We all need serenity these days. Thankfully, a lovely dose of calm and hope can be heard through the recently released “A Serenity of Soul” (GIA Choral/Masterworks) by the Westminster Choir of Rider University. Conducted by Dr. James Jordan, the choir observed its 100th anniversary in 2020, and the release is a celebration of its […]
Ware Malcomb, an international design firm with an office on Roszel Road in West Windsor, has completed construction on new office space for Amicus Therapeutics at 47 Hulfish Street in downtown Princeton. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the new office, which encompasses 27,200 square feet on the fourth and fifth floors […]
The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants program has awarded Womanspace a $2,000 grant. This grant award is thanks to a local Starbucks partner (employee) nomination who recognized the organization’s impactful work in the Mercer County area, focusing on providing critical services and support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Through this unique program, The […]
Call for Singers Voices Chorale NJ invites all singers to an open summer sing featuring selections from its 2024-25 repertoire including excerpts from the Requiems by Mozart and Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, who was the first to conduct the Mozart in Brazil and who also modeled his own Requiem on Mozart’s. The event […]
What’s not to like about a community-member initiative to support and promote New Jersey farmers? Held every Saturday at the Vaughn Commuter Lot at the Princeton Junction Train Station, the West Windsor Community Farmers Market, now in its twenty-first year continues to curate many of New Jersey’s finest farmers (plus one Pennsylvania mushroom grower), and […]
Nestled high on a bluff along the Delaware River, Bordentown City has been a hub of American history, commerce, and transportation since its founding in 1682. This walkable, one square mile Central Jersey Rivertown offers visitors an experience like none other. Downtown Bordentown City’s business district is home to independently owned boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, […]
Join McCaffrey’s Food Markets’ Registered Dietitian Jill Kwasny for a fun, informative, and free nutrition event: “Lighten Up for Summer.” Jill will provide summertime meal inspiration and explore warm weather favorites that won’t weigh you down. Learn simple tricks to keep those seasonal favorites both nutritious and delicious. As always, Jill will share menu ideas, […]
The following stories were originally published in the July 17, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Summer Sights: A Visit to Chanticleer Garden Between the Lines Opportunities for Singers, Donors, and Volunteers Preview of the Arts Stories Blues Traveler ‘Bringing the Rock to the People’Westminster Album Review: ‘A Serenity of Soul’ Life in […]
Blues and roots music singer-songwriter-guitarist Matt O’Ree has followed the course of action recommended decades ago by folk-blues singer Richie Havens. When younger musicians came to Havens seeking advice on how to obtain that all-elusive major record label contract, he urged them to put out their own records and sell them at their own gigs. […]
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 […]