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.”...

Art for Insomniacs, Newbies, and Gallery Hounds

From the outside, it looks like an old, well-built Trenton factory, which it was. On the inside, it looks like a museum in the...

Summer Arts Preview: Classical Music

Drawing on material from half a dozen different genres, the Princeton Festival evokes Paris at the turn of the 20th century in “La Belle...

Opera Review: Mirette

Under the banner “La Belle Epoque” the Princeton Festival is presenting a season that includes an opera, a musical comedy, a jazz program, a...

Who Will Win the Tonys — A Critic’s Picks

Living up to its fabled moniker as “the fabulous invalid,” Broadway survived a crippling 19-day strike by the stage hands’ union last fall. ...

Off-Broadstreet Review: ‘Twilight of the Golds’

Putting aside for a moment its more usual fare of zany comedies and musicals, Off-Broadstreet Theatre is challenging its audience with a pessimistic drama....

Instead of XBox, Try Nature Unplugged

Ah summertime, lazy days spent skipping stones, building forts, laying in the grass, and catching lighting bugs, right? Wrong. ...
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