Sightlines: Remembering My Sundance Volunteer Experience

Sightlines: Remembering My Sundance Volunteer Experience

By Lynn Venhaus At the 27th Annual Sundance Film Festival, my two sons, Tim and Charlie, and I, were accepted as ushers for the fest.... Details
Sightlines: My All-Time Favorite, Robert Redford, at 85

Sightlines: My All-Time Favorite, Robert Redford, at 85

By Lynn VenhausActor-filmmaker-founder of Sundance Film Institute Robert Redford turned 85 today! (Aug. 18).He has been a major part of my film-going life, first as... Details
Dispatch from The Hills: Anti-Vaxxers Are Risking Freedom for All

Dispatch from The Hills: Anti-Vaxxers Are Risking Freedom for All

By Lynn VenhausI don't mind putting my mask on again to follow public health rules and private business restrictions, but I resent the selfish anti-vaxxers... Details
Sightlines: Remembering Steve Woolf

Sightlines: Remembering Steve Woolf

By Lynn VenhausWe have been enriched by Steve Woolf as a titan in regional theater, and his loss will be deeply felt. For 33 years,... Details
Sightlines: Tune into Critics Choice Awards on the CW March 7

Sightlines: Tune into Critics Choice Awards on the CW March 7

By Lynn VenhausOn Sunday night, the Critics Choice Awards will air beginning at 6 p.m. CST on the CW (ch. 11 in STL). I promise... Details
Dispatch from The Hills: 500,000+ Lives

Dispatch from The Hills: 500,000+ Lives

By Lynn VenhausFeb 22, 2021. In personal remarks, President Biden led a tribute for the 500,000+ lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic that had tp... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: Condemn or Condone –No Gray Area, Congress!

Dispatch from the Hills: Condemn or Condone –No Gray Area, Congress!

By Lynn VenhausCollective amnesia? Not shamed by the hypocrisy? My mind is blown on a daily basis by the willingness to dismiss the gravity of... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: Insurrection, Fascism and Socialism

Dispatch from the Hills: Insurrection, Fascism and Socialism

By Lynn VenhausThere are not two sides to the Insurrection. You either support democracy and the US Constitution or you don’t. Foreign and domestic terrorism... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: I have COVID-19

Dispatch from the Hills: I have COVID-19

By Lynn VenhausI have COVID-19. This is my personal story. It is my experience, not anyone else’s, and I certainly don’t have any medical expertise... Details
Dispatches from The Hills: On the Brink of a New Year

Dispatches from The Hills: On the Brink of a New Year

By Lynn VenhausWe are almost looking in the rear view mirror, and 2020 will be no more. Overall, the year tested us all.We also learned... Details