Where most of the fall colors ended up this year. Leaves on a pond near U.S. 221 in Floyd County.

Weather, construction delays and other factors add up to one word in plans to open the Blue Ridge Muse studio and gallery at Village Green in Floyd on Nov. 1:

Delay.

New anticipated opening date: Nov. 15.

Fallback date: Dec. 1.

Stay tuned.

Floyd County lost a hard-fought game against district leader Giles Monday night in Pearisburg, dropping the Buffaloes to a 6-2 record. Still, the 35-20 score was closer than some expected against a team that has dominated opponents this season. (Photo of FCHS quarterback Luke Harris from an earlier game this year)

Local musicians donated their time and talents Saturday night for a benefit concert to help the Floyd library raise enough money to qualify for matching funds for their expansion project.

Those who shelled out $10 apiece saw and heard music ranging from blues, country rock, bluegrass, old-time mountain, jazz and easy listening from groups like Accoustic Review (above) and Mac and Jenny Traynham (below) while M.C. Rob Neukirch (right) kept the audience in stitches with a collection of jokes and constant patter (that’s bass player Chris Luster in the background).

Bernie Coveney put the show together at the Floyd County Store where owner Woody Crenshaw donated the space.

It was, by all accounts, an evening with just the right mixture of fun and fundraising.

If you missed the show you can still help the fundraising effort by getting out your checkbook and dropping it by the library in Floyd.

Gov. Tim Kaine is bringing his statehouse road show to Floyd next Friday (Nov. 2) complete with Senatorial wannabe Mark Warner, for a visit to the Country Store and a tour of the downtown rehab project (which the state is financing).

The Friday Night Jamboree will interrupt its usual schedule to accommodate the governor’s scheduled arrival at 7 p.m. (which will probably be closer to 7:30) and the arrival will, no doubt, be accompanied with the usual pomp and bluster.

No doubt he will throw in a plug for the Democrats running for local offices. The opportunity will be too good to pass up.