Thousands of visitors are expected to attend Art All Night in Trenton this weekend. The 24-hour gathering at the Roebling Wire Works this Saturday and Sunday has become one of the top annual events in the city. It’s a great opportunity to...
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Rutgers University Professor Evie Shockley named Pulitzer Prize finalist
Evie Shockley, a professor of English at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for poetry this week. The Pulitzer board called her latest book, “semiautomatic,” a “brilliant leap of faith into the...
The ninth annual HomeFront ArtJam kicks off Friday
A storefront on Palmer Square has been transformed into a pop-up art gallery that brings together community members, professional artists, and undiscovered artists who have experienced homelessness. ArtJam, now in its ninth year, features a rotating...
New managing director named at McCarter Theatre Center
Michael Rosenberg, the head of the La Jolla Playhouse in California, has been named the new managing director of McCarter Theatre. Rosenberg will work together with McCarter Artistic Director Emily Mann and Special Programming Director William...
McCarter Theatre raises more than $10 million
McCarter Theatre Center has raised more than $10 million for the Campaign for McCarter, a multi-year fundraising effort. The money will boost McCarter’s endowment while increasing annual fund support for general operations. McCarter’s endowment...
Princeton area students win awards at Phillips’ Mill art exhibition
Rachel Huffaker, a senior at the Hun School of Princeton, won first place in the photography division of the 2018 Phillips’ Mill Youth Art Exhibition in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Nicholas Reilly, a senior at the Hun School, won second place in the 3-D...
McCarter Theatre receives 50K grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation
McCarter Theatre has received a $50,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation for its education program in the Trenton Public Schools. This grant will support McCarter’s ongoing partnership with the Trenton Public Schools to integrate...
Cows in Our Town public art project to launch in Princeton Dec. 20
Cows in Our Town, a public art project created to promote awareness of local artists and McCarter Theatre’s upcoming production of “Stones in His Pockets, ” will run from Dec. 20 to Feb. 11. The name of the project is a reference...
A Night with Janis Joplin
Unruly wavy hair, bell-bottomed jeans, frilly tops, feathered boas, crazy hats, long necklaces, big sunglasses, and that raspy voice singing the blues almost make one believe that the queen of rock and roll herself is standing on the stage at...
Best-selling author John Grisham to speak at Princeton University
Novelist John Grisham will speak at Princeton University at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in Richardson Auditorium. The title of the event, “Appearing at the Scene of the Crime, John Grisham Visits Princeton,” references his recent popular...
Five new trustees appointed to McCarter Theatre Center board
Former Trenton mayor Douglas Palmer is one if five new trustees who have been appointed to the McCarter Theatre Center’s board. Palmer was the mayor of Trenton from 1990 to 2010. He previously served as a Mercer County freeholder. After he...
Photo: Lewis Center for the Arts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber (orange tie) with members of the Lewis family and other officials, gets ready to cut the ribbon at the new Lewis Center for the Arts (above). Photos by Steven Freeman for the Princeton University...
Officials celebrate New Brunswick Performing Arts Center construction at groundbreaking ceremony
The City of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Development Corporation broke ground yesterday on the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center project, a $172 million redevelopment initiative in the heart of Hub City. The 450,000-square-foot New...
McCarter Theatre Center receives $500,000 challenge grant
McCarter Theatre Center has received a $500,000 challenge grant for the theater’s endowment fund from philanthropist Betty Wold Johnson. Johnson, an advocate for the performing arts in New Jersey, donated the money as part of the Campaign for...
Princeton University to celebrate opening of Peter B. Lewis Center with “Festival of the Arts” Oct. 5-8
Princeton University will celebrate the opening of the new Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts complex with a multi-day Festival of the Arts Oct. 5 through Oct. 8 at performance venues across the campus. The festival, which is open to the public...
Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts, a decade in the making, now open at Princeton University
The academic year at Princeton University began a little over a week ago, and the new Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts is already full of activity, from dance classes and orchestra rehearsals to set design work for plays. More than a decade in the...
Institute for Advanced Study Announces Performers for free Edward T. Cone Concert Series
Performers for the Institute for Advanced Study’s Edward T. Cone Concert Series this academic year include Stephen Drury, The Crossing, Vicky Chow, and Ensemble Signal. The series is curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang, who...
McCarter Theatre announces audition dates for ‘A Christmas Carol’ youth ensemble
Audition dates for the young ensemble cast for McCarter Theatre’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” for ages 5 to 13 will be held on Sept. 17 and 18. Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Sign-ups for audition times...
Princeton University commissions Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall designer to create art for Lewis Center grounds
A new work by internationally acclaimed artist Maya Lin has been commissioned for the grounds next to the new Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, school officials announced Tuesday. Princeton University will celebrate the opening of...
New Princeton Boychoir program to be launched this fall
The Princeton Girlchoir will fill a void left by the closure of the American Boychoir School by launching a boychoir division for the 2017-2018 season. The announcement comes just a few weeks after the leaders of the American Boychoir School said...
Arts Council of Princeton to celebrate 50th anniversary Sept. 16
The Arts Council of Princeton will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a birthday party from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Music, dance performances, games, prizes, “make and...
McCarter Theatre Center to kick off new season at 7th annual block party this Wednesday
McCarter Theatre Center will celebrate the start of its 2017-2018 season with its 7th annual community-wide block party from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, Aug. 23. The event is free and open to the public. The rain date is Aug. 24. The...
