Virginia Currents: June Highlights

June 2 VC 2027e Virginia Currents revisits Richmond’s “Rails to Trails” project one year later to see how this innovative community project has evolved. Citizens are negotiating with CSX to turn old railroad tracks into a walking path to revitalize the surrounding community and connect citizens with the greenways of the James River.

June 9 VC 2028e Virginia Currents looks back at the 1960's and the challenges faced by three African American nurses treading the new waters of integration during our spotlight on St. Philip School of Nursing. And get wrapped up in the performances, community and friendship of the Ashland Variety Show. Plus roller derby is alive and strong in Virginia - we roll along with the Roller City Rollergirls to show you how. And the music of Jason Masi and Mike Jarvis.

June 16 VC 2029e Virginia Currents shows how Virginia Correctional Enterprises gives inmates jobs while behind bars so they can have a better chance of being productive and crime-free citizens when beyond bars. And stories that will touch your heart from Comfort Zone Camp - a bereavement camp for children that helps campers heal through connecting. And catch the spirit of Charlottesville Polo when we capture the energy and drive of polo players and their die-hard fans.  And the music of The Honeydew Drops.

June 23 VC 2030e Virginia Currents tells the unique and timeless love story of Virginia and Floyd Schooles, who after 76 years of marriage and at 99 years old, died of natural causes within 24 hours of each other.  And find out how intensive physical therapy and a suit first designed for astronauts are giving a determined and courageous 9 year old girl with cerbral palsy strength and hope during our profile on Taylor Bernard and Richmond Hope Therapy Center. And how can drinking glasses be musical instruments? Find out when we meet glass harpist, Jamey Turner in Old Town Alexandria. Also the music of Ben Shirley and Constance Sisk.

June 30 VC 1927e Virginia Currents goes back in time. Find out the real truths of the time of the American Cowboy during the National Day of the Cowboy in the historic village at Lee Wayside in Buckingham County. And the Appomattox Surrender of April 1865. A group of reenactors revisit the march of the 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment from Sailors Creek to Appomattox so they could surrender and finally go home. And getting back to our roots of living off the land and sustaining a healthy lifestyle. We'll go to Albemarle County to find out about the Backyard Revolution.