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Love in Concert! is a one-of-a-kind, one-woman spectacular from the one-and-only Saundra Lezzenbaum; the world-famous America’s Queen of Hearts tells her love life story with hits from her new album “Saungs for a Perfect Marriage.”
Miyuki Miyagi '12 (Princeton Triangle Club, Princeton University Players, Princeton Roaring 20, Lewis Center for the Arts theater certificate) is currently reprising her role of Daphney in the uptown transfer of the Off-Broadway production of BEAU THE MUSICAL at St. Luke's.
OKLAHOMA SAMOVAR, winner of the National Jewish Playwriting Contest, is inspired by Cohen’s great-grandparents, the only Jews in the 1887 Oklahoma Land Run. December 5-21, Thurs-Sat at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm, Monday Dec 8 at 7pm. At La MaMa, 66 E. 4th St, NYC.
Judith Sloan and Najla Said '96 present a new work-in-progress, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides, directed by Suzanne Agins '97. Starting Thursday, December 11 at the Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington, DC.
Freddy Blohm '75 will be appearing as part of lineup of singer-songwriters, Wednesday December 10th, from 7 to 9pm at The Jersey Shore Arts Center, 66 South Main Street, Ocean Grove NJ.
Luke Strathmann (MPA '19) is bringing together his favorite comedians to make fun of economics with PowerPoints.
DUM CANTO SPERO (“While I sing, I hope”) is Amuse Singers’ winter choral concert, taking place on Dec 5, 2025 at 7 PM at St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Ave.
2021/2022 Hodder Fellow Leslie Cuyjet shares her one-woman show, For All Your Life for BAM's Next Wave Festival December 3 - 7 at BAM Fisher in Brooklyn.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Stacy Wolf and Paige Allen's new book Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre. The authors' conversation will be facilitated by Jill Dolan. The event will be held at Labyrinth Books (122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ) on December 2 at 6 pm.
Along Love’s Journey
Music & Poetry by Bach, Palestrina, Rilke, Hafez, and Coleridge-Taylor
November 23rd at 4pm.
A4P invites the Princeton community to join its inaugural book club. On Monday, November 17th at 8:30pm EST we will be discussing Mathey Girls by Melody Chu '01 in an online discussion with the author.
"Until We Fill the Ocean" is an immersive, multidisciplinary performance that honors the stories and poetry of detainees at Angel Island Immigration Station in Northern California (1910–1940). The performance will be taking place on Saturday, November 15 at 3pm EST at the Detroit Public Library - Main Branch. The event is FREE and open to the public.
Freddy Blohm '75 will be appearing Saturday November 15 as part of a singer-songwriter show from 2-5pm at The Art of the Bean and Leaf, 633 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park.
The New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (NASO) will kick off its 50th anniversary season on a dramatic note—with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony! The concert takes place on Friday, Nov. 14, 8:00 p.m., at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.
THE SEVEN RAVENS, written and directed by Marisol Rosa-Shapiro '07, will premiere November 14-16, at NYC's Bank Street Theater, produced by The New School in partnership with The New Victory Theatre's LabWorks program.
Princeton Arts alumni are invited to celebrate the world premiere of 'Children Are the Spirit of the World' by Princeton alumna Stephanie Leotsakos, award-winning composer, conductor, and soprano, and current Ph.D. candidate in Composition at Rutgers University, at the 50th Anniversary Concert of the Sussex County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 p.m. at High Point Regional High School.
The Los Angeles-based vocal octet Exilio (including Theo Trevisan '22 and several other singers who have worked with Princeton choir director Gabriel Crouch) is having a concert on November 9th at 7:30pm at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.
A WICKED GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE WIZ, AND WICKED. Join us October 25, 2025 5:15pm at the Drapkin Studio, Wallace Dance Bldg & Theater-Lewis Arts Complex.
Hear a North American premiere unlike any other by Minnesotan composer Shruthi Rajasekar. Get your tickets for Saturday, October 25th 4pm CST at the Tedd Mann Concert Hall.
