FRIDAY NIGHT --
ALICE IN YACHATSLAND
FUNGI FEAST
6:00 p.m., Yachats Commons, Hwy. 101 and W 4th St. Join us for a fabulous evening of gourmet Mushroom dishes from local restaurants & caterers and Alice in Wonderland theme entertainment and Fashion Show, including the Polka Dots and other local talent. Tickets: $30 / available locally beginning October 1 at Raindogs, 162 Beach St., 541-547-3000; The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy 101, 541-547-4477; and the Yachats Chamber and Visitors Center (open Fri-Sun) 241 Hwy. 101, 800-929-0477 / info@yachats.org; Dinner Menu. The Yachats Fungi Feast is sponsored by the Yachats Lodging Association and Yachats area restaurants and caterers. All proceeds will be contributed to the Yachats Fire Dept to support the purchase of a new ambulance.
Unusual Mushroom Recipe Contest - Starting October 1
Who's got the most unique and unusual mushroom recipe? Drop off your recipe at Yachats or Waldport Clark's Markets (Oct. 1 - Oct. 16). Winner to be announced on Sunday, October 17th. Judges are representatives from Ostrom's Mushroom Farm, Chef John Ullman of Bonaventura Catering, and Unified Grocers' Mushroom Buyer and produce managers.Winner receives a gourmet gift basket of mushroom products.
ALL MUSHROOM FEST WEEKEND -- MUSHROOM CUISINE
Look for mushroom inspired cuisine at the following Yachats' restaurants and cafés:Adobe Resort Restaurant
Drift Inn Restaurant and Pub
Grand Occasions Gourmet Deli
The Joes' Town Center Café
La Serre Restaurant
Landmark Restaurant
Leroy's Blue Whale Restaurant
Rachel's Roadhouse Pizzeria
Topper's Ice Cream & Pizza
and Bonaventura Catering @ Cape Perpetua
SATURDAY --
Free Shuttle Service between Yachats & Cape Perpetua
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Shuttle Schedule (stop locations and departure times)
- __:35 Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W 5th St. parking lot
- __:40 Clark's Market, Hwy 101 & W 2nd St. (to Cape Perpetua)
- __:00 Cape Perpetua Vis. Ctr. (to Gwynn Creek & Coast Trails)
- __:10 Gwynn Creek parking lot of Neptune State Pk, 4 mi. S
- __:20 Cape Perpetua Visitors Center (return to Yachats)
- __:25 Hwy 101 & E 3rd St. near crosswalk
Shuttle service provided courtesy of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce.
SATURDAY -- CAPE PERPETUA
FUNGI EXHIBITS ~ WALKS ~ TALKS ~ FOOD
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Native Forest Fungi Displays and Educational Exhibits
Provided by the Lincoln County Mycological Society, the North American Truffling Society, and Cascade Mycological Society. (Free admission.)
Displays and exhibits will include
- fresh examples of both edible and toxic wild mushrooms
- posters, books and other materials presenting current research on the ecology of wild mushrooms
- an opportunity to ask questions and chat about
fungi with people who know and love them, including:
~LCMS Dr. Carol Culton, Bruce Waugh, and Alan Amundsen
~NATS President Dr. Charles Lefevre, Matt Trappe, Mysti Weber, Sage LaCroix, Zelda & Jim Carter, and Betty Orner
~CMS Molly Widmer, Chris Melotti, Orin Schumacher, Karen Tate Susie Holmes, and Joe Spivack
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Guided Mushroom Identification Walks
Free guided mushroom walks will leave every hour by foot and shuttle bus from the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center to selected trailheads.
10 a.m.
Visitors Center Trail - Dave Pilz, Forests and fungi.
11 a.m.
Visitors Center Trail - Dr. Charles LeFevre, Forests and fungi.
12 Noon
Visitors Center Trail - Matt Trappe, Forests and fungi.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Molly Widmer, Fine tune your mushroom identification skills.
Coast Trail - Chris Melotti, Forests and fungi.
1 p.m.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Joyce Eberhart, continuation of Trees, Truffles and Beasts talk presented at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Chris Melotti, Forests and fungi.
Coast Trail - Molly Widmer, Fine tune your mushroom identification skills.
2 p.m.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Dave Pilz, continuation of Medicinal Conks of the Pacific Northwest talk presented at 12:30 p.m in the auditorium of the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
Coast Trail - Jim Bowers, Edible mushrooms (& others) of the coastal Pacific Northwest.
