CulinaryArts Fall Series at SPAC: Joy of Oysters, Mushroom Experience 

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga Performing Arts Center announces its innovative CulinaryArts@SPAC initiative will continue with two events slated for this fall at The Pines at SPAC. 

Kicking off the series on Oct. 13 from 6-9 p.m. is The Joy of Oysters, featuring cocktails and culinary delights including oysters prepared in a variety of ways and conversation with The Joy of Oysters author Nils Bernstein and WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s Joe Donahue. There will also be live oyster shucking on site by Chef Megan Diehl of Pop-up Oyster Bar Company. 

Nov. 4 from 5-8:30 p.m., will feature The Mushroom Experience, spotlighting the beauty of fungi through a mushroom forward multi-course dinner, mushroom-infused cocktails, and thematic visual art and music experiences, in partnership with Collar City Mushrooms.

 “Our latest CulinaryArts@SPAC series will fuse expert-led conversation, responsibly sourced food and drink, and a completely unique experience for our community to explore both the ‘joy’ of oysters and the many fascinating and delicious facets of fungi,” Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of SPAC said in a statement. “Our hope is that these events will introduce new communities to SPAC’s ethos of connecting deeply to art, culture, nature and one another.” 

Tickets to attend The Joy of Oysters are $95 and include drinks and tastings along with admission to the conversation. Tickets to attend The Mushroom Experience are $125 and include the multi-course supper, drinks and gratuity. Visit spac.org for details.