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Chocolate Lab Class - Planet Chocolate
2015-09-16 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-18 14:00 - 14:45, 2015-09-19 13:00 - 13:45, 2015-09-20 14:30 - 15:15, 2015-09-21 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-22 14:00 - 14:45, 2015-09-24 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-25 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) and 3 more dates | Chocolate Lab
Learn some delicious geography by finding out more about the many places around the globe where cocoa beans are grown. You will be guided to recognize differences in cocoa beans’ appearance and taste and make your own unique bar to take home.
Chocolate Lab tickets are available at the admissions desk on the day of the class on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. Children must be at least 4 years old to enter the lab.

Chocolate Lab Class - Be a Chocolate Worker
2015-09-16 14:00 - 14:45, 2015-09-19 14:30 - 15:15, 2015-09-21 14:00 - 14:45, 2015-09-24 13:00 - 13:45, 2015-09-26 14:30 - 15:15 | Chocolate Lab
Learn how Hershey’s Chocolate factory workers did their jobs in the early 1900s. You’ll make a unique chocolate creation to take home and hear about the miraculous chocolate-making process from rainforest to factory.
Chocolate Lab tickets are available at the admissions desk on the day of the class on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. Children must be at least 4 years old to enter the lab.

Chocolate Lab Class - Build a Bar
2015-09-17 14:00 - 14:45, 2015-09-19 11:30 - 12:15, 2015-09-20 13:00 - 13:45, 2015-09-22 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-25 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-26 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-27 11:30 - 12:15 | Chocolate Lab
Follow in Milton Hershey’s footsteps as you design your own candy bar. Discover the business behind the product as you choose ingredients to add based on flavor, appearance and your own preferences.
Chocolate Lab tickets are available at the admissions desk on the day of the class on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. Children must be at least 4 years old to enter the lab.

Chocolate Lab Class - Chocolate by Design
2015-09-18 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-20 11:30 - 12:15, 2015-09-23 11:45 - 12:30, 2015-09-28 11:45 - 12:30 | Chocolate Lab
What makes dark chocolate dark and white chocolate white? This class answers those questions and offers a close look at a real cocoa pod and cocoa beans. Guests taste raw chocolate and after getting the inside scoop on what makes chocolate so tasty, create abstract and completely edible “art” using milk, white and dark chocolate products.
Chocolate Lab tickets are available at the admissions desk on the day of the class on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. Children must be at least 4 years old to enter the lab.

Personal Archiving: Digital Documents
2015-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | The Hershey Story, 63 West Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA, 17033, United States
Ever wonder what to do with all those digital photos that reside on your phone or home computer? How about letters, forms and other records that were created on a computer or digital camera? Hershey Community Archives will present information and techniques that provide a starting point for a general audience to understand the basics of archiving personal digital information. Tammy Hamilton, archivist, will discuss strategies to best preserve your digital photographs, video, and email.
Class held in The Hershey Story classroom, located on the lower level.

Preschool Story Time - School is Cool!
2015-09-24 10:00 - 10:45 | The Hershey Story, 63 West Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA, 17033, United States
This fall preschoolers can explore museum objects and themes through enchanting pictures and stories. Each week will feature a different topic; a simple craft will follow the interactive read-aloud. Recommended for children ages 3 through 5 accompanied by an adult caregiver. This program is free and will take place in the lower level classrooms. Participants must register for each session online.
Click here to register: School is Cool – September 24
Registration for School is Cool! – September 24 will open on September 10, 2015, two weeks before the program.
Complete List of 10 a.m. Story Time Topics and Dates:
September 24
School is Cool!
October 1
Rainforest Fun
October 8
Trucks, Trains and Trolleys
October 15
Toy Time 2
October 22
Long Sleeves and Falling Leaves

Museum Day Live!
2015-09-26 | The Hershey Story, 63 West Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA, 17033, United States
In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket… for free.
Click here to receive a ticket that provides free admission for two people to the Museum Experience.
No need to print your ticket, it may be presented at the front desk on the screen of your smartphone.