3 p.m.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Dr. Charles LeFevre, continuation of Truffle Cultivation in North America talk presented at 1:30 p.m in the auditorium of the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
Coast Trail - Marla Gillham, Forest ecosystems and the role of fungi.
Walks will be held on excellent easy trails in the spectacular coastal mature and old growth forest of Cape Perpetua. Outdoor clothing, sturdy walking shoes/boots, and rainwear are advised. Limited handicapped accessibility. FMI: Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, 541-547-3289.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch-to-go Cart on the view deck
featuring Mushroom & Cheese filled
Pannini by Bonaventura Catering.
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mushroom Talks by the Fungi Experts
10:00 a.m., Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Theater
Joyce Eberhart - Truffles, Trees, and Beasts
(Free admission.)
11:00 a.m., Cape Perpetua Visitors Center Theater
Ostrom's Mushrooms Farm
Everything you ever wanted to know about selecting, handling and storing mushrooms. You may also get your specific questions answered about cultivating mushrooms. Sponsored by Clark's Market and Bonaventura Catering. (Free admission.)
12:30 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitors Center Theater
David Pilz - Medicinal Conks of the Pacific Rim: The after-life of dead trees
This talk is supported by a graphic slide show of the role that useful fungi play in recycling dead trees in natural forests of the Pacific Rim. (Free admission.)
1:30 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Theater
Dr. Charlie Lefevre - Truffle Cultivation in North America
After centuries of effort to unravel the secrets of truffle cultivation, this food of kings is under cultivation in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Learn about the many different culinary truffles and how you might be able to grow them on your own land.
(Free admission.)
2:30 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Theater
Matt Trappe - Images from the Forest: a fungal photo gallery
A vivid slideshow of fungal photographs from the Pacific Northwest and New England. (Free admission.)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FREE admission to all events at Cape Perpetua on Saturday, Oct. 16.
FREE Shuttle Service from town available.
Cape Perpetua Parking Fee $5 (or)
display your Oregon Coast Passport or Siuslaw National Forest Passport.
Passports may be purchased at Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
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SATURDAY -- IN THE VILLAGE
FOOD ~ HARVEST MARKET ~ SUNSET BONFIRE9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Clark's Market Parking Lot, Hwy 101 & W 2nd St
Cultivated Culinary Mushrooms
Look under the canopy in front of Clark's Market for information and samples of cultivated culinary mushrooms. Unified Grocers' Mushroom Buyer and produce managers will be able to answer questions about cultivated mushrooms. Mushroom Pannini for sale to benefit Perpetua Foundation. Drop off you favorite Mushroom Recipe for the Recipe Contest. Sponsored by Bonaventura, Clark's Market, Ostrom's Mushrooms Farm, and Unified Grocers.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W 4th
Harvest Festival Farmers' Market
Don't miss this outdoor market for fresh local produce, fresh and dried native forest fungi, and local arts and crafts vendors. (Moved indoors in inclement weather.) This is the last Yachats Farmers' Market weekend of the season! For additional information, please call Peter Karassik, 541-528-7192 or leave a message at 541-547-4142.
1:00 p.m. - until the salmon is gone!
Yachats Commons, W 4th St. & Hwy. 101
Salmon Bake
Grilled fresh, wild ocean salmon, potatoes, salad, bread, and a beverage for $12. Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup with Pacific Sourdough bread and mushroom butter for $5.00 Salmon donated by Al Ritter of the F\V Mickey and Luna Sea Products. Soup donated by Millard Family Mushrooms. This is a benefit for the Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program.
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hwy 101 & W 4th St. at The Gourmet Lady
Wine Tasting
Oregon wines to taste, plus mushroom items for sale: mushroom paté, mushroom brié, and mushroom linens. (Look for the the pink banners next to The Joe's Town Center Café.)
At Sunset, Yachats Commons Grounds, W 4th St. & Hwy. 101
Bonfire and S'more Feed
The Yachats Volunteer Fire Department will host a bonfire and a free s'more feed behind the Yachats Commons at sunset (weather permitting). Everyone welcome.
SUNDAY -- IN THE VILLAGE
MUSHROOM FOOD ABOUT TOWN ~HARVEST MARKET
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W 4th
Harvest Festival Farmers' Market
Don't miss this outdoor market for fresh local produce, fresh and dried native forest fungi, and local arts and crafts vendors. (Moved indoors in inclement weather.) This is the last Yachats Farmers' Market of the season! For additional information, please call Peter Karassik, 541-528-7192 or leave a message at 541-547-4142.
