Join us in the taproom on Sunday, April 9th from 10AM to 3PM for our Easter Brunch, where we will have special Easter brunch features alongside our delicious Bluegrass Brunch menu!
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Easter Marbling Classes
Perfect activity for parents and children during the Easter week vacation. Come and experiment with floating paint, drawing designs and printing on paper!!
One parent and at least one child 5 years old to 12 years in this class.
The family group will be able to choose one marbled Easter egg by Pam to take home in addition to all the papers.
Each participant will marble 1 egg of their very own!!
FOR CHILDREN ( 5-12 year olds ): Tuesday, April 4, Friday, April 7, Saturday, April 8, Tuesday, April 11, and Thursday, April 13, 1:00pm-2:30 pm
Adult-$50
Child-$30 per child
FOR TEENS ( 13-17 year olds ): Tuesday, April 4, Friday, April 7, Saturday, April 8, Tuesday, April 11, and Thursday, April 13, 3:00pm-4:30pm
$50 per adult
$40 per teen
Easter Egg Hunt & Haunt Night
April 5th & 12th!
Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt & Haunt. A family friendly event for all ages. Our characters will be trying to steal your eggs. Prizes for everyone!
Shell: A Puppet Show for Children
April 11th-15th, 11:00am and 12:00pm at Story Parlor (227 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC)
- Sensory Friendly Performance, April 13th @ 12:00pm
May 13th & 14th, 11:00am and 12:00pm at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts (18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC)
JCPenney Kid Zone Crafting Event – Grow You Own Flower Kit
2nd Saturday of Every Month
FREE crafts for kids, and extra savings for parents every month at JCPenney! Kids get a free craft, ID Badge & lanyard, + a Master Medallion after completing 6 crafts. PLUS parents receive a coupon for an extra 10% off to be used on purchases that day.
APRIL 8TH: GROW YOUR OWN FLOWER KIT
All kids must be accompanied by an adult.
No registration required
All kids receive:
- Fun, free craft
- Special ID badge
- Lanyard and collector’s pin
- All parents receive: Special one-day coupon to shop in store (Coupon required. Some exclusions and restrictions apply. See coupon for details.)
Easter Make and Take Workshop
Join us for a Spring/Easter-themed Make & Take workshop! We provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step to create a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift. Choose from a variety of paint colors in the workshop. Please note, that due to the size of these projects, no personalization is accepted.
- Pre-registration is required.
- One painter per project/registration.
- Project sharing is not permitted.
- This is a stencil only workshop.
- Wood will be pre-stained; you will add stencil paint and finishing touches in the 45 minutes
Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic
Join us for Fellowship and a great time for the whole family! There will be indoor activities if it rains.
Annual Spring Fling Festival
Craft fair, Smashville Food Truck, LIVE music, mechanical bull and ALL the plant shopping you could ever want!
Ross Farm and Appalachian Standard’s 4th Annual Spring Fling Plant Festival is happening Saturday, May 3rd from 12-4 p.m!
Here’s what’s in store…
22 greenhouses filled with a spectacular variety of plants for every gardening enthusiast
An impressive selection of mixed patio planters, hanging baskets, perennials, indoor houseplants, shrubs, plant starts, & more
The festival features much more than just plants!
LIVE music throughout the day
Delicious food options from Smasheville Food Truck
Craft fair featuring artisan jewelry, home goods, & more
Kid-friendly activities (Scavenger hunt & potting station)
Mechanical bull riding for the adventurous
Appalachian Standard will have their hemp/CBD products available
With attendance typically reaching 600-900 visitors, carpooling is strongly encouraged to help with parking availability.
Mother’s Day Market Craft Fair
Visit the farm for the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Market Craft Fair! Over 25 local crafters will be selling their handmade items. The Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists will have demonstrations, and the historic farm house will be open for visitors to explore. Farm gardeners will have a number of different plants for sale. Hot dog meals will be available for purchase. Parking will be across the street at Rugby Middle School, and volunteers from the Sheriff’s Office will help guests cross the street. Handicapped parking available at the farm.
Serafina Author Event – Asheville
Join Robert Beatty, the #1 best-selling author of the Serafina Series, for his first bookstore event in over three years. Come celebrate the launch of the beautiful, brand new graphic novel version of SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK. This special event includes an author presentation, Q&A with fans, a book signing, birds of prey from Serafina’s world, free cake and Serafina Dark Forest ice cream from The Hop, and Serafina giveaways. Robert will be meeting fans and signing all Serafina and Willa books, which you can bring from home or purchase in the store.
A heroine like no other returns in this mesmerizing graphic novel version of Robert Beatty’s beloved story—adapted by Micheal Moreci and with artwork by Braeden Sherrill.
SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK follows the adventures of 12-year-old Serafina, a brave and unusual cat-like girl who prowls the darkened corridors and hidden paths of the grand Biltmore Estate amidst the splendor of the Gilded Age and the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK is the first in the four-book Serafina Series, a favorite of teachers, librarians, and readers of all ages. With its beautifully detailed artwork, the graphic novel provides a new way to experience the story all over again.
For more about Beatty & his books: https://robertbeattybooks.com/
Watch the book trailer for Serafina and the Black Cloak (Book 1): http://bit.ly/BlackCloak