Schedule is subject to change

Presentation Tent

11:00 AM Cecilia Vacuna Poetry and the mushroom way of communication
11:30 AM Matthew Rozanoff
Metropolis Mycotour: Edible, Rare, and Must-Know Fungi of New York
12:00 PM Maren Fossi
Where are the Fairy Pins? - Looking for Phaeocalicium
12:30 PM Alexandra Kirlan
Fungus Farming in the Animal Kingdom
1:00 PM Whitney and Lauren
Community Science Dig: Using eDNA to Reveal Hidden Fungi
1:30 PM Aubrey Carter
Mushrooms of the Appalachian Trail
2:00 PM Elan Trybuch
Myxomycetes: Slime-tastic fun-guys of the microbial world!
2:30 PM Jeffrey Lependorf, Mike Jones
Child of Tree John Cage Performance
3:00 PM Andrew Cannon Rust 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 Migliozzi
The Hunt for Glowing Life: From NYC to the Depths of the Jungle
1:00 PM Gene Yetter Loose in the NYBG Fungarium
1:30 PM Luke Sarrantonio Fungi First Aid
2:00 PM L Danny Parrott
The peoples medicine: Effectively communicating the benefits of herbal consumption to medical professionals and patients
2:30 PM Victoria Bayevsky Secret Life of Fungi
3:00 PM Maya Han Myco Microcinema

Presentations and Workshops at the Art and Mushroom Stands

(see the map (coming soon) to locate each presenter)

Life Art Fungi ongoing all day
Fungi Exquisite Corpse Game
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.
Grace Jung 2:00PM Artist talk about sculpture Slow Water, 2026
Phoenix Botanicals 2:30PM
Mushroom perfumes: composing with fungal notes
Roberta Trentin 2:30PM
Mushroom Paper Collage
Life Art Fungi 2:45PM Quick Intro to Fungi ID
Cam’s Urban Farm 3:00PM
Mushroom Metropolis: Fungi & The Future of Farming

 

Walks

9:00 AM Mushroom Walk at Governor's Island with Monika Stangel (meet at the Governor's Island at 9:15 AM)

11:45 AM Lichen Walk with Zihao Wang (meet at Microscopy Kiosk)

Movement Workshop
12pm and 2pm with Tomo Sone at the Labyrinth
 
 
3:30PM Mushroom Costume Procession
and Dancing at Pier 8

 

All Day Activities

Mushroom Food

Fresh Mushroom

Mushroom Art 

 

Artist: Grace Jung Mycelium Sculpture and artist talk at 2PM

 

Info Tables

Mushroom ID
Microscopy
Welcome/info booth
Merch/Books booth
Natural Areas Conservancy
Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms
Discovery zone
"Fun Guy"  Fungi Creations by Joe Sandler
 
BioBus
 
 
Art Activities
Arts Corner 
Photo booth 
Mural Painting
Costume Making