| When | Saturday, February 17, 2024, 10:30 AM – 5 PM |
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| Sponsor | American Indian Museum |
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| Venue | American Indian Museum DC |
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| Event Location | Potomac Atrium, Level 1 |
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| Cost | Free |
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| Categories | Culinary Arts, Demonstrations, Kids & Families |
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| | | Details | The story of chocolate begins with a small cacao tree rooted deep in the history of Mesoamerican culture. Learn the symbolism and history of this beloved and storied ingredient through art making and other hands-on activities.
ALL DAY - Create your own cacao-inspired codex book with Evelyn Orantes (Maya)
- Visitors are invited to make a pre-Columbian-style codex book to fill with Mesoamerican symbols and images that represent cacao using stamps, collages, and drawings.
- Cacao-inspired mural painting with Joaquin Alejandro Newman (Yaqui/Mexica)
- This interactive mural project allows visitors to collaborate with artist Joaquin Alejandro Newman to paint a mural that illustrates chocolate in Mesoamerican art.
- Blossom to beverage with Jose Reyes and family (Mixtec)
- From budding blooms to ripened cacao pods to the dark liquid that forms delightful confections and beverages, learn the process of harvesting and turning cacao beans into chocolate.
1 PM EACH DAY - Food and drink demonstrations with Executive Chef Alex Strong (Taíno)
- Chef Alex demonstrates her version of hot chocolate, using three different types of milk, as well as a chocolate guava bread pudding. Limited tastings to follow while supplies last, first come, first served.
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