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Blacksburg Town Council holds a work session at 5:30 and a regular meeting at 7:30. Here's the agenda.

Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for governor, will make appearances in Radford and Blacksburg on Saturday.

When we get word about any campaign appearances in the New River Valley by Bob McDonnell, the Republican candidate, we'll share them here, as well.

Deeds' schedule is below:

1 PM IN RADFORD - LUNCH WITH SUPPORTERS. Sen. Deeds will join U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-9th District) for a lunch with supporters at a house in Radford.

When: 1:00 PM

Where: Home of Gail Montouri
801 Oak Lane
Radford, VA

3 PM IN BLACKSBURG - GET OUT THE VOTE EVENT WITH SENATOR MARK WARNER. Sen. Deeds will join U.S. Senator Mark Warner and Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) for a get out the vote campaign event in Blacksburg. Sen. Deeds and Sen. Warner will speak to voters and supporters about the importance of getting out the vote on November 3.

When: 3:00 PM

Where: Democratic Coordinated Campaign Office
208 North Main Street
Blacksburg, VA

Singer-songwriter Darrell Scott plays The Lyric on Friday, but you can hear him now in this audio interview on music writer Tad Dickens' cut'n'scratch music blog.

Fiction writer Ed Falco will read from his latest work on Tuesday at the Volume II bookstore in Blacksburg. We have details on our Back Cover book blog.

A couple of FloydFest’s back, The Rev. Peyton and his Big Damn Band knocked out audiences all over the festival grounds. The band returns, this time to Attitudes, Blacksburg, on Monday. Music writer Tad Dickens has an audio interview on his cut’n’scratch music blog.

Shawna Morrison has the details here.

There's been a change in tonight's Cowboy Junkies show at the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg. Opening act Lee Harvey Osmond is unable to perform, so the Junkies will play two sets instead of one.

"The show should be fantastic, with a double dose of Cowboy Junkies and fans will not be disappointed," show coordinator Elizabeth Crone wrote in a message about the change.

Doors will still open at 7:30 p.m., with the show at 8:30 p.m.

Crone also noted "the lobby will have a table with Cowboy Junkies merchandise and there will be a cash bar with wine and beer available.  Margo Timmins will come out to visit and sign autographs at the end of the evening."

--Amy Matzke-Fawcett

Blacksburg Town Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Here's the agenda.

We have video highlights of the Blacksburg - Hidden Valley football game on our Varsity Cast center for high school sports.

Do you have photos from the game? Or any game, for that matter, involving teams from New River? If so, you can share at newriver@roanoke.com.

Margot Singer is the author of The Pale of Settlement (University of Georgia Press, 2007), winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and other awards. She'll be doing a reading Thursday at the Volume II bookstore in Blacksburg. We have details on our Back Cover book blog.