Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival will feature sixteen artfully carved ice sculptures downtown Salem starting Saturday, February 6 at noon. This year the festival will include an ice carving demonstration at 1:00 p.m. at Pickering Wharf on Feb. 6 by Ice Effects. Also, new this year the Phillips House will host a mixed media ice sculpture by local artist Josh Gerloff, featuring the Phillips family dog. Back by popular demand…the Salem Witch at the Salem Witch Museum
Below is a complete listing of the ice sculptures.
1. CASABLANCA – Sponsored by Pickering Wharf Merchants Association
2. GONE WITH THE WIND – Sponsored by Pickering Wharf Merchants Association
3. DR. ZHIVAGO – Sponsored by Pickering Wharf Merchants Association
4. THE EIFFEL TOWER – Sponsored by Sophia’s
5. THE SALEM WITCH – Sponsored by the Salem Witch Museum
6. FASHION TIGER (Inspired by Iris Apfel) – Sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum
7. CAT WITH CAULDRON – Sponsored by Bewitched in Salem, Essex’s N.Y. Deli & Pizza, Glass and Etc., Lotus Gifts, Marley Properties Salem, Polonus European Deli, Salem’s Vintage Photography, Thai Place, Witch Tee’s
8. ICE CASTLE – Sponsored by Bernard’s Jewelers, Pamplemousse, Salem Trolley, Samantha’s Costumes, Signatures, Trolley Depot, Witch’s Hide
9. FOOD DOME – Sponsored by The Lyceum
10. PUFF AWAY – Sponsored by Red Lion Smoke Shop
11. TICKLING THE IVORIES – Sponsored by Rockafellas
12. BOSTON SPORTS TEAM LOGOS – Sponsored by Tavern in the Square
13. MAX (From Where the Wild Things Are) – Sponsored by Cornerstone Books
14. PHOENIX RISING FROM FLAMES – Sponsored by the Art Corner
15. PRINCE, THE PHILLIPS FAMILY DOG – Sponsored by Historic New England – Phillips House
16. CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE – Sponsored by Laura Lanes Skin Care (Located at Essex and Washington St.)