SUNDAY -- CAPE PERPETUA
BRUNCH ~ GUIDED WALKS ~ FUNGI TALKS
10:00 a.m. Cape Perpetua Visitors Center
(doors will open for seating at 9:30 a.m.)
Gourmet Mushroom Brunch
followed by Interpretive Walk
Enjoy a delicious brunch presented by Bonaventura Catering featuring wild forest mushrooms, berries and produce. After brunch, tour Ten-Mile Creek Audubon Sanctuary and learn about Basin-wide Conservation efforts with Manager Paul Engelmeyer, or take a mushroom identification walk at the Cape. A portion of your ticket benefits the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Lincoln County Chapter. Brunch Menu. Tickets are pre-sale only, $35./ per person. For tickets and more information, call 541-563-5900 or milica@peak.org.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Gwynn Creek @ Neptune State Park and Cape Perpetua Visitor Center
Guided Mushroom Walks
Free guided mushroom walks will leave every hour from the parking lot of Gwynn Creek @ Neptune State Park (about 4 miles south of Yachats) and the parking lot of Cape Perpetua Visitors Center (about 3 miles south of Yachats).
10 a.m.
Visitors Center Trail - Dave Pilz, Forests and fungi.
Coast Trail - Marjie Millard of Millard Family Mushrooms, Identifying commercially valuable mushrooms.
11 a.m. (2 walks)
Leaders' choice of Gwynn Creek or Coast Trail - Matt Trappe and Joe Spivack, Forests and fungi.
12 Noon
Visitors Center Trail - Dr. Charles LeFevre, Forests and fungi.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Molly Widmer, Fine tune your mushroom identification skills.
Coast Trail - Chris Melotti, Forests and fungi.
1 p.m.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Chris Melotti, Forests and fungi.
Coast Trail - Molly Widmer, Fine tune your mushroom identification skills.
2 p.m.
Gwynn Creek Trail - Marla Gillham, Forest ecosystems and the role of fungi.
Coast Trail - Dave Pilz - continuation of Medicinal Conks of the Pacific Northwest talk presented at 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
Walks will be held on excellent easy trails in the spectacular coastal mature and old growth forest of Cape Perpetua. Outdoor clothing, sturdy walking shoes/boots, and rainwear are advised. Limited handicapped accessibility. FMI: Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, 541-547-3289.
12:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mushroom Talks by the Fungi Experts12:30 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitors Center Theater
David Pilz - Medicinal Conks of the Pacific Rim: The after-life of dead trees
This talk is supported by a graphic slide show of the role that useful fungi play in recycling dead trees in natural forests of the Pacific Rim. (Free admission.)
1:30 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Theater
Matt Trappe - Images from the Forest: a fungal photo gallery
A vivid slideshow of fungal photographs from the Pacific Northwest and New England. (Free admission.)
2:15 p.m., Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Theater
Dr. Charlie Lefevre - Truffle Cultivation in North America
After centuries of effort to unravel the secrets of truffle cultivation, this food of kings is under cultivation in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Learn about the many different culinary truffles and how you might be able to grow them on your own land. (Free admission.)
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Cape Perpetua parking fee $5 (or)
display your OR Coast Passport or Siuslaw National Forest Passport.
Passports may be purchased at Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It Takes A Village to Put On a Festival!
THANK YOU FESTIVAL CONTRIBUTORSFestival Guest Speakers: Dave Pilz, Dr. Charles Lefevre, Matt Trappe and Joyce Eberhart
Cape Perpetua Visitors Center and Scenic Area: Program Manager Carole L. Wendler, Bookstore Manager Sue May, Intern Jamie _____, FS staff Herb Kately, and Cape Perpetua Volunteer Elton Knutson History -- Our thanks also to previous Waldport District Ranger Doris Tai, who along with Chamber Board member Jon Culton and LCMS member Dr. Carol Culton, Marla Gillham, Jim Bowers, and OSU Extension Service in Newport began exploring with us in year 2000 the development of an educational program, including mushroom exhibits and guided walks at the Cape.
