VPM's Life in the Heart Land Free Community Program

Reception and Program are free & open to the public.

Join (Virginia's home for public media), Staunton's Deep Structure Productions, our community partners and rural Virginians featured in Life in the Heart Land's season 3 docuseries to celebrate and honor their local solutions-oriented storytelling of their toughest challenges. Learn about resources and services that enhanced their community and may help you address challenges in your community.

Community Program:

• 6:00pm - 6:45pm: Reception
• 7:00 - 8:30pm: Community Program
• Screening of Life in the Heart Land
• Panel discussions with local neighbors featured in the series sharing how they’re tackling their challenges
• Local musicians perform
• Staunton's Deep Structure producers share their experiences

Topics covered in the season 3 series include Community Health, Community Lending, Rural Planning, Worker-Owned Businesses, Living With Autism, and Aquaponics.

Learn more about and documentary series.

As Virginia’s home for public media, VPM connects nearly 2 million people across Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to insightful programming in news, education, arts and culture across its television, radio and digital channels. The VPM News team delivers award-winning coverage of Virginia’s General Assembly; statewide politics; educational, economic and legal issues; as well as the news of the day. VPM produces acclaimed series and documentaries, plus a range of music shows with local hosts curating selections in classical, jazz, hop-hop and alternative music. VPM also creates content through its Science Matters initiative and provides early childhood educational resources to families, caregivers and educators. Since 2021, VPM has operated Style Weekly, a magazine centered on deeper arts and culture coverage and local storytelling. Learn more at and on Facebook, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram and several channels on YouTube.

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