Please stay posted for the complete weekend schedule - coming soon!

FRIDAY, October 19
VILLAGE FUNGI FEAST
6:00 p.m., Yachats Commons, Hwy. 101 and W 4th St.

Calling all fun-guys and fun-gals to an evening of delectable mushroom dishes prepared by local chefs. This evening includes live music, amazing photos of wild forest mushrooms, a tantalizing desserts auction and silent auction. Proceeds will be dedicated to a project of the Yachats Youth & Family Activities Program. (Menu available soon!)

Tickets: $30 / available locally beginning October 1 at the Yachats Visitors Center, 800-929-0477; Judith's Kitchen Tools, Hwy 101 & W 2nd St, 541-547-3020; the Joes' Java Depot Creation Station, Hwy 101 & 3rd St., 541-547-4244; the Yachats Youth & Family Activities Program, 541-547-4599; and the Yachats Farmers Market (Sundays 9 to 2).

The Village Fungi Feast is hosted by the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Yachats area restaurants and many other businesses.

Pick up a Yachats Walking Guide of local shops, galleries, and restaurants at the Yachats Visitors Center, Hwy 101 & W 2nd St.

MUSHROOM DISHES at YACHATS RESTAURANTS
All Weekend...please stay posted for more information.

• Adobe Resort Restaurant
• Drift Inn Restaurant and Pub
• Grand Occasions Gourmet Deli
• Green Salmon Coffee Shoppe
• Joes' Java Depot Creation Station
• Landmark Restaurant
• Topper's Pizza
• Yachats River House
• and elsewhere -- stay posted!

• Mushroom lovers books and photos, specialty items, and arts & crafts at local shops & galleries.

• Cultivated Culinary Mushrooms and BBQ
  Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Yachats' Village Market BIG TENT, Hwy 101 & W 2nd St. Look under the Big Tent in front of the market for mushroom facts and samples of cultivated culinary mushrooms. Unified Grocers Mushroom buyer and produce managers will be able to answer questions about cultivated culinary mushrooms. Sponsored by Yachats' Village Market, Ostrum Mushrooms and Unified Grocers.

• Wine Tasting
  1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Oregon wines to taste and gourmet mushroom food items for sale @ The Wine Place, Hwy 101 & W 4th St. Info: 541-547-5475.
  2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Wines to taste and tapas for sale @ the Yachats Wine Trader, next door to the Yachats River House, Hwy 101 & Ocean View Dr.
  Info: 541-547-5100.
  

MUSHROOM TALKS and a WORKSHOP (PDF file)
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Yachats Commons, W 4th St & Hwy. 101
Fungi Talks (11 to 2): Civic Room - by main entrance, south side of building
Workshop (3 p.m.): Picnic Shelter - behind the Commons building

STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS
1:00 p.m. - until the mushrooms are gone!
Yachats Commons Auditorium & Kitchen, W 4th St. & Hwy. 101
Tickets will be available Oct. 1 at YYFAP, 541-547-4599 and at the Yachats Visitors Center, 800-929-0477. This is a benefit for the Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program.

FUNGI EXHIBITS ~ IN THE VILLAGE


Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W 5th St.
Exhibits in Auditorium.

Native Forest Fungi Displays and Educational Exhibits
Provided by the Cascade Mycological Society  the North American Truffling Society, and Mycological Natural Products.

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

HARVEST FARMERS' MARKET ~ IN THE VILLAGE
Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W 4th
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Outdoor market with fresh local produce, fresh and dried native forest fungi, mushroom food, and local arts and crafts. (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.

MUSHROOM WALKS ~ CAPE PERPETUA (PDF File)
Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.

SHUTTLE SERVICE both days between Yachats & Cape Perpetua Trails.
Guided mushroom walks, introductory level and advanced, will leave from the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center (about 3 miles south of Yachats).

DURING FESTIVAL WEEKEND, SIGN UP FOR WALKS AT THE FRONT DESK OF THE CAPE PERPETUA VISITORS CENTER -- in person or by phone, (541) 547-3289. SORRY NO ADVANCE (pre-Festival) REGISTRATION FOR WALKS. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled walk time. Walks will be led by professional and amateur mycologists, forest ecologists and naturalists. Walks are 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.

Self-guided walks are also possible during festival weekend.

Mushroom Walk Leaders:  Dr. Steve Carpenter, Dr. Susie Dunham, Joyce Eberhart, Mathew Johnson, Kim Kittredge, Dr. Dan Luoma, Chris Melotti, Kathy Patterson, David Pilz, CMS Member Joe Spivak, Matt Trappe, Molly Widmer

FUNGI SLIDESHOW ~ CAPE PERPETUA
Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, In the Theater.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Fabulous slideshow with over 300 images, produced by Matt Trappe . Each slide includes the mushroom's scientific name and common name (if it has one).

The Yachats Village Mushroom Fest is hosted by the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce and generously supported by Yachats area businesses, the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center and Scenic Area, Forest Ecologist Marla Gillham, OSU Faculty, Students and Alumni, the Cascade Mycological Society, the North American Truffling Society, Mycological Natural Products, the Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program, and many Yachats area naturalists and culinary mushroom enthusiasts.