Tue. Oct 8th, 2024

Indulge your sweet tooth and learn about the history of chocolate this Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Bowers Museum’s Festival of Chocolate.

Chocolate started out as the drink of Aztec nobles and is now enjoyed and cultivated around the world.

Sample chocolate of all kinds while enjoying a drum circle accompanied by the Mexican indigenous music of Martin Espino. Dafra African Drums and Dance also will perform.

World-renowned “chocolate guru” Lee Theisen will give a special lecture on the history and politics of chocolate.

The festival takes place 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana.

There will be a fee for the lecture and chocolate tasting. General admission to Bowers Museum is free on Festival Sundays for members and Santa Ana residents



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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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