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...

Nutcracker Then and Now

What happens when Clara grows up and retires her pointe shoes? What happens to all the mice and toy soldiers and candy canes whose...

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The Thinking Single’s Guide to Princeton

Princeton is my Camelot. As I watch my contemporaries relocate to Florida, Arizona, and other sunny climes, I am sure that I’ll never leave....

NJSO and Pianist Bliss at Richardson

Pianist Jonathan Biss just plain likes music and he just plain likes performing. "The most wonderful thing about being a pianist is the wonderful...

Part Sugar, Part Grit: Katy Pfaffi

It is not immediately apparent that Katy Pfaffl is from the Midwest. As I stand in line at Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street,...

Your Child’s 21st Century Brain: John Stilgoe

The next time you visit the mall, pay special attention to where the shoppers have stopped, perhaps to rearrange their packages, get their bearings,...
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