CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Close to 200 guests shared their evening at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center for savory snacks, sweet bites, and of course champagne and chocolate.
Champagne & Chocolate is the museum’s premier winter fundraiser and featured live music, and a silent auction filled with art pieces and gift baskets.
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Staff members of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center at Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Members of the Museum Guild at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Dan and Elizabeth Black at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Melody and Ken Shipley at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
A few of the many silent auction items at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center Champagne & Chocolate fundraiser on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
John and Kyong Suk Dawson at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Jeff and Margo Purvis at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Performers at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden and Sara Golden at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Museum Executive Director Frank Lott talking to the guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Guests at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for Champagne & Chocolate on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee Erwin)
Museum Executive Director Frank Lott said the community and the Museum Guild help to make events like this happen.
“Having Champagne and Chocolate back after a three-year absence, you can tell the crowd here tonight was really enthusiastic about being here. It was a sell-out, it was wonderful, the sponsors and the patrons who support this wonderful institution, they understand that their presence here is what makes our community and this museum great,” Lott said.
For more events like this, check out the Winter Fun Guide or visit the Clarksville Now events page.