Downtown Staunton book event to feature more than 20 local writers

Contributors

Downtown is for Booklovers! With four bookstores in Downtown Staunton, the city has become a prime destination for booklovers. The area is also home to dozens of writers, as SWAG Writers has discovered. To help bring local writers to the attention of local readers, SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) has put together its inaugural Bookfair in which area writers and publishers will offer their books for sale to the public.

Spring spectacular at the Richard Adams Variety Show

No one can fault Richard Adams for failing to make the most imaginative combinations for his monthly Variety show. April brings a spectacular array of talent from Opera and Tap Dancing to Accordians, banjo and flutes. All wrapped together with Richard’s famous audience participation sequences: “You Can Be on a Talk Show” and the “Sound Like a Cat Competition.” The April Richard Adams’ Variety Show is Friday, April 12 at 7:30 pm at WTA’s Gateway, 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro.

VDOT road work schedule for April 8-12

Chris Graham

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert to periodic changes in traffic patterns and lane closures.