Over 200 people celebrated the launch of season two of Life in the Heart Land (LITHL) at an event last week hosted by co-producers VPM and Staunton-based Deep Structure at The Wayne Theater in Waynesboro. View the slideshow of photos (above) for an inside look at the event.
Attendees enjoyed live music performances from Robin and Linda Williams (writers of the opening music for LITHL), panel discussions featuring community partners, spoken word performances by local artists Angela Mickens and Lady Taij and more. Several community partners were in attendance, including The Valley Libraries, Community Foundation of Central Blue Ridge, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum and Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS).
Another community partners in attendance included January Gerow, director of operations at Vittles for Vets. “Congratulations to all at Deep Structure and VPM for such an outstanding production! I watched the episode on the drive back from the reception last night, and again just now,” said Gerow. “I’m so impressed with the wonderful job everyone did in telling each veteran’s story, their motivations and challenges.”…