Count the ways chocolate lovers can indulge their passions starting Friday night at the Featherstone Center for the Arts. Chocolate martinis, chocolate bread pudding, chocolate mousse and old-fashioned s’mores are all on the menu at the Annual Art of Chocolate Festival.

The festival, celebrating its eighth year, was originated by Jeanne and Malcolm Campbell of Chilmark Chocolates as a fundraiser for Featherstone. The Campbells, as well as chefs from all over the Island, will provide chocolate treats for tasting.

The event begins with a preview party on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets for this event, which provide guests with tastes of all the chocolate they can eat, plus the special feature of s’mores, cost $50 per person.

The tasting begins at a table on the deck outside Featherstone’s central gallery with chocolate martinis as well as champagne and dessert wines. Then, with libation in hand, one proceeds indoors to tables heaped with such treats as chocolate bread pudding from The Newes, chocolate mousse care of Slice of Life, almond butter crunch from New Moon Magick, brownies from Rickard’s, chocolate macaroons from the Scottish Bakehouse, the list goes on and on.

The chocolate celebration continues on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9, from noon to 4 p.m. each day, with all the trimmings save the s’mores.>

The afternoon affairs will be priced by numbers of items selected; two pieces for five dollars, five for ten dollars.

For more information call 508 693-1850 or visit featherstone@featherstoneart.org.