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...

Memories of Christmas Meals Past

I’m not originally from Trenton. But in my years of being around town I have had my share of Trenton holiday meals — everything...

McCarter Theater Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’

"A Christmas Carol" more than earns its place with ballet’s “Nutcracker,” music’s “The Messiah,” and film’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” on the Mount Rushmore...

Poets of Yore Still Sing of the Season

One is a Christmas poem by Princeton's Annis Stockton (1736-1801). One of the early female poets who published in the colonies and the new...

The Mysterious Case of the Christmas Ghosts

McCarter Theatre's current production of "A Christmas Carol" continues a long tradition of mounting a live presentation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella about a...

Fight in the Museum: Grounds For Sculpture’s Karen Hollywood

The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton is interesting place to visit and to work. Karen Hollywood is GFS’ director of corporate and foundation engagement....

The Art of Holiday Shopping

Museums and art centers can provide a quick, refreshing getaway as well as opportunities to pick up a holiday gift for someone you know...
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