The annual series of events commemorating the Trenton region’s role in the American Revolution runs from Friday, December 26, through Wednesday, December 31, in locations throughout Trenton. The schedule is as follows. Friday, December 26 Trenton Battlefield walking tour. This 10-block interpretive walk brings to life the two battles of Trenton. Broad and Warren Streets […]
A cherished year-end celebration returns to the War Memorial in Trenton as the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey welcomes 2026 with its annual New Year’s Eve Celebration Concert. The evening begins at 7:10 p.m. with a pre-concert organ recital by Ian Fraser, the award winning young theatre organist. His appearance offers a rare chance to […]
When Robbinsville native Nathan Oliva set out to make his senior thesis film at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), he didn’t plan on following lions through the South African bush. But one conversation changed everything: A friend in Cape Town mentioned that her father ran a wildlife sanctuary where rescued lions roamed […]
Visitors to the Arts Council of Princeton this Friday, December 19, get a quadruple dose of regionally produced art with four simultaneous opening receptions for new exhibits taking place from 5 to 7 p.m. All are free and open to the public. The headlining show is the Arts Council’s 2025 Annual Member Show: “Do You […]
A bright light has gone out in the art world. Mel Leipzig, painter, professor, supporter and humble human died in October at the age of 90. He painted large canvases of people he knew, in their natural settings of home and work. Mel Leipzig has won many accolades, is in many museum collections, and has […]
Bordentown is oddly familiar with the concept of a here-today-gone-tomorrow microbrewery. The city’s first microbrewery in the modern era, Common Sense Brewing, opened in late 2017, only to close in 2019. Luckily for local beer lovers, Steinert graduate Dan Pogorzelski and wife Marci Warboys were ready and willing to take over, opening Tindall Road Brewing […]
Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen found a formula that works. They take classic stories by Pantheon writers — Dickens, Dostoevsky, Stoker — and move them from London, Russia, or Transylvania to local settings filled with local references and inside jokes that charm and tickle hometown audiences, In “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Jersey Christmas Show!,” Greenberg and […]
Princeton Public Library: ‘Threads of Coexistence’ “Threads of Coexistence,” an exhibit of paintings by Skillman-based artist Spriha Gupta, is on view through January 31 at Princeton Public Library. The mixed-media texture art, examines the delicate balance between humanity and nature. An opening reception for the exhibit, where the artist will discuss her technique and the […]
Downtown Trenton is getting a festive boost this season with the Downtown Holiday Storefront Contest, a community-driven initiative that pairs local artists with small businesses to transform storefront windows into creative holiday displays. Sixteen downtown businesses are participating this year, showcasing a wide range of approaches—from painted murals and vinyl graphics to hand-crafted resin suncatchers. […]
Princeton Makes, a Princeton-based artist cooperative, and Ragged Sky Press, a local publisher focused on poetry, hosts a Second Sunday Poetry Reading on Sunday, December 14, at 4 p.m. The readings take place at the new Princeton Makes store in the Princeton Shopping Center. The new store is located between Princeton Nassau Pediatrics and Rita’s. […]