BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210514T220000Z DTEND:20210516T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:For the Love of Chocolate-Long Grove's Bite-Size Celebration DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 14\, 5 7pm (V.I.P Preview Party)\n\nSaturday\, May 15\, 10am 6pm\n\nSunday\, May 16\, 10am 6pm\n\n \n\nA Bite-Size Event That's All About Chocolate\n\nWe are excited to announce the Historic Downtown Long Grove Business Association's (HDLGBA) new bite-size event that's focused on ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE! We're planning demos\, classes\, presentations\, experiences\, vendors\, chocolatiers\, entertainment and so much more. Hear about the history of chocolate\, how it's grown\, sourced\, and made. Learn how to taste craft chocolate correctly. Watch a demo to see how to make chocolate and chocolate treats at home! Our industry experts will be here to entertain\, educate\, energize\, and engage attendees into the wonderful world of chocolate!\n\n \n\nWhy We're Calling this a "Bite-Size" Event\n\nThe HDLGBA created a smaller\, new outdoor event (replacing Chocolate Fest) that allows us to experience ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE in a safe way for our attendees\, staff and volunteers. Outdoor events are currently required to meet the State of Illinois Phase 4 Reopening Guidelines due to the Covid-10 Pandemic. Attendance must be limited to meet space requirements and ticketing is needed to manage attendance and seating in our gated and/or tent areas.\n\nTo ensure we are following these guidelines\, you can expect:\n\n\n less people than a typical "fest in Long Grove"\n required mask wearing\n social distancing\n seated experiences and time limits for ticketed access\n advanced\, online registration is required to attend. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\n\nWe are excited to announce the Historic Downtown Long Grove Business Association&rsquo\;s (HDLGBA) new bite-size event that&rsquo\;s focused on ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE!  \;We&rsquo\;re planning demos\, classes\, presentations\, experiences\, vendors\, chocolatiers\, entertainment and so much more. Hear about the history of chocolate\, how it&rsquo\;s grown\, sourced\, and made. Learn how to taste craft chocolate correctly. Watch a demo to see how to make chocolate and chocolate treats at home! Our industry experts will be here to entertain\, educate\, energize\, and engage attendees into the wonderful world of chocolate!
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\n\nThe HDLGBA created a smaller\, new outdoor event (replacing Chocolate Fest) that allows us to experience ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE in a safe way for our attendees\, staff and volunteers. Outdoor events are currently required to meet the State of Illinois Phase 4 Reopening Guidelines due to the Covid-10 Pandemic. Attendance must be limited to meet space requirements and ticketing is needed to manage attendance and seating in our gated and/or tent areas.
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\n LOCATION:Where to Find the Chocolate and More! Brothers' Field\, 344 Old McHenry Road\, Long Grove Chocolate Experience Tent\, Chocolate Expo Tent\, Hay Wagon Stage\, Chocolate Bar\, Kids Area Tickets required for access. Each Chocolate Expo Session requires an additional fee and ticket per session. 400 Block of Robert Parker Coffin Road From Old McHenry to the historic Covered Bridge Chocolate Vendor Row\, Main Stage Tickets required for access. Locations Throughout Downtown Free Live Music Performances by Chicago area singers\, songwriters and musicians. Sip\, Shop and Dine in Town Other than necessary ticketed areas\, the entire downtown is open for all visitors! We encourage all of our attendees to visit our retail merchants\, restaurants\, wine bars and brewery during their visit where they will find various chocolate-related products and treats. UID:e.82.15282 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240328T231514Z URL:https://business.lzacc.com/events/details/for-the-love-of-chocolate-long-grove-s-bite-size-celebration-15282 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR