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.”...

Music: Housewives on Prozac

The genesis for the name of the band, Housewives on Prozac, came more than a decade ago, when the leader of the group, Joy...

Staging ‘A Perfect Irish Play’

Using his best Irish brogue, director and Princeton University lecturer in theater Tim Vasen quotes Irish actor Stephen Rae: “There are really only two...

The Art of Carpets and Coffee

For someone whose 12-hour days revolve around coffee, David Waldman consumes remarkably little of the stuff. “I’ll probably have about 20 ounces a week,”...

New York Review: ‘Bhutan’

Times are tough for the middle-class, blue collar Conroy family in Tremont, New Hampshire. Their sprawling farm has been in the family for generations...

U.S. 1 Crashes a Party

It was almost a wedding. There were bridal gowns, flower girls, and Chez Alice Gourmet Cafe and Bakery’s signature framboisier wedding cake topped with...

Get a Jumpstart on Your Holiday: Editor’s Picks

Last year I wrote about how I dread the end of the Christmas season (I don’t take my tree down ’til darn near the...
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