The Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Arizona’s famous candy makers, Cerreta’s. The candy factory will offer tours all weekend, and especially for the Super Bowl, they have created a 300-pound chocolate football!
The event features not only a celebration of chocolate, but also romance. The Chocolate Affaire has become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the Southwest. This symposium of literary romantics offers fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing workshops given by the experts.
Families with children will enjoy myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend to take couples or families on a scenic, charming ride through the historic Catlin Court district.
Event hours are Friday noon - 10 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.- 10 p.m. The event is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and Glendale avenues.
The Glendale Chocolate Affaire has been listed in the Top 100 Events in North America by the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and the American Bus Association. The event also was bestowed with the 2003 Governor’s Tourism Award for the Best Special Event in Arizona, and the 2007 Best Fair/Festival by the Arizona Chapter of the International Special Events Society (ISES.)
The Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by APS, Cerreta's Candy Company, Kokopelli Winery, KTVK Channel 3, Diamond Resorts, Michelob Amberbock, Arizona Republic, KOOL-FM, KMLE-FM, JAMZ-FM, Starbucks, YooHoo and the Valley of the Sun Romance Writers.
For more information on the Glendale Chocolate Affaire, including the entertainment lineup and a list of authors making appearances, call our special events hotline at 623-930-2299.
Romance Cover Model Appears At Chocolate Affaire February 2
One of the country's top romance novel cover models will appear to meet fans and pose for photographs at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire on Feb. 1-2. CJ Hollenbach, who has modeled for national catalogs and has appeared on such television shows and networks as Entertainment Tonight, CNN, MTV and "American Gladiators," will appear on SATURDAY ONLY. Hollenbach's flight was delayed due to weather.
Hollenbach's appearance complements the event's romance novelist symposium. The Glendale Chocolate Affaire has become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the Southwest. Fans will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing workshops given by the experts.
APS STAGE (58th Ave between Glenn and Glendale)
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Murphy Park Stage
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In the Ampitheatre
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The romance novelists will be available the following dates and times on the downtown plaza, adjacent to Glendale Civic Center,
5750 W. Glenn Dr.
| Friday 2/1 12pm-10 pm | Sat 2/2 10am - 10pm |  |
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| Kayla Janz | 12-10pm | Kayla Janz | 10am-10pm | |
| Vijaya Schartz | 12 - 7pm | Vijaya Schartz | 12 - 7pm | |
| Cassie Ryan | 12-10pm | Cassie Ryan | 10am-10pm | |
| Judi McCoy | 12-8pm | Judi McCoy | 10am - 8pm | |
| Renee Bernard | 12-8pm | Renee Bernard | 10 am-7pm | |
| Tina LaVon | 5-10pm | Tina LaVon | 10am-10pm | |
| Tina Gerow | 12-10pm | Susan Yarina | 12-4pm | |
| Cathy McDavid | 3-10pm | Carrie Weaver | 2-8pm | |
| Kathryne Kennedy | 7-8 pm | Eden Robins | 12-4pm | |
| Linda Andrews | 12-6pm | Pamela Tracy | 10am-2pm | |
| Pamela Tracy | 12-5pm | Vikki Lewis Thompson | 11am-1pm | |
| Roz Fox | 11am-1pm | |||
| Nancy Damato | 12-4pm | |||
| Vicki Gaia | 11am-5pm | |||
| Allison Leigh | 12-4pm | |||
| Erin Grady | 1-4 pm | |||
| Kathryne Kennedy | 7-8pm | |||
| Kim Watters | 1-4 pm | |||
| Carolyn Matkowsky | 1-4 pm | |||
| Jennifer Ashley | 1-4 pm | |||
| Evanell | 10am-2pm | |||
| Paula Eldridge | 12-3 pm | |||
| Calista Fox | 12-4pm | |||
| Tina Gerow | 10am-10pm | |||
| Mackenzie McKade | 10am-6pm | |||
| Cathy McDavid | 12 - 10pm | |||
| Linda Andrews | 10 am - 4pm |
Friday |
Feb.1st |
Speaker |
Workshop Topic |
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1:00 PM |
1:50 PM |
Judi McCoy |
Creating Memorable Characters |
2:00 PM |
2:50 PM |
Tina Gerow |
The Life of a Writer - Not all Glamour & Bon Bons |
3:00 PM |
3:50 PM |
Vijaya Schartz |
Best Heroes & Greatest Villians |
4:00 PM |
4:50 PM |
Cathy McDavid |
Left Brain Writers Approach to Characterizations |
Saturday |
Feb.2nd |
Speaker |
Workshop Topic |
From |
To |
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10:00 AM |
10:50 AM |
Peggy Parsons |
So, you want to write a book, do you? |
11:00 AM |
11:50 AM |
Laurie Campbell |
Q is for Query…A is for Ack! |
12:00 PM |
12:50 PM |
Jennifer Ashley |
Getting over the Hump: Out of the Slush Pile and Get Published |
1:00 PM |
1:50 PM |
Eden Robins |
Fairytales in a modern day Romance |
2:00 PM |
2:50 PM |
BSMGS |
Crit Groups: The Good, The Bad & the BMG's |
3:00 PM |
3:50 PM |
Calista Fox |
Writing Novellas |
4:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Isabella Clayton |
Ghosts & Paranormal Experiences |
