Scott and Hella McVay of Princeton are set to be honored for their longtime support of land conservation on Thursday, May 16, at New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s annual gala. The event, to be held at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, celebrates NJ Conservation’s land preservation and stewardship efforts throughout New Jersey, including those aimed at […]
Artworks Trenton Selected for Cass Street Mural Project Mercer County announced on April 8 that Artworks Trenton has been awarded a grant to design and install a mural on the wall of the State Prison on Cass Street. In a statement, Artworks wrote: “Artworks Trenton is honored to be selected for the Cass Street Mural […]
Princeton Public Library hosts a free virtual workshop with Sara Madera of Plan Creatively on Tuesday, May 14. The Zoom-based session will provide coaching, tools, and strategies to help working mothers thrive professionally. To register, visit princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/10365130. The workshop is specifically geared toward mothers returning to the workplace after a prolonged absence, either due to […]
Mercer County and the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission are accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2025’s Local Arts Programs (LAP) Grant Program and History Re-Grant Program. This year’s applications will be accepted through a newly launched online grant portal. Now through July 1, Mercer County art and history-based non-profit organizations have the opportunity to […]
Summer Fiction: Call for Writers & Poets U.S. 1 will once again publish its traditional Summer Fiction issue during the last week in July, on Wednesday, July 24. Poets, playwrights, and writers from the greater Princeton region are encouraged to submit their original, previously unpublished work. This is an opportunity to have your work published […]
The following stories were originally published in the May 8, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories With DiMascio at the Helm, Morven Plans for Milestones Between the Lines Summer Fiction & Opportunities for All Survival Guide Tips and Tools for Working MothersApplications Open for Art and History Grant Programs Preview of the Arts […]
Clearly, the pandemic knocked the restaurant business for a loop, although estimates of just how many establishments closed permanently vary widely. And the post-pandemic recovery, while still underway, does not necessarily portend a return to business as usual. CNN Business notes in its report titled “Three ways Covid changed the restaurant industry” that many changes […]
HomeFront ArtSpace’s “ArtJam 2024” marks the 15th iteration of the nonprofit’s free pop-up art gallery, which debuts at a new location in downtown Princeton at 45 Hulfish Street from Friday, May 3 through Saturday, May 18, with all proceeds benefiting HomeFront families. According to a press release, over 700 works from 75 national, local, student, […]
The production of “Tick, Tick…Boom” at New Brunswick’s George Playhouse is director David Saint’s affectionate, lively, candid, and theatrically winning valentine to the show’s composer/librettist Jonathan Larson. I don’t think you’ll ever see the show done better. In an opening night curtain speech, Saint, at times welling up, spoke of how, during his close professional […]
Food to nourish the body and conversation to nourish the mind are on the menu at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Farminary for its “First Thursdays at the Farm — A Distinctive Dinner Series.” The Farminary, a 21-acre farm operated by the seminary at 4200 Princeton Pike, is hosting a seven-part series of monthly dinners bringing together […]