Princeton Summer Theater Review — ‘The 39 Steps’

In theatrical inventiveness, ingenuity, gymnastics, energy and fun, the Princeton Summer Theater production of Patrick Barlow’s “The 39...

At the crossroads of war and independence

By R. H. Schmitt Jr. Trenton, Princeton and Mercer County have long commanded much of New Jersey’s Revolutionary War attention. But just beyond those better-known battlefields, Allen’s Town, Upper Freehold...

Arts & Entertainment

Final weekend for ‘Word on Front’ at Passage Theatre

“Word on Front 250,” Passage Theatre’s annual festival of music, spoken word and solo performances, has one more weekend to run. It ends Sunday,...

Business

Saul to lead Princeton Mercer Chamber of Commerce

Laurence Saul has been named the next president and CEO of the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. Saul will work alongside current President and...

Middlesex Leaders to Speak At Alliance For Action

The New Jersey Alliance for Action will hold a Middlesex County Chapter meeting on Tuesday, June 16, in Edison. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with...

ACM Planning Meeting Set

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The Decade That Blurred the Line Between High and Low Art

Some titans of art photography in the mid-20th century — Walker Evans and Edward Weston among them — condemned color photography as “vulgar” and...

If You Like Sitting in the Dark, Come on Down

Look at the calendar. It’s less than four months until Christmas, and less than three months until Thanksgiving, and that means all those family...

Theater Review: ‘Wife of James Whelan’

Mindful of how important an opening paragraph is when it comes to keeping the reader’s interest alive, I’d like to say at the top...

How the British Do Blues-Rock

Considering he’s a veteran guitarist, singer, and bandleader who has been plying his craft at bars, theaters, and festivals since 1966 — and led...

Pat Tanner: Peaches Galore

If you have eaten even one New Jersey-grown peach this summer, you know that they are preternaturally tasty this year. They were blessed with...

Theater Review: ‘Southern Comforts’

Hopewell’s Off-Broadstreet Theater has chosen to herald the approach of Indian summer with what it calls a bit of romance. “Southern Comforts,” by Kathleen...

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