk singer, before a couple of years ago Jonatha Brooke wasn’t really intimately knowledgeable about the music of Woody Guthrie....

Theater Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’

Damon Runyon’s Broadway is newly ablaze in neon. The flashing marquees and verticals of the Great White Way’s movie and “burlesk” houses provide a...

Reenacting the Easter Story

When Princeton resident Ray Wadsworth and his wife, Jacqueline, were on vacation in Italy about 20 years ago, they stopped on Good Friday to...
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