Chocolates by Howard Richardson of the Corner Kitchen from last year's Chocolate Fantasia. (Photo courtesy of Mary Alice Murphy)SILVER CITY, NM – The Mimbres Region Arts Council (MRAC) is planning a literary CHOCOLATE FANTASIA in Silver City, NM on Saturday, February 9, 2019.

A variety of wonderful chocolate confections will be offered at Chocolate Stops in and around the town's historic district. Tasting tickets are $25 for 20 samples of different chocolate confections.

Over 30 downtown merchants and galleries will participate in distributing chocolates and offering our hospitality. Many shops will decorate in keeping with our Children's Storybook Fantasia theme, opening the event to a wide variety of possibilities.

Tickets can be purchased at our office located in the Wells Fargo Bank building, 1201 N. Pope St. or online at here. This year's event will start at 11:00 a.m. and will last until 4:00 p.m. Event maps and empty candy boxes ($2.00 each for collecting your chocolates so you can save some for later!) will be available at Chocolate Fantasia Headquarters, The Family Karate Center, at 416 N. Bullard Street. Headquarters will open at 11 a.m.

Proceeds from the event support MRAC educational programs for students and events like the Silver City Blues Festival.

Chocolate Fantasia is a wonderful mid-winter activity for lovers and for families. We invite you to join us February 9. Shop at our wonderful galleries, enjoy an excellent coffee, and enjoy Silver City's great restaurants. Stay the weekend. You'll be most welcome.

For more information or to buy tickets, call MRAC at 575-538-2505, or visit here.