ClearWater Conservancy is pleased to announce its signature winter event, For the Love of Art & Chocolate, will be held February 15 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College.

The 2013 event coincides with the weekend of Valentine's Day, giving romantics a great way to treat their sweetheart to a feast of delectable chocolate.

Attendees will enjoy an evening of cool jazz and melt-in-your-mouth chocolates, while supporting land and water conservation in the heart of Pennsylvania by bidding on a beautiful array of nature inspired works of art and an impressive selection of other silent auction packages.

For the Love of Art and Chocolate is one of ClearWater's most important fundraisers. All proceeds benefit ClearWater Conservancy and help us to conserve land and water, restore streamside buffers and habitat, connect people to nature, and teach the next generation about the natural world.

Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased online for the first time this year.  Tickets will also be sold at the door.

ClearWater Conservancy executive director Jennifer Shuey hopes that people's love of chocolate and art will bring them out to the event.

"For the Love of Art and Chocolate is a special affair for ClearWater and its supporters," said Shuey. "I personally believe that through artistry and beauty we can reach out to a whole different audience in a way that complements our outreach on the science of conservation."

Guests can sample many locally-made chocolate delicacies while taking part in the silent auction of nature-inspired art by local artists. Plans are also in the works for a new live auction for a select few pieces of art and other prize packages. 

Music will be provided by Jazza-Ma-Phone.  Nature-themed art is the focus of the silent & live auctions.  Oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, mixed media, photography, wood and clay sculpture and bowls, pottery, baskets, jewelry, quilting, felting, and much more are generously donated by talented local artists.

The event catalogue featuring photos of the silent auction items will be posted online approximately one week before the event.

12/24/2012