Rago Arts and Auction Center is a national player, specializing in ceramics, glass, and modern design. David Rago appears ...
Geoffrey Hendricks
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:50:05-04:00State of the Arts remembers Geoffrey Hendricks, a founding member of the Fluxus artists' group at Rutgers University, where ...
The Nina Simone Musical
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:50:03-04:00Broadway veteran Laiona Michelle is the writer and star of Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical, a world ...
Winter Morning Walks
Steven Wolock2023-09-14T16:05:56-04:00We meet composer Maria Schneider and soprano Dawn Upshaw as Upshaw and the New Jersey Symphony perform Winter Morning ...
MOMIX
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:51:33-04:00MOMIX brings together acrobatics, gymnastics, mime, props, and film to create a dance company like no other. MOMIX was ...
Erik James Montgomery
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:51:51-04:00Photographer Erik James Montgomery has a studio in a former fire station in the downtown area of what's often ...
Gary Erbe
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:52:27-04:00Meet Gary Erbe, a modern master of the ancient art of trompe l'oeil painting. A French term, trompe l'oeil ...
Tyler Ballon
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:53:30-04:00Artist Tyler Ballon is a recent art school graduate, now back home in Jersey City and already making a ...
Jackson Pines
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:55:17-04:00Jackson Pines is the indie-folk acoustic duo of Joe Makoviecki and James Black. Joe and James grew up together ...
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:55:35-04:00On opening night, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra joins orchestras and musicians around the world to celebrate the 100th birthday ...
Scott and Hella McVay Poetry Trail
Steven Wolock2020-07-16T15:32:21-04:00The Scott and Hella McVay Poetry Trail in Princeton, NJ adds a 50th poem to its popular nature walk, ...
Princeton Children’s Book Festival
Steven Wolock2020-07-16T15:55:44-04:00A visit to the wildly popular Princeton Children's Book Festival. More than 80 authors and illustrators from across the United ...
The Martian Art Project
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:56:36-04:00In 1938, Orson Welles starred in the radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds." It sparked a panic, ...
Dance for Architecture
Steven Wolock2024-11-03T10:46:06-05:00Steven Holl Architects designed the new Lewis Arts complex at Princeton University, and also co-created “Tesseracts of Time: A ...
Elsie Driggs: Precisionist Painter
Steven Wolock2022-03-18T10:05:46-04:00Elsie Driggs (1898-1992) gave one of her last interviews for this State of the Arts story, produced in 1991. ...
Stanley Drucker and YOCJ
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:57:48-04:00Every year, the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey invites a renowned musician to perform and teach master classes. This ...
Nelson Baez
Steven Wolock2020-07-16T16:40:20-04:00The Puerto Rican drum music known as Bomba has its roots in the island’s African heritage, surviving for over ...
Kevin Sampson at Mystic Seaport
Steven Wolock2021-01-08T17:56:02-05:00Artist Kevin Sampson is based in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, where you can often find him creating his found-object sculptures ...
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T15:02:55-04:00The heartfelt work of poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan is deeply rooted in her childhood memories of Paterson, New Jersey. ...
Pamela’s First Musical
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T15:03:05-04:00Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ is staging an extraordinary world premiere. Pamela's First Musical is Pulitzer Prize ...