When is peak foliage? Plus, ShenCab, Uniontown walk, lane closures: THE DIGEST

When does fall hit 'peak foliage'?

You've seen the changes start. The dogwoods are glowing maroon in the late afternoon light. The tulip poplars and gingko are showy yellow. Red maples and sugar maples are turning scarlet and orange, sometimes a dozen leaves a day. But the local beech, oak and hickory stand unaffected by the cooler winds and shorter days.

From Humpback Rock late last week, the main color for miles and miles was still green.

Each year's different. In general, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry, peak fall color can occur anytime between Oct. 10 and 30. In The News Leader's readership area, peak is more likely to be between the 15th and 25th, judging from the Oct. 11 Weekly Fall Foliage Report map on the VDF's website.

Check out some local color, then find out what else is happening in the coming weeks, below.

Take a walk through living history with 'Honor Uniontown In Uniontown'

On Saturday, Oct. 28th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. you can learn about Uniontown, in Uniontown.

You can learn about the community's history and show support for the community's revival. Meet at the corner of Richmond Avenue and National Avenue, across from the National Cemetery.

"Our purpose will be to continue to shine attention on the community's needs and its long and vibrant history," according to the Building Bridges for the Greater Good press release. As a community, we aim to support the vision to: "Create a thriving and resilient Uniontown that embodies its historic sense of community, provides families with a healthy place to call home, and honors its proud past." -- Neighborhood Action Plan Vision Statement

Interested in organizing or volunteering? The next planning meeting is Monday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Augusta Street United Methodist Church in the Lecture Hall, 325 N. Augusta Street.

Want some free music? Bring some food to donate to the Food Bank.

There are many ways to support the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Not many of them involve live music. It's a new twist on the old "meal and a show." The meal's for those who need it most; the show's for you.

On October 27th and 28th at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Community College Fine Arts Center, Shenandoah Cabaret will reinvent old favorites afresh and introduces listeners to compelling and underperformed songs by composers like Stephen Sondheim, Pasek and Paul, and Jason Robert Brown. It's part of Blue Ridge Community College’s Annual Hunger Symposium programming.

The five vocalists of ShenCab have been lauded for their “exciting range of styles, personalities, voices, tempos, and emotional hues,” ShenCab is equally delightful for Broadway die-hards and those who usually consider themselves allergic to musicals.

Reserve your tickets online at shenandoahcabaret.com and bring donations of nonperishable food items and monetary gifts supporting the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. BRCC Fine Arts Center is at 1 College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486.To learn more about this dynamic ensemble, visit shenandoahcabaret.com.

Routes 64 and 81 around Staunton will see nightly lane closures

These area roads will be subject to shoulder or lane closures in the coming week:

INTERSTATE 64

*UPDATE* Mile marker 87 to 95, eastbound – Overnight single lane closures for pavement resurfacing, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Saturday night (October 21).

*NEW* Mile marker 95 to 96, eastbound – Right shoulder closures for soil and rock testing, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

INTERSTATE 81

Mile marker 211 to 207, southbound – Overnight single lane closures for pavement marking operations, 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. through night of October 29.

Mile marker 220 to 222, northbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for maintenance to bridge over eastbound I-64, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through the night of November 3.

*NEW* Mile marker 221 to 225, northbound – Possible shoulder closures for sign installation, including along interstate ramps, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Mile marker 221 to 223, northbound – Overnight single lane closures for maintenance to bridge over Route 250 (Jefferson Highway), 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. through night of November 21.

*NEW* Mile marker 223 to 227, northbound and southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for inspection of bridges over Lewis Creek, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on the nights of October 23 and October 24.

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