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2008 Events & Activities

Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Chocolate Festival discount at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Here's another benefit of attending the Oregon Chocolate Festival! Receive 50% off full price tickets for any available performance Friday March 7 through Sunday March 9. Oregon Chocolate Festival participants can call the OSF Box Office at 482-4331 or log on to www.osfashland.org/account/login.aspx with promo code ‘chocolate’ to receive this special discount to shows on these dates only.

On the web, this code will allow seat purchases for March 7-9 only. Order early to get the best seats!

*This offer is subject to availability of tickets and is not valid with other discounts. Limit 2 tickets per show. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged. No Refund/No Exchange.
www.osfashland.org





SOU Bookstore
Southern Oregon University Bookstore Chocolate Celebration
March 3-7
20% off all Chocolate and Candy
Stop by the SOU Bookstore and help us Celebrate everything Chocolate in honor of 4th annual Oregon Chocolate Festival. The SOU Bookstore is located in the Stevenson Union Building on the SOU campus. (541)552-6178
http://soubookstore.collegestoreonline.com





Paddington Station
Paddington Station located at 125 E. Main will be offering 25% off of a single item with the mention of the Oregon Chocolate Festival. This offer cannot be combined with any other discount or offer ongoing at Paddington and is good one per customer.





Case Coffee Co.
Case Coffee located on Siskiyou Blvd. across from Southern Oregon University will be doing a special showcasing of the "mocha art" on their gourmet mochas and Mexican mochas for that whole chocolate week, March 3rd through 9th. Celebrate Oregon Chocolate Festival with your cup of mocha!





The Beanery Coffeehouse
The Beanery Coffeehouse features fiercely independent Allann Bros Coffees, homemade desserts, pastries, salads, deli and panini sandwiches, all made in our own kitchen. During the chocolate week March 3rd through 9th enjoy the following chocolate specials:

  • 25% of Thunder Beans (Our chocolate covered coffee beans), Mexican Chocolate (8 oz), Espresso Chocolate (8 oz).
Discount on all chocolate drinks:
  • .25 off a 12 oz drink
  • .50 off a 16 oz drink
  • .75 off a 20 oz drink
Open 7 days a week. 1602 Ashland Street.
www.allannbroscoffee.com




Ashland Gallery Association
Join us on Friday, March 7, 2008 for the Gallery Tour organized by the Ashland Gallery Association. Theme of this month’s tour: CHOCOLATE.
www.atasteofashland.com

Participating Galleries:

Illahe Design Studio & Gallery
Visit Illahe Design Studio & Gallery in March, as we celebrate chocolate!
Gallery owner and artist, Susan Springer, will unveil new and original work on the theme nearly everyone loves. Come view her whimsical assemblages of mosaic and hand painted ceramics, and join in the joy that only chocolate can inspire!
www.illahetile.com


Ashland Art Works
March at Ashland Art Works will be yummy. Our artist members have created a show of red themed work to accompany the Artisan English Toffee of Cary’s of Oregon. Plus there’s always a chance the Raku kiln will be red hot and the bronze, or maybe chocolate, flowing!
www.ashlandartworks.com


Nimbus
Come feast your eyes and your palate, as Nimbus celebrates the silky and sculptural qualities of chocolate. On display will be photos and sculptures by Doug Beale, photos by Dave Ohlsen, along with gallery glass work and ceramic work. Chocolate sculpture and plating by Ashland artist Linda Lamore. Dagoba Organic Chocolates served.
www.ashlandgalleries.com


Ashland Artisan Gallery and Art Center
The Ashland Artisan Gallery and Art Center is hosting a Chocolate contest on March First Friday. Be dazzled as you watch the artists create chocolate masterpieces before your eyes! And for your tummy, the gallery will serve Dagoboa Organic Chocolates.
www.ashlandartisangallery.com


Bohemia Gallery & Framing
At Bohemia Gallery & Framing, come sample award-winning, handmade artisan chocolate from Lilli Belle Farms while admiring watercolors by Mitzi Miles-Kubota and mixed media by Dianne Erickson.
www.bohemiagallery.com


The Living Gallery
For March First Friday Art Walk, the Living Gallery celebrates - what else - CHOCOLATE! Feast your eyes on beautiful and unique chocolate paintings by Lillie Belle Farms’ chocolatier Jeff Shepherd. These are billed as "The World's Most Expensive Chocolate Bars" and have been featured on CNBC Money program and CBS Sunday Morning. Indulge your palate with a tasting of single origin Dagoba choc drops made from superior cocoas of Ecuador, Madagascar and Costa Rica!
www.thelivinggallery.com


Gallery DeForest
For this special "chocolate" First Friday, Gallery DeForest will feature student art from Ashland High School's Art Department and serve special hand made chocolate goodies prepared by ASH students of the Foods & Business Department. All scrumptious cookies, cupcakes, etc. will be prepared under the tutelage of teacher, Karen Green. Come indulge!
www.gallerydeforest.com


Gallerie Karon
Come see our special window display. "Pigging out on chocolate." And our unique "jewelry for chocolate lovers." Chocolate tastings by Dagoba.

Gallerie Karon, 500 "A" Street #1, Fourth and A Streets, 541-482-9008
www.ashlandgalleries.com




Mt. Ashland
Mt. Ashland is celebrating chocolate, too! On March 8th and 9th come over to Mt. Ashland and enjoy discounted lift tickets and wonderful chocolate treats.

Lift voucher discounts (mention chocolate festival!):

Adults - discount from $39 to $26
Youth - discount from $31 to $20
www.mtashland.com





Science Works Hands-on Museum
Spend an evening with Jeff Shepherd of Lillie Belle Farms at ScienceWorks on March 7 from 7-9pm as part of the 2008 Oregon Chocolate Festival! Learn the art of making chocolate and have a true hands-on chocolate experience. You will get a chance to make delicious truffles and drinkable hot chocolate from bean to bar to fresh drinking chocolate! Indulge you taste buds with delicious chocolate samples and treats! This is an adult only event and is $5 for members and non-members.
www.scienceworksmuseum.com





Waterstone Spa
Oregon Chocolate Festival gives you a great excuse to visit Waterstone Spa and pamper yourself with great chocolate treatments created for the festival. Some of you may just want to experience one of them because you LOVE chocolate. Not only do the spa treatments create a sensory indulgence, but chocolate can have a positive impact on one's health and beauty.

Chocolate treatments include among many:

  • Chocolate Mineral Bath while sipping Dagoba hot chocolate and enjoying a Dagoba Eros Elixir chocolate bar
  • 60 minute Side by Side massage with special massage oil from Brazil, which contains many exotic oils including cacao.

Waterstone Spa is located next door to the Ashland Springs Hotel on First and East Main.
Open Monday through Saturday 10-8, Sundays 10-6
www.waterstonespa.com.





The Blue Giraffe Day Spa Salon

Chocotherapy
all of the indulgence, none of the calories

Chocolate Massage - Disappear into a world of total indulgence with a chocolate swedish massage. Our Chocolate Mint Massage Butter is blended with hydrating sunflower oil to hydrate your skin and soothe your senses.

Chocolate Sugar Scrub - A fusion of sugar granules and pumice blend to exfoliate dull skin while the Chocolate Mint aroma is a special treat. This sweet scrub leaves your skin silky soft and chocolately smooth.

Chocolate Pedicure - A relaxing spa treat for your feet. This pampering pedicure starts with exfoliation, cuticle and nail care, and then smothers your feet in a Chocolate Mint Massage Butter. Finishing with a sophisticated chocolate brown polish leaves you with sweet feet!

www.bluegiraffespa.com



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