• Adobe Resort Restaurant [#6]
• Drift Inn Historic Cafe and Pub [#25]
• Green Salmon Coffee House [#24]
• Heidi's Homemade Food & Italian Specialties [#28]
• Luna Sea Fish House [#26]
• Ona Restaurant [#27]
• The Village Bean Cafe [#20]
• Yachats Underground Pub & Grub [#27]

FESTIVAL FEES

$5 FESTIVAL WRISTBAND
PROVIDES

• SHUTTLE SERVICE TO CAPE PERPETUA
  The shuttle loops Sat/Sun between Cape Perpetua & Yachats Commons
• ADMISSION TO Ecology for Everyone, including
  7 Mushroom Talks on Saturday, Yachats Commons, Rm 3
  2 Mushroom Talks on Sunday, Yachats Commons, Rm 3
  4 Mushroom Workshops* on Saturday at 3 locations as posted
  
  *SATURDAY WORKSHOPS: please note any additional materials fees as posted (ranging from $3 to $10). Pre-registration for 2 of the Saturday workshops is advised. See details below at Workshops.


Purchase $5 Festival Wristbands Oct 15-23 at the Yachats Visitors Center, 241 Hwy 101, 541-547-3530, 800-929-0477, and during Festival weekend (Friday 7 p.m. thru Sunday 11 a.m.) at the
Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W 4th.

2011 Mushroom Fest Talks and Workshops (PDF)

Workshops
Admission by $5 Festival Wristband
plus workshop materials fee, where noted below.

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Class (Lunch break, Noon to 1 p.m.)
$6 Materials Fee payable in advance or at registration (exact change plz)
Held in the Yachats Inn Teahouse, 331 Hwy 101 S [#34]
Introduction to Mushroom Collecting and Identification
Instructor Joe Spivack, Cascade Mycological Society
10/17 pm: We are very sorry! Joe's workshop has been cancelled due to a family emergency. David Arora will offer a Saturday morning workshop if there is enough interest. Email for more information.

In this workshop you will learn: (1) about fungi in general and how they evolved along with plants and animals (2) how, when, and where to collect wild mushrooms, and (3) how to use a dichotomous key and other techniques for identifying toxic mushrooms and safe to eat edibles. Finally, a guided walk, led by one of our knowledgeable experts, will bring life to the material covered in the classroom. Check back for a printable class description (PDF) with suggested readings. Please contact the Yachats Visitor Center for pre-registration: Tel 541-547-3530, or Email. Limited to 50 participants.

Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
$10 Materials Fee payable in advance or at registration.
Held in the Yachats Commons Kitchen, Hwy 101 & W 4th St [#15].
Dyeing Fiber with Mushrooms
Presented by Marika Banyacski, Eugene Textile Artist

This is a quick beginner's class on the art of dyeing fiber with mushrooms. Learn how to best prepare wool and silk for mushroom dyes, how to brew up a dye pot, some common mushrooms that give good dye results, and some resources for more in depth mushroom dyeing information. Each participant will have a chance to dye a small example skein of wool yarn. Participants should wear clothes that could potentially get stained. Please contact the Yachats Visitor Center for pre-registration: Tel 541-547-3530, or Email. Class limited to 20 people.

After the class, visit Marika's booth of mushroom dyed fiber, silk and silk/rayon scarves, yarns and some handmade items - Marika will be here all day Saturday and Sunday in the the Yachats Commons.

Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
Held in the Yachats Ladies Club, W 3rd & Pontiac streets. [#20]
Harvesting, caring for, and cooking the most common edibles
Presented by Pam McElroy & Bruce Waugh, Lincoln Co Mycological Society

This workshop will focus on the main choice edibles and the ways different species need to be treated to maximize their potential for the kitchen. Learn clean and sustainable harvesting techniques, how to preserve the harvest once it is gathered, and delicious ways to cook mushrooms.

