Indulge your chocolate, historical drama and literary cravings with us:

REVENGE IS BITTERSWEET: Chocolate Chai & Chat THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 3:30 - 5 pm
WHERE: Teaism Penn Quarter at 400 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004

Prepare for an unforgettable afternoon with the Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters® podcast hosts Michon and Taquiena as we savor exquisite chocolates crafted by Open Book Chocolates, featuring bars inspired by classic literary works, including the decadent “The Count of Monte Cristo” bar.

Accompanied by a warm cup of fragrant chai tea from Teaism, you'll experience flavors as rich and thrilling as Dumas's timeless tale, The Count of Monte Cristo.  (A new adaptation is coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS March 2026. Check local listings.)

Tickets: $27 per person
Includes chocolate tasting samples from Open Book Chocolates, Teaism chai, Gift Bag with a choice of one (1) Open Book Chocolates bar: The Count of Monte Cristo, Little Princess, Les Miserables, or One Thousand and One Nights. Ticket price also covers taxes, tips and processing fees.

Space is limited (ONLY 25 tickets available) 

Open Book Chocolates is a small, Maryland-based, women-owned business specializing in handmade, bean-to-bar, fair trade, craft chocolate bars with literary-inspired flavors. We'll chat with chocolate maker Geri and artist mother Irene about the literary inspirations for chocolate making.

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with My Big Finds and Open Book Chocolates!

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, February 14th — Valentine’s Day — to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

Frederick County Division of Aging & Independence

50+ Community Centers | Winter 2026

Open Book Chocolates is a small, Maryland-based, women-owned business specializing in handmade, bean-to-bar, fair trade, craft chocolate bars with literary-inspired flavors. Their signature flavors embody the stories, characters, and themes of our favorite classics! Hear their story and try some specialty chocolates. (*Items will be available for purchase after the program.)

For more information about this event, please visit frederickcountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/358664/Winter-2026-Expanding-Your-Horizons.

The Inner West Street Association brings you the popular Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival to downtown Annapolis for the holidays. Held on the first Sunday of December from 11pm to 4pm on the first block of West Street we have the Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival, featuring family-friendly entertainment, chocolate, holiday shopping, and the festive West Street Holiday Light Canopy.

Start off the December holiday season with some fun and indulge your sweet tooth at the annual Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival.

Take a chocolate tour along West Street with chocolate vendors selling various chocolate specialties, including chocolate truffles, caramels, bars, fudge, cookies, cakes, martinis, French macaroons, cupcakes, pies, brownies, and more.

You can also complete your holiday shopping at our holiday market at the Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival featuring local artisans with a wide range of handmade items including jewelry, pottery, candles, wood turnings, ornaments, clothing and more.

The live music and entertainment start off at 11 am and ends at 4 pm as the West Street Holiday Light Canopy lights up.  

For more information about this event, please visit iwsannapolis.com/annapolis-chocolate-binge-festival.

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, November 8th to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

AH, BOOKS! Meet your local independent publishers and authors, browse book-inspired gifts, and enjoy a glass of wine or beer on the museum lawn as we celebrate our love of the written word. And, the winners of the BERLIN BOOK AWARDS will be announced!

For more information about this event, please visit taylorhousemuseum.org.

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, September 27th to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

Join us for a book-ish afternoon in the library! Bookbinder Kerry Springle will show us clever and artful uses for recycled books, and Open Book Chocolates will speak about their process of making chocolate to match such literary classics as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Additionally, Brenda Silverman will be discussing teacups and tomes, her book arts installation.

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, May 10th (the day before Mother’s Day) to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

PLEASE NOTE: Open Book Chocolates will be at Locally Crafted Spring Makers Market on SUNDAY ONLY!

About Locally Crafted

Housed in a cozy storefront at the popular RIO Washingtonian shopping center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Locally Crafted is a community space where artists can showcase their unique products.  Customers will experience seeing the items in person, rather than through an online store, allowing them to feel and see the quality in person.  Locally Crafted appeals to customers who value unique items and prefer supporting makers from their community over national corporate big chain stores.

As a female-owned small business, we are invested in helping to support other small businesses. By carrying only locally made products, we are creating a bridge between local makers and interested customers, enhancing the unique character of our community and helping the local economy by supporting small businesses in the neighborhood.

At Locally Crafted we have created a space for small business owners (Makers) in the community to showcase their artisan goods, while also allowing the community to support local business owners.

For more information about this event, please visit locallycraftedshop.com.