The Lucky Ones, by Lia Romeo '03, is a sharply observed, emotionally resonant new play about the complexities of female friendship in a patriarchal world. Directed by Katie Birenboim '16, The Lucky Ones runs Oct. 24-November 9 at Theaterlab, 357 W. 36th St., NYC.
Celebrate Princeton Innovation (CPI) honors faculty researchers, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates who are making a difference through their discoveries and entrepreneurial spirit. Join us Wednesday, October 22nd at 5pm at the Frick Chemistry Atrium.
Judith Sloan and Najla Said, directed by Suzanne Agins, present a new work-in-progress, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides, dealing with Israel/Palestine that uses the tools of art and diplomacy to work for justice and peace and an end to the escalation of violence. Join us Sunday October 19 and Sunday October 26 at 7:30pm at the FAB-NYC theater, 70 E 4th Street, NYC.
Jake Robertson '15 presents: "Saturday Night Love", a new experience from Saundra Lezzenbaum designed to tackle NYC’s Cost of Loving Crisis! Join us this Saturday, October 18th at 7p at Sanger Hall, Sunnyside NY.
As part of the Princeton French Film Series, you're invited to watch Claude McKay, From Harlem to Marseille (2023) by filmmaker Matthieu Verdeil, who will be in attendance for a Q&A. Open to everyone upon registration. The screening will start at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, and will last approximately 70 minutes. Doors to the screening room open at 6:15 PM.
You are invited to "An Evening of Conversation About Traveling in Bardo by Ann Tashi Slater." Join Ann Tashi Slater ’84 and Lisa Gornick ’77 for an online discussion of Ann’s new book, TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD (Balance/Hachette, Sept. 2025) this Tuesday, Oct 7th at from 8-9pm EST.
JUNGLE RESTAURANT is a new comedic play about nostalgia, environmentalism, and eating at a novelty restaurant under a time constraint. Join us for the one-day-only performance at Caveat on October 5th at 2:30pm!
After more than 70 performances around the world, Princeton Ph.D. alumnus Gilad Cohen's "Trio for Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello and Ruminating Harp" will receive its Australian Premiere in three concerts from October 4th to the 25th.
Sea Chapel is an art installation by Susannah Ray at RISE Rockaway in Far Rockaway, NY. Exhibition Dates: 9/29/25 to 10/29/25. Meet the Artist and Sea Ritual by Electric Djinn: 10/8/25, 4-6PM. Ritual begins at 5:00PM.
Please join us for one of three upcoming presentations on Nicaraguan artist Roberto de la Selva.
We're excited to announce a new regional production of THE HELLO GIRLS, music and lyrics by Peter Mills ('95), book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel ('96) at Syracuse Stage, Sept. 10-28.
I write with good news! The last few years have brought multiple poetry and book publications: The Show Must Go On (Fernwood Press 2025), Dear Beautiful Gay (The Poetry Box 2025), and Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter) (The Poetry Box 2021).
An excerpt from Ann Tashi Slater’s new book, TRAVELING IN BARDO, appears in LIT HUB.
Call for Art for "Not Afraid" Exhibition in Princeton-area.
Declared "the most fun you'll have reading all year" by New York Times bestselling author Steven Rowley, this fast-paced debut novel shines an unflinching light on the drama of reality TV when a gay man returns to the cut-throat show he won in his youth after his adult life begins to unravel.
Rosemead movie premiere. Executive produced by Julia Xu ‘06.
We're thrilled to see the connections being made. A huge thank you to the 85 arts alumni who are generously participating as mentors and mentees between now and January.
Next week, Thursday, November 6th at 7 PM EDT, join us for a conversation all about graduate school options and experiences. Our last webinar will be the following week on Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 7pm EDT, focusing on corporate hygiene for artists.
We know many arts alumni are doing incredible work in the nonprofit sector. To amplify your mission and connect our community with alumni-led causes, we're creating our first-ever Giving Tuesday Look Book: a curated directory of alumni-led nonprofits.
