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SUMMARY:Land Reading and Deep Mapping
DESCRIPTION:VMS members WIlloughby Arevalo and Isabelle Kirouac are pleased to announce that their Art & Fungi Project at Kitsilano Community Centre will continue for a second year. This free workshop is part of that series. \nMore info and registration at artandfungi.org
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/land-reading-and-deep-mapping/
LOCATION:Kitsilano Community Centre\, 2690 Larch St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6K 4K9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T120000
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SUMMARY:[Bonus Brunch Presentation] Lynne Boddy: Fungus Wars
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/bonus-brunch-presentation-lynne-boddy-fungus-wars/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210313T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210313T120000
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CREATED:20210215T184033Z
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SUMMARY:Fungi Music
DESCRIPTION:VMS members WIlloughby Arevalo and Isabelle Kirouac are pleased to announce that their Art & Fungi Project at Kitsilano Community Centre will continue for a second year. This free workshop is part of that series. \nMore info and registration at artandfungi.org
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/fungi-music/
CATEGORIES:External Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210309T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210309T203000
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CREATED:20210215T185355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210215T185355Z
UID:1903-1615318200-1615321800@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Paul Kroeger: Ascomycetes\, the colourful fungi of Spring
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/paul-kroeger-ascomycetes-the-colourful-fungi-of-spring/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210228T173000
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CREATED:20210215T183848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210215T183848Z
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SUMMARY:Mushroom home cooking workshop
DESCRIPTION:VMS members WIlloughby Arevalo and Isabelle Kirouac are pleased to announce that their Art & Fungi Project at Kitsilano Community Centre will continue for a second year. This free workshop is part of that series. \nMore info and registration at artandfungi.org
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/mushroom-home-cooking-workshop/
CATEGORIES:External Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210228T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210228T120000
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CREATED:20210215T185004Z
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SUMMARY:Sound Walk: Listening to Fungi through Biosonification
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is one of a series\, as part of Walking the Mycelial Web.\n\nWalking the Mycelial Web is a series of artistic activities inspired by ecology and fungal life\, taking place primarily outdoors in three parks of the Renfrew-Collingwood neighborhood\, presented by Willoughby Arevalo and Isabelle Kirouac in collaboration with the Collingwood Neighborhood House. \nThroughout 2021\, community members of all ages\, cultures will be invited to learn about the fungal biodiversity that exists within their neighborhood and honor fungi through collective\, place-based\, experiential activities\, walks\, and art workshops\, building healthy and sustainable connections with each other and with nature through art. \nFor more info: walkingthemycelialweb.org
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/sound-walk-listening-to-fungi-through-biosonification/
LOCATION:Renfrew Ravine Park\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210209T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210209T203000
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CREATED:20210215T183544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210215T183544Z
UID:1881-1612899000-1612902600@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Christin Swearingen: Mushrooms of Alaska and the West Coast Rare 10
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker\, Christin Swearingen\, is a mycologist volunteering for the Fungal Diversity Survey. She has degrees from Oberlin College (B.A.) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (M.S.)\, and mentorship from Dr. Gary Laursen (author of Alaska’s Mushrooms). She is currently living in Fairbanks\, working for the Interior Alaska Land Trust to protect natural habitat for all wildlife\, including mushrooms.\n\nThe West Coast Rare 10 Fungi project was launched in fall 2020 to find and document ten species of rare\, threatened\, or declining fungi. Scientists and conservationists need more data on these fungi in order to better understand and protect them and their habitats.
