11th Annual Fall Homeschool
Festival at the Biltmore

An HEAV-Sponsored Event! 

Location: Biltmore Estate, 1 Approach Road, Asheville, North Carolina

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, September 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: $22/person ages 5 and up for first day; free for children 4 and under. Families who want to return the second day may upgrade for an additional $10.

Registration: Pre-registration is helpful. Make reservations by calling 866-851-4661, toll-free.

Information: http://www.biltmore.com/groups/education/programs/home_school.asp.

Accomodations: The Biltmore Estate partners with several local hotels to bring special rates on hotel rooms. Download the information here.

Description: Get to know the Vanderbilts—how they lived, traveled, and entertained—and what their contribution was to their community and state!

• Find out about train travel 100 years ago on the Vanderbilts’ private railroad car.
• Learn about travel by steamship and how ships sent messages .
• Create your own coded message.
• Play lawn and parlor games.
• Join our old-fashioned sing-along.
• Make a fancy folding fan and collect pieces for a scrapbook page.
• Learn about early photography and cameras.
• Create an art project using solar photographic paper.
• Hear about some of the costume parties at Biltmore and make your own fancy mask.
• Dress in finery from the costume trunk.

Directions:

From Richmond, Virginia

Follow I-95 south to I-85S at Petersburg. Take I-85 south into North Carolina and then follow I-40 west to Asheville. Take Exit 50B (US Highway 25N). After exiting, stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore entrance. Driving time:  approximately 6 hours.

From Roanoke, Virginia

Follow I-81 south into Tennessee to Exit 57 (I-26E), and take scenic I-26 east through Johnson City to Asheville. In Asheville, follow I-240 east to I-40W. Follow I- 40 west to Exit 50B (US Highway 25N). After exiting, stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore entrance. Driving time: approximately 4 hours.

Additional Information: As this is an outdoor event, please dress appropriately for all weather possibilities. Picnic lunches are welcome.

For more information, visit http://www.biltmore.com/groups/education/programs/home_school.asp

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