· Catamount Arts
St. Johnsbury – 560 Railroad Community Artist and Vermont Studio Center alum Lori Lee will facilitate a podcast workshop, on Thursday, October 8th, at 6:30pm, at Catamount Arts. The workshop is one of several community engagement events writer and podcaster Lori Lee is hosting as part of her St. Johnsbury artist residency. Adults and high school students are welcome to attend.
Creator of the popular “Love Your Story” podcast, Lori Lee will introduce the idea that stories don’t belong exclusively in books. She will share examples from her long-running podcast and share eight steps to creating a podcast. Participants will write, share, and discuss ideas for their own potential podcasts.
Podcasting: Sharing Stories around the Technological Campfire with Lori Lee is free thanks to support from the Vermont Community Foundation, but donations to support the 560 Railroad Community Artist program are welcome. Space in the workshop is limited, so advance registration is required. Register via the online portal at www.catamountarts.org or by calling 802-748-2600.
Lori Lee spent 25 years writing about Utah’s natural beauty and outdoor adventures before transitioning to personal narrative. She was the host and producer of the Love Your Story podcast, sharing candid interviews and conversations about living one’s best life despite myriad challenges. For eight years, the podcast featured stories about people dealing with anxiety, suicide, eating disorders, rape, abuse, and the loss of children and included interviews with athletes, Olympians, life coaches, therapists, and people who are changing the world.
Lee is a published poet, an award-winning essayist, and has an MS in Folkore with research focusing on the structure and function of personal narrative. She is the author of over 100 magazine articles and six books, including her latest, “L.I.F.E. – Living Intentional and Fearless Every Day.” Her self-help memoir, “The Messy Divine Business of Becoming,” will be published in 2028.
The 560 Railroad Community Artist program was developed by Catamount Arts in partnership with the Vermont Studio Center to bring a cohort of visiting artists to live and work in residency at 560 Railroad Street, in St. Johnsbury. The program brings visual, literary, and performing artists to St. Johnsbury for 4-6 weeks at a time to lead a variety of community engagement activities, including classes and workshops, discussions and artist talks, open studios, public art projects, performances, and more, in addition to growing their own creative practices. The 560 Railroad Community Artist program is supported in part by a grant from the Vermont Community Foundation’s Northeast Kingdom Fund.
Lori Lee’s community engagement events are supported in part by an Arts and Social Cohesion grant from the Vermont Community Foundation.
To register for the podcasting workshop or learn more about the 560 Railroad Community Artists program, including the full roster of visiting artists, visit www.catamountarts.org.