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/christin-swearingen-mushrooms-of-alaska-and-the-west-coast-rare-10/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201110T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20201016T024239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T050019Z
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SUMMARY:Leah Bendlin: Common Fall Mushrooms of the PNW (and their lookalikes)
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we will learn some of the most common and memorable mushrooms found in fall in the Pacific Northwest. We will focus especially on common edibles and how to tell them apart from poisonous or just otherwise tricky potential lookalikes\, noting particular physical features and habitats that will help you to identify them on your own. \nPre-registration is required for this webinar. Sign up at https://vanmyco.org/zoom-webinar-access/ \n \nLeah Bendlin is a Portland\, Oregon based mushroom and community science enthusiast. She has been studying mushrooms with a passion for 9 years\, and has special interests in taxonomy\, uncommonly known edibles\, mycoheterotrophic plants\, slime molds\, ascomycetes and social justice. Leah regularly leads mushroom ID classes and walks through various Pacific Northwest organizations and currently serves on the board of the Oregon Mycological Society. You can find her mushroom centered Instagram @Leah_mycelia
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/leah-bendlin-common-fall-mushrooms-of-the-pnw-and-their-lookalikes/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201013T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201013T203000
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CREATED:20201009T153040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T235934Z
UID:1662-1602617400-1602621000@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Zachary Mazi: The Edible Mushrooms of the Lanna Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:For our first ever virtual meeting / presentation (this coming Tuesday October 13)\, the VMS is excited to host a speaker from half-way around the world!\n\nOriginally from Oregon\, and now living in the mountains of Northern Thailand\, Zachary Mazi is a professional chef and enthusiastic mycologist. Coming to us from the tail end of the local mushroom season\, will be presenting on the edible fungi of the Lanna Kingdom.\n\nHe is currently working on a book: Mycophagy: The Art and Science of Cooking (and eating) Mushrooms.\n \n \nMembers may check their email or log in to view the access link to this webinar\n \nMembers may now log in to watch the replay\n \n\n\n\n\nAs this is a webinar\, your microphone and camera will be disabled by default\, and you will not be able to turn them on. \n\n \nPLEASE NOTE: We only have capacity for 100 attendees to join the live webinar. You may join as early as 7:25pm on Tuesday.\n \nThe meeting will be recorded\, and the video posted to a private members-only page on the Vanmyco website. If you are unable to join due to capacity\, or if you don’t use Zoom\, you’ll still have a chance to watch the replay as soon as we upload it.\n\nFor this trial run of presentation by Zoom\, we will:\n\n\nAllow everyone to see and upvote text Q&A questions\nTry to attend to “raised hands” for those who prefer to ask questions by voice\nAllow all attendees to speak to each other by text on the “chat” tab\nNot require pre-registration (to make joining the meeting as simple as possible)
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/1662/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200310T213000
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Britt Bunyard
DESCRIPTION:Britt Bunyard will present “From Lowly Saprobe to Mycorrhizal Masters: Amanitas (A Tale Told in the DNA)” \n\nAn overview of all aspects (biology\, taxonomy\, chemistry\, physiology) of the beautiful Amanita mushrooms of North America. Everyone is familiar with the mushrooms but how much do we really know about what they are doing in the forest? How much do we know about their history and evolution? It turns out that a recent discovery–using modern molecular biology–led to an amazing discovery about their evolutionary past. Amanitas are mycorrhizal symbionts with forest trees but come from saprobic ancestors. The story is told in their DNA. Newbies and non mycologists will not be overwhelmed; advanced mycologists will not be bored\, this discussion is for everyone with lots of beautiful images. \n  \nBritt Bunyard\, PhD\, is the founder\, Publisher\, and Editor-in-Chief of the mycology journal Fungi. Britt has worked academically (and played very amateurishly) as a mycologist his entire career\, writing scientifically for many research journals and popular science magazines. He has served as an editor for mycological and entomological research journals\, and mushroom guide books. A popular evangelizer on all things fungal\, Britt has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered\, PBS’s NOVA and Wisconsin Foodie television programs\, and in The Atlantic\, Vogue\, Forbes\, Saveur\, Women’s World\, and others. He serves as Executive Director of the Telluride Mushroom Festival. He co-authored Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and Midwestern States (The Ohio State University Press) and is the co-author of the forthcoming Amanitas of North America and The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms (Quarry Books)\, both scheduled for publication in 2020.
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-britt-bunyard/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20200206T044008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T044008Z
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Sharmin Gamiet
DESCRIPTION:Our presenter is our very own Sharmin Gamiet\, with the topic “Towards Understanding Macrofungi of the Northwest Territories”. \nAfter completing a project for Environment Canada on “General Status of the Species – Macrofungi\,” it became clear that there were significant knowledge gaps on the status of the macrofungi in the Northern areas of Canada. Dr. Suzanne Carriere from the Wildlife Branch of the Government of the Northwest Territories set out to rectify this situation. For the past 4 years\, Sharmin and others have been visiting forest sites\, mostly around the Yellowknife area but from other areas as well\, to collect\, photograph\, document and voucher macrofungi\, with the goal of creating a database of macrofungi for the Northwest Territories. This talk\, an update on the project\, will discuss the challenges faced in identifying forest macrofungi north of the sixtieth parallel. \nSharmin Gamiet has been working with fungi for over 30 years\, focusing on mushrooms and their relatives found in the Pacific Northwest (BC\, Washington and Oregon). She has trained at UBC and the University of Washington using the Friesien species concepts (macro and micro morphological\, rather than genetic traits\, are used to group fungi). Sharmin has led mushroom forays throughout BC for many years and enjoys sharing and discussing mushrooms in their habitats.
