Join us for FREE forest forays, kids events, expert speakers, a wine & cheese mixer, Fungus 101 class, fungus dyeing & fiber art classes, and more! Transportation to forays not provided. Sign up for Net Loft classes by calling 424-7337 and get your tickets for the Wild Harvest Feast (9/2 @ 6pm) from CRWP by calling 424-3334.
Unless marked with *, all Cordova Fungus Festival events are FREE. However, registration is required with Cordova Chamber of Commerce (907)424-7260 or at the Festival Info Table (Cordova Center upper atrium). Visit cordovafungusfestival.com to register online or sign up to volunteer.
THURSDAY, August 31st
6:30-9:30pm *Needlefelted Mushroom Shadowbox. Pre-register at The Net Loft 424-7337. (The Net Loft Education Room)
FRIDAY, September 1st
1:00- 5:00pm Mushroom ID table open (Cordova Center Atrium) KID FRIENDLY
9:00-Noon *Needlefelted Mushroom Shadowbox. Pre-register at The Net Loft 424-7337. (The Net Loft Education Room)
12:30-1:30pm Fungus 101 Class – Donations accepted. (Cordova Center Education Room) KID FRIENDLY
2:00-5:00pm *Mushroom Watercolor Papercut Shadowbox. Pre-register at The Net Loft 424-7337. (The Net Loft Education Room)
5:00-7:00pm Opening Reception: David Rosenthal, Katmal Art & Science. (Copper River Gallery, Cordova Center)
6:00-7:30pm Mushroomers Wine & Cheese Mixer – Donations accepted. (Lower Atrium, Cordova Center)
Friday Evening: Festival Speakers at Cordova Center, North Star Theater – Donations accepted for admission
7:30pm Speaker: “Rainforest Mushrooms: Edible and Interesting Fungi of the Alexander Archipelago” by Kitty LaBounty
8:00pm Keynote: “Conserving Mycological Diversity” by Rick Van de Poll
SATURDAY, September 2nd
9am – 5pm Mushroom ID table open (Cordova Center Atrium) KID FRIENDLY
9:00am FORAY: Hedgehogs & Hodges; Edible Mushroom Hunt with Ken (Meet @ Cordova Center) KID FRIENDLY
10am-12:00pm *Mushroom Terrarium Workshop. Pre-register at The Net Loft 424-7337. (The Net Loft Education Room) KID FRIENDLY
10am-12:00pm FORAY: Kids’ Fun Scavenger Hunt at The Eyak Corporation’s Cabin Lake Campground. KID FRIENDLY
11am-2pm *Bear-bread Paiting Workshop. Pre-regsitration with Ilanka required, 424-7903. (Ilanka Cultural Center) KID FRIENDLY
1:00pm FORAY: Mushrooms in their natural habitat with Rick Van de Poll & Kitty LaBounty (Meet @ Cordova Center) KID FRIENDLY
2:30-4:15pm *Mushroom Terrarium Workshop. Pre-register at The Net Loft 424-7337. (The Net Loft Education Room) KID FRIENDLY
4:30-5:30pm Fungus 102 Class – Donations accepted. No pre-requisite required. (Cordova Center Education Room)
6:00pm *Wild Harvest Feast – Tickets available at Copper River Watershed Project 424-3334 (Cordova Center Comm Rm A&B)
SUNDAY, September 3rd
9am – 5pm Mushroom ID table open (Cordova Center Atrium)
9:00-10:00am Mushrooms in Folklore storytelling and lecture with Rick Van de Poll (Cordova Center Education Room) BIG KID FRIENDLY
10:00am FORAY: Exploration of Cordovan Fungi with Ken Hodges (Meet @ Cordova Center) KID FRIENDLY
11:00am FORAY: Fungi Tour with Rick Van de Poll & Kitty LaBounty (Meet @ Cordova Center) KID FRIENDLY
2:00-3:00pm Kids’ FORAY: Led by the 10 year old fungus phenom Gabriel Wingard (Meeting location TBA) KID FRIENDLY
2:00-5:00pm (tentative) *Drop in Mushroom Dyeing Session at The Net Loft. Call 424-7337 for updates.
3:00-5:000pm Kids Foraging Fun (Meet @ Skater’s Cabin) KID FRIENDLY
5:00-6:00pm The Great Mushroom Recipe Swap hosted by Ken Hodges (Cordova Center lower Atrium)
MONDAY, September 6th
9:00am-4:00pm *Painted Mushroom Gathering Basket at The Net Loft 424-7337. (The Net Loft Education Room)