Sixteen ice sculptures grace downtown Salem. Come downtown to enjoy these beautiful works of art with themes ranging from a crystal snowflake at Lappin Park to Romantic Movies at Pickering Wharf. A new attraction of this year’s festival is an ice carving at 1:00 Saturday, February 6 at Pickering Wharf. Enjoy great discounts, free chocolate samples and much more at participating businesses downtown Salem. Also, if you haven’t gotten your H1N1 flu shot yet the Salem Health Department is conducting a flu clinic at the Waterfront Hotel Saturday, February 6 from 12 – 3 p.m.
Pictured are just a few of the beautiful ice sculptures that grace downtown Salem.
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The Salem’s So Sweet festival kick’s off tonight with a Chocolate and Wine Tasting Friday, February 5 with delicious treats ranging from chocolate cheesecake to chocolate truffles to chocolate ice cream. There will also be a nice wine selection from area wine shops and restaurants. The event will be held at Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut St., Salem, MA starting at 6:30 p.m. 
Tickets are going fast for this popular Salem event. This is a chocolate lovers dream. Chocolate selections will range from chocolate truffles to ice cream. We anticipate chocolate mousse, flan even cheese cake may make an appearance at this year’s event. In addition to all these scruptious chocolate choices there will be a lovely selection of wine. The Chocolate and Wine Tasting is the kick off event for Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival. The tasting will be held Friday, February 5 at Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance at 265 Essex Street, suite 101. Participating businesses include: Capt.’s Waterfront Grill & Club, Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream, Coffee Time Bake Shop, Finz Seafood Restaurant, Harbor Sweets, Nathaniel’s in the Hawthorne Hotel, Maria’s Sweet Somethings, Market Wine & Spirits, Pamplemousse, Rockafellas, Salem Beer Works, Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites, Salem Wine Imports, Sixty2 on Wharf, Strega Restaurant & Lounge, Victoria Station and Ye Olde Pepper Co. 
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
