Thursday August 21
4:00-7:00 – Registration – Elks Park
5:30-7:00 – Pot Luck – Elks Park
7:00-7:30 – Introduction to Festival: Art Goodtimes – Galaxy
7:30-8:30 – Keynote Address: Mycocentricity: How Fungi Can Explain All Important Supernatural Phenomena: Gary Lincoff - Galaxy
8:30-9:30 – Mushrooms Mountains and Monasteries: Tibet’s Unique Mushrooms: Daniel Winkler – Galaxy
9:30-? – Movies Etc.: TBA – Galaxy
Friday August 22
7:00-8:30 – Breakfast: Elementary Cafeteria
8:30-9:30 – Boletes and Other Non Gilled Mushrooms of Telluride: Gary Lincoff – Galaxy
9:30-10:30 – Get the Slash Out: Reducing Fire Danger and Retaining Forest Moisture with Mushrooms: Larry Evans - Galaxy
10:30-2:00 – Foray: (Long) Pre-Register, 30 Persons Maximum – Meet in Front of Galaxy
10:45-11:15 – Growing Mushrooms on Straw l: John Corbin – Elks Park
11:00-12:00 – The Mushroom Identification Trilogy: Taylor Lockwood (DVD) - Library
10:30-12:30 – Kids Foray: Pre-Register (10 kids maximum, must be accompanied by an adult) – Meet in front of Galaxy
12:00-1:30 – Mushroom Cooking Demonstration (Pre Register): Rita Rosenberg – Elementary Cafeteria
11:30-2:00 – Forays: (Short) Pre-Register, meet in front of Galaxy
1:00-3:00 – Kids Workshop: Naomi Salzman, Jeannie Stewart – Ah-Haa
2:00-4:00 – Display, Identification and Cleaning of Mushrooms: Gary Lincoff, Bill Adams, Larry Evans, Linnea Gillman, John SirJesse – Elks Park
2:00-3:00 – Medicinal Plants of Telluride: Christopher Hobbs – Library
2:15-2:45 – Growing Mushrooms on Straw ll : John Corbin – Elks Park
3:00-4:00 – Mycorestoration: Mycological Solutions for Complex Environmental Problems: Jim Gouin – Galaxy
4:00-5:00 – The Voice of the Grandmothers: A Time of Unity: Jyoti – Galaxy
5:00-6:00 – Curacion Healing: Healing with the Little Ninos: Grandmother Julieta Casimiro – Galaxy
6:00-7:30 – Chef Cook Off – Elks Lodge
7:30-8:00 – Poetry/Music: Art Goodtimes – Galaxy
8:00-9:00 – Panel: Can Mushrooms Help Save the Earth?: Jim Gouin, Larry Evans, Christopher Hobbs
9:00-10:00 – Adventures with Terence: Kathleen Harrison – Galaxy
10:00-11:00 – Terence McKenna Lecture From Past Mushroom Festival (DVD) TBA – Galaxy
10:30-? - Music: TBA – Elks Lodge
11:00-? – Movies: TBA - Galaxy
Saturday August 23
7:00-8:30 – Breakfast: Elementary Cafeteria
8:30-9:30 – Matsutake: and other Gilled Mushrooms of Telluride: Gary Lincoff – Galaxy
9:30-10:15 – Basic Mushroom Cultivation for Home and Hobby Cultivator: Jim Gouin – Galaxy
10:15-10:30 – Growing Mushrooms on Tamarisk : Luther Martinez: - Galaxy
10:30-1:30 – Foray: (Long) Pre-Register, 30 Person Maximum – Meet in front of Galaxy
10:30-12:30 – Kids Foray: Pre-Register, (10 Kids Maximum, Must be accompanied by an adult) – Meet in front of Galaxy
10:45-11:15 – Growing Mushrooms on Straw lll: John Corbin – Elks Park
11:00-12:00 – The Mushroom Identification Trilogy: Taylor Lockwood (DVD) – Library
11:30-2:00 – Forays: (Short) Pre-Register – Meet in front of Galaxy
12:00-1:30 – Mushroom Cooking Demonstration (Pre-Register): Rita Rosenberg – Elementary Cafeteria
1:00-2:30 – Kids Workshop: Naomi Salzman, Jeannie Stewart – Ah-Haa
