The Salem’s So Sweet Wine and Chocolate Tasting for Friday, February 10 is now sold out. Thank you to all the fabulous Salem businesses who donate delicious wine and/or chocolate to the event making it so scrumptious that the event has sold out over a week ahead of time. Participating businesses include: 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar, Adriatic Restaurant & Bar, Ben & Jerry’s, Busa Wine and Spirits, Café Polonia, Caffe Graziani, Capt.’s Premium Steak & Seafood Grill, Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream, Finz Seafood & Grill, The Great Escape, Green Land Café, Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Pamplemousse, Rockafellas, Salem Waterfront Hotel, Sweet Adeline’s, Thai Place, Victoria Station. and Ye Olde Pepper Co.
For more information about the whole Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival February 10 – 14 visit the So Sweet Link.There will be 17 beautiful ice sculptures gracing the downtown for the 10th Annual Salem’s So Sweet festival February 10 – 14, 2012. The festival begins with a Wine and Chocolate Tasting in Hamilton Hall on Friday, February 10. Tickets are almost sold out for this decadent event and can be purchased by calling (978)744-0004. On Saturday, February 11 by noon 17 large ice sculptures will fill downtown Salem. Many shops will be offering free chocolate samples and fantastic shopping discounts. It’s a great opportunity to do your Valentine shopping and make dinner reservations at one of 60 eating establishments downtown Salem.
Tickets are now on sale for the popular Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Wine Tasting event Friday, February 10, 2012. This decadent sampling of delicious desserts and chocolate from many of Salem’s premier restaurants and shops is always a favorite. Add delicious wines and champagne plus the music of Evan Goodrow and you have the perfect combination. The event will be held in Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling (978)744-0004. We hope tickets will also be available at the door however we have sold out in advance the last few years. For more information about the whole Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival February 10 – 14 visit the So Sweet Link. Wine and Chocolate Event Participating businesses include:
62 Restaurant and Wine Bar Adriatic Restaurant & Bar Ben & Jerry’s Busa Wine and Spirits Café Polonia Caffe Graziani Capt.’s Premium Steak & Seafood Grill Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream Finz Seafood & Grill The Great Escape Green Land Café Gulu-Gulu Pamplemousse Rockafellas Salem Waterfront Hotel Sweet Adeline’s Thai Place Victoria Station Ye Olde Pepper Co.Salem Main Streets Design Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the Salem’s So… Sweet Window Contest. The SMS Design Committee is comprised of Committee Chair, Gina Flynn of Eastern Bank, Shirley Walker, Real Estate, Doug Hopper, Architect and Bill Yuhas, Architect. This year’s winners are:
For Most Whimsical: Penelope’s Pet Boutique, 90 Washington Street
For Most Original: Roost, 40 Front Street
Take a look at all participating businesses before they change their window: Mighty Aphrodite Maternity, 244 Essex St., Café Polonia, 118 Washington St., Penelope’s, 99 Washington St., Coon’s, 226 Essex Street, Caffe Graziani, 133 Washington St., The Art Corner, 264 Washington Street, Roost, 40 Front Street, The Beehive, 38 Front Street, Maria’s Sweet Something’s, 26 Front Street Front Street Coffeehouse, 20 Front Street, Trolley Depot, 191 Essex Street, Glass and Etc., 1 E India Square Mall, Bernard’s Jewelers, 179 Essex St., Signatures, 181 Essex Street, Fool’s Mansion, 127 Essex Street, Rouge Cosmetics, 322 Derby St., Pickering Wharf: The Cat N Fiddle Uniques, The Picklepot, Quint Essentials, Salemdipidty
Did you see all of the 21 lovely Ice Sculptures this past weekend as part of the Salem’s So Sweet festival?
If you missed some look below to see all 21! Thank you to the downtown businesses who participated in this year’s Salem’s So Sweet Festival whether sponsoring an ice sculpture, donating samples for the Wine and Chocolate event, entering the window contest or listing a promotion or event for the festival. Thank you to everyone who came downtown to make this a successful event and all the volunteers who made it possible. Special thanks to Salem Trolley who donated their services Saturday and Sunday offering free shuttle rides around town.