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...

Opportunities

Ciaran Sheehan, who starred in "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Miserables" on Broadway, was born in Dublin, Ireland, but moved as a...

Learning the Songs that Everyone Knows

How many people actually know the second verse of "O Come All Ye Faithful?" How about "Joy To The World"? Show of hands, please....

Kenny Garrett Swings into Hightstown

Saxophonist, bandleader, and composer Kenny Garrett has not had the benefit of a college jazz education, but that has not set his career back...

The Curiosity of John Corigilano

Composer John Corigliano has a commanding view of music today. Recognized since the mid-1960s as a composer to reckon with, he occupies the role...

From Russia with Paint: Gennady Spirin

It seems only fitting that Russian-born Princeton resident and renowned illustrator Gennady Spirin was born on Christmas Day – he is a dead ringer...

The Decorating of Holidays Past

In the beloved holiday story "A Christmas Carol," the miserly Scrooge discovers the true spirit of the season from visits from the spirits of...
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