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business coaching for free. As an artist/
creative person, I had a big learning curve
about how to run a business, so that’s been
a really great resource.”
She’s also made a lot of connections with
Queens artists and entrepreneurs through
working in Long Island City.
The other women behind Astoria Tiny
Market found Sipe through Entrepreneur
Space when they were looking for a
chocolatier, so Sipe became one of the
founding members of the market, and she
said that these “strong women entrepreneurs
and artists” really support one another.
You can also find Sipe’s confections
at Rockaway Brewing Company in Long
Island City, which hosts food vendors on
weekends, she said.
Chocolate Dances’ next performance, “The
Chocolate Dances Costume Party Tasting
Performance,” will be held at Triskelion Arts
in the Muriel Schulman Theater (106 Calyer
St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn), so you’ll have
to brave the G train to get there, but the
unique experience (and the sugar rush) will
make the commute worth your while. The
contemporary dance theater piece features
actors, dancers, performance artists and
live musicians — and, of course, chocolate.
It begins with a “chocoholics anonymous”
meeting, during which the characters are
trying to remove chocolate from their lives.
You can imagine how that works out.
The whole performance is a chocolate
tasting, so you’ll be able to taste chocolate
in different forms from cocoa beans to
discs of chocolate to the aforementioned
truffles. Yes, it is a costume party, so come
in costume or borrow one once you get
there. The show will be held on two nights
only, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11,
and Saturday, Oct. 14, so snap up your
tickets ASAP. Tickets are $30 in advance or
$35 at the door and can be purchased at
chocolatedances.com.
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