Choctoberfest!
October 12-15
Ten Thousand Villages
719 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202
847-733-8258
Wednesday, October 12
12-4 p.m., Brothers K Coffee and chocolate tasting
Thursday, October 13
6 p.m., chocolate-dipped fruit,
7 p.m., movie: "The Dark Side of Chocolate"
Friday, October 14
All day, 15% off chocolate and chocolate-colored items
Saturday, October 15
Children's activities—
12–2 p.m., Twister and music
2–4 p.m., storytelling and jewelry-making
Adults—
12 p.m., Fair Trade Chocolate Cook-off judging
Make your favorite chocolate dish and compete for prizes!
1st prize: Chocolate gift basket valued at $50
2nd prize: Chocolate gift basket valued at $25
3rd prize: Chocolate gift basket valued at $15
Cook-off Contest Rules: Use only chocolate from Ten Thousand Villages. Enter by Friday, October 14. Email your entry to
evanston@tenthousandvillages.com or stop by the store to complete. Include your name, email address and phone number.
"To get long" meant to make do, to make well of whatever we had; it was about having a long view, which was endurance, and a long heart, which was hope.
- Fae Myenne Ng, Bone