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...
View ArticleTwelve reasons to attend Art All Night in Trenton this weekend
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...
View ArticleThe Gingered Peach raises almost $2G for Artworks in Trenton
Joanne Canady-Browne heard about the shooting at Art All Night in Trenton last week and knew she had to do her part to show her support for Artworks, the nonprofit that organizes the event. For the...
View ArticleExecutive director of Arts Council of Princeton resigns
Taneshia Nash Laird, the executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton for less than two years, has resigned. She will leave the organization at the end of August. Jim Levine, the president of...
View ArticleMcCarter Theatre announces community reading of ‘Greensboro: A Requiem’
McCarter Theatre Center will be hosting a participatory community reading of Emily Mann’s “Greensboro: A Requiem” on Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. on the Matthews Stage. The event is free and...
View ArticleAnnual Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale set for March 15-19
The annual Bryn Mawy Wellesley Book Sale, one of the largest and oldest used book sales on the East Coast, will be held at Princeton Day School from March 15 to March 19. Proceeds from the sale are...
View ArticleLibrary director leaving Princeton for Cincinnati
Brett Bonfield, the executive director of the Princeton Public Library, has accepted the chief operating officer job for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in Ohio. The appointment...
View ArticleStony Brook Garden Club announces winners of annual juried nature photography...
The Stony Brook Garden Club has announced the winners of the 2019 juried exhibition of members’ nature photography. This year’s prizes are awarded to Lisa Granozio, Harriette Brainard, and Nell...
View ArticlePrinceton University Art Museum acquires drawings by architect Michael Graves
The Princeton University Art Museum has acquired almost 5,000 drawings by Princeton architect and designer Michael Graves, who died in 2015. James Steward, the director of the Princeton University Art...
View ArticlePrinceton theatrical producer’s ‘Hadestown’ wins big at Tony Awards
“Hadestown” won eight awards at the 2019 Tony Awards on Sunday night, including the top honor of best musical. Princeton resident Mara Isaacs, a lead producer for the musical, accepted the evening’s...
View ArticlePortion of Washington Road to be closed Saturday for installation of...
Washington Road will be closed from about 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 27th, between Prospect Avenue and and William Street for the installation of a large sculpture. The work zone area will be...
View ArticlePrinceton Symphony Orchestra and McCarter Theatre Center partner to create...
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra and McCarter Theatre Center will co-produce a three-show series called Princeton Pops that will combine elements of the theater with live music. The new series will...
View ArticleNew Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale drop-off site opens in Princeton
The Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale book collection site has been moved from “the barn” on Vandeventer Avenue to a new location on Witherspoon Street. The new address is 281 Witherspoon Street, Suite...
View ArticlePrinceton University Art Museum names Juliana Ochs Dweck as chief curator
The Princeton University Art Museum has appointed Juliana Ochs Dweck to be chief curator, a new role that was created because of the museum’s continued growth. Dweck joined the Museum in 2010 and...
View ArticleHistorical Society of Princeton to auction off almost 500 items Friday
For the last five years, the Historical Society of Princeton has conducted a review of its collection of more than 3,000 objects. The review was completed recently, and the Historical Society...
View ArticleMcCarter Theatre Center receives $500,000 gift in honor of Emily Mann
Philanthropist Betty Wold Johnson has donated $500,000 to the McCarter Theatre Center in honor of Emily Mann’s thirty years as artistic director and resident playwright at the theatre. The gift, made...
View ArticleArts Council of Princeton names new development director
Princeton native Caroline Cleaves has been appointed to serve as the development director for the Arts Council of Princeton. She will begin her new position in January. Cleaves previously held...
View ArticlePrinceton Public Library names new executive director
Jennifer Podolsky has been named the 14th executive director of the Princeton Public Library. Podolsky, the current executive director of the East Brunswick Public Library, will begin her duties in...
View ArticleArt collector sues Princeton University for backing out of $1 million deal
A New York City art collector has filed a lawsuit against Princeton University for breach of contract related to artworks the school agreed to buy in 2018. Princeton University allegedly agreed to pay...
View ArticlePrinceton University Art Museum exhibition explores LIFE magazine’s...
From its first issue in 1936 to the suspension of weekly publication in 1972, LIFE magazine told the stories of world events through photo essays. The popular magazine shaped how readers view...
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