Arts & Entertainment

PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the Allentown Village Initiative presents the borough’s first PorchFest. The free event will...

Lawrence historian wins $25K national scholarship

While many parents take their children on vacation trips to the beach or the mountains, Julia Ciccone's parents...

Piano Jam opens Richardson’s Steinway to all

For generations, some of the world’s leading pianists have taken a seat at the Steinway grand piano in...

Art Cart delivers a new kind of soul food to town

It’s a hot summer day and brightly dressed Brook Beatty stands on South Broad Street in downtown Trenton. After...

Laura Benanti brings ‘Nobody Cares’ home

Laura Benanti says she is “blessed to be a chameleon.” Her context is unexpected. She is not referring to being...

The Real Dirt on Iris Beauty and History

Note: This article is a sidebar to "Cultivating Regional Beauty One iris at a Time," also from June 21, 2023, about Hamilton resident George...

Tracing a Path from Hero Worship to ‘Celebrity Nation’ with Landon Jones

Landon Jones has a story about the birth of his new book, “Celebrity Nation,” and the Princeton resident and former editor of People Magazine...

American Repertory Ballet Review: Premiere3

I'm always saddened by the sparse attendance at its matinees, as the New Jersey-based American Repertory Ballet consistently proves itself a top-notch company local...

TAWA Presents ‘First Friday Curators’ at Trenton Library

The Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA) and the Trenton Free Public Library are presenting the exhibition “First Friday Curators” at the Trenton Free Public...

Princeton Festival Celebrates Musical Diversity

When the Princeton Festival opens this weekend, it will be as a positive force, promoting inclusivity and connection through the arts, with an eye...

Cuban ‘Jazz in June’ Artists Celebrate Friendship

Paquito D’Rivera — who brings his jazz artistry to McCarter Theater in Princeton’s “Jazz in June” series on June 9 — remembers a defining...
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