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Poet Rafey Habib

Poet Rafey Habib

January 11, 2011—Christopher Benincasa talks with Dr. Rafey Habib, Professor of English at Rutgers University, author of many books on literary criticism – and a poet. His book Shades of Islam: [...]

Black Nativity

Black Nativity

December 21, 2010—“Black Nativity,” by the great poet Langston Hughes, premiered in 1961 on Broadway. Since then, the gospel-inspired musical play has become a holiday favorite. This year, see it December [...]

[title of show] at George Street Playhouse

[title of show] at George Street Playhouse

November 15, 2010— is about two guys writing a show – Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen – who really did write and star (as themselves) in the show, which [...]

Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps

Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps

August 20, 2010—MacArthur Genius Dave Isay started StoryCorps in 2003 — it’s an oral history project that has everyday people interview each other about their lives. NPR listeners often say they [...]

The Garden State Film Festival (from a guy who really, really likes movies)

The Garden State Film Festival (from a guy who really, really likes movies)

April 09, 2010—I really, really like movies. I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen most of them. And I think very, very deeply about them.  For example, consider the Indiana Jones trilogy.  [...]

Interview with Poet Yusef Komunyakaa

Interview with Poet Yusef Komunyakaa

August 25, 2008—NJN producer Christopher Benincasa meets up with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa at a Trenton bookstore. Komunyakaa has a new book of poetry coming out this fall called Warhorses, [...]

A Tapestry of Expression

A Tapestry of Expression

August 01, 2008—The New Jersey State Museum has reopened with an exhibit celebrating New Jersey folk life, “Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression” One of the Featured artists is Forked [...]

Joan Lippincott

Joan Lippincott

July 07, 2008—Organ virtuoso Joan Lippincott recently performed J. S. Bach’s monumental “Art of the Fugue” at the Princeton Theological Seminary as part of the Westminster Choir College 2008 Bach Festival. [...]

Cecilia’s Last Tea Party

Cecilia’s Last Tea Party

May 29, 2008—“Cecilia’s Last Tea Party” is a new play at Trenton’s Mill Hill Playhouse that the New York Times called “a modest but ravishing new piece of theater well served [...]

NJ Everywhere?

NJ Everywhere?

May 13, 2008—“Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?” This is the premise of an exhibit featuring over 1,000 images [...]