With a uniformly magnificent cast and a will to take Michael Frayn’s hilariously constructed farce, “Noises Off,” to its most precarious physical degree, director Hunter Foster escalates and escalates Frayn’s intrinsic mayhem until it erupts into unstoppable comic uproar that totally engulfs the Bucks County Playhouse stage and turns its audience hoarse from well-earned laughter. […]
The 29th installment of the juried New Jersey Film Festival is set for showings Fridays through Sundays from May 31 through June 9. This year’s festival uses a hybrid format that couples in-person screenings at Rutgers University in New Brunswick with video on demand. In addition to the lineup of feature, documentary, animated, experimental, and […]
The Trenton and Burlington-based Father Center of New Jersey has announced its annual Platinum Dads Awards as well as a Father Family Fun Day, both of which will take place on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at We Make, 109 Route 31 North, Pennington. We Work is a company that employment […]
Womanspace, a Mercer County nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, will honor Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman with the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award in recognition of her tireless advocacy, dedication, and achievements in advancing gender equality, empowering women, and supporting initiatives that promote a more just, equitable, and […]
Thank you for printing the article about Aron Arias donating the buttons to the Button Club at Stonebridge at Montgomery. Soon after the May 8 issue of U.S. 1 was distributed, the New Jersey State Button Society (NJSBS) began getting phone calls from your readers. Visitors to the May 11 NJSBS Show in Titusville were […]
Food Causes Join Share My Meals on Saturday, June 1, at 141 Westcott Road, Princeton from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a massive garage sale hosted by Isabelle Lambotte, founder of Share My Meals. Find great deals on gently used shoes and clothes, home appliances, household items, games, toys, costumes, accessories, garden equipment, and […]
The following stories were originally published in the May 29, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Sights & Sounds Show a Vibrant Summer Scene Between the Lines To the Editor: A Thank You from the Button SocietyOpportunities: Food & Fishing Survival Guide Watson Coleman to Be Honored at Womanspace EventThe Father Center Celebrates […]
Rhonda DiMascio has less of a mountain to climb and more of a “big hill.” In February, Morven Museum & Garden named the veteran nonprofit leader, who has more than 25 years of experience in historic museums, sites, and gardens, as its new executive director. DiMascio succeeds Jill Barry, who left last September to become […]
Meet the chefs at Mercer County’s public golf course restaurants, creators of not widely publicized but superb dining experiences in our area. All are passionate about cooking and find immense satisfaction in witnessing customers savor the results of their creations. It should be noted that the chefs are employed by catering companies that operate on […]
In an interview conducted last month, playwright Winnie Holzman said that her play, “Choice,” at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre through June 2, was conceived by a desire to write about abortion but with an original take. She succeeded. Though any current play that makes abortion a central element can’t help but be somewhat political, Holzman cannily […]