Prolific author, longtime Princeton resident and professor, and legend in the genre of creative nonfiction John McPhee, now 94 years old, is back in the news. But this time it is not because he has written a new book; it’s because someone else has written a book about his books. Journalist and communications consultant Noel […]
The Blawenburg Band, New Jersey’s oldest community band, celebrates its 135 years of performing as well as the 40th year of conductor Dr. Jerry Rife’s leadership at its Anniversary Concert in Kendall Hall on The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) campus, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. The concert will […]
Harpoon Willy’s has been a staple of the Jersey Shore dining scene for decades, offering warm hospitality and contemporary American cuisine. The Jersey Shore Restaurant Group continues its rapid expansion with the opening of Harpoon Willy’s newest location in Robbinsville in February. The new venue, located at 2360 State Highway 33 in Robbinsville Town Center, […]
The A.J. Meerwald, New Jersey’s official tall ship, will dock along the Delaware River in Trenton from May 14 to 18. Residents will have a chance to experience the restored 1928 oyster schooner through dockside tours, public sails, and hands-on educational programs. The ship’s visit to the Capital City was arranged by the Bayshore Center […]
Small World Coffee on Witherspoon Street hosts a homegrown talent with deep roots in the local music scene on Saturday, May 10, when jazz bassist and educator Tom Littwin takes the stage with his group, the Tom Littwin Trio. While the performance is reason enough to spotlight him, Littwin’s journey — shaped by early passion, […]
Ewing-based artist Laura Beard has immersed herself into the world of birds in her latest exhibit, “Plume,” at Artworks Trenton through Friday, June 6. Ranging from realistic to abstract, whimsical to fantastical, her artwork invites the audience to consider birds differently and reflect on their presence and influence on our human world. An opening reception […]
If I didn’t know Roy Scheider died in 2008 and would be age 92 if alive today, I’d swear the “French Connection”/“All That Jazz” actor was on stage at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse portraying himself in “The Shark is Broken,” a play that depicts downtime among Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss during the […]
The words “new musical” were rarely more precise than they are as applied to “The Apple Boys,” which in format and style might be the most truly original new piece I’ve seen in ages. The show’s uniqueness is only one part of its overflowing charm. “The Apple Boys,” at New Hope’s Bucks County Playhouse through […]
As a line of families stretched outside a branch of the Mercer County Library system one recent weekday morning, volunteers from the Arm in Arm mobile food pantry unloaded crates of fresh produce, rice, and eggs — just one stop of many made each week to help fight hunger in communities within the county. Launched […]
Reports of lines snaking out the door at XiBei Cuisine, the Chinese restaurant that recently opened at 43 Witherspoon Street in Princeton, was a sign that my three dining companions and I had better plan on arriving early for lunch. Our hunch was correct; at 11:45 on a weekday the 38-seat dining room was already […]