BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.drfonline.org//event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:This is Where You Belong with Melody Warnick UID:2AFAD5FEF6E17F31A4C8CBF05BCE38ED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:lmerricks@drfonline.org DTSTART:20170316T080000 DTEND:20170316T093000 DTSTAMP:20260512T163539 DESCRIPTION: DRF will host author Melody Warnick of Blacksburg, Virginia, o n Thursday, March 16 to discuss her book “This is Where You Belong : The Art & Science of Loving the Place You Live” at a free lu ncheon event at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research in Da nville.How we come to feel at home in our towns and cities is what Warni ck sets out to discover in “This Is Where You Belong.”& nbsp;She dives into the body of research around place attachment — the deep sense of connection that binds some of us to our cities and in creases our physical and emotional well being — then travels to to wns across America to see it in action.Inspired by a growing movement of placemaking, she examines what its practitioners are doing to create li keable locales. She also speaks with frequent movers and loyal stayers a round the country to learn what draws highly mobile Americans to a new c ity, and what makes us stay. The luncheon is free and open to the p ublic on a first come, first served basis. RSVPs are required through the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce via this link or by calling 836-6990. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

DRF will host author Melody Warnick of Blacksburg, Virginia, on Thursday, March 16 to discuss her book “This is Wher e You Belong: The Art & Science of Loving the Place You Live” at a free luncheon event at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Re search in Danville.

How we come to feel at home in our towns and c ities is what Warnick sets out to discover in “This Is Where You Belong.” She dives into the body of research around place attachment — the deep sense of connection that binds some of us t o our cities and increases our physical and emotional well being — then travels to towns across America to see it in action.

Inspire d by a growing movement of placemaking, she examines what its practition ers are doing to create likeable locales. She also speaks with frequent movers and loyal stayers around the country to learn what draws highly m obile Americans to a new city, and what makes us stay.

The l uncheon is free and open to the public on a first come, first served bas is. RSVPs are required through the Danville Pittsylvania Ch amber of Commerce via this link or by calling 836-6990.

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