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.”...

Divine Inspiration: Iconography

‘Icons are often referred to as ‘windows into the the divine kingdom’; you don’t look at icons, you look through them,” says Maureen McCormick....

The Quiet Genius of Emma Lazarus

People who recognize the name Emma Lazarus usually do so only because they remember her poem, “The New Colossus,” which is inscribed on the...

The Immediacy and Character of Semi-Staged

Producing a fully-staged opera is complicated and expensive. Singers; instrumentalists; dancers; as well as designers and builders of scenery, lighting, and costumes must be...

Nuturing the ‘Good Enough’ Child

‘If your expectations are unrealistically high, then you are setting yourself and your teen up for situations where they will feel like they are...

U.S. 1 Crashes a Party

Guests at the annual benefit for the Princeton University Art Museum, “The American Spirit: A Grand Celebration,” on Saturday, February 10, got a firsthand...

The Next Generation of War Vets

As the war in Iraq rages on, now into its fourth year, thousands of American men and women now find themselves veterans of that...
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