Salman Rushdie, St. Louis Art Fair, and the Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis Art Fair
Meet the Artists of the 2022 St. Louis Art Fair, taking place September 9 - 11th! In this blog by HEC's Kelly Maue get all the information you need to know before the big weekend and check the included links to videos highlighting some exciting creators who will be set up. And don't forget to visit HEC Media at the Spotlight booth during your visit to this year's St. Louis Art Fair!
Rubber from Sunflowers
Edison Agrosciences, a St. Louis based agtech startup, is exploring sunflowers as a source of natural rubber. They aim to breed sunflowers with high rubber content to boost natural rubber production in the United States.
Da Vinci & Michelangelo Review
Read Gerry Kowarsky's review of this unconventional piece of theater! Da Vinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience continues through August 28 at the newly reopened Westport Playhouse.
The Botanical Resonance
This new exhibition on show at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum in the Missouri Botanical Garden sheds light on how plants create sounds in our natural environment and can be audibly manipulated human beings.
A New Leaf
This documentary from HEC Films shows the painstaking efforts taken to renovate and reopen one of the city's most historically significant buildings while simultaneously recounting the rich history of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
A Conversation with Novelist Salman Rushdie
After his brutal attack in New York on August 12th, HEC Media is relieved to hear Salman Rushdie's condition is improving and wish him the fastest and fullest recovery possible. In this 2009 conversation from HEC's archives, the acclaimed novelist discusses living under the constant threat of assassination and the importance of freedom of speech.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week’s episode, a new book that reveals a Jackie Kennedy few of us know, a fashion-based exhibit on display at the Foundry Art Centre, a new cannabis science & operations program being offered by Saint Louis University, a painter and a wood sculptor displaying at the 2022 St. Louis Art Fair, an intimate discussion with author Salman Rushdie about living under constant threat, and a local group gives new life to St. Louis' past by repurposing the pieces of its architectural history.
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