“Dutchman” and “The Slave,” provocative allegories that reveal both the talent and political mind of playwright, poet, and philosopher Amiri Baraka, powerfully confront racial tensions, its causes, and attitudes towards in Ozzie Jones’ gripping and telling productions for Trenton’s Passage Theatre. Jones and a dynamic cast of Phillip Brown, Deidre Rose, and Peter Bisgaier spare […]
Talk about raising expectations! In addition to its location on the third floor of the newly opened art museum on the Princeton University campus — a museum that’s received nearly universal acclaim for its architecture and for the art housed within — Mosaic restaurant’s website in part states that “Mosaic is an homage to creativity […]
Ever been to a restaurant that serves up more than 600 kinds of greens? Bird’s Nest Bar & Grille in New Hope offers food, drink, and the opportunity to (virtually) play a round on your choice of nearly 600 world class golf courses. Bird’s Nest opened its doors on October 12 on York Road in […]
A major preservation initiative is underway for the Nakashima Family House, a National Historic Landmark in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The home was built by hand by master woodworker, architect, and designer George Nakashima in 1946, just one year after World War II ended. During the war, Nakashima and his family were among the thousands of […]
The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival features 11 thought-provoking and entertaining films, dynamic discussions with filmmakers and special guests, and New Jersey premieres. Screenings are held at the Regal Cinema Commerce Center, in North Brunswick from Thursday, November 6, through Sunday, November 16. Tickets are $15. With films from the USA, Israel, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Poland, […]
Different. Even for a one-person show that relates a life-changing shaggy dog story, “300 Paintings,” come and gone from Princeton’s McCarter Theatre, is unique in its individuality and perspective. It is unlike any of the 15,000 shows I’ve seen in 58 years of theatergoing. It’s also entertainingly ironic. Author and performer Sam Kissajukian is a […]
In my estimation, Lynn Nottage is one of the premier playwrights of the era. Her work is sharp and sensitive. She is a master at blending character and theme, creating a slice of life that interests and entertains while it says something about humans and their experience. “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” is one […]
So nice, they asked her twice. That is, violinist Aubree Oliverson played so beautifully with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra in 2024, the PSO invited her back to open the 2025-’26 season — a concert featuring Oliverson performing Antonin Dvorak’s Violin Concerto in A Minor. Music director and conductor Rossen Milanov led the concerts this past […]
There’s no pro like an old pro, and “An Old-Fashioned Family Murder,” at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse through November 2, has three of them proving the point. Among others. The veteran pros are so deft, it’s difficult to decide whom to praise first. There couldn’t be a production without playwright Joe DiPietro, whose sense […]
As an icon of the Trenton and regional art scene approaches a milestone birthday, the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie has prepared a fitting celebration. “Mel at 90,” a series of exhibitions at the museum and invited partner sites, celebrates painter Mel Leipzig’s 90 years, beginning with an exhibit at Ellarslie titled “The Revival of […]