Trenton artists Alia Bensliman and Spriha Gupta are sharing their work in exhibits on view through May 24 at Artworks Trenton. An opening reception for both exhibits — Bensliman’s “A Story of Emotions” and Gupta’s “2nd Life: Rediscovering Nature’s Canvas” — takes place Friday, April 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. Alia Bensliman is a […]
Commercial real estate services firm Colliers has announced that it has successfully negotiated a 12-year lease to expand Genmab by 135,000 square feet at the Princeton Forrestal Innovation Park in Plainsboro. Genmab, an international biotechnology company focused on antibody therapeutics for treating cancer, will now occupy a total of 270,000 square feet. A Colliers team […]
Janet Westrick The Founder of Princeton Girlchoir and the inspiration behind the launching of Westrick Music Academy, Janet Westrick, died on March 13 in New Mexico. She was 84. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, the life-long musician learned to play the piano at age 9 and continued to hone her gift for music throughout her life. […]
The Mercer County Office of Aging has been awarded the Open Communication Access grant from the State of New Jersey. The Open Communication Access Grant will be used to fund the installation of hearing induction loops in public spaces. These spaces will include: The Mercer County Board of Social Services, The Mercer County Office of […]
Rider University’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies will offer a free six-week program this summer that supports veterans who want to develop a business concept or grow an existing business. Now in its 11th year, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Training (VET) Program is currently accepting applications. Registration is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and space is […]
The Old Barracks Museum is celebrating Trenton area artists and Trenton art in a month-long gallery show hosted in its historic 18th-century building. The Arts at the Old Barracks Gallery Show: “Trenton Makes” will showcase artworks that best exemplify Trenton art and artists. The show will hang during upcoming events to allow the public to […]
The following stories were originally published in the April 3, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories JOSITOBO Curates a Jazz Concert Experience in West Windsor Between the Lines The Old Barracks Seeks Lovers of the Arts and Outdoors Survival Guide Rider to Offer Free Entrepreneurial Program for Veterans Preview of the Arts Stories […]
While nonprofits achieve their fundraising goals through a variety of means, gala celebrations are a staple of the spring calendar for many of the area’s arts and cultural groups and social service providers. Organizations receive much needed donations, supporters enjoy fancy food, flowing cocktails, and special presentations and performances, and everyone goes home happy. Let’s […]
Growing up in Bloomington, Indiana, in a house full of music, Jonathan Biss has been playing the piano since childhood. Both his mother (Miriam Fried) and father (Paul Biss) played the violin, dividing their time between teaching, performing solo, and in chamber groups — sometimes with young Biss contributing. He began his piano studies at […]
“Big,” the 1996 musical taken from a 1988 film, stands out among tuners made from hit movies because it’s good. At the Bristol Riverside Theatre, where it runs through April 14, it’s real good. Real, real good. Perfect, in fact. Blockbusters like “The Producers” and “Hairspray” aside, musicals made from popular films have become the […]