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The Princeton Festival's Baroque Chamber Ensemble played the era's music the way it was meant to be heard. (Photo courtesy of the Princeton Festival.)

Princeton Festival presents Princeton Festival Baroque Chamber Ensemble

Going for Baroque

In the final week of the Princeton Festival, concertmaster Juan Carlos Zamudio and five other members of the Princeton Festival Baroque Chamber Ensemble showcased 17th- and 18th-century music in neo-Gothic Princeton Abbey. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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"Bust of Mary McLeod Bethune," (date unknown), by Selma Burke. (Photo via Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the private collection of Charles L. Blockson, 2018.)

Woodmere Art Museum Annual: 77th Juried Exhibition

Placing us in corpus

The Woodmere Art Museum engages viewers — physically and intellectually — with pressing contemporary themes through works of artistic virtuosity. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

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Kroll's 'This Time' asks, "Can we really be here now?" (Photo by Sarah Berman.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Anna Kroll's 'This Time' and George MacLeod's 'On Short Notice'

When are you?

Anna Kroll and George MacLeod's SoLow Fest double bill combined dance and performance art to examine time and presence. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Hitchens's supernatural stories highlight our need for human connection. (Photo by Going Dark Theatre via Facebook.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Going Dark Theatre presents Josh Hitchens's 'Ghost Stories'

Spirits in the material world

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Josh Hitchens's collection of stories, told in true SoLow Fest style, will give you the shivers. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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In 1968, "it was never this bad, it was always this bad." (Photo courtesy of Applied Mechanics.)

Applied Mechanics presents 'This Is on Record'

The times, they aren't a-changin'

Applied Mechanics' 'This Is on Record' takes a 50-year look back at our political arena and finds remarkable continuities. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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John Jarboe tries on sincerity with Mx. Rogers's cardigan. (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

The Bearded Ladies present 'You Can Never Go Down the Drain'

The importance of being earnest

'You Can Never Go Down the Drain,’ a meditation on Mr. Rogers from the Bearded Ladies, awkwardly wavers between irony and sincerity. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Smerconish chronicled his journey from Republican to independent at the Philadelphia Free Library. (Photo by Stephen Silver.)

'Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right' by Michael Smerconish

Independent's day

Michael Smerconish, a Philadelphia original and one of America’s last public centrists, charts his long political evolution in his new column collection and in a recent Free Library appearance. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Robinson (left) and Outing spill all the tea as Mrs. Potts and Beast. (Photo courtesy of the Greenfield Collective.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Greenfield Collective's 'Potts' with 'Table on Table on Table'

Tales as old as time

SoLow Fest entries ‘Potts’ and ‘Table on Table on Table’ offer new glosses on familiar stories. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Romero and Rooker's costumes allow Eppchez ! to operate and be a puppet, simultaneously. (Photo by Freedom G Photography.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Alma's Engine presents Eppchez !'s 'Publik Private'

A tale of two identities

Alma's Engine brings Eppchez!'s 'Publik Private' to SoLow Fest and examines the four faces of two historic people. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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Spectators and Manipulators enjoy the show from either side of the tiny curtain. (Photo courtesy of La Voce delle Cose.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Company Aiello and La Voce delle Cose's 'Unconscious Theater Machines'

Storytime with a twist

Company Aiello's SoLow Fest entry 'Unconscious Theater Machines' puts audiences in the action for wonderful community-building, one-on-one performances. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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