The Kensington Day of the Book Festival is a family friendly street festival, held rain or shine, spanning three blocks of Howard Avenue in the heart of historic Kensington. Come meet authors, poets, literary and community organizations. Live music on a few stages, special guest speakers, poetry readings, cookbook demos, children’s program, and much more. Not your average book festival! Now in its 18th year, this festival offers something for everyone!

The Kensington Day of the Book Festival is an outdoor street festival held rain or shine.

Howard Avenue in Old Town (Antique Row) Kensington, Maryland, between Armory and Montgomery Aves, east of Connecticut Ave.

For reference and drop off:

• Safeway (West End) 10541 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD 20895

• Kensington Post Office (East End) 10325 Kensington Pkwy, Kensington, MD 20895

For more information about this event, please visit dayofthebook.com.

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, April 19th (the day before Easter) to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, February 1st to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival

including the Holiday Street Light Canopy

and Holiday Market on the first block of West Street

The Inner West Street Association brings you the popular Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival to downtown Annapolis for the holidays. Held on the first Sunday of December from 11am to 4pm on the first block of West Street we have the Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival, featuring family-friendly entertainment, chocolate, holiday shopping, and the festive West Street Holiday Light Canopy.

Start off the December holiday season with some fun and indulge your sweet tooth at the annual Annapolis Chocolate Binge Festival.  

Admission is just $5 when you purchase your tickets in advance online.  Sample Taste Tickets will be on sale as well.  Purchase those tickets to taste various vendors samples as you stroll down West Street. 

For more information about this event, please visit innerweststreetannapolis.com/annapolis-chocolate-binge-festival.

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Saturday, November 9th to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

Open Book Chocolates will be having a “Pop-Up” event at My Big Finds in Kentlands (Gaithersburg, Maryland).

Stop in Sunday, October 13th to sample these artisanal, handmade, and bean-to-bar, literary-inspired chocolate bars!

For more information about this event, please visit mybigfinds.com.

About My Big Finds

Starting as a pop-up shop in Kentlands in 2015, My Big Finds is a community-focused business aiming to give back to our community, celebrate small business, fair trade and vintage styles, and mixing new and unique pieces. My Big Finds is also a sponsor or organizer of numerous Kentlands events such as the Kentlands/Lakelands Tree Lighting, the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K, Kentlands Under the Lights, Oktoberfest, and more.

Small businesses are the cornerstones of most communities. My employees and I look forward to welcoming you in to My Big Finds and thank you for shopping small!

This pop-up coincides with Oktoberfest!

“Dust off your dirndl, grab your lederhosen and get ready to Prost! The City presents the 31st annual celebration of Oktoberfest on Sunday, October 13, 2024, from noon to 5 p.m. The festival takes place in and around the Arts Barn, Kentlands Mansion, Kentlands Village Green and along Main Street and Inspiration Lane. Admission and parking are free. Free wheelchair accessible shuttle service will run regularly during festival hours to and from satellite parking at 101 Orchard Ridge Drive, just off of Quince Orchard Road.

Experience a taste of Germany right in your own backyard with performances by the ever-popular Alte Kameraden German Band and Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian Dancers. Savor traditional festival food while enjoying selections from local breweries, including Festival Partners Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company and Saints Row Brewing, as well as Clear Skies Meadery, Waredaca, Grape Escape, Two Story Chimney Ciderworks, and Silly Yak Beer. Also available this year is non-alcoholic beer for sale by Sobar.”

Where Community and Arts Fuse

Over 100 Vendors  |  Live Entertainment  |  Café Dining

A monthly (May to November) street festival on the first Sunday of the month featuring 130 local and regional artisans, live music and café dining.

Inner West Street Association is the proud sponsor of Maryland's premier art festival. From May through November, thousands of visitors enjoy shopping along beautiful West Street in downtown historic Annapolis.

For more information about this event, please visit innerweststreetannapolis.com/first-sunday-arts-festivals.

Join us for a Gluten Free Expo at B.C. Brewery featuring a selection of great gluten free vendors and of course BCB gluten free beers, ciders, cocktails and food. You can enjoy the day sipping, shopping and sampling from the vendors while you hang out in the taproom. Play some cornhole, darts or just sip and relax this day is for us to celebrate all the amazing gluten free businesses we know.

Join us on Saturday, September 28th for our second annual Gluten Free Expo! We will have 20+ great vendors onsite serving up exclusive gluten free goods and services. Plus our kitchen will be exclusively gluten free during the event and we will have a great selection of gluten free beers, wines, cocktails and cider available for sampling, sipping by the glass and to take home in 6packs!

For more information about this event, please visit bcbrewerymd.com/gluten-free-expo.