Solo Show at Winston Wachter Fine Art New York.
Ann Tashi Slater has new work in Oprah Daily, PAW, Next Big Idea Club, and Tricycle. Ann also talks about impermanence and the art of living on these podcasts: TRICYCLE TALKS and MINDROLLING (Be Here Now Network).
I have 22 episodes of a podcast about various events in my life, most humorous, some sad, all dramatic-- including THE COSMIC CARE DEALER about my years at Princeton (1965-69). The podcast drops around November 18 on Apple podcasts, TikTok, Spotify, Amazon Music-- wherever you get your podcasts!
The first single from my new record, Samba Americana, is out this month on all platforms. Take a listen if time allows. Let me know what you think...
My book ART. AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE was just purchased by the Getty Museum in LA also the Princeton University art museum bookstores. The buyers both love it.
Join the fun! Michael Kardos's 4th novel, FUN CITY HEIST (Severn House), releases on December 2. Pre-order now wherever books are sold, or get a signed copy from Browseabout Books: https://browseaboutbooks.com/book/9781448317233
Catalina Museum for Art & History announces The Blue Forest, an immersive installation by marine scientist and artist Oriana Poindexter, on view November 8, 2025 through October 11, 2026. The exhibition transports visitors into the underwater world of Catalina Island’s iconic kelp forests without ever getting wet.
Exhibition dates: October 2025 - June 2026. Dozens of Princeton undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty have received GRAMMY® nominations and awards. Join us in celebrating some of the many exceptional musicians who have studied and taught at Princeton.
Long-time collaborator Gary Monheit '80 joins me again on piano, though this time all compositions are my own, so this is a solo-act release. Website: https://dankrimm.munb.com/secondwind.html.
Princeton Arts Alumni is delighted to host an alum-to-alum mentorship program in Fall 2025! Sign up by October 15th to participate as a mentor, mentee, or both.
Screenwriter James Moyer (English, '10) announces the formation of Salt Springs Productions, a multi-media company in partnership with Michael Affleck (former International Coordinator for Greenpeace).
Hello Princeton Arts Alumni! I am Lydia Cornett '16 and the co-director of TESSITURA, a short documentary co-produced by Chicken & Egg Films and American Documentary. My team and I are currently looking for support for this next chapter for Tessitura. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to learn more about making a tax-deductible donation, and in the meantime please follow our Instagram page @tessitura_film.
Getty has launched its first-ever family podcast, If Objects Could Talk! Listen as objects from the Getty Villa collection come to life to tell their side of the story.
My name is Jeremy (class of 2022), and I’m currently a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania researching how dramatic writers are thinking about and responding to generative AI. I’m looking to interview both screenwriters and playwrights about their experiences in the industry.
View My New Book: ART. AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE.
This December, Dance Institute of Washington's Executive Director, Kahina Haynes '11, leads the organization toward its 30th annual production of The Spirit of Kwanzaa!
Katy Pinke ('10) is on tour in the US and Canada accompanying the release of her third album.
Elena Sheppard '09 is releasing her debut memoir: 'The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora'.
TRAVELING IN BARDO (Hachette) by Ann Tashi Slater '84 launches on September 9.
Three Princeton undergraduates are advancing equity through the arts this summer—discover how their creative advocacy is shaping change with Art Against Racism.
Ann Tashi Slater talked with poet and writer Maggie Smith about finding possibility in periods of upheaval, and the freedom of having your life implode. Smith is the best-selling author of poetry collections, including GOOD BONES, and a memoir, YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL; her latest book, DEAR WRITER: PEP TALKS & PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR THE CREATIVE LIFE, explores creativity on the page and in life. https://tricycle.org/article/on-not-knowing-and-making-this-place-beautiful/?utm_campaign=00662834&utm_source=p3s4h3r3s
TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD (Hachette, Sept. 9) has been selected as a September 2025 “Must Read” by the Next Big Idea Club, a nonfiction book club curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink.
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