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.”...

Petronio Creates a Bloom of His Own

Stephen Petronio’s working-class Italian family — his father was a truck driver in Nutley — refused to let him attend Antioch College because it...

Let’s Try…Ruth’s Chris Steak House

An icon of fine dining has finally come to Princeton and very elegant it is too. Located at Forrestal Village on Route 1 South,...

Theater Review: ‘The First Breeze of Summer’

"The First Breeze of Summer” playwright Leslie Lee was seated in the back row at the press preview I attended at the Signature Theater...

What Happens When Artists Think Outside the Frame

When the group of Princeton area artists that calls itself Movis wanted to do a show, they needed a superstructure that would bring together...

In the Galleries

Opening This Week Artists’ Gallery, 32 Coryell Street,...

Tracing the History of the Right to Vote

"Stand Up, Speak Out: Princeton’s Citizens Find Their Voice,” opening on Wednesday, September 3, at the Historical Society of Princeton,” uses vintage photographs and...
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