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-sharmin-gamiet/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191207T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191107T002948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T002948Z
UID:1307-1575723600-1575729000@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Fantastic Fungi Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:FANTASTIC 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. \n19+ \nPlease note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers or the Rio Theatre with any questions. 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/fantastic-fungi-film-screening-3/
LOCATION:Rio Theatre\, 1660 East Broadway\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 1W1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Just for Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191126T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191126T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191107T002647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T002647Z
UID:1305-1574803800-1574809200@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Fantastic Fungi Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:FANTASTIC 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. \n19+ \nPlease note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers or the Rio Theatre with any questions. 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/fantastic-fungi-film-screening-2/
LOCATION:Rio Theatre\, 1660 East Broadway\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 1W1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Just for Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191112T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20190804T202715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T002121Z
UID:1173-1573587000-1573592400@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Willoughby Arevalo & Carmen Rosen
DESCRIPTION:Our presenters will be Carmen Rosen and Willoughby Arevalo – they’re presenting “Fruiting Bodies and Mycelial Connections”\n \nOver 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.\n \nWilloughby’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.\n \nCarmen 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 and community members. Carmen is the founder and artistic director of Still Moon Arts Society: inspiring vibrant and connected communities by creating art and nurturing a passion for nature. Through Still Moon and in collaboration with many community partners\, she creates the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival\, Still Creek Stories\, Reflecting Still Creek Art and Stewardship\, and many other projects.
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-willoughby-arevalo-carmen-rosen/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191029T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191024T174733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T174733Z
UID:1299-1572372000-1572381000@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Fungi Forager's Feast
DESCRIPTION:Still 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  \nPlease note: this is not a VMS event. Please contact event organizers for details.  \n  \n 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/fungi-foragers-feast/
LOCATION:Slocan Community Hall\, Slocan Park\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5R 1V6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Dining & Cookery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191008T031439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191020T063838Z
UID:1256-1571565600-1571587200@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:40th Annual Fall Mushroom Show
DESCRIPTION:What: The Vancouver Mycological Society’s 40th Annual MUSHROOM SHOW \nWhen: Sunday October 20th\nWhen: 10am – 4pm \nWhere: VanDusen Botanical Garden\, Floral Hall\, West 37th and Oak Street\, Vancouver\, B.C. Canada \nWhy: 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! \nHow: Admission $3.00 cash\, children under 12 free. Wheelchair accessible. Parking free. \nShare our show poster with your friends!  \nSpeakers: \n11:00 Cool Plants and their Fabulous Fungal Friends – Dr. Andy MacKinnon \n12:00 Common Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest – Duane Sept \n1:00 Magic Mushrooms – Paul Kroeger \n2:00 Truffles – Dr. Emma Harrower
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/40th-annual-fall-mushroom-show/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Event,Mushroom Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191019T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191008T032726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T032726Z
UID:1260-1571493600-1571500800@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Mushroom Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nTo 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. \nDisclaimer: this is not a VMS event – please contact cookeco2@yahoo.com for all inquiries. 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/mushroom-walk/
LOCATION:Lighthouse Park\, 4902 Beacon Ln\, West Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Foray
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191012T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191012T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191009T190336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T190336Z
UID:1283-1570885200-1570896000@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Fungi & Art Walk
DESCRIPTION:An 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.  \nTickets and more info here.  \nPlease note: this is not a VMS event. All inquiries should be made to the organizers.  \n 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/fungi-art-walk/
LOCATION:Trout Lake Community Centre\, 3360 Victoria Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:External Foray
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191009T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20191009T191150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T191150Z
UID:1286-1570608000-1570640400@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:Fantastic Fungi Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join opening night post-screening discussion with Director Louie Schwartzberg\, and special guests. \nWhen 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. \nPlease note: this is not an event organized by the VMS. Please contact the event organizers for all inquiries. 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/fantastic-fungi-film-screening/
LOCATION:Rio Theatre\, 1660 East Broadway\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 1W1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Just for Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191008T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20190804T202051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T232915Z
UID:1171-1570563000-1570568400@vanmyco.org
SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Alissa Allen
DESCRIPTION:Alissa Allen will present “Mushrooms and Lichens for Dyes: Making rainbows from fungi” \nAlissa 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/
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-alissa-allen/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190914T140000
