Chocolate Lovers’ Hoedown, a buffet dinner plus community hoedown and chocolate auction is set for this Saturday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Manzanita Building, in Sonora. All are encouraged to come ready to eat and dance.

The dancing will include line, round, and circle dances, and will be called Rachel Phillips. The buffet dinner will be prepared by Chef Dave Ingram of Chef Dave Cooks! Tickets are $35 and may be purchased at Sonora locations The Mountain Bookshop in the Junction and Schnoog’s. For more information, call 962-0805.