A one-night-only, eight course tasting menu inspired by one of my culinary heroes — how could I resist? I eagerly booked a reservation at Chef Brian Held’s SISAO restaurant in Lambertville for the special event, “Recipes From Chef Fernand Point” on February 25. It’s a name you may not be familiar with, but if you […]
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, March 9, at 4 p.m. The readings take place at the Princeton Makes store in the Princeton Shopping Center. The March event featured poetry readings by members of the Madison Literary […]
The tension of fraternity, with all its trimmings, informs Suzan-Lori Parks’ insightful play, “Topdog/Underdog,” at Trenton’s Passage Theatre through Sunday, March 9. Parks gets provocative right away by naming her characters Lincoln and Booth, who display all the traits one might associate with brothers — love, support, cooperation, and a shared past on the positive […]
A memorial concert honoring music journalist Elaine Strauss will be presented by pianist Kairy Koshoeva and cellist Jordan Ensinger on Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church, 5 Paterson Street in New Brunswick. Admission is free. “I want to honor Elaine’s legacy and keep her spirit alive by sharing this with her fans […]
Winter doesn’t mean your garden has to lose its charm. The Sourland Conservancy presents an evening with Rosalind Doremus, owner of My Backyard At Nectars, who will unveil the secrets to designing and maintaining a garden that remains beautiful, functional, and alive even in the coldest months as she explains how native plants can transform […]
Tod the Mod’s (Tod Ellis’) Starving Artist Café at 18 Bridge Street in Stockton hosts a fundraiser for UNICEF, the United Nations Infants and Children’s Emergency Fund, on Wednesday, March 5. The restaurant opens for diner at 5 p.m. and reservations are recommended by calling 609-483-2219. From 6 to 7 p.m. Trenton musicians Frank Pinto […]
Princeton University’s Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination presents the first U.S. screening of the acclaimed documentary film, “Between Silence and Sin,” directed by Princeton resident Diana Nicolae, on Thursday, February 20, at 5 p.m. The free event, which includes a post-screening Q&A with the filmmaker, takes place in Friend Center 101 on William Street. The film, […]
Kelsey Theatre, on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College, hosts a one-night only staged reading — complete with a nine-piece orchestra — of the new musical “It’s Never Too Late,” presented by Theater to Go on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 p.m. Written by East Windsor resident Lou DiPietro with music by […]
Two sides to every story? Hah! In a series of plays, including “Fires in the Mirror,” enjoying an absorbing, thought-provoking production at Bristol Riverside Theatre, Anna Deavere Smith is a true researcher in addition to being a sterling playwright. For her plays about pivotal events that affected neighborhoods or regions, Deavere Smith interviews people central […]
Yesterday’s Dreams Are Real The Michener Art Museum in Doylestown celebrates the legacy of Bucks County art collector Lewis Tanner Moore in a new exhibition on collecting Black art, “Yesterday’s Dreams Are Real,” on view from Saturday, February 15, through July 27. Moore (1953-2024) championed the work of Black artists throughout his life, challenging arts […]