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.”...

Raising the Bar: Pull Up a Stool and Dig In

I confess that until the state of New Jersey enacted the ban on smoking in restaurants, I tended to avoid dining in the barroom...

The Elephant in the Playroom

Dawn Mitten, 38, is a pretty typical mom at first blush. She and her husband, Bob Mitten, a lieutenant for Juvenile Justice Commission in...

Drama Review

The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey has opened its 45th season with an exciting and exemplary production of an historical play that, it seems,...

No Celebrities, Just Underdogs

Dan DeVivo, co-director of “Crossing Arizona,” has strong feelings about the illegal immigration portrayed in his documentary, which opens the Third Annual Princeton Human...

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A Jazz Festival Where Women Rule the Stage

For Jeanie Bryson and Virginia Mayhew, female jazz musicians who will be performing in the inaugural Trenton Women in Jazz Festival the evening of...
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