April 8, 2014 - Boston Flora

Wednesday, April 23, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Creating Chocolate from the Garden

April 8, 2014 by Boston Flora

Create your own handmade, healthy chocolate using garden ingredients.

Chocolate Therapy, 60 Worcester Road (Rt. 9) in Framingham, creators of artisanal chocolates, will host the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for this hands-on event. Through lecture, demonstration, sampling and chocolate making, attendees will make their own Garden Bark and decorate it like the pros using ingredients from their gardens.

Learn the sights, sounds and smells of chocolate-making, how to create unique flavor combinations and sample Chocolate Therapy’s award-winning truffles. $45 for Mass Hort members, $50 for nonmembers. Telephone 617-933-4943, or email lkamer@masshort.org to sign up.

Thursday, April 17, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Boston Harbor Celebration and Auction

April 8, 2014 by Boston Flora

The Boston Harbor Association will hold its annual Boston Harbor Celebration and Auction on Thursday, April 17, from 5 – 8 at the Boston Harbor Hotel, which, along with Legal Sea Foods, again underwrites the gala.Â This event supports nearly 1/3 of their work to promote Boston’s harbor and waterfront renaissance, support the working port, and prepare coastal neighborhoods for sea level rise. $200 per person (includes beer and wine, hors d’oeuvre, dinner and dessert.)Â For tickets or more information, contact Executive Director Julie Wormser at 617-482-1722, x 102, or log on to www.tbha.org.