• Lynn Venhaus Turning Pain Into Purpose As Part of a Women’s Anthology Book To Publish Dec. 5

    Lynn Venhaus Turning Pain Into Purpose As Part of a Women’s Anthology Book To Publish Dec. 5

    By Lynn Venhaus Glory be, I have accomplished one of my life’s goals: Published author. Although writing is a solitary pursuit, it took many other people to help me get to this point. This has not been an easy journey, but ultimately fulfilling, and cathartic, during a very rough — yet resilient — year. The…


  • Pop du Jour: The September Issue

    Pop du Jour: The September Issue

    By Lynn Venhaus After a brief hiatus, we’re back with our round-up of people, places, and events in the St. Louis region, a tad behind in posting our September/summer swan song. IN COMES COMPANY: Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical “Company” – the female-led revival that won the Tony in 2022, kicks off its 25-city national tour…


  • Sightlines: Hawthorne Players’ ‘Curious Incident’ Shows The Artistic Possibilities That Can Happen Here

    Sightlines: Hawthorne Players’ ‘Curious Incident’ Shows The Artistic Possibilities That Can Happen Here

    By Lynn VenhausArea theatergoers, you must see “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” now playing at the recently renamed Florissant Performing Arts Center, presented by Hawthorne Players through Nov. 13. Opening night Friday was a testament to a production fulfilling its promise and meeting the moment, truly raising the bar for the entire…


  • Sightlines: What Just Happened?

    Sightlines: What Just Happened?

    By Lynn VenhausWhen the U.S. Department of Justice sounded the alarm bells this week, after having no choice but to act on such egregious disregard for national security by seizing 11 sets of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, information trickled out, each revelation more concerning than the day before regarding what was found at the former…


  • Dispatch From the Hills: Kind Gestures Honoring Talent And Memories

    Dispatch From the Hills: Kind Gestures Honoring Talent And Memories

    By Lynn Venhaus Dateline June 8, 2019 and now A wonderful night that I only attended because the film school professors chose to name an award in memory of Tim that year. Three years ago seems like a lifetime ago. During a meeting they arranged with us in January 2019, when Charlie and I were…


  • Sightlines: Lawyers, Guns, Money and So Much Pain — When Is Enough?

    Sightlines: Lawyers, Guns, Money and So Much Pain — When Is Enough?

    By Lynn VenhausNo parent should have to bury a child. The anguish of these Uvalde parents is heartbreaking and we must do whatever we can to support them. We can’t let it be other people’s problems. Columbine, Buffalo, Sandy Hook, Parkland, Virginia Tech, Las Vegas, the church in southern California and Texas and Charleston and…


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