Mushroom Exhibitors:
~LCMS Dr. Carol Culton, Bruce Waugh, and Alan Amundsen
~NATS President Dr. Charles Lefevre, Matt Trappe, Mysti Weber, Sage LaCroix, Zelda & Jim Carter, and Betty Orner
~CMS Molly Widmer, Chris Melotti, Orin Schumacher, Karen Tate Susie Holmes, and Joe Spivack
Festival History -- Our thanks also to LCMS members Dr. Carol Culton and Freda Holloran for supplying our original membership and contact information for LCMS, NATS, and NAMA and to Marla Gillham for supplying the same for CMS.Mushroom Walk Leaders: Jim Bowers, Joyce Eberhart, Marla Gillham, Dr. Charles LeFevre, Chris Melotti, Marjie Millard, Dave Pilz, Joe Spivack, Matt Trappe, Molly Widmer
Marla Gillham and OSU: Yachats resident, forest ecologist, and OSU alum Marla Gillham for inviting this year's guest speakers, scheduling the festival's 23 guided mushroom walks, and providing the mushroom trails descriptions. History: 2000 - 2001 - Coordinated educational programs held at the Yachats Commons, initiating ('00) guided forest walks & ('01) ecological education talks. 2003 - Invited the education program's keynote speakers, Dr. Jim Trappe and Dr. Nancy Weber.
The continued public service and educational contribution to this festival by OSU faculty, alumni and students is greatly appreciated.Yachats Lodging: Adobe Resort, Fireside Motel, Overleaf Lodge, and Shamrock Lodgettes for providing complimentary lodging for festival guest speakers, walk leaders and exhibitors.
Alice in Yachatsland Fungi Feast Fundraiser: Co-sponsored by the Yachats Lodging Association and Yachats restaurants. Dinner Coordinator: Linda Hetzler Alice in Yachatsland Director and Narrator: Jim D'Ville Cast Members: (list of names to come) Hat Fashion Show participants: High Tide Divas - Red Hat Society members Leslie Carter, Judy Guettler, Jo Crooks, A. Victoria Lambert, Julith Sink, Marilyn Kennelly Desserts: Donated by Adobe Resort Restaurant (2), Bonaventura Catering, Grand Occasions, Canyon Way Restaurant, The Joes Town Center Café (2), Food Services of America, The Drift Inn Pub (2), La Serre Bistro~Grill~Creperie (2), The Gourmet Lady (3), Dorothy Sillers, Pomodori Restaurant, The Ya'tel Motel Volunteer Servers/Cleanup crew: Yachats Rural Vol. Fire Dept. members Frankie Petrick, Shelia Corley, Mike Callahan, Len Register, Kinsley Phillips, Anna Pearson (More volunteers to come.)
Yachats Restaurants for offering Mushroom Cuisine all weekend -- The Adobe Resort Restaurant, The Drift Inn Restaurant and Pub, Grand Occasions Gourmet Deli and Café, The Joes' Town Center Café & Bakery, La Serre Bistro~Grill~Creperie, The Landmark Restaurant, Leroy's Blue Whale Family Restaurant, Rachel's Roadhouse Pizzeria and Deli, Topper's Ice Cream & Pizza.
Harvest Market Coordinator -- Peter Karassik.
Yachats Youth Activities Program, Salmon Bake Volunteers -- (List to come.)
Bonaventura's Crepes at the Cape Brunch fundraiser for the League of Conservation Voters, Lincoln Chapter: Milicia Dedjer, Coordinator.
Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce: Mushroom Fest street banners, posters, web page, news releases, advertising, printed program, and shuttle provided courtesy of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers: Design of Mushroom Fest Street Banners and Posters -- Chamber board member, Joette Rapoza. Festival Weekend Volunteer Office Staff --Jon Culton, Danielle Felder, David Fisher, Alvin Ohls, Bonnie Jean Rea. History -- Mushroom Fest Initiator and Chairman ('00-'01) -- Chamber Board member, John Ullman. Mushroom Fest Coordinator for the Chamber ('02-'04) -- Beverly Wilson.
~~~~~ The Yachats Village Mushroom Fest is hosted by the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce and is generously supported by the Yachats Lodging Association, Yachats Restaurants and Caterers, Cape Perpetua Visitors Center and Scenic Area, Lincoln County Mycological Society, North American Truffling Society, Cascade Mycological Society, Marla Gillham/Ecollaborations, OSU Forest Science Department Faculty, Alumni and Students, Yachats Volunteer Fire Dept., Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program, and many area businesses and individuals (all to be named soon). For additional festival information, please contact Bev Wilson at the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, 541-547-3530, Toll-free: 800-929-0477, info@yachats.org.