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Fungus Fair After-Hours Dinner (by )

? WHEN: 01/09/2015, 6-9 pm
? WHERE: Louden Nelson Community Center (Room #3), 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
$ TICKETS: SOLD OUT

 

Enjoy an amazing multi-course mushroom and wine feast with a group of like-minded fungiphiles.

Lucky attendees will sample appetizers and have small-scale guided tours of the displays in a more intimate, less crowded atmosphere.

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Family Fungus Fun at the Natural History Museum (by Marjorie Young)

? WHEN: 01/03/2015, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
? WHERE: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (Whale Museum), 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Family Fungus Fun brochure from the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

FFSC's Marty and Kathy Newman, coordinators of the Fungus Fair Kids' Room, will present a children’s storytime program at the Museum to teach preschool-aged kids and their families all about mushrooms. The program will include stories, arts/crafts, songs, games, and/or exploration of natural objects/artifacts.

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Holiday Potluck

? WHEN: 12/14/2014, 4-8 pm
? WHERE: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95006
Dawn & Jeanette

Be there — Sunday, December 14 at 4 pm!

Our Potluck replaces December's General Meeting.  Come spend a delicious evening in the company of the great cooks of the FFSC for our annual Holiday Potluck! Bring your dish of choice, made to serve at least 10. The dish should adhere to the Suggested Species List and be labeled with a dish card, both found here: Potluck Essentials. Please bring your dish hot (as appropriate) and ready to serve, as this facility has only a small kitchen and last-minute cooking is not possible. Chef Bob Wynn will be coordinating service and keeping dishes warm as needed. 

Not an experienced forager yet? Purchased mushrooms or desserts are encouraged.

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The 33rd Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival

? WHEN: 15-19, August 2014
? WHERE: W. Colorado Avenue, Telluride, CO

The 33rd Telluride Mushroom Festival celebrates the many uses of fungi (all things mycology).  Fungi serve many purposes--from breaking down plant cellulose in nature to creating nutrients for plants, to serving as food and medicine for people, to acting as bio-remediators to filter and break down toxic land like oil spills and agricultural run off. 
 

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Fungus Fair After-Hours Mushroom Dinner

? WHEN: 01/10/2014, 7-10 pm
? WHERE: Room #3, Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
$ TICKETS: SOLD OUT
2014 Fungus Fair poster

Join us for the 3rd Annual After-Hours Mushroom Dinner! This over-the-top event features a catered dinner, world-class wines and live music.

The meal will be catered by Eric Carter of Cabrillo College, Director of Pino Alto Restaurant at the historic Sesnon House.

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Wine & Mushroom Fest

? WHEN: 03/02/2013, 6-10 pm
? WHERE: Scott Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Wine
Our matchless co-op event with several Santa Cruz Mountain appellation wineries will again take place at the Scotts Valley Community Center. The mushrooming crowd brings appetizers, finger food and desserts, mostly containing mushrooms. The winemakers bring their best, and we all benefit!

Admission:
- Members $15 advance, $20 at door
- Guests $20 advance, $25 at door

Admission includes a commemorative FFSC wineglass plate to take home...
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