1:30-3:30 – Display, Identification and Cleaning of Mushrooms: Gary Lincoff, Bill Adams, Larry Evans, Linnea Gillman, John SirJesse – Elks Park
1:30-4:00 – Mycelium Running: Demo Farm Visit (Pre-Register, 25 People Max.): Kris Holstrom, Jim Gouin – Tomten Farm
2:30-3:30 - Madidi and Beyond: Mushroom Expeditions in the Bolivian Amazon: Larry Evans – Galaxy
3:30-4:30 – Panel: Native Healers: Healing Methods and Principles: Jyoti, Grandmother Julieta Casimiro, Kathleen Harrison
4:00-5:00 – Costumes for Parade – Elks Park
5:00-5:30 – Mushroom Parade – Elks Park
5:30-7:00 – Cook and Taste: Rita Rosenberg, Vern Petri and Staff – Town Park
7:30-8:00 – Poetry/Music: Art Goodtimes – Galaxy
8:00-9:00 – Cordyceps sinensis (Tibeten: Yartsa Gunbu): Natural and Cultural History of the Worlds Most Precious Fungus: Daniel Winkler – Galaxy
9:00-10:00 – Ron Mann: Discusses Upcoming Film: “Know Your Mushrooms”, Shot in Telluride, Featuring: Gary Lincoff, Larry Evans, Art Goodtimes and John SirJesse - Galaxy
10:00-? – Music – Elks Lodge
10:15-? Movies – Galaxy
Sunday August 24
8:30-9:30 – The Continuum of Care as Taught by the Medicines: Some Infusions to Traditions: Jyoti – Galaxy
9:30- 10:30 – Fungi: Medicine From the Earth: Christopher Hobbs – Galaxy
10:30-11:30 – Tales from Mazatec Nature and Culture: Kathleen Harrison – Galaxy
11:30-1:00 – Mushroom Brunch/Adjourn – Chair 8
TELLURIDE MUSHROOM FESTIVAL AUGUST 21-24 2008
FEATURED FACULTY
Daniel Winkler – A True Fungophile, who managed to turn his environmental research in Tibet into a fungal adventure
Christopher Hobbs L. Ac., A.H.G. -
Herbalist, Mycologist, Author:
Medicinal Mushrooms, Handbook for Herbal Healing
Gary Lincoff -Author: Audubon Field Guide to
North American Mushrooms
Kathleen Harrison - Ethobotanical Researcher,
Psychonaut and Visionary Artist
Jyoti – Convener of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and Spiritual Director of the Center for Sacred Studies
Grandmother Julieta Casimiro – Mazatec Elder, carrying the tradition of healing and ceremonies with the use of sacred plants. Member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
Jim Gouin - Mycoforestry Expert-Fungi Perfecti
Larry Evans - President of the Western Montana
Mycological Association
Luther Martinez – Picuris Pueblo Forestry Director, Field Reduction Biomass Project
Rita Rosenberg - Gourmet Mushroom Chef, Author:
Mushrooms, Over 100 Tantalizing International Recipes
John Corbin - Mushroom Cultivation Expert
Plus our usual faculty of dedicated, knowledgeable and
Helpful folks:
John SirJesse – Director
Teresa Frank – Assistant Director
Kris Holstrom – Advisor
Ben Williams – Marketing Manager
Ashley Boling – Executive Director – Telluride Institute, MC
Art Goodtimes – Poet in Residence, MC
Emanuel Salzman M.D. – Co-editor – Mushroom Poisoning
Linnea Gillman – Specialist in Mushroom Identification
Bill Adams – Specialist in Mushroom Identification
Foray Leaders – John SirJesse, Gary Lincoff, Bill Adams, Larry Evans, Daniel Winkler, Tony Corbin, Rick, Marty and Skyler Hollinbeck
