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.”...

Review: ‘The Overwhelming’

J. T. Rogers’s “The Overwhelming” begins in Kigali, Rwanda, in 1994, only a short time before the explosion of violence between the rebel minority...

Review: ‘Bessie Smith’

“If you want to sing the blues, you gotta pay the dues” — Bessie Smith ...

Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’

To open its 2007-’08 drama series, Princeton University’s Program in Theater and Dance has chosen a late and problematic play of Shakespeare’s, “The Winter’s...

Ole! A New Spanish Nutcracker!

As the Nutcracker ballet is so familiar to the general public, Alborada Spanish Dance Theater decided to look at this classic story from the...

Art Review: ‘Assumed Identities

Who are all these people? What are they doing? And why are they here? ...

The Road Taken: A Musician’s Journey

After a number of years plying his trade in small clubs, guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mike Montrey is finally coming into his own. He...
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