StitchCast Studio LIVE! The Great Outdoors

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. Pick the City UP Arts Interlude 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.