Jane Henderson

Dec 27, 2024 | reviewjournal.com | Jane Henderson

In response to Roy Berger’s Dec. 21 letter on Donald Trump:Mr. Berger quotes what Donald Trump told his supporters on Jan. 6, stating they should “walk down to the Capital” and that “if you don’t fight like hell, you are not going to have a country anymore.” What I heard Mr. Trump say that day was for people to “peacefully and patriotically let your voices be heard.”Mr. Berger also doesn’t note that Mr. Trump requested the National Guard the day before and was denied by Nancy Pelosi.

Oct 29, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jane Henderson

Mickey Bergman has advocated for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan from Russia, and he’s fighting to help hostages in Gaza. The work is never black and white, he says: “It’s never about good and evil. It’s never about an ultimate value you pursue — it’s about clashing values.”He calls his work “fringe diplomacy” because it’s behind the scenes. Bergman isn’t a government official but still spends years trying to get Americans out of foreign jails where they’ve been wrongfully detained.

Oct 23, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jane Henderson

The bees have sweet digs 50 feet above a busy downtown street. In exchange for free rent in artist-painted hives, they supply fragrant honey for human hotel guests. The colorful hives have a south-facing view, around the corner from an outdoor dining patio and blocks from apartment balconies. No one has expressed concern, if they've even noticed their buzzy neighbors, says Will Rogers, food and beverage director at 21c Museum Hotel at 1528 Locust Street.

Oct 18, 2024 | stltoday.com | Rosalind Early |Daniel Neman |Jasmine Osby |Jane Henderson

‘Lungs’When: 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Oct. 18-Nov. 3Where: Kranzberg Black Box, 501 North Grand BoulevardHow much: $20-$30More info: albiontheatrestl.orgThis Duncan MacMillan play asks the question how you can bring a baby into an overpopulated world rife with political division and with an environment being destabilized by climate change. Presented by Albion Theatre company, the show, described as an “off-kilter love story,” will be presented using the original British script.

Oct 16, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jane Henderson

The work in St. Louis Art Museum’s new exhibition has a continent full of stories. “Narrative Wisdom and African Arts” was inspired in part by a chair whose carvings include masks and scenes of community life, such as women preparing food and men playing drums. The 19th-century chair by a Chokwe artist in Angola is a “visitor favorite,” says Nichole N. Bridges, museum curator of the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.