Tasting of Albemarle Ciderworks Cider. Exploring the rare vintage apple varieties their history and why they were and are still used to create amazing ciders.
In this mini workshop, you will:
– Study light and form.
– Practice drawing techniques.
– Learn about the history of heirlooms.
– Experiment with toned drawing,
underpainting, layering colored pencils,
and burnishing.
All experience levels welcome –
workshop is limited to 15 participants.
Cost: $40 – all materials included.
Class fee includes a take-
home bottle of wonderful Albemarle
CiderWorks cider, your choice of Arkansas
Black (red) or Gold Rush (green).
Lua is a cultural pollinator, bridging musical styles from different continents and different centuries. They write about contemporary themes, about families, and people and work and loss, but draw on the musical traditions of their own families’ past. The music is inspired by Mexican Son, Appalachian song forms, Jewish and Eastern European tonalities, baroque melodic ideas, and Scotch-Irish narrative storytelling approaches. They strive to create a repertoire that constitutes new traditional music that they will be able to pass down to their children to experience, transform, and pass on.Grab a glass and relax the weekend away in musical bliss!
Looking for the perfect way to spend a crisp autumn weekend near Washington, DC? Whether you’re searching for a fall festival in Northern Virginia, a unique day trip from the DMV, or just an excuse to sip hard cider in the countryside, LoCo Cider Fest at Great Country Farms in Bluemont, Virginia is your can’t-miss craft-bev event!
Set for Saturday, November 15th from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, LoCo Cider Fest kicks off Virginia Cider Week with small-batch pours, mountain views, cozy vibes, and plenty of fall fun – just a short drive from Washington DC, Maryland, and West Virginia.
What Is LoCo Cider Fest?
LoCo Cider Fest is a brand-new fall festival in Loudoun County, VA—home to Virginia’s wine and hard cider country. Held at the award winning, family-owned Great Country Farms, this fall celebration offers a unique blend of hard cider tastings, live music, seasonal food, and hands-on farm experiences.
Come out to taste delicious hard ciders from in and around Loudoun County, Virginia! It’s the ultimate autumn outing for couples, friend groups, families with littles and anyone looking for a scenic fall day trip in the DMV.
Participating Cideries: Mount Defiance
Loudoun Cider House
Cider Lab
Son of a Bear
Fabiolli Cellars
Daring Wine Company
Wild Hare Cider
Old Town Cidery
Henway Hard Cider
Join us for a night of tasting, snacks, and a chance to chat with cider enthusiasts across Virginia.
Virginia cideries go head-to-head in this annual competition to showcase the state’s best in certain styles of ciders. This year’s theme will compare the humble Crab apple either as a blend or single varietal from each cidery.
Your tickets will include:
– A mini-workshop on how to taste cider
– The blind tasting competition
– To vote on your favorite
– enjoy some snacks from our grazing table
– To meet & greet with your local cider professionals & cider makers.
We’re keeping things casual with a tasting session beginning at 5 pm which will include a mini-workshop on how to taste cider. Visit our grazing table throughout the evening, submit your vote and stick around for the winner’s announcement at the evening’s end! The winners announcement will be at 6:45pm.
Participating Cideries: BlueBee
Castle Hill
Ciders From Mars
Daring Wine And Cider
Potter's Craft Cider
You’ll be guided by Ellen Goldlust, an RYT-200 Yoga Alliance-certified instructor who has been teaching yoga since 2016 (and practicing for much longer!). This class will be beginner-friendly and appropriate for all levels of fitness, with modifications offered to make the practice more or less challenging. This experience will focus on releasing tension and creating an inner calm to take with you off the mat.
These are small classes at a relaxed pace.
Please bring a yoga mat and plan to arrive a few minutes early to get arranged for this one-hour class.
Depending on the weather, our yoga classes are held either indoors in our Orchard Room or outdoors on the lawn (surrounded by the apple trees!).
Each ticket includes one glass of cider per guest (NA options available too). InCider Members, remember to log in to your account for your discount!
Virginia cideries go head-to-head with their Crab Apple ciders in this Crab Smackdown Event. Join us for a night of tasting, snacks, and a chance to chat with cider enthusiasts across Virginia.
Tickets include:
-Heavy hors devours
-Taste training
-Seated tasting of crab apple ciders from around the state
-Meet & Greet with Virginia cider professionals
-After tasting, guests will submit their vote. Stick around for the winner announcement at the end of the evening.
Participating Cideries:
🍎Sage Bird
🍏Albemarle CiderWorks
🍎Buskey Cider
🍏Potter’s Craft Cider
🍎Daring Wine & Cider Co
🍏Blue Bee Cider
🍎Ciders From Mars
Participating Cideries: Participating Cideries:
🍎Sage Bird
🍏Albemarle CiderWorks
🍎Buskey Cider
🍏Potter's Craft Cider
🍎Daring Wine & Cider Co
🍏Blue Bee Cider
🍎Ciders From Mars
Enjoy a fun Friday evening with family and friends in relaxed setting!
Join us for a musical get together with our local, multiple award winning musician Nicole Giordano who will be hosting an open mic night and introducing us to various singers, songwriters and performers.
If you want to participate, whether you’re a seasoned pro or trying it for the first time, come share your talent in a welcoming, family-friendly setting. Time slots for performing will be allocated to you by Nicole, with sign ups starting at 5pm. The stage and microphone will be set up and waiting, we just need you.
Bring your friends and family, show support to our local talent. We have a small charcuterie selection & dry ciders for purchase. Everyone is welcome to perform and to enjoy the show!
Enjoy live music by Her Checkered Past! Join Anne O’Brien and Frank Bechter in the orchard for some live music that will warm your heart. This duo will keep you humming along to popular songs. The cider will be flowing so bring a thirst, and treat yourself to a little relaxation.
Sip cider and read in quiet camaraderie. No assigned reading, no obligations. Bring your own book of choice. This is a free social event hosted in our Orchard Room.
We are excited to be Charlottesville’s second chapter of Silent Book Club, an international organization bringing bibliophiles together.
From the official website of Silent Book Club:
“At Silent Book Club, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Friends and strangers gather at a set time and location, order food or drinks, share what they’re reading, and settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. At the end of the hour, attendees can socialize—or not!
Schedule:
12:30 Arrive early to order food/ drinks/ chat
1-2pm Reading
Afterwards: Mingle (or keep reading)
You can read about the experience in Cville Weekly’s “Tried it in Cville Column” thanks to talented local journalist Kristie!
