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.”...

Out of Illness, a Path of Hope

In the preface to her new book, “Unexpected Blessings: Finding Hope and Healing in the Face of Illness,” Roxanne Black, founder and executive director...

Opportunities

Audition Pennington Players seek actors for “The Wiz,”...

Theater Review: ‘The Seagull’

Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” was given a wonderful interpretation at McCarter Theater last season through director Emily Mann’s vision. Called “A Seagull in the...

Theater Review: ‘Talley’s Folly’

In one of the most engaging monologues ever written as a preamble to the body of a play, the antagonist, Matt Friedman, a Jewish...

An Italian Seduced by Americana Music

The Italian guitarist Beppe Gambetta has a thing for New Jersey. No, really. He loves it here. ...

Pianoforte: Variations on a Musical Marriage

Duo pianists Per Tengstrand and Shan-shan Sun live in a townhouse in a Princeton zip code development. “We must be very good neighbors,” Tengstrand...
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