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March 2024

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Cidery Cinema - Pitch Perfect
Cidery Cinema - Pitch Perfect

Join us as we transform our Orchard room into a Cidery Cinema.

All are welcome. Light bites, movie snacks, and cider will be available for purchase. but once the seats are gone, they're gone.

Indoor seating will be provided, all with excellent view of the screen.

Doors Open at 6 pm,The film will begin promptly at 7 pm on Friday, March 1st and runs ~ 1 hour and 52 Minutes. Feel free to come early for a glass of cider or a themed drink.

Admission is free, but you must reserve your space

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
 
Live Music in the Orchard: Crozet Jam Band
Live Music in the Orchard: Crozet Jam Band

Come join us for live music in the Orchard room.

The Crozet Jam Band is a group of seven friends who play popular tunes around the Charlottesville area.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
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Live Music in the Orchard: Jon Spear
Live Music in the Orchard: Jon Spear

Join us in the Orchard room for the songs you know and love.

Jon will be entertaining Cider lovers with his special blend of original songs, oldies, folk, acoustic blues, fancy fingerpicking and more.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
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Get Ready for St. Paddy's Family Event
Get Ready for St. Paddy's Family Event

Albemarle Ciderworks get ready for St. Paddy's day family event!


Start St. Paddy's week off with a family friendly afternoon of music, dance and activities!
BRIMS will be at Albemarle Ciderworks to share the music and traditions we love from Irish culture.
Music, dance, meet the instruments, kids' activities and more.
Suggested donations $20/family, $10/Adult individual

12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
 
live Music In The Orchard: Irish Music
live Music In The Orchard: Irish Music

Enjoy this energetic and eclectic Irish jam session every 2nd Sunday of the month. Patrick & Aaron Olwell and friends play their fine renditions of traditional tunes all afternoon.

  • Light bites and hard cider will be available for purchase by the glass, bottle, or flight.
  • Outside food is welcome; feel free to bring a picnic!
  • ABC laws prohibit the consumption of outside alcoholic beverages

*Musicians will setup in the Orchard Room during inclement weather

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grafting Workshop
Grafting Workshop

Since apples do not reproduce true from seed, propagation depends on grafting the desired variety onto a reliable rootstock.   Expert hands-on instruction by the Vintage Virginia Apples staff will introduce you to the fine art of grafting.  Each participant will graft two trees from a choice of scionwood from the Vintage Virginia Apples collection to take home with them, along with a copy of our grafting handbook. Extra rootstock and scion will be available for sale after this workshop. 

If you have them, feel free to bring a pair of handheld pruners and a grafting knife- please make sure they are sharp!  If you do not have these tools, there will be several available during the class to practice with or you can purchase your own when you arrive.

Cancellation Policy:  For refund, cancellations must be received 10 days prior to event. 

Click HERE to sign up.

9:00 am to 12:00 pm
 
Live Music in the Orchard: Tara Mills
Live Music in the Orchard: Tara Mills

Join us in the Orchard room for live Music & Cider.

Inspired by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the rich musical traditions tied to them, Tara Mills describes her music as, "original mountain americana;" an original blend of folk, bluegrass, and americana. Writing and singing most of her life, it wasn't long before Tara picked up a guitar and taught herself how to express the melodies in her head through her songs and hauntingly beautiful lyrics. Influenced by bluegrass, old country, and traditional mountain folk, she creates an original sound that captures true human feeling and emotion. Based out of Charlottesville, VA, Tara plays and writes in a couple of different musical projects.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
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Saint Patrick's day with Caroline Vain
Saint Patrick's day with Caroline Vain

Come Join us in the Orchard room for Music & Cider

Caroline Vain is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Richmond, VA. Caroline combines her experience as a fiddle player with indie rock elements to create a unique sound that is enticing to both listen to and watch.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Live Music in the Orchard: Her Checkered Past
Live Music in the Orchard: Her Checkered Past

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.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
Harrison Vertical Tasting
Harrison Vertical Tasting

March is welcoming in our newest yeild of Harrison Cider, and to celebrate we are giving you the chance to try vintages from years past.

Once the most celebrated cider apple of the 1800s, the Harrison was nearly driven to extinction during Prohibition. Reclaimed from near eradication, it is now once again a hero of the cider industry. 

The Harrison's story of resilience over the last 200 years isn't the only fascinating thing about it. While the apple constantly yields a superior cider, the tasting notes vary widely harvest to harvest. We experience this phenomenon every year at the CiderWorks. Though many of our Harrisons have won awards, they each are unique flavors from one another. 

Join us on March 23rd for an after-hours event as we pull Harrisons from years past from our library and introduce our newest release for a vertical tasting of Harrison. We will be comparing 4 years of the Harrison Cider, ciders made from one of the most interesting apples in the industry.

Please Purchase Tickets here.

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
 
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Silent Book Club
Silent Book Club

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. Read more about this event concept at Silent Book Club's website.


Schedule:
12:30 Arrive early to order food/ drinks/ chat
1-2pm Reading
2-3pm Mingle (or keep reading)

12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
Live Music in the Orchard: Jelly Street Jazz
Live Music in the Orchard: Jelly Street Jazz

Come, sip some cider and enjoy some jazzy tunes.

Spend an afternoon in our orchard room with Jelly Street Jazz. At the crossroads of low-down dirty blues, straight-ahead ballads and hard-swinging jazz, each performance is a smokin’ hot trip!

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
 
Albemarle North Garden Art Show
Albemarle North Garden Art Show

Please Join us for an evening of fine ciders & art.

Albemarle CiderWorks would like you to come for an elegant evening celebrating three talented female artists.

Benita Mayo, Lydia Dodson & Tori Cherry will be auctioning a piece of art surrounding a collaborative theme to benefit the SARA organization.

You will have the opportunity to view & purchase various pieces of Art throughout the evening, while engaging with the artists as they present their pieces.

Hors d’oeuvres will be served at the event, please wear cocktail attire.

Tickets available Here.

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
 
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Closed for Easter Sunday
Closed for Easter Sunday

Happy Easter from our family to yours!  We'll be closed today, Sunday 3/31, in observance of this holiday.

(All day)