Schedule of Events

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 bene ts 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.

Schedule of Events

Sunday, Sept. 12 Three Outside Cats

Community Stage, 9:00am

Start the day with an acoustic Americana mix.

Mushroom Festival Gates Open

Main Gate, 10:00am

Mushroom Growers Exhibit

Mushroom Growers’ Tent, 10:00am

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!

Talking Mushrooms

Community Stage, 10:30am

Nutritionist Leslie Bonci highlights the many nutritional bene ts of mushrooms. This superfood is high in nutrients and low in fat, calories and cholesterol, so there’s plenty to spotlight!

Mushroom Eating Contest

Community Stage,1:30pm

For the love of (fried) mushrooms, these amateur contestants are in it to win it! Watch as they enjoy fried mushrooms like never before!

The Billy Kelly Show

Community Stage, 3:00pm

Bill Kelly is a Grammy-nominated entertainer whose comedy is squeaky clean, and appropriate for people ages 8 to oldest-personin-the-world. Billy describes his stand up as comedy toast with the crust cut off; if the crust was all that pesky talk about dating, politics, the DMV, money, and the Department of Motor Vehicles so common in today’s stand-up. The toast part? That is all nutritious jokes about nocturnal animals, microwaves, Ben Franklin and people throwing turtles. (Relax, the turtles are imaginary.)

Earl Pickens and the Family

Community Stage, 4:30 pm

Earl Pickens & Family formed in November 2008 in Pennsylvania’s own Lewisburg as a bluegrass tribute to the famous Irish rock band U2.