SPECIAL EVENT: Texas Mushroom Conference Pre-party
SPECIAL EVENT: Texas Mushroom Conference Pre-party
WHEN: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 5-10 PM
WHERE: Austin Beerworks - Sprinkle Valley
DONATION: $25 Members, $45 Non-members
We are myceliating with Austin Beerworks and MyceliuMatters for an evening of fungal fun to benefit mycology education. Ticket giveaways to the Texas Mushroom Conference, UV night walk, live art, workshops and more! Sign up for activities and register below.
ACTIVITIES
All Night: Live Art Showcase
Watch artists who are passionate about all things fungi, use natural, upcycled, reused, and recycled materials to produce their art that will be displayed at the conference and raffled to raise money for mycology education. Call for Artists
All Night: Mushroom Market
Shop for unique mushroom-based products, from supplements and grow kits to eco-friendly materials and handmade goods, offered by local and national vendors. Become a Vendor
5 PM: Mushroom Collection for DNA Research
Join us for a guided mushroom walk to support fungal DNA research, where participants will learn to document specimens using iNaturalist and contribute to North America's mycological knowledge. The specimens collected will be sequenced and featured at a DNA workshop at the conference.
6 PM: Lo-tek Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Bring your own container and learn how to grow culinary mushrooms from substrate that we rescue from waste stream. See example containers here.
8 PM: UV Night Walk
Explore the nocturnal ecosystem of the disc golf course at the brewer with UV flashlights and cameras to look for mushrooms, night pollinators, birds, glowing plants, lichens and more. Get creative with glowing outfits and face paint. Bring a regular flashlight/headlamp and a 365 nm UV light or purchase one from us and pick-up at the event.
Giveaways:
Mushroom blocks to take home
Bring your friends! New members will get a beer courtesy of ABW.
