Saint Louis Story Stitchers is excited to share Peace in the Prairie with St. Louis this Friday! So many friends, organizations, activities, and performances will be there! Try yoga, learn about Missouri’s parks and prairies, get a better understanding of trauma and healing, pick up a free gun lock and learn to BE SMART about gun safety, try a PunchLove punching game game, stay for the Main Event at 7:00 and watch the Story Stitchers perform and then experience the 1-hour original film, Peace in the Prairie, now on 3-channels, 6 years in the making, featuring Story Stitchers, community voices, Master Storyteller Bobby Norfolk and St. Louis’ Father of Soul, Roland Johnson. The film is captioned. Limited seating is available.
The film is captioned and will also be available online April 23-30 at storystitchers.org.
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 black and brown 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?
April 22, 2022
10:00 AM-9:30 PM
Main Event 7:00 PM
Earth Day!
World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park
Saint Louis, Missouri
Free and open to the public
All ages
Come experience Peace in the Prairie!
Vendors, performances, presentations, and an original film providing information and experiences for victims of violence and healing through greater access to Missouri’s public lands!
Visit Eventbrite for free admission tickets, details:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peace-in-the-prairie-tickets-218221124257
Peace in the Prairie is presented with support from Missouri Arts Council, a State Agency, which receives support from the State of Missouri.
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 Saint Louis Story Stitchers is provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention grant of 2021, March For Our Lives, Edward Jones Community and Philanthropic Giving, and Kranzberg Arts Foundation.
