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Saturday
and Sunday, December
4-5, 2004
35th Annual Bay Area Fungus Fair
presented
by
Natural Sciences Department
Schedule of Events
SATURDAY December 4th
11:00 - 12:00 Mushroom Diversity: An Age of Discovery and Opportunity
James Moore Theatre
Dr. Dennis Desjardin, biology professor at San Francisco State University, will
discuss cool new genera and species of recently discovered fungi, their importance
in understanding evolution, and how they may help future bio-prospecting efforts
for bio-medicinals and other economically important products.
11:00 - 12:00 Cooking Demonstration
Tara Dubey, seasoned chef, plant pathologist and mycology expert, will prepare
her native Indian vegetarian dishes utilizing a variety of mushrooms and Indian
spices.
12:00 - 1:00 Mushrooms 101: The
First Course
Lecture Hall
Bob Mackler, past president of the Mycological Society of San Francisco, presents
a slide show for people new to mushrooms. He will discuss the life cycle of mushrooms
and fascinating mushroom features.
1:00 - 2:00 Mushrooms in Wonderland
James Moore Theatre
Gary Lincoff, well-known mushroom author, teacher, tour leader and past president
of the North American Mycological Association, will answer the questions: Do gilled
mushrooms have pores? Can boletes have gills? and just what are stinkhorns related
to, anyway?
1:00 - 2:00 Cooking Demonstration
Frances Wilson, head instructor
at Tante Marie's Cooking School in San Francisco, will prepare a French-Californian
dish with fresh mushrooms.
2:00 - 3:00 Mushroom Ritual among the Mazatec Indians of Mexico
Lecture Hall
Kathleen Harrison, ethno-botanist, artist and photographer, will describe the
worldview of the Mazatecs, focusing on their mushroom ceremonies and the personification
of species fundamental to this tradition.
3:00 - 4:00 Fantastic Fungi
of the World
James Moore Theatre
Taylor Lockwood, world-renowned mushroom photographer, presents his exquisite
images in an exploration of the colors and bizarre beauty of fungi, including
new photos from Australia and Borneo.
3:00 - 4:00 Cooking Demonstration
George Collier of the Mycological Society of San Francisco Culinary Group will
prepare salmon with black chantrelles.
3:30 - 4:30 Edible and Poisonous
Mushrooms of the Bay Area
Lecture Hall
Debbie Viess, biologist and amateur mycologist, provides a "cook's tour" of her
favorite edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Local psychoactive
mushrooms will also be discussed.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES 12:00 to 4:00
in the Art Studio
SUNDAY December 5th
12:30 - 1:30 Ectomycorrhizal
Fungi: The Hidden Side of Forest Ecology
James Moore Theatre
Dr. Tom Bruns, professor in the department of plant and microbial biology at UC
Berkeley, will discuss the vitally important symbiotic interactions between forest
fungi and tree roots, including recent findings.
12:30 - 1:30 Edible and Medicinal
Mushrooms in China
Lecture Hall
Mo-Mei Chen, retired UC Berkeley professor of environmental science and policy
management and active mushroom cultivator, will discuss the longtime use of edible
and medicinal mushrooms in China.
1:00 - 2:00 Cooking Demonstration
Steve Jaramillo, executive chef at Lalime's in Berkeley.
2:00 - 3:00 Mondo Fungi
James Moore Theatre
Gary Lincoff, well-known mushroom author, teacher, tour leader and past president
of the North American Mycological Association, explores the world's incredibly
weird edible, poisonous, and medicinal mushrooms.
2:00 - 3:00 Edible and Poisonous
Mushrooms of the Bay Area
Lecture Hall
Debbie Viess, biologist and amateur mycologist, provides a "cook's tour" of her
favorite edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Local psychoactive
mushrooms will also be discussed.
2:30 - 3:30 Cooking Demonstration
Eric Tucker, executive chef at Millennium, a vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco
known for its innovative organic menu, will prepare a lacto/ovo-free mushroom
dish.
3:00 - 4:00 Fantastic Fungi
of the World
James Moore Theatre
Taylor Lockwood, world-renowned mushroom photographer, presents his exquisite
images in an exploration of the colors and bizarre beauty of fungi, including
new photos from Australia and Borneo.
3:30 - 4:30 An Introduction
to Psychoactive Mushrooms
Lecture Hall
Earth and Fire, nationally recognized experts on psychoactive mushrooms, will
discuss the differences between psilocybin-containing mushrooms and psychoactive
amanitas. They will also examine their effects, historical usage, pharmacology,
and legality.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES 12:00 to 4:00
in the Art Studio
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