Bohemian rhapsody

There's a little slice of Greenwich Village in Bucks County.

For the past 37 years, John & Peter's Place in New Hope has been presenting an eclectic mix of musical acts in a Bohemian atmosphere.

In Friday's Good Times, Lisa Rich interviews the owner of John & Peter's, John Larsen, a truly colorful character. The 82-year-old free spirit recalls the trials and tribulations of running this shoestring operation over the years, and the top artists who performed there before they became famous, such as George Thorogood and Norah Jones.

Another interesting personality profiled in this week's edition is the Rev. Charles McCollough, who is interviewed in Janet Purcell's Fine Arts column. Since retiring as an official with the United Church of Christ (in the interest of full disclosure, I'm a member of that denomination), McCollough has devoted himself full-time to sculpture. His work is now on display at the Straube Center in Pennington as part of its winter exhibition.

Also in Good Times, classical music columnist Anita Donovan previews the Dryden Ensemble's "Bach Looking Bach" program, which juxtaposes Bach's compositions with those of the earlier composers who influenced him, taking place Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Doylestown, Pa., and Sunday at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also gives us a heads-up about the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's "POPS: The Broadway Concert," coming up Saturday at Princeton's Richardson Auditorium.

Ted Otten interviews members of the cast of the Off-Broadstreet Theatre's production of the British sex farce "Bedside Manners," now playing in Pennington.

In her regular "Backbeat" column, Lisa Rich tells us about an appearance by Lemonheads founder Evan Dando Sunday at the Record Collector music store in Bordentown.

Michele Angermiller interviews Shelly Snyder, a student at The College of New Jersey who is a finalist in Saturday's "King or Queen of Campus Comedy" competition on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick.

Susan Sprague Yeske reviews the Green Parrot Restaurant and Pub in Newtown, Pa.

We also present Stephen Whitty's reviews of "Edge of Darkness" and "When in Rome."

Check out all these interesting articles and more in The Times of Trenton's Good Times section Friday.