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.”...

Brainiac: Kogan Tackles Mozart’s Madness

Most child prodigies flame up brightly then settle back into normality as they mature. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart not only bloomed early as the greatest...

New Year’s Even at Triumph: Rich Seiner of Rainbow Fresh

It was Bob Dylan who said it: “Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord But you’re gonna have to...

Christmas Day Crossings

It was on Christmas night, 1776, that General George Washington and his troops crossed the icy Delaware River from Pennsylvania in a sleet storm...

Silent Stars of the State

Recapturing the spirit of the 1920s, the State Theater in New Brunswick celebrates its 85th anniversary with a screening of the original 1921 silent...

Drama Review: ‘Cymbeline’

Just why Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” is rarely performed really isn’t a mystery. Scholars of the Bard rate it rather low, along with “Titus Andronicus” and...

Broadway Review: ‘The Coast of Utopia’

Fear not its daunting themes; Tom Stoppard’s “The Coast of Utopia: Voyage” is a grand and gratifying theatrical experience. The first part of his...
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