Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last Five Years” treads familiar ground in an unusual way. The musical chronicles a half-decade relationship between an ambitious novelist and a less confident but equally determined actress, yet the two rarely intersect on stage. Twice maybe, logically at the time of the couple’s marriage. The challenge in staging the piece […]
A reception takes place Friday, July 12, at 6:30 p.m. for an indoor art exhibition at Hamilton’s Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) curated by the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) and the Trenton Community A-Team (TCAT). Titled Philotechnic Transformation, the exhibition spotlights the positive effect that creating art can have on people’s lives. Each piece represents […]
Le Dôme Café in Paris, Els Quatre Gats in Barcelona, and Café de la Rotonde in New York have more than just coffee in common. These cafes were common gathering spaces of the greatest artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Creatives like Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Henri Matisse gathered with like-minded artists to […]
Rick Van Noy, an English professor at Radford University in Virginia, hosts a book reading and signing event at the Discovery Center at Point Breeze in Bordentown on Saturday, July 6, at 2 p.m. The free event is open to all; registration is suggested by emailing info@drgreenway.org or calling 609-924-4646. A signed copy of the […]
Ann Hood and Laura Spence-Ash are the featured authors at this year’s Summer Reading Soirée hosted by Princeton Public Library on Wednesday, July 10. The event will be held at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The authors discuss their recent novels during the annual gathering of area book […]
Call for 4-H Exhibitors Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and Mercer County 4H invite residents to showcase their creative talents and skills at this year’s Mercer County 4-H Fair at Howell Farm in Hopewell. There are many “Open Division” categories to public entries for both youth and adults. Entrants do not need to be 4-H […]
The region is gearing up for the Independence Day holiday on July 4 with fireworks, family fun, and historical happenings. Fireworks & Fun Montgomery Township Montgomery Township hosts its annual fireworks display on Thursday, June 27, at Montgomery High School, located at 1016 Route 601, Montgomery. There will be vendors, music, games, and children’s activities […]
The Trenton Trails subcommittee of the Mercer County Action Team, under the sponsorship of the Trenton Green Team, has launched a community engagement program featuring a variety of walks in the capital city. The walks, open to all, are set to take place four or five times per month through October. The goal is to […]
Artworks Trenton is accepting submissions for several upcoming art exhibits. “Sequential,” a juried art show celebrating visual storytelling, is set to be on view from October 22 through November 23. “Sequential” is an open call for comic book-themed and narrative-based artwork. Artists are encouraged to submit up to three works of original art. “Sequential” seeks […]
Princeton has a rich literary heritage, but it seems an unlikely place for an author to write a riveting novel about a great white shark. The town is landlocked; the Atlantic Ocean, where those carnivores ply the depths, lies 30 miles east. The most dangerous predators in Princeton’s waters are the snapping turtles in Carnegie […]