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Game of Shrooms & Potluck – This Monday, June 3rd

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Hello MycoFam!

We love potlucks and can’t believe June is just around the corner. Let’s celebrate the beginning of the summer season with an evening full of FUN(gi)!

Monday, June 3: Monthly Meeting Casa del Prado Room 101 in Balboa Park
6:30 – 8:30pm
Art in the Park for Game of Shrooms & Potluck
$5 suggested donation
Open to the public

ART STATIONS

•Mushroom Jewelry

•Mushroom Terrariums

•Mushroom Paper Sculptures

POTLUCK
We invite you to bring a delicious dish to share! It does not have to include mushrooms, but those are always a hit! You may also bring store bought if you prefer.

We will have a card to fill out in advance for the ingredients list. This is useful for those that may have allergies or dietary restrictions. ***If you are using wild/foraged mushrooms, please note that also!***

We ask that you bring your own reusable cup/bowl/plate and utensils, since we are environmental stewards. Let’s help promote and save the environment by using less plastic!

Please note that we do not have kitchen access, but there will be outlets for keeping food warm with crock pots.

ALSO!!
This coming Monday, June 3rd we have Game of Shrooms!
Game of Shrooms is a global annual event where artists hide their mushroom-themed artwork in public spaces on June 8th for others to find and keep!
Join us for an art workshop where we will be making artwork for the event. We will have art supplies and a project you can make, but feel free to bring your art ideas and supplies too!
Check out @gameofshroomsofficial to learn more about the event.
More info about this worldwide activity here:
Hope to see you there!
May the Spores be with you,
SDMYCO
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May 19: Fantastic Fungi @ La Paloma

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Hello Myco Fam!

SDMYCO celebrates the 5th anniversary of Fantastic Fungi this coming May 19.

Tell your friends and hope to see you there!

Sunday, May 19 @ 7:00pm

La Paloma Theatre
471 SOUTH COAST HWY. 101
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA
Corner Hwy. 101 and D Street, downtown Encinitas

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May 6 2024: Mushrooms of Baja California with Alan Rockefeller

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May 6, 2024
Balboa Park
Casa del Prado, Room 101
6:45pm Identification
7:00pm Lecture and Q&A

Alan is an expert mycologist in high demand at mushroom events where he teaches workshops on DNA barcoding, field photography, and fungal microscopy. Committed to his cause, Alan has been studying fungal diversity for more than two decades, and since 2001 he has photographed more than 2,500 species of fungi. Alan’s contributions to community science have been widespread, and his dedication to teaching thousands of people over several years how to extract and amplify the DNA of their mushroom finds for sequencing is remarkable, and remains unparalleled.

Eventually, Alan hopes to be able to offer free barcoding services to the mycology community via his newest endeavor into Nanopore sequencing. As of today, Alan has uploaded more than 700 of his own fungal DNA sequences to Genbank, and he is a co-author on several scientific papers, including publications documenting new species of bioluminescent Mycena and Psilocybe. Nothing short of a powerhouse, Alan Rockefeller is an authority on the leading edge of mycology, who is beloved by his community for the knowledge and value he contributes to the field.

Mycology focused biography for Alan Rockefeller

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Earth Day 2024! April 20th @ Balboa Park

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See you at the San Diego Earth Fest this upcoming Saturday, April 20!

A few of our fungi friends will be there too!!!🍄🌎

A FREE Earth Day celebration presented by Vegan Food Popup. Featuring over 100 sustainable food, product and service vendors as well as environmental, conservation and animal rescue groups. Enjoy a full day of entertainment with speakers, music and activities for kids.

Since the first Earth Day observation in 1970, more than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day events each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

We are excited to continue the tradition of celebrating Earth Day at Balboa Park. This event is held on the expansive lawn located at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way.

San Diego EarthFest is family-friendly and dog-friendly with free parking available. This is a zero-waste event — please bring reusable eating utensils!

Location: Park and President’s Lawn, Balboa Park

Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2024, 11 am to 5pm

 

A map of the venue with numbers indicating where vendors will be located

A list of sponsors with numbers indicating where on the map they will be locatedMap of Balboa Park with parking identified on the map

A poster with information for the event

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