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StitchCast Studio is a podcast produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective in Saint Louis, Missouri. It’s a show about the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The voices of youth of color are important to hear at this critical time. StitchCast Studio creates a series of leveled conversations about issues that concern youth related to health, safety and violence. This is the place to come to hear real conversations about what’s on the minds of 16-25 year old St. Louis teens and young adults and catch some powerful new ideas for solutions. Programs include original spoken word and music produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a nationally recognized Artists Collective know for high quality art ad innovative youth violence prevention programs. StitchCast Studio has received supported from the National Endowment for the Arts, On the web at arts dot gov. Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, The Lewis Prize for Music Accelerator Award, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention, March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance, Deaconess Foundation, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities Council, Arts and Education Council, and The Divided City, Washington University in St. Louis. To learn more visit storystitchers.org.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective presents Peace in the Prairie, an original presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by African American people living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri and the state’s endangered prairie lands.
Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies?
Artists took a day trip from St. Louis, Missouri to explore a cave at Onondaga Cave State Park in Leasburg, MO and the natural beauty of the landscape on a rainy summer day on July 27, 2024.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
To The Prairie
KP Dennis, Integrity, Troy Anthony
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Watch a video about the trip!
Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Parks Association.
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.
7 days ago
7 days ago
In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about the difference between an artist's music and their persona. Recorded live at Story Stitchers Studio 1A, The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Saint Louis, Saint Louis
Traydon Rogers for Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention Grant of 2024, Regional Arts Commission, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Ameren Equity in the Arts, Arts & Education Council, and Tegna Foundation.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
This episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis, Officer Chassit Hickman, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Tamika Butler, MEd, LPC from BJC HeathCare. Recorded live August 9, 2024 at Story Stitchers’ Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre in celebration of our 10 Year Anniversary.
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They Think It’s OK!
Taron Booker, Toryon Booker, KP Dennis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017
On Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Album, Keep On Marching On, released 2024
This episode is part of a series exploring youth and police rights and responsibilities, presented in four parts. In addition to Parts III and IV, check out Parts I and II, in which our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.
This Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported as a part of Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, Carmon and Susan Colangelo, Jane Schaefer, In memory of Tom Schaefer, John and Harrison Hagan Heil, In memory of Jamyla Bolden, and Ted and JoAnn Sanditz.
Additional support was provided by BJC HealthCare, Honda of Frontenac, Cities United, and St. Louis American.
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
This episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis, Officer Chassit Hickman, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Tamika Butler, MEd, LPC from BJC HeathCare. Recorded live August 9, 2024 at Story Stitchers’ Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre in celebration of our 10 Year Anniversary.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Perception Isn't Always Reality
KP Dennis, 2016
On Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Album, Keep On Marching On, released 2024
This episode is part of a series exploring youth and police rights and responsibilities, presented in four parts. In addition to Parts III and IV, check out Parts I and II, in which our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.
This Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported as a part of Saint Louis Story Stitchers 10 Year Anniversary Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, Carmon and Susan Colangelo, Jane Schaefer, In memory of Tom Schaefer, John and Harrison Hagan Heil, In memory of Jamyla Bolden, and Ted and JoAnn Sanditz.
Additional support was provided by BJC HealthCare, Honda of Frontenac, Cities United, and St. Louis American.
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Part II
In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about taking accountability.
Recorded live May 30, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Worthless
Branden Lewis for Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Ameren Equity in the Arts, Arts & Education Council, and Tegna Foundation.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Part I
In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about taking accountability.
Recorded live May 30, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Victor Not Victim
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024.
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Ameren Equity in the Arts, Arts & Education Council, and Tegna Foundation.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Our StitchCast sits down with Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels of Great Rivers Greenway for a conversation about The Brickline Greenway project and the great outdoors, in this episode of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on May 28, 2024.
Emma Klues has been with Great Rivers Greenway since early 2014, currently serving as the Vice President of Communications & Outreach. The goal is to tell the St. Louis region about the greenways, listen to ideas and concerns from community members and create ways for people to live life outside. She loves being outside, leading laughter yoga, eating at local restaurants and giving back to her community. Shaughnessy Daniels is the Director of Civic Engagement at Great Rivers Greenway where she leads the agency’s efforts to gather input that guides planning and implementation for greenway projects.
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The Traveler
Traydon Rogers, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Recorded live at High Low, May 28, 2024
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2024, Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Support for Story Stitchers creative youth development programs is provided in part by The Lewis Prize for Music 2021 Accelerator Award.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by Kranzberg Arts Foundation where Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization and by the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Youth Opportunities Program.
StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Season VI
Listen to Story Stitchers latest season of live podcast discussions and open mics, presented and recorded on the state-of-the-arts stage, High Low, 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists round out each presentation with live art interludes. Episodes include:
Tuesday, January 23
Black Youth and Juvenile Justice
Guest: Ryan Vickers, Youth Advocacy Program
Tuesday, February 27
Black History Lessons
Guest: John A. Wright, Sr. and John A. Wright, Jr.
Tuesday, March 26
Mental Health Crisis
Guest: Hassan Shariff
Tuesday, April 23
Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part I & II
Guest: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry
Tuesday, May 28
The Great Outdoors
Guest: The Brickline Greenway with Great Rivers Greenway's
Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels
ABOUT
Watch and be a part of Story Stitchers live podcast discussions, presented on the state-of-the-arts stage of 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists will round out each presentation with live art interludes.
Youth, ages 16-25 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders.
