KENNETT: The Mushroom Festival

Just a heads-up that the 31st Mushroom Festival is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, with a parade in Kennett Square starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Highlights include the amateur mushroom cook-off (this year's theme is "breakfast"), the fried mushroom eating contest (the world record is 11.5 pounds of fried breaded mushrooms in eight minutes), and the mushroom run and "fun gus walk." The full schedule is on the website.