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SUMMARY:Urban Mushroom Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nWe’ll meet at the Riley Park Plaza\, located near the corner of 30th and Ontario. 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/urban-mushroom-walk/
LOCATION:Riley Park Plaza\, 50 East 30th ave\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Foray
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190910T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Paul Kroeger
DESCRIPTION:Our September speaker is Paul Kroeger\, one of the founding members of the VMS. He will present “Genus Amanita”.  \nSome of Paul’s many activities and accomplishments in this field include: researching the biochemistry of medicinal mushrooms at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as a long time research associate in their Department of Botany; major contributor to the mycological herbarium collections in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC; significant contributions to the DAOM Herbarium in Ottawa and DAVFP Herbarium in Victoria; frequent consultant for various agencies\, including the British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre. \n 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190611T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190611T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Michael Hathaway
DESCRIPTION:Pine Mushrooms as World-Makers (re-scheduled from cancelled February meeting) \nFrom Michael:  \n“This talk will give a brief introduction to a long-term collaborative research project that follows the harvest and trade in the pine mushroom (matsutake) from several countries around the world to its destination in Japan. I will focus on how this valuable trade is shaping the lives of several indigenous groups in Southwest China\, on the eastern edge of the Himalayas\, such as ethnic Tibetans and Yi. I suggest that the trade itself (as well as larger political events) are influencing the livelihoods of these people\, such as how they farm and raise yak and goats\, but also creating less expected changes such as fostering a kind of ethnic resurgence.”\n  \nMichael Hathaway is an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver\, British Columbia. He studies the intersection of indigenous politics and environmentalism in China\, and more recently\, has been exploring how indigeneity has emerged in the Asia-Pacific region through transnational encounters. His first book\, Environmental Winds: Making the Global in Southwest China (University of California Press\, 2013) explores how environmentalism was refashioned in China\, not only by conservationists\, but also by rural villagers and even animals themselves. His second major project examines the global commodity chain of the matsutake\, one of the world’s most expensive mushrooms\, following it from the highlands of the Tibetan Plateau to the markets of urban Japan. He works with other members of the Matsutake Worlds Research Group\, looking at the social worlds this mushroom engenders in Canada\, the United States\, China\, and Japan.
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-michael-hathaway/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190514T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190514T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20190404T224420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T001436Z
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:May 14th will be our AGM! In order to vote\, you will need to be a member. You can renew or join at the meeting\, or online anytime.  \nWe will have a presenter after the AGM business is done\, about 8/8:30pm.  \nAfter the AGM business Gustavo de Moura will present “Kombucha: History\, SCOBY\, and why you should be drinking it.” \nBio: \nGustavo de Moura. BA in Accounting from the University of Sao Paulo\, Brazil; Graduate of the Brewing and Brewery Operation Diploma from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Head Brewer at Oddity Kombucha since July 2018. \nAfter deciding to move to Canada\, I also moved to a new career in the brewing industry. My passion for craft beers led me to the Brewing diploma on KPU\, and the love for fermented food got me started at homebrewing Kombucha. After finishing my studies at Kwantlen I got a brewer position at Faculty Brewing\, a sister company of Oddity Kombucha. The head brewer position at Oddity got vacant shortly after and I took the role. Since\, I’ve been constantly learning about the kombucha production process\, how it ferments and how to achieve the desired flavours I want and how to constantly achieve them.     \n 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190512T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20190404T224639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T224639Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Lake Spring Foray
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URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/blue-lake-spring-foray/
CATEGORIES:VMS Foray
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190409T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190409T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20190404T223930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T223930Z
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Spencer Stuart
DESCRIPTION:LECTURE DESCRIPTION \nBeatrix Potter was a woman of many interests and ambitions\, however we often come to know only one\, her children’s books. Renowned for her fabulous Peter Rabbit storybook illustrations at the turn of the Century\, Potter during this period was also involved in mycology and\, later in life\, land conservancy efforts in Britain. \n Join lecturer Spencer W. Stuart as he explores three facets of Potter’s life. Beginning with her extraordinarily successful children’s tales\, of which she published twenty-three\, he will delve into Potter’s lesser-known involvement with the study of fungi through scientific illustration as well as writing. Now housed in the Armitt Museum in England and Perth Museum in Scotland\, these beautifully executed and famously accurate watercolours continue to serve as reference to both amateur and expert mycologists alike. Finally\, he will discuss her enduring legacy to the conservation of the historic Lake District of North West England\, revealing not only the familiar figure we have all come to know of imagination and fairy tale but also an enthusiastic\, down-to-earth Naturalist caught up in the debates of the day. \nBIO \nSpencer Stuart holds a master’s degree in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute in London\, England (recipient of the Director’s Award). Upon graduation he took a position with Bonhams Auctioneers where he worked closely with the North American Rare Books and Manuscripts department in Toronto and New York. \nSpencer is now a collections advisor for middle to mature stage collectors of rare books\, manuscripts\, photographs\, and prints. In concert with his advising\, he is an active writer and lecturer on histories of the printed word for a variety of international publications including The Book Collector and Amphora as well as having a monthly segment with Sheryl McKay on CBC Radio’s North by Northwest as a Book Historian. \nSpencer is an alumnus of both the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminars (’18) and the Rare Book School (University of Virginia).