Saturday, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
$3 Materials Fee payable at registration. (Exact change please).
One bag limit per participant.
Held in the Yachats Ladies Club, W 3rd & Pontiac streets.[#20]
Grow Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms
Dr. Steven Carpenter and Kim Kittredge
3:30 p.m. Lecture/Slideshow
4:30 p.m. Workshop

Dr. Steven Carpenter is back this year, joined by Kim Kittredge (Northwest Mycological Consultants), to show you how to grow your own oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.). You will be amazed how easy it is to grow gourmet mushrooms, and how much fun it is to do! You will attend a lecture/slideshow followed by a workshop where you make your own bag of pasteurized straw and inoculate it with the mushroom spawn provided. In a few short weeks it will sprout delicious oyster mushrooms! Each bag should produce enough for several meals.

The workshop is open only to those attending the lecture / slideshow.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, October 22-23

23 GUIDED MUSHROOM WALKS

2011 Mushroom Fest Walks Schedule (PDF)

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area Walks
17 guided mushroom walks of various levels (A-D) are offered at Cape Perpetua during the weekend. You may register for Cape Perpetua walks beginning Saturday, October 22, at 9 a.m. by phone (541) 547-3289 (or walk-in). Maximum of 12 people on each walk. Walks participants should arrive at least 10 minutes before scheduled walk time. All walks are Free.

For a complete guided walks schedule and description of the various walks levels, please click on the link just above on right. (PDF)

Saturday Mushroom walks leave the Cape, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday Mushroom Walks leave the Cape, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

BUY A FESTIVAL WRISTBAND ($5) & TAKE THE SHUTTLE TO THE CAPE
IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO DRIVE TO THE CAPE, PLEASE NOTE: There is limited parking at Cape Perpetua Visitors Center (about 3 miles S of downtown Yachats). The Parking Fee is $5 (or) display your Oregon Coast Passport or Siuslaw National Forest Passport. Passports may be purchased at Cape Perpetua Visitors Center.

Gerdemann Botanical Preserve (GBP) Walks
6 walks (levels A & B) are offered at the GBP during the weekend.
Mushroom Walks participants will meet 15 minutes before each walk at the Yachats Commons flagpole, Hwy 101 & W 4th St., and carpool to the owner's driveway. Maximum of 8 people on each walk. All walks are Free.

For a complete guided walks schedule and description of the walks levels, click on the link just above on right. (PDF)

4 walks on Saturday, 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
2 walks on Sunday, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.

OCT 1- OCT 20 You may pre-register for the guided mushroom walks at the Gerdemann Botanical Preserve.  Email, Tel: 541-547-3530, or Toll Free: 1-800-929-0477.

THANK YOU Mushroom Walk Leaders: Dr. Susie Dunham, Joyce Eberhart, Dr. Charles LaFevre, Dr. Dan Luoma, Chris Melotti, Kathy Patterson, David Pilz, Joe Spivack, Dr. Matt Trappe, Bruce Waugh, Molly Widmer, Meredith Allen, Mathew Johnson, CMS members Seth Miller, Grace Pugh; GBP owners/stewards Jerry and Kathleen Sand.

Find Fungi books, specialty items, photography and arts & crafts in local businesses...

10% off Sale on Mushroom Specialty Items
Judith's Kitchen Tools
Hwy 101 & W 3rd, [#21]. 541-547-3020.
Including mushroom brushes, mushroom keeper bags, and mushroom slicers (German made), even a truffle/chocolate shaver (Italian made).

The Yachats Village Mushroom Fest is produced by the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce and is generously supported by Yachats area businesses, the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center and Scenic Area, Gerdemann Botanical Preserve, OSU Faculty, Students and Alumni, the Cascade Mycological Society, Lincoln County Mycological Society, the North American Truffling Society, and many local and visiting naturalists and culinary mushroom enthusiasts.

Designer of festival poster and flyers:
Linda Grist D'Ville / Art in the Right Place, Email.
Mushroom artwork provided by Eduardo Nouhra.

FMI, please Email,
Beverly Wilson, Event Coordinator for the Yachats Chamber.
Tel: 541-547-3530; Toll-free: 800-929-0477