I received the news yesterday: After seven years selling artisanal chocolates and sweets near Riverfront, WEN Chocolates [2] is closing up shop at 4 p.m. on Valentine's Day. I'm devastated that chef William Poole's white-chocolate-dipped gingerbread tiles and handcrafted truffles and sweets will no longer have a storefront. But I take heart in knowing that WEN is only ceasing retail operations. "The business and the kitchen are not closing," says Poole. "So [we] will still be able to do amazing things in other ways." I look forward to seeing (and tasting) what Poole comes up with next. In the meantime, stop by the shop for some last truffles. Stock up on my favorite, the Pandora, a chewy combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, juniper berries, marzipan, and chocolate, that, as Poole puts it, tastes like a cinnamony Hansel and Gretel forest. Bonus: Poole and dozens of other professional and amateur chocolatiers will compete in the Say It With Chocolate [3] bash on Monday, February 8, at the Tattered Cover Book Store [4] in LoDo. This annual event, which is open to the public, includes unlimited samplings, live music, and a silent auction that benefits the Third Way Center [5]. Tickets ($20 suggested donation) can be purchased online or at the door. The event runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Wen Chocolates, 1541 Platte St., 303-477-5765 Tattered Cover Book Store (LoD0), 1628 16th St., 303-436-1070