Category: archives

  • City, chamber make plea for Shad Fest leader

    No one has stepped up to the plate to take over the enormous job of organizing the annual event, which would mark its 25th anniversary next year. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Lambertville needs a hero.    Someone sure and steady who can go the long haul.    Someone who can tackle a huge task without breaking…

  • ‘Nunsense A-Men!’

    Men climb into habits and play the original show "in convent drag" at the Academy Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan    The most popular question that critics get is: "How can you stand seeing the same show over and over again?" Most of the time, one smiles profoundly and says something about every production being a little…

  • LIFESTYLE: And the winner is…

    The South Brunswick YMCA is on the lookout for the next American Idol. By: Melissa Hayes    The room fell quiet as 6-year-olds Lauren Sappok, Shelley Wang and Kali Mayfield took the stage Friday afternoon.    Kali and Lauren sang "Cheetah Girls" from the Disney Channel movie "Cheetah Girls," while Shelley danced alongside them, shaking her hips…

  • GETTING INVOLVED

        Alisa Chapter of Hadassah    The Alisa Chapter of Hadassah meets at the Jewish Center of Concordia at the intersection of Perrineville and Prospect Plains roads.    For more information, call Marilyn Shustak at (609) 655-4777.    Luncheon: Excelsior Caterers, Route 9 South, Manalapan, noon, Wednesday, Aug. 31, Book and Author luncheon featuring Leo Habor, author of…

  • ‘Chérubin’

    Jules Massenet’s largely unknown opera is presented by New Jersey Opera Theater. By: Stuart Duncan    The biggest surprise of New Jersey Opera Theater’s successful season is Jules Massenet’s 1903 opera Chérubin, largely unknown and certainly under-performed. It turns out to be as musically lush and melodic, and charming character-wise, as any of the better recognized…

  • ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’

    The action takes place in Seville in the 1920s in this production, staged by New Jersey Opera Theater. By: Stuart Duncan    Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) was a fiasco on its opening night in Rome on Feb. 20, 1816, but a runaway success ever since. The work — with a text based…

  • SENIOR HAPPENINGS

       Cranbury Golden Age Neighbors    The senior citizens room in Town Hall is available the first and third Thursday of each month from noon to 4 p.m. Seniors can come and play cards or games, talk to old friends and neighbors or eat together.    New members are invited to join the club. Membership is open to…

  • Aug. 17, 7:50 p.m.: Cindy Sheehan and other stuff

    The anti-war mom takes some unfair hits from the right as she takes her protest to an oblivious president. You go, girl. By: Hank Kalet    Another apology is in order. Apparently, consistency has not been the hallmark of the old blog these days.    This time, I have an excuse. My wife and I were in…

  • Think Snow

    Escape summer’s heat at the Upstairs Gallery, where wintry landscapes cool the air. By: Megan Sullivan    On a 90-degree scorcher of a day, as sweat beads on your upper lip and your clothes stick to your skin, it’s nice to ponder the icy chill of winter.    Think frozen ponds, snow angels and beautiful beams of…