Nicki's Central West End Guide
an urban news journal
In June, Left Bank Books held a book signing for St. Louis native Christina Hawatmeh, one of the few in-person author events held since the pandemic began. Coincidentally, the pandemic is precisely what Hawatmeh’s book is about. The Year Time Stopped, The Global Pandemic in Photos, features 200 photographs from around the world depicting the…
Due to this week’s record-breaking rainfall and subsequent flooding in the St. Louis region, many businesses were flooded. Two that I am aware of, Third Degree Glass Factory, 5200 Delmar, and Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid, sustained serious damage and are closed for repairs. There are ways that you might be able to help….
Put A World of Shine, the current exhibition at projects+gallery featuring Sandra Payne’s series of jewel collages, on your “must see” list. There is so much to absorb surrounding Payne’s work that you’ll want to visit more than once. And now there’s plenty of time to do that, as the exhibition has been extended until October…