Articles

Princeton’s New Director of Creative Writing Continues the Tradition of Inspiring Generations of Writers

Writer Yiyun Li knows that the world we live in can be a painful place.Through her physicist father in Beijing, she learned stoicism, yet her novels...

“Bendix: Sight Unseen” Documentary Inspires Director, Friendship, and Audiences at New Jersey Film Festival

Filmmaker Anthony Scalia grew up not far from the Bendix Diner, but he never knew anybody who had ever gone inside. One night when he was out late and...

Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District Celebrates 15th Anniversary of Its Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival and Return to Newark With The Soul of Lincoln Park

The Lincoln Park Music Festival is one of the largest annual music festivals in the tri-state region. Nearly 60,000 people from around the globe come...

Carolyn M. Brown

The Lost Princess of Oz World Premiere Combines Ballet, Song and Bluegrass

The creative passion that abounds in “The Lost Princess of Oz,” the upcoming extravaganza of movement and music presented by the Axelrod Contemporary...

Shen Shellenberger

Two Exhibitions Cross the Lines Between Art, Craft and Poetry

Two exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum, Rina Banerjee: Blemish, In Deep Pink Everyplace Begins and Maxwell Mustardo: Dish-Oriented, on view...

Portraits of Victims of Gun Violence

Every day, we read an all-too-familiar report on our news feed — another life is lost to gun violence. It is a deadly epidemic.Violent deaths are also...

Shen Shellenberger

Monmouth University Presents a True Beatnik Night Of Poetry, Jazz and “Harp” Beats

Poetry and music go together, but rarely do you have a chance to experience a beatnik night like Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts has planned...

Imparting the Living Art of Storytelling

Storytelling is not just a descriptive term. It is evocative. It is personal. It is inclusive. It is communal. Maybe you remember your aunt, the one...

Shen Shellenberger

The Words, Wit, and Life of Dorothy Parker Take the Stage at East Lynne Theater

“I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.”Dorothy Parker may be best known for the quotes that have long...