Fungus Fair

December 2007

Saturday, December 1
A Celebration of Wild Mushrooms
Event

Amanita franchetii..Photo by Michael Wood
Saturday, Dec. 1 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday, Dec. 2, noon-5 p.m.
Explore the mysteries of the mushroom at the 38th Annual Fungus Fair, presented by the Oakland Museum of California and the Mycological Society of San Francisco. See hundreds of freshly gathered local specimens. Learn to identify and prepare safe and savory species. Meet a mycologist! Exhibits, slide talks, mushroom marketplace, tasty mushroom soup for sale, and hands-on fungus fun for the whole family. Included with museum admission.

Saturday, December 1
Family Explorations! Fungus Fair
Children and Family
Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 1 & 2, noon-4 p.m.
Family Explorations! Fungus-filled Family Fun at the Fungus Fair! Watch the "miracle of mycelium" first-hand as you and your child grow your own mushrooms or examine microscopic details of wild mushrooms. Make mushroom jewelry, dye fabric with mushroom dyes, and discover new and creative mushroom crafts before the holidays. Included with museum admission.

Saturday, December 1
The Art and History of Early California
Exhibition Opens
This exhibition of the museum's collection explores the story of California from the First Peoples through the Gold Rush. Through a display of art and artifacts, experience the rich history, diverse beginnings, and artistic and cultural heritage of early California. Ongoing. Included with museum admission.

Sunday, December 2
Ancient Roots/ Urban Journeys
Exhibition closes
Ancient Roots/ Urban Journeys: Expressions for Días de los Muertos Anjee Helstrup Alvarez, associate director/curator of Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA), is guest curator of the museum's 2007 Days of the Dead exhibition. This year's Días de los Muertos exhibition reveals a journey between ancient and urban expressions that connect people to an evolving cultural legacy. The artworks––created by artists, schools, and community groups––will range from traditional Oaxacan-style altars to current interpretations that connect to ancient forms, as well as those that use popular and urban ways of expression, including graffiti and lowrider- and tattoo-culture. Through December 2, 2007. For a PDF of the poster Require Acrobat.
Related Exhibit: Ancient Roots/Urban Journeys


Sunday, December 2
A Celebration of Wild Mushrooms
Event

Aleuria.Photo by Michael Wood
Noon-5 p.m.
Explore the mysteries of the mushroom at the 38th Annual Fungus Fair, presented by the Oakland Museum of California and the Mycological Society of San Francisco. See hundreds of freshly gathered local specimens. Learn to identify and prepare safe and savory species. Meet a mycologist! Exhibits, slide talks, mushroom marketplace, tasty mushroom soup for sale, and hands-on fungus fun for the whole family. Included with museum admission.