Youth, ages 16-25, lead meaningful dialogues that inspire original content in mentor-led workshops based on participants’ lived experiences in economically disadvantaged, high crime areas. Podcasts focus on the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The project goal is to gain greater understanding of the needs and desires of the youth served and to give them an amplified voice to create needed changes in society, to support youth in a successful transition to adulthood, and to reduce youth crime in St. Louis. Youth artists use dialogue, adult guests, original poetry, and music to highlight their personal experiences with gun violence, life transitions, and mental health, promoting mutual respect for diverse ideas, greater understanding, and a more peaceful society.
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
In the final part of this episode, our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.
Pick the City UP Arts Interlude
Bang in the Night
KP Dennis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2024, Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Support for Story Stitchers creative youth development programs is provided in part by The Lewis Prize for Music 2021 Accelerator Award.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by Kranzberg Arts Foundation where Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization and by the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Youth Opportunities Program.
StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Season VI
Listen to Story Stitchers latest season of live podcast discussions and open mics, presented and recorded on the state-of-the-arts stage, High Low, 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists round out each presentation with live art interludes. Episodes include:
Tuesday, January 23
Black Youth and Juvenile Justice
Guest: Ryan Vickers, Youth Advocacy Program
Tuesday, February 27
Black History Lessons
Guest: John A. Wright, Sr. and John A. Wright, Jr.
Tuesday, March 26
Mental Health Crisis
Guest: Hassan Shariff
Tuesday, April 23
Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part I & II
Guest: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry
Tuesday, May 28
The Great Outdoors
Guest: The Brickline Greenway with Great Rivers Greenway's
Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels
ABOUT
Watch and be a part of Story Stitchers live podcast discussions, presented on the state-of-the-arts stage of 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists will round out each presentation with live art interludes.
Youth, ages 16-25 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders.
Youth, ages 16-25, lead meaningful dialogues that inspire original content in mentor-led workshops based on participants’ lived experiences in economically disadvantaged, high crime areas. Podcasts focus on the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The project goal is to gain greater understanding of the needs and desires of the youth served and to give them an amplified voice to create needed changes in society, to support youth in a successful transition to adulthood, and to reduce youth crime in St. Louis. Youth artists use dialogue, adult guests, original poetry, and music to highlight their personal experiences with gun violence, life transitions, and mental health, promoting mutual respect for diverse ideas, greater understanding, and a more peaceful society.
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
In this episode, our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.
Pick the City UP Arts Interlude
Saint Louis, Saint Louis
Traydon Rogers, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Recorded live at High Low, April 23, 2024
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2024, Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Support for Story Stitchers creative youth development programs is provided in part by The Lewis Prize for Music 2021 Accelerator Award.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by Kranzberg Arts Foundation where Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization and by the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Youth Opportunities Program.
StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Season VI
Listen to Story Stitchers latest season of live podcast discussions and open mics, presented and recorded on the state-of-the-arts stage, High Low, 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists round out each presentation with live art interludes. Episodes include:
Tuesday, January 23
Black Youth and Juvenile Justice
Guest: Ryan Vickers, Youth Advocacy Program
Tuesday, February 27
Black History Lessons
John A. Wright, Sr. and John A. Wright, Jr.
Tuesday, March 26
Mental Health Crisis
Hassan Shariff
Tuesday, April 23
Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry
Tuesday, May 28
The Great Outdoors
The Brickline Greenway with Great Rivers Greenway's
Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels
ABOUT
Watch and be a part of Story Stitchers live podcast discussions, presented on the state-of-the-arts stage of 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists will round out each presentation with live art interludes.
Youth, ages 16-25 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders.
Youth, ages 16-25, lead meaningful dialogues that inspire original content in mentor-led workshops based on participants’ lived experiences in economically disadvantaged, high crime areas. Podcasts focus on the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The project goal is to gain greater understanding of the needs and desires of the youth served and to give them an amplified voice to create needed changes in society, to support youth in a successful transition to adulthood, and to reduce youth crime in St. Louis. Youth artists use dialogue, adult guests, original poetry, and music to highlight their personal experiences with gun violence, life transitions, and mental health, promoting mutual respect for diverse ideas, greater understanding, and a more peaceful society.
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
In this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis.
Recorded live at High Low, March 26, 2024
Pick the City UP Arts Interlude
Will They Remember
Branden Lewis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Next UP for StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Tuesday, May 28
The Great Outdoors
Youth leaders discuss The Brickline Greenway with Great Rivers Greenway with Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels!
High Low
Listening Room
3301 Washington Ave 63103
Doors Open 6:00
StitchCast and Art Interlude 6:30-8:00
Open Mic 8:00-9:00
Free and open to the public
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2024, Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Support for Story Stitchers creative youth development programs is provided in part by The Lewis Prize for Music 2021 Accelerator Award.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by Kranzberg Arts Foundation where Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization and by the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Youth Opportunities Program.
ABOUT
Watch and be a part of Story Stitchers live podcast discussions, presented on the state-of-the-arts stage of 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists will round out each presentation with live art interludes.
Youth, ages 16-25 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders.
Youth, ages 16-25, lead meaningful dialogues that inspire original content in mentor-led workshops based on participants’ lived experiences in economically disadvantaged, high crime areas. Podcasts focus on the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The project goal is to gain greater understanding of the needs and desires of the youth served and to give them an amplified voice to create needed changes in society, to support youth in a successful transition to adulthood, and to reduce youth crime in St. Louis. Youth artists use dialogue, adult guests, original poetry, and music to highlight their personal experiences with gun violence, life transitions, and mental health, promoting mutual respect for diverse ideas, greater understanding, and a more peaceful society.