Albemarle Ciderworks & Vintage Virginia Apples

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						Ford Haitian Foundation - Cook Off! Ford Haitian Foundation - Cook Off! Enjoy great food with friends, family and neighbors while Local Chefs battle for your votes to be named the best in Caribbean cuisine! Wristbands for the cook out available HERE! When: Saturday, September 5th from 12-5pm Location: Albemarle Ciderworks (2545 Rural Ridge Lane, North Garden VA) Free entry, with onsite purchases. The event will feature: A Caribbean cook out (See below for details!) Live music: Byron Massie (12:00 - 2:00pm) & LUA Project (2:30 - 4:30pm) Multi-tier prize Raffle Bake Sale Haitian craft & Artwork sale Sun Queen Ice cream truck & so much more! Schedule All Day \| Live music, ice cream truck, activities on the lawn, & a Bake Sale to raise funds for The Ford Haitian Foundation. 12:00 – 2:00pm \| Cook Off 12:00 - 2:00pm \| Live Music by Byron Massie 2:00 - 2:15pm \| Raffle winner announcement 2:15 – 2:30pm \| Cook out winner announcement 2:30 – 4:30pm \| Live Music by LUA Project __________________________ The Ford Haitian Foundation are selling wristbands to sample food from top local chefs. Wristbands will be available on the door or to purchase through this LINK. All money raised will go straight to the Maranatha of Grison-Garde community, click HERE to find out more. Vote for your favorite chef between 12:00 & 2:00pm day of the event. Try different dishes created by local chefs between 12:00 & 2:00pm. Enjoy dry cider from Albemarle CiderWorks. "The sole function of our foundation is to offer what financial support is needed to help the Haitian community maintain their dream. We have been blessed with a totally dedicated and trustworthy Haitian Committee of Direction (all living in the community) that will not let their dream fail...pure and simple. " Dr. Raymond Ford __________________________ About the musicians: Byron Massie is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Nelson County. Byron was born into a family whose musical traditions go back generations and have helped shape the musician he is today. He is almost always accompanied by his Dad, Billy, on the dobro. Together they provide a true instrumental harmony which allows you to melt into the stories created by the songs Byron has written. They are humble, hardworking, and honorable, which is evident in their song selections. If you’re looking for a laid back, heartfelt, and fun evening I would make it a point to come out and give these fellas a listen. Lua Project 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! We would love you to join us for the fundraiser. If you can’t make the cook off, please consider visiting the FB page. If you would like to donate to the foundation checks can also be mailed to: The Robert Ford Haitian Foundation c/o Dr. Raymond Ford 3522 Red Hill Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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						Live Music In The Orchard: Her Checkered Past Live Music In The Orchard: Her Checkered Past Come share a Cider with friends, we have the sound and beverages to sooth and satiate your mind and palate. 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
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Irish Music : Aaron Olwell & Friends Irish Music : Aaron Olwell & Friends 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						Live Music in the Orchard: The La Da Das Live Music in the Orchard: The La Da Das The LaDaDas What do three friends and seasoned folksingers do after numerous decades of “9 to 5-ing”? Blair Jones, Betty Jo Taylor, and Mary Gordon Hall, all Virginia natives residing in the Charlottesville, Virginia area, are a three part harmony acoustic trio finally fulfilling lifelong dreams of being traveling troubadours. You’ll find them out and about singing in house concerts and regional concert series, always delighting you with original songs and their colorful harmonious versions of carefully selected covers. They are pleased to release their first and new album, Weaving a Chord. 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Annual central Virginia Star Party @ Albemarle CiderWorks! Annual central Virginia Star Party @ Albemarle CiderWorks! Dark Skies, Bright Kids is a primarily volunteer-run program seeking to enhance science education in Virginia elementary schools in underserved areas. Operating out of the UVA Astronomy Department, the program seeks to foster the natural curiosity of children in the surrounding community by helping them to explore the Universe in a social setting with fun, hands-on activities. DSBK: "We are excited to extend everyone an invitation to join us at the 2026 Central Virginia Star Party that will be held on September 19th, 6:30 - 10:00pm, at Albemarle CiderWorks in North Garden, Virginia!Admission to this event is free and open to the entire community. There will be telescope observation, hands-on astronomy activities, and cider tastings (for adults).We hope to see you all there to share the wonderful night skies of Central Virginia with our amazing community!" A video highlighting the 2018 Star Party can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrc28ZwtMU *Cider will be available for purchase* 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
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						Live Music in the Orchard: C'ville Jazz Congregation Live Music in the Orchard: C'ville Jazz Congregation The C'ville Jazz Congregation is a collective of local musicians that have been playing together since 2005. In their duo configuration you will hear your favorite jazz standards in a new light as they explore the unbound freedoms that only the intimate conversations held in this smaller setting can produce." Join them at Albemarle CiderWorks for an afternoon of great cider and jazz. 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm An Unexpected Gathering An Unexpected Gathering An Unexpected Gathering is an immersive, thoughtfully sourced farm-to-table dinner and folk faire set among the orchards of Albemarle Cider Works in the heart of Middle Virginia. This is not just a dinner. It is a celebration of the land, the people who tend it, and the stories that connect us all. Picture lantern-lit tables surrounded by apple trees at the doorstep of fall foliage. Fire-cooked meat ripe off the bone. Local ciders, wine, and beer poured by the people who made them. Live music drifting through the evening air. Games, activities, and surprise entertainment. And a long table where strangers become friends over a shared feast. Inspired by the old tales of halfling feasts and history becoming myth, An Unexpected Gathering brings the warmth and wonder of folklore to life through local food, handmade craft, and community. Think of a birthday celebration so generous it feeds the whole village. Every ticket supports Fields of View, a nonprofit dedicated to telling the stories of farmers, food systems, and rural communities across Middle Virginia. All proceeds fund educational programming, including a children's show filmed on Virginia farms, lesson plans for teachers, and media content provided to farmers at no cost. This is your invitation. Come hungry. Come curious. Come in costume. Cloaks, capes, and folk garb are warmly encouraged. Event Details • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026 • Time: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM • Location: Albemarle Cider Works, North Garden, VA • Format: Immersive farm-to-table dinner with live music, games, and folk faire • Dress: Folk and farmstead costume fitting Middle Virginia. Cloaks and capes welcome. • Age: Private event, 21 and up • Tickets: Coming soon. Follow the LINK and join the mailing list to be first to know. 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
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Enjoy great food with friends, family and neighbors while Local Chefs battle for your votes to be named the best in Caribbean cuisine!

