Saint Louis Story Stitchers loved the 2019 Pick the City UP Tour!!! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our city with us!!
Check the Tour Highlights video HERE!!
Pick the City UP 2019 Tour presents Saint Louis Story Stitchers unique brand of urban storytelling, featuring live original STL hip hop, spoken word and story magic on public health issues St. Louis cares about including gun violence. Pay tribute, join the fun, and make a difference. Bringing positive change to the Lou.
Story Stitchers performed all over the Lou! Fun, educational, family-friendly shows you will remember! Artists in Residence Bobby Norfolk, Ntegrity, KP Dennis, Chris Pendleton, Superhood and our super summer coordinator Bailey Spencer, with board members Susan Colangelo and Cassandria White helped to pull it all together into an amazing series of events!
Pick the City UP 2019 Tour is presented with support from Missouri Foundation for Health, Regional Arts Commission, LUSH Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, Steward Family Foundation, Cardinals Care, and Incarnate Word Foundation. Thank you!!!
#DROPTHEGUN #KEEPTHEPEACE STL!!
Peace and love to our wonderful hosts and partners and to all of the vendors that came out to share their work and their resources with the people.
We love y’all!! You’re the best of St. Louis!!
Tuesday, July 9 Pick the City UP Art Activists Training, Youth @ The Center was held at Kranzberg Arts Center in Grand Center. Thanks to Joel King for the great workshop!
Saturday, July 13, we visited our friends Carla and Miguel at Tillie’s Corner in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood! Always so warm and friendly and one of our favorite spots in the city!
XXX Tuesday, August 6, we visited St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 FM St. Louis On TheAir. Catch the podcast of Susan Colangelo, Story Stitchers President & CEO with Stitchers Youth Council members Tylea Wilson and AnnaLise Cason. Special thanks to Producer Emily Woodbury!
Saturday, August 10, huge Back to School event at the Bayer Health Fair at Urban Expo presented by Missouri Foundation for Health and the Urban League of St. Louis at the America’s Center, Downtown St. Louis. Next we took a bus from the America’s Center to our friends at the Greater Pentecostal Church of God’s 20th Annual Community Day at Gregory J Carter Park in the Walnut Park Neighborhood. Thanks Connie for inviting us! Always a great time! Thank you Tom Bailey for arranging our visit to the Urban Expo and to Jessi LaRose at Missouri Foundation for Health for your great work!
Pick the City UP 2019 Tour is presented with support from Missouri Foundation for Health, Regional Arts Commission, LUSH Corporation’s The Charity Pot, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, Steward Family Foundation, Cardinals Care, and Incarnate Word Foundation. Thank you!!!
Next UP
Public Story Collection @ The Storefront Studio
The WHY of MY City and Peace in the Prairie
616 N Skinker Blvd
November 9, 2019, 3:00-7:00 PM
Beat Making Workshop Series
Starts November 14th at 3:30 PM
616 N Skinker Blvd
16 – 19 year olds
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