Taste the finest local chocolate while enjoying multicultural musicians, dancers, poets, and visual artists at the Chocolate & Talent Festival on January 29.

The event takes place at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway in Asheville, from 2-5 p.m. and benefits 4th Trimester Family Center and Doula Association of the Mountain Area (DAMA). Both organizations provide sliding scale pre- and post-natal care to mothers and families in Asheville.

Chocolate providers include Chocolate Fetish, Chocolate Gems, The Chocolate Lounge, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, Night Owl Chocolate, Orgasmic Truffles by Eliana Rubin, Raw Shakti Chocolate, UliMana Raw Chocolate, and World's Best Carrot Cake.

Tickets for the event are $12 adults/$7 children (under 5 free). Tickets include four chocolate tasting tickets. For more information about the event, please visit chocolateandtalent.com.