Chocolate and Romance--the Best Combination!!!

Tonight I will be signing books at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire from 6 to 10 p.m. I hope it won't be as cold as it was last year! If you're in town, stop by and say hello and get a chance to win a $10 borders gift card.

Join the fun at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire - February 3-5, 2012

 

This weekend, starting tonight, Feb. 3-5, is a delicious delight for the senses as the Glendale Chocolate Affaire takes over downtown Glendale to create a chocolate-lover’s dream!

• Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, 5 - 10 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, Noon - 5 p.m.
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Chocolate purveyors from Arizona and around the nation gather in Glendale for this award-winning festival, which celebrates not only chocolate, but romance and the arts as well. Chocolate confections will include items such as chocolate-covered bacon, chocolate-covered churros, chocolate-covered twinkies, chocolate-covered key lime pie, fried ice cream with chocolate and strawberries, chocolate-covered crepes and much more.

The Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Arizona’s famous candy makers, Cerreta’s. The candy factory will offer tours all weekend, so visitors can get a behind-the-scenes look at how the chocolatiers create everyone’s favorite candy.

In addition, the festival has become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the Southwest. This symposium of literary romantics offers fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing workshops given by the experts. I will be there Friday night from 6 to 10 and Saturday from 10 to 6. Stop by and say hello and meet some of my writing friends.

Families with children will enjoy myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend to take couples or families on a scenic, charming ride through the historic Catlin Court district. 

Event hours are Friday 5 - 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The event is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and Glendale avenues.

The Glendale Chocolate Affaire festival was named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and the American Bus Association. The event also was bestowed with the 2003 Governor’s Tourism Award for the Best Special Event in Arizona.

The Glendale Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Cerreta’s Candy Company, ABC 15, The Arizona Republic, Valley Buick-GMC Dealers, YooHoo, KMLE, KOOL and JAMZ.

Chocolate Lovers Unite!

Chocoholics Unite In Downtown Glendale Arizona February 4-6

The weekend before Valentine’s Day, Feb. 4-6, is a delicious delight for the senses as the Glendale Chocolate Affaire takes over downtown Glendale Arizona to create a chocolate-lover’s dream! And if you love romance, you're in luck. The FREE festival has also become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the Southwest. Get up close and personal with authors, and if you're a budding author, attend free writing workshops given by the experts.

I will be there signing my two Regency romances, The Stranger She Married and The Guise of a Gentleman, and my fantasy, Queen in Exile, and teaching a workshop.

This award-winning festival is the perfect place for the whole family to celebrate chocolate, romance and the arts. Families with children will enjoy myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, one-of-a-kind arts and crafts, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall.

Chocolate confections include everything from chocolate molé barbecue and deep-fried chocolate ice cream to chocolate bacon candy bars and chocolate cheesecake cone, in addition to the ever-popular rich chocolate truffles and gigantic chocolate strawberries.

There will also be tours of Cerreta’s candy factory, horse-drawn carriage rides, and an on-site Plein Air competition on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The festival is free. Event hours are Friday 5 - 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The event is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and Glendale avenues.

For more info: http://www.glendaleaz.com/events/ChocolateAffaire.cfm

The Glendale Chocolate Affaire for fun and booksinging

Come see me at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire this weekend, Friday the 5th until 10:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. It's a whole family event with tours of the chocolate factory, food, vendors, crafts and lots of fun. Oh, and a big group of Romance authors will be there teaching free writing classes signing books, including me.
Stop by and say hello.

From their website: Families with children will enjoy myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend to take couples or families on a scenic, charming ride through the historic Catlin Court district.

Event hours are Friday 5 - 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The event is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and Glendale avenues.

The Horse & Carriage will run all event hours. Mini Pony Rides available Friday from 6-10 p.m., Saturday from 6-10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

The Glendale Chocolate Affaire festival was named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and the American Bus Association. The event also was bestowed with the 2003 Governor’s Tourism Award for the Best Special Event in Arizona.

The Glendale Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Cerreta’s Candy Company, Kokopelli Winery, 3-TV KTVK, The Arizona Republic, YooHoo, KMLE, KOOL and JAMZ.

For more information on the Glendale Chocolate Affaire go to:

http://www.glendaleaz.com/events/ChocolateAffaire.cfm

Or call the special events hotline at 623-930-2299.