Wine and Chocolate Tour, February First Fridays
Friday, February 7, 2020February First Fridays | Wine and Chocolate
Friday, February 7
During Goshen’s February First Fridays event, enjoy a variety of wine and chocolate samples throughout downtown. Purchase your passport for this delicious experience using the form below and make your way through a world of flavor.
Chocolate and Wine Tours
Tour tickets are sold out!
Chocolate provided by Olympia Candy Kitchen and the Nut Shoppe. Wine provided by Fruit Hills Winery & Orchard and Indiana Wholesale Wineries.
Please note the tour involves walking several blocks through our downtown. A few of the stops are upstairs. Please dress warmly and in comfortable clothes/shoes!
Ticket holders check in at Blank Space (109 East Lincoln) starting at 5:30 p.m., Friday, February 7.
You must be able to start the tour by 6:30 p.m. in order to have enough time to complete all the stops. Check-in will end at 6:30 p.m.
Images from the 2020 event
February First Fridays Promotions in Downtown Stores
Art House (211 South Main, 2nd Floor)
TV Classics
Stop in for Dark Horse Wine by the can and classic movie theater candy. We’ll be screening classic TV Show episodes featuring wine and chocolate that you’ll LOVE 😉
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Dirty & Rowdy
Featuring ‘Dirty & Rowdy’ wine by the bottle or glass, and cocktail specials.
5 – 1 a.m.
Elysian Co. Goshen (114 East Washington)
Sips and Strawberries
Buy any item get an item 15% off. We have sips and chocolate-covered strawberries for our customers as well!
5 – 8 p.m.
Fables Books (215 South Main)
Author Signing: Loren Shaum
Meet Loren Shaum, local author, and cook. Working under the tutelage of his Older- Order Mennonite Aunts, Loren was exposed early to foods derived directly from the land. These early years taught him the importance of sustainable farming, along with eating and cooking based on the seasons. Loren will be sharing his cookbooks, which offer dishes based on local ingredients and follow the seasons. Seasons in Lake Country and Farmers in Lake Country are available for purchase both prior and during the event.
6 – 8 p.m.
Found (208 South Main)
Weekend Sale
We have a host of midcentury and vintage wine and cocktail glasses at Found, and all will be 20 percent off over the First Friday weekend.
Friday and Saturday
GoDance Studio (113 East Lincoln)
Line Dancing Workshop
Join us for a line dance workshop from 8 – 9 p.m. @ GoDance and then mosey on over to Common Spirits for their Honky Tonk take over. Or stop by Common first for a cup of liquid courage. Either way it’ll be a stompin’ good time. $10/person.
5 – 9 p.m.
Goshen Brewing Company (315 West Washington)
Chocolate Goodness
Try our Chocolate Cardamom Truffle Cake with Thai coconut cream sauce for $6.
5 – 10 p.m.
Goshen Historical Society Museum (124 South Main)
Wine Glasses
Look for Goshen Historical Society engraved wine glasses for sale during the February tasting event.
5:30 – 8 p.m.
I M SHE (108 West Washington)
BOGO
Storewide BOGO is happening at I M SHE! Buy one get one of the same category 50% off.
5 – 9 p.m.
The Imagination Spot (108 East Washington)
Create your own heart buttons
Join us to create your own heart pin-back buttons for you or your Valentine. A fun activity for all ages. Limited to one button per person while supplies last. Plus take 50% off all 2020 calendars and planners.
5 – 8 p.m.
Kelly Jae’s Cafe (133 South Main)
HiFi2WiFi
We’ve got great food and music with HiFi2WiFi – call 574-537-1027 for reservations.
6:30 – 10 p.m.
l.o.l. health and fitness studio (302 South Main)
Open House
Mix up your workout – FREE 20 minute classes. Are you ready to try new classes?
- 5:45 p.m. – Transform (Step is Back)
- 6:15 p.m. – Core Fusion
- 6:45 p.m. – Cardio Drumming
- 7:15 p.m. – Core De Force
- 7:45 p.m. – Pilates
See you there!
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Maple City Market (314 South Main)
Enter to win
Come sample delicious varieties of fair trade chocolate and enter your name to win a gift basket full of sweet treats and other delights!
5 – 9 p.m.
Rêverie Yarn, Décor & Gifts (201 South Main)
First Fridays Sale
Free Debrand Caramel Pecan Patty with $25 purchase.
5 – 9 p.m.
Salon J (130 South Main)
BYOT
We’re hosting a “BYOT” event …. bring your own tools! If you love to buy hair products and makeup but don’t know how to use it, or are too intimidated to buy what you desire, join us to learn the next step to get that look you are dying to achieve.
5 – 7 p.m.
Shirley’s Popcorn (106 North Main)
Oreo White Chocolate Popcorn
We will feature our Oreo White Chocolate Popcorn flavor. A scarlet-colored popcorn drizzled with white chocolate and covered with Oreo cookies.
5 – 9 p.m.
Ten Thousand Villages (206 South Main)
Fair trade chocolate
Stop by for samples of our fair trade certified chocolate and the first day of our Valentine’s sale!
5 – 9 p.m.
Pizzeria Venturi (123 Lincoln Avenue)
Try the Gragnano
We encourage you to try our Gragnano wine – red, a little fizzy, chilled, and so tasty with a hot Neapolitan pizza! Finish dinner with a pizza al Giusto, a decadent Nutella stuffed crust pizza topped with mascarpone, fig jam, and walnuts.
5 – 10 p.m.
The Window (223 South Main)
First Fridays Meal
The Window is serving our version of wine (actually sparkling grape juice) and chocolate (a chocolate fountain) during our dinner. Dinner is served by The Window staff from 4:30-7 p.m. at The Window’s dining room. Dinner is a $9 donation that goes directly to supporting programs at The Window that are vital to our community!
4:30 – 7 p.m.
Woldruff’s Footwear & Apparel (129 South Main)
Find a heart
In addition to picking up a chocolate with your passport, look around our store, find a heart and WIN A PRIZE!! Tired of winter? Our Spring merchandise is arriving daily!
5 – 9 p.m.
Thank you February First Fridays Sponsors!
