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Chocolate - Schedule
The following programs occur Daily from January 28th – April 15th, 2012:
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The Cacao Marketplace
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visit the Marketplace to discover chocolate in its purest form. Touch, smell, and taste the plants and ingredients that make the product we love.
The Chocolate Chase
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grab a passport and trading sac and you’re on your way on our scavenger hunt adventure! Collect cacao beans by following clues then trade them in at the Marketplace for a reward. Note: this is a self-guided activity.
The following programs occur Monday to Friday from January 28th – April 15th, 2012:
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Chocolate Tales
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Take a 15-minute break with our interpreters for story time. Storybooks, dramatic story telling, and action stories make this program ideal for younger audiences.
From Tree to Treat: Making Chocolate
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Interpreters make chocolate right in front of your eyes (and you taste it along the way)!
Grow it, Buy it, Taste it: the Stories of Chocolate
12:30 p.m.
Chocolate has so many stories to tell! How does the cacao tree grow? Is all chocolate created equal? Discover these answers and more with these 30-minute interactive programs.
From Tree to Treat: Making Chocolate
2:00 p.m.
Interpreters make chocolate right in front of your eyes (and you taste it along the way)!
Chocolatl: the Aztec Drink
2:30 p.m.
Interpreters take the audience through the process of making this traditional drink using methods developed by the Aztecs and later refined in Mexico.
Cocoa Creations
3:00 p.m.
Join interpreters for this ‘make-and-take’ activity that will guide children and parents through the cocoa creation of the day – from cocoa butter for your skin to chocolaty sculptures (to look at, not to eat)!
The following programs occur Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from January 28th – April 15th, 2012:
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Chocolate Tales
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Take a 15-minute break with our interpreters for story time. Storybooks, dramatic story telling, and action stories make this program ideal for younger audiences.
A ChocoSol Experience!
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. (tentative) and 3:00 p.m.
ChocoSol Traders is here at RBG! Join these experts for a fun and interactive workshop on weekends and holidays. Workshops include: Tortilla-making*, Chocolate Tasting, Chocolate-Making, The Teachings of Cacao*, and ChocoSoil*.
*These programs are on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited in capacity due to material and space limitations.
Grow it, Buy it, Taste it: the Stories of Chocolate
12:30 p.m.
Chocolate has so many stories to tell! How does the cacao tree grow? Is all chocolate created equal? Discover these answers and more with these 30-minute interactive programs.
Decadent Documentaries
1:00 p.m. (tentative) and 4:00 p.m.
Sit back and enjoy a film all about chocolate. Show times vary.
Marketplace Demonstration
2:00 p.m.
Cocoa Creations
3:30 p.m.
Join interpreters for this ‘make-and-take’ activity that will guide children and parents through the cocoa creation of the day – from cocoa butter for your skin to chocolaty sculptures (to look at, not to eat)!
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