![Men and Mental Health]()
July 31, 2022
In this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders sit down to have a conversation about men and mental health with BlueBeatz, a teaching artist and mentor at Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, on July 21, 2022.
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Prairie Therapy
All rights reserved, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2022, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Equity Impact from Creative Reaction Lab and the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Arts & Education Council. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported by Kranzberg Arts Foundation as a resident organization.
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.
![Art of the DJ]()
July 31, 2022
In this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth sit down with DJ Mr. Wes to discuss the art of the DJ. DJ Wes starting DJ-ing in the neighborhood on records and is known today throughout St. Louis as a senior master of the art form.
Recorded live at Central Stage, St. Louis, Missouri, on July 16, 2022.
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To The Prairie!
KP Dennis, Ntegrity and Troy Anthony
All rights reserved, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Story Stitchers is 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2022, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Equity Impact from Creative Reaction Lab and the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Arts & Education Council. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported by Kranzberg Arts Foundation as a resident organization.
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.
![StitchCast Studio Season III Finale]()
July 31, 2022
Our StitchCast sits down to recap the best moments from Season III in this special edition, Season III finale. Recorded live at Central Stage, St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 2022.
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Not Another One!
Taron Booker, Toryon Booker, Juwuan Dennis, KP Dennis
All rights reserved, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Not Another One! is a signature piece from a larger project by the same name.
Learn more: https://storystitchers.org/
Story Stitchers is 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2022, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Equity Impact from Creative Reaction Lab and the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Arts & Education Council. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported by Kranzberg Arts Foundation as a resident organization.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! Season IV is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
![Mindsets]()
July 24, 2022
In this week’s StitchCast episode our panel sits down and discusses a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio in the Delmar Loop District, St. Louis, Missouri on July 8, 2022.
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Guitar Interlude, Alexis Burke, stitchers Youth Council
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2022
Story Stitchers is 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2022, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Equity Impact from Creative Reaction Lab and the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Arts & Education Council. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported by Kranzberg Arts Foundation as a resident organization.
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.
![Artistic Beginnings Part II]()
July 9, 2022
In part two of this two part episode, the StitchCast, which includes poets, dancers, and rappers, sits down and talks about art and why we practice it. Recorded live at Central Stage on April 29, 2022.
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Politician
Chris Fields
Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
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.
Story Stitchers is 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2022, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Equity Impact from Creative Reaction Lab and the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Arts & Education Council. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported by Kranzberg Arts Foundation as a resident organization.
![Artistic Beginnings Part I]()
July 9, 2022
In part one of this two part episode, the StitchCast, which includes poets, dancers, and rappers, sits down and talks about art and why we practice it. Recorded live at Central Stage on April 29, 2022.
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.
Story Stitchers is 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.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis
Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2022, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Equity Impact from Creative Reaction Lab and the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Arts & Education Council. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported by Kranzberg Arts Foundation as a resident organization.
![Gun Violence Epidemic Part II]()
June 23, 2022
Youth leaders discuss current events around the gun violence epidemic in the wake of the school shooting in May when an 18-year-old fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers and wounded seventeen other people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and during high rates of accidental and unintentional shootings involving children in St. Louis where, as of June 14, at least 53 children 17 or under have been shot. Eight have died; 45 were injured. Recorded for StitchCast Studio LIVE! on June 10, 2022 at Central Stage in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Not Another One!
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2021, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, and March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance.
![Music Industry Standards]()
June 23, 2022
StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Music Industry Standards
In this week’s StitchCast our panel sits down with Harvey Lockhardt, Executive Director ofHEAL Center for the Arts and Ntegrity, Story Stitchers Teaching Artist and Audio Producer. Recorded for StitchCast Studio LIVE! at Central Stage in St. Louis, Missouri on March 27, 2022.
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What’s Your Why
KP Dennis and Ntegrity
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2021, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, and March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance.
June 22, 2022
Youth leaders share stories and build understanding about Neurodivergent and ADHD. Recorded in Zoom on March 22, 2022.
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Alexis, Youth guitarist
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2021, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, and March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance.
![Gun Violence Epidemic Part I]()
June 13, 2022
Gun Violence Epidemic Part I
Disclaimer: The views, opinions and thoughts expressed here are those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent the views or mission of St. Louis Story Stitchers.
In this week’s StitchCast our panel sits down and talks about gun violence, gun ownership, and the traumas associated with it, with Retired St. Louis Police Captain Perry Johnson.
Recorded live at Central Stage in St. Louis, Missouri on April 29, 2022.
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Not Another One!
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Not Another One! A Play For Peace book is now available on Amazon under Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Album will be released July 4, 2022. The book and album contain all of the tools needed to stage the play Not Another One! A Play For Peace.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported 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 youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2021, Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot, and March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance.
