Schedule is subject to change

Presentation Tent

11:15 AM Matthew Rozanoff Metropolis Mycotour: Edible, Rare, and Must-Know Fungi of New York
11:45AM Maren Fossi Where are the Fairy Pins? - Looking for Phaeocalicium
12:15PM Alexandra Kirlan Fungus Farming in the Animal Kingdom
12:45PM Aubrey Carter Mushrooms of the Appalachian Trail
1:15 PM Whitney and Lauren Community Science Dig: Using eDNA to Reveal Hidden Fungi
1:45 PM Elan Trybuch Myxomycetes: Slime-tastic fun-guys of the microbial world!
2:15 PM Jeffrey Lependorf, Mike Jones Child of Tree John Cage Performance
2:45PM Andrew Cannon Rust Fungi
3:15 PM Victoria Bayevsky Secret Life of Fungi

 

Wagner Classroom

11:30 AM Mushrooms 4 Clean Water/Carmen Moreno A civic science–led research platform exploring mycoremediation and mycofiltration
12:00 PM Bill Wurtzel The Kingdom of Fungi brought to life with Mushroom Art
12:30 PM Blacki The Hunt for Glowing Life: From NYC to the Depths of the Jungle
1:00 PM Jene Yetter Digitizing at NYBG
1:30 PM Christian Liriano Poster-Hidden Connections: Insects and Mycorrhizal Networks in Urban Greenspaces
2:00 PM L Danny Parrott The peoples medicine: Effectively communicating the benefits of herbal consumption to medical professionals and patients
2:30 PM Maya Han Film Screenings

Vendor Presentations and Workshops

(see the map to locate each vendor)

Brooke Aerin Illustration 11:30AM
Mushroom Anatomy 101; Basic identification keys for the beginner mushroom forager
Golden Hour Glass Teas 11:45AM
Flight of Five: A Fungtional Tea Tasting
John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi 12:00PM
Mushroom Marveling: Explorations in Fungal Wonders
The Mushroom Shop LLC 12:30PM
The Secrets of Finding and Cloning Wild Fungi
Raaka Chocolate 12:45PM
What is Witches' Broom and how it affects cacao
Jenni Robinson with Cove Mountain Mycology 1:00PM
But What Do They Even Do?-- A Brief Overview of the Science and History of Functional Mushrooms
Life Art Fungi 1:30PM Quick Intro to Fungi ID
Mystic Embers Ceramics 2:00PM
Wild Marks: The exploration of organic materials as texture in clay and fungi-inspired glazes.
Phoenix Botanicals 2:30PM
Mushroom perfumes: composing with fungal notes
Life Art Fungi 2:45PM Quick Intro to Fungi ID
Cam’s Urban Farm 3:00PM
Mushroom Metropolis: Fungi & The Future of Farming
Life Art Fungi ongoing all day
Fungi Exquisite Corpse Game

 

All Day Activities

Mushroom Food

Mushroom Vendors

Art Vendors

 

Info Tables

Mushroom ID
Microscopy
Welcome/info booth
Merch/Books booth
Natural Areas Conservancy
Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms
 
 
Art Activities
Arts Corner at the children's playground
Photo booth 
Mural Painting
Costume Making
"Fun Guy"  Fungi Creations by Joe Sandler