Join us on Saturday, March 14th, 2026, from 8:30am to 2pm at Asia Pacific Cultural Center (4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409), for an immersive workshop exploring cacao, culture, creativity and conscience.

Tickets are: $30 each -OR- Buy Golden VIP Pass for Academy + 10 films for only $100!

Students are free: K-12 and College Students admitted free with student ID.

THE ACADEMY'S ARC:

8:30AM - Registration and continental breakfast

9am - Welcome and wisdom of chocolate growers and makers with Dr. Sarah Williams and Emily Kara Wilder

10:15am - BREAK

10:30am - Origin Stories with Carlos A. Ortiz

10:45am - Bean to Bar Demo

11am - Contemporary world issues and regenerative futures (syntropic agroforestry)

11:45am - LUNCH BREAK (food available for purchase or bring your own lunch)

12:45pm - Screen & Discuss the Filipino short: "Chocolates Melting Away" with Ria Johnson, President of Tacoma Sister Cities and Maricres Castro, Co-Chair of Davao City, Philippines Sister City

1:45pm - Closing chocolate ritual and evaluation

This is part of the Chocolate: Film and Cultural Festival 2026 from March 5-15, 2026.

For more info on the actual festival, and to purchase individual tickets to each film, or the Golden VIP Passes for $100, please go to: https://tacomasistercities.org/international-film-festival

Tickets are limited, so purchase before they sell out!