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-spencer-stuart/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190312T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190312T213000
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CREATED:20190306T031902Z
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting: Daniel Winkler
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker is the one and only Daniel Winkler\, presenting the “Best of Mushroaming”\, a retrospective on his decade of mushroom hunting and explorations around the world. \n \n\nWhen traveling in rugged High Asia (Tibet & Bhutan)\, his native Alps\, tropical South America (Bolivia\, Ecuador\, Colombia & Suriname)\, as well as wild North America\, Daniel is on the hunt for gorgeous choice edibles\, potent medicinals\, and all kinds of bizarre and colorful fungi from the most minute to massive fruitings. His favorite hounds are rain forests\, be it tropical or temperate as well as alpine environments. His favorite fungi (besides all these tasty edibles) are strange Cordyceps\, which triggered Daniel’s curiosity in medicinal mushrooms 20 years ago in Tibet. Recently this interest matured into a new field guide “Medicinal Mushrooms of North America” published in cooperation with Robert Rogers.\n\n \nDaniel is the author of field guides to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest and California (both Harbour Publishing\, 2011 and 2012) and Amazon Mushrooms (2014\, co-authored). www.mushroaming.com\n \nThis event is free and open to everyone\, as are all our regular meetings\, although membership purchase is encouraged!
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-daniel-winkler/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190119T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190119T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20181217T233017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T233017Z
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SUMMARY:Survivors' Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Survivors’ Banquet – members-only event \nThe mushroom-lover’s social event of the year! Potluck dinner with all your fellow mycophiles. Email president@vanmyco.com to register. 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/survivors-banquet/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Dining & Cookery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20181204T020104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T020104Z
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SUMMARY:December VMS Meeting - Members' Night
DESCRIPTION:Members’ Night is returning after a brief hiatus in 2017. Instead of a single speaker presenting\, we’ll have several members giving mini-presentations on a fungal topic they’re passionate about. Expect to hear about interesting projects\, personal trips into the fungal unknown and maybe even some VMS history! 
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/december-vms-meeting-members-night/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181113T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155647
CREATED:20181015T203538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T203538Z
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SUMMARY:VMS Meeting November - James Kronstad
DESCRIPTION:Dr. James Kronstad will present “Fungal threats to human health”.  \nJames Kronstad received his PhD in 1984 from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Washington. In 1989\, he was recruited by Dr. Michael Smith (a founder of ZymoGenetics) to join the faculty of the Biotechnology Laboratory\, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia.  He was promoted to full professor in 1999 and was Director of the Michael Smith Laboratories (previously called the Biotechnology Laboratory) from 2008 to 2017. \nFor the past 30 years\, Dr. Kronstad’s research program has focused on understanding mechanisms of pathogenesis for fungi that attack plants and animals.  Recent contributions include collaborations on the genome projects for the cereal pathogen Ustilago maydis\, the fungus Malassezia globosa (associated with skin diseases) and five strains of the AIDS-associated pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans.
URL:https://vanmyco.org/event/vms-meeting-november-james-kronstad/
LOCATION:The Usual: VanDusen\, Floral Hall\, 5151 Oak St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6M 4H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:VMS Meeting
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