Wristbands for the cook out available HERE!

When: Saturday, September 5th from 12-5pm

Location: Albemarle Ciderworks (2545 Rural Ridge Lane, North Garden VA)
Free entry, with onsite purchases.

The event will feature:

A Caribbean cook out (See below for details!)
Live music: Byron Massie (12:00 - 2:00pm) & LUA Project (2:30 - 4:30pm)
Multi-tier prize Raffle
Bake Sale
Haitian craft & Artwork sale
Sun Queen Ice cream truck
& so much more!

Schedule

All Day | Live music, ice cream truck, activities on the lawn, & a Bake Sale to raise funds for The Ford Haitian Foundation.
12:00 – 2:00pm | Cook Off
12:00 - 2:00pm | Live Music by Byron Massie
2:00 - 2:15pm | Raffle winner announcement
2:15 – 2:30pm | Cook out winner announcement
2:30 – 4:30pm | Live Music by LUA Project

__________________________

The Ford Haitian Foundation are selling wristbands to sample food from top local chefs. Wristbands will be available on the door or to purchase through this LINK. All money raised will go straight to the Maranatha of Grison-Garde community, click HERE to find out more.

Vote for your favorite chef between 12:00 & 2:00pm day of the event.
Try different dishes created by local chefs between 12:00 & 2:00pm.
Enjoy dry cider from Albemarle CiderWorks.

"The sole function of our foundation is to offer what financial support is needed to help the Haitian community maintain their dream. We have been blessed with a totally dedicated and trustworthy Haitian Committee of Direction (all living in the community) that will not let their dream fail...pure and simple. " Dr. Raymond Ford

__________________________

About the musicians:

Byron Massie is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Nelson County. Byron was born into a family whose musical traditions go back generations and have helped shape the musician he is today. He is almost always accompanied by his Dad, Billy, on the dobro. Together they provide a true instrumental harmony which allows you to melt into the stories created by the songs Byron has written. They are humble, hardworking, and honorable, which is evident in their song selections. If you’re looking for a laid back, heartfelt, and fun evening I would make it a point to come out and give these fellas a listen.

Lua Project 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!