Urban Mushroom Walk
Riley Park Plaza 50 East 30th ave, Vancouver, CanadaJoin us for an urban mushroom walk lead by Paul Kroeger, one of the VMS' founding members and a local expert on mushrooms, particularly toxic mushrooms. We'll meet at the Riley Park Plaza, located near the corner of 30th and Ontario.
VMS Meeting: Alissa Allen
The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaAlissa Allen will present "Mushrooms and Lichens for Dyes: Making rainbows from fungi" Alissa Allen is a self-taught mycologist and the founder of Mycopigments. She specializes in teaching about regional mushroom and lichen dye palettes to fiber artists and mushroom enthusiasts all over the world. Alissa got her start in the Pacific Northwest and has been sharing her passion for mushrooms for over 15 years. She has written articles for her website as well as Fungi Magazine and Fibershed. In 2015 she created the Mushroom and Lichen Dyers United discussion group and The Mushroom Dyers Trading Post. These groups have grown into a community of over 6000 members. In 2020 Alissa will host the International Fungus and Fiber Symposium in the US at a location yet to be disclosed. Alissa uses brilliant colors found in fungal dyes to entice people to take a closer look at mushrooms and lichens and the role they play in the greater ecosystem. To read more about her work, visit http://mycopigments.com/
Fantastic Fungi Film Screening
Rio Theatre 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, CanadaJoin opening night post-screening discussion with Director Louie Schwartzberg, and special guests. When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration, and hope, FANTASTIC FUNGI brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. FANTASTIC FUNGI, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil, and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offer us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges. Please note: this is not an event organized by the VMS. Please contact the event organizers for all inquiries.
Fungi & Art Walk
Trout Lake Community Centre 3360 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaAn experiential, educational, and artistic urban mushroom walking tour facilitated by mycologist and artist Willoughby Arevalo. Guided through sensorial and artistic explorations, each participant will be invited to reflect on the intersections between fungi, the urban ecosystem and the sensing/thinking body. Under 13yrs old must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets and more info here. Please note: this is not a VMS event. All inquiries should be made to the organizers.
Mushroom Walk
Lighthouse Park 4902 Beacon Ln, West Vancouver, BC, CanadaJoin David to learn about the important role of fungi in our forests and how to safely identify them. This is a joint event for Lighthouse Park Preservation Society and Nature Vancouver. Membership in these societies is not required. To limit the size of the group and because the event may be rescheduled due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, registration is required. Contact David at cookeco2@yahoo.com to register. Disclaimer: this is not a VMS event - please contact cookeco2@yahoo.com for all inquiries.
40th Annual Fall Mushroom Show
The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaWhat: The Vancouver Mycological Society's 40th Annual MUSHROOM SHOW When: Sunday October 20th When: 10am – 4pm Where: VanDusen Botanical Garden, Floral Hall, West 37th and Oak Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada Why: Fungal Fun! The show provides displays of identified mushrooms and other fungi, with their edible, poisonous or dubious status. Also we have speakers, slide shows, books and roving experts on cultivation, preservation, gourmet cooking, medicinal use, hunting, ecology, and cultural use. Bring your own specimens for identification! How: Admission $3.00 cash, children under 12 free. Wheelchair accessible. Parking free. Share our show poster with your friends! Speakers: 11:00 Cool Plants and their Fabulous Fungal Friends - Dr. Andy MacKinnon 12:00 Common Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest - Duane Sept 1:00 Magic Mushrooms - Paul Kroeger 2:00 Truffles - Dr. Emma Harrower
Fungi Forager’s Feast
Slocan Community Hall Slocan Park, Vancouver, BC, CanadaStill Moon Arts Society presents its seasonal Forager’s Feast Potluck, Tuesday, October 29th. At Slocan Hall next to 29th ave Skytrain station. Willoughby Arevalo will give a mushroom cooking demo and presentation. Sign up to attend at stillmoonarts.ca Please note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers for details.
VMS Meeting: Willoughby Arevalo & Carmen Rosen
The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, CanadaOur presenters will be Carmen Rosen and Willoughby Arevalo - they're presenting "Fruiting Bodies and Mycelial Connections" Over the past year and a half, DIY Mushroom Cultivation author and VMS member Willoughby Arevalo, and Still Moon Arts Society founder and Artistic Director Carmen Rosen collaborated on a series of living mycelial sculptures which are installed in Renfrew Park. They will discuss their inspiration, process, and some techniques for sculpting in collaboration with living fungi. Willoughby's lifelong friendship with fleshy fungi has led him down a mycelial pathway – from a start in field identification and mushroom hunting, branching into cuisine, DIY cultivation, farming, education, writing and eco-arts. In his thirty years of self-motivated inquiry and intimate lived experience with fungi, he has spent the last decade prioritizing sharing mycology with people in communities across North America This has manifested in numerous presentations, art projects, teaching tours, collaborations, gatherings, and his new book, DIY Mushroom Cultivation, out now from New Society Publishers. Carmen is a visual artist, singer, and interdisciplinary performer. She has a long history of initiating art projects and creative community integrated projects that have resulted in enrichment of school programs, community enhancement, and ongoing creative work for many artists […]
Fantastic Fungi Film Screening
Rio Theatre 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, CanadaFANTASTIC FUNGI (Louie Schwartzberg, 2019 / 81 mins) Imagine an organism that feeds you, heals you, reveals secrets of the universe and could help save the planet. ‘Fantastic Fungi’ is a revelatory time-lapse journey, from 2019 Maui Film Festival Visionary Award honoree and director Louie Schwartzberg, about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago. Better yet, you’ll see it through the eyes of mycologists, like renowned Paul Stamets exing about the unlimited potential of fungi in the fields of food, medicine, expanding consciousness, bioremediation, neurogenesis and treating end-of-life anxiety. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. 19+ Please note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers or the Rio Theatre with any questions.
Fantastic Fungi Film Screening
Rio Theatre 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, CanadaFANTASTIC FUNGI (Louie Schwartzberg, 2019 / 81 mins) Imagine an organism that feeds you, heals you, reveals secrets of the universe and could help save the planet. ‘Fantastic Fungi’ is a revelatory time-lapse journey, from 2019 Maui Film Festival Visionary Award honoree and director Louie Schwartzberg, about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago. Better yet, you’ll see it through the eyes of mycologists, like renowned Paul Stamets exing about the unlimited potential of fungi in the fields of food, medicine, expanding consciousness, bioremediation, neurogenesis and treating end-of-life anxiety. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. 19+ Please note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers or the Rio Theatre with any questions.