2021
Mushroom Festival *All events are tentative. check the website: Mushroomfestival.org for up-to-date information
Saturday, Sept. 11 20th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Service Main Gate, 8:45am
Angelee
Community Stage, 9:00am Philadelphia-born and based, Angelee is a passionate and memorable singer-songwriter. His clear, strong voice draws you in, and his insightful songwriting compels you to stay. His music makes you think and inevitably feel something powerful. Angelee, who is a veterinarian by day, has received international acclaim
for his hit song “Blue” which was inspired by his yearly travels to Greece.
Mushroom Festival Gates Open Main Gate 9:00am
Mushroom Growers Exhibit
Mushroom Growers’ Tent, 9:00am Did you know mushrooms double in size every 24 hours? That they don’t need sunlight to grow? And a handful of mushrooms have more Potassium than one banana? Learn about how mushrooms grow— from tiny spores to the yummy fungi that end up on your tables. Here
from Kennett Square mushroom growers about the intricacies of mushroom harvesting, the many sustainable properties of mushroom production (there are a lot!), the nutritional value, and much more!
Amateur Cook-Off Contest
Community Stage, 10:30 am What mushroom dish would you create with ve ingredients or less? These amateur cooks show us their best in these mushroom-themed dishes.
Talking Mushrooms!
Community Stage, 12:00pm Nutritionist Leslie Bonci highlights the many nutritional benets of mushrooms. This superfood is high in nutrients and low in fat, calories and cholesterol, so there’s plenty to spotlight!
Ms. Maggie Sings
Community Stage, 1:30pm Peggy Gernerd is Miss Maggie, a children’s performer who combines singing, guitar, percussion, poems and stories to entertain and teach children of all ages (adults, too!) A Kutztown University graduate, Peggy has a B.F.A. in Related Arts (theater, music, movement and literature). She studied children’s theater and street theater with Bill George of Touchstone (formerly People’s Theatre Co.), in Bethlehem, PA. Peggy also studied the Meisner Acting Technique at Gately Poole in NYC, movement with The Actor’s Movement Studio in NYC, and musical theater/ cabaret with Elizabeth Hodes at Herbert Berghof Studio in NYC.
Meat, Meet Mushrooms
Community Stage, 3:00pm Stephanie Surowiec, nalist from the 2020 Bon Appetit Blended Burger Contest, talks about the many ways to blend mushrooms into your diet.
Swing the Cat
Community Stage, 4:30pm Formed in 2013, Swing That Cat has carved out a niche with a seductive sound, and live shows that encourage their audiences to shimmy and shake. Swing That Cat is not simply a throwback band. Drawing their inspiration from a time when one hand of Swing was moving into Jump Blues, Rock and Roll and the other was headed for Bebop Jazz, their original compositions sound fresh and inventive. If you are not up and dancing, you will still nd yourself bopping in your seat.
Essie and The Eggmen Featuring Andrew Lipke
Community Stage, 6:00pm Andrew Lipke is a Philadelphia based, South African born multiinstrumentalist and composer active in many different styles of music. He has performed as a vocalist with several prominent American orchestras (Indianapolis Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra) in addition to touring the country with the critically acclaimed Led Zeppelin tribute band Get The Led Out. He has produced dozens of records for local and regional artists and released ve solo albums.
