No pass? No problem! Telluride Mushroom Festival is proud to offer Free Activities throughout the festival, August 16-20, 2023, please join us! (See Sched for the complete Mushroom Fest schedule with paid events and other details.)
Ongoing
Vendor Village & Mushroom ID Tent
When: Ongoing starting Thursday morning at 9:00 am, August 17
Where: Elks Park (across from the Courthouse) on Colorado Ave. (Main Street)
Presenters: Various
Notes: Bring your mystery mushrooms to the ID tent to be identified by experts and peruse myco-merch.
Augmented Reality: Virtual Foray
When: Ongoing
Where: Town of Telluride
Presenter/Creator: Dan Collins
Notes: The Virtual Foray is a new experience at TMF that utilizes “augmented reality” to introduce festival participants and the general public to regional wild mushrooms and our local poetry community. Use the AR app at Hoverlay.com (available on any current smartphone) and interact with gigantic virtual 3D mushrooms and hear original poems composed by local poets Art Goodtimes, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Ellen Metrick, and other artists. For more information: http://bit.ly/3Opg4cV There are currently six locations around town with AR content: Town Park, Elks Park, Wilkinson Library, Ah Haa School, Palm Theater, and Sheridan Opera House. Look for QR code panels at each location.
Wednesday
Yoga: Out There Yoga…
When: 4 pm, Wednesday, August 16
Where: Town Park
Presenter: Kye Gutierrez
Notes: One hour, all levels session sponsored by Out There yoga
Live Music: Myco Beer Launch Party, Quattlebaum, and Lavalanche
When: 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Wednesday, August 16
Where: Sheridan Opera House
Presenters: Tradd Cotter, Britt Bunyard, and other presenters
Notes: Beer tasting and music
Thursday
Virtual Reality / Oral History: What They Have Said
When: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Thursday, August 17
Where: Telluride Room (upstairs), Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter/Creator: Xavier Nokes
Notes: Add your personal story or reflections to a VR archive of mushroom memories
Virtual Reality: VR Lounge
When: 12:00 – 3:00 pm, Thursday, August 17
Where: Program Room (downstairs), Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter: Joss Lake
Notes: VR meditative soundscapes and virtual landscapes
Poetry Reading and Book Signing: Art Goodtimes and Wendy Videlock
When: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Thursday, August 17
Where: Between the Covers Bookstore (next to the Bruno Cafe on Colorado Ave.)
Presenters: Art Goodtimes and Wendy Videlock
Notes: Reading and book signing.
Book Signing: Katrina Blair
When: 3:00 – 4:00 pm, Thursday, August 17
Where: Between the Covers Bookstore (next to the Bruno Cafe on Colorado Ave.)
Presenter: Katrina Blair
Notes: Book signing.
Panel Discussion: Amanita Muscaria: Science and Lore…
When: 3:00 pm, Thursday, August 17
Where: Elks Park (across from the Courthouse) on Colorado Ave. (Main Street)
Presenters: Britt Bunyard, Tradd Cotter, Irene Dubin, and Brandon PItcher
Notes: Discover the hidden properties of this famous red capped magic mushroom
Yoga: FREE Yoga with Chelsey
When: 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Thursday, August 17
Where: Skydeck, Ah Haa School
Presenter: Chelsey Rajavuori
Notes: One hour of yoga
Friday
Book Signing: Andy Weil
When: 9:00 – 10:00 am, Friday, August 18
Where: Between the Covers Bookstore (next to the Bruno Cafe on Colorado Ave.)
Presenter: Andy Weil
Notes: Book signing
Book Signing: Britt Bunyard
When: 10:00 – 11:00 am, Friday, August 18
Where: Between the Covers Bookstore (next to the Bruno Cafe on Colorado Ave.)
Presenter: Britt Bunyard
Notes: Book signing
Meditation: Alchemical Mushroom Sound Bath
When: 11 am – 12 pm, Friday, August 18
Where: Terrace (outside), Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter/Creator: Brian Dickinson
Notes: Elixirs and meditation
Health & Healing: Integration Space
When: 11 am – 6:30 pm, Friday, August 18
Where: Green Room, Sheridan Opera House
Presenters: Chloe Bernier, Melissa Brady, Jana Carter, Colin Ferring & Jo Young
Notes: Alternative wellness modalities.
Workshop: Outdoor Cultivation of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
When: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Friday, August 18
Where: Elks Park (across from the Courthouse) on Colorado Ave. (Main Street)
Presenters: Kris Holstrom & Festival staff
Notes: Learn the basics of mushroom cultivation
Virtual Reality / Oral History: What They Have Said
When: 12:00 – 3:00 pm, Friday, August 18
Where: Telluride Room (upstairs), Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter/Creator: Xavier Nokes
Notes: Add your personal story or reflections to a VR archive of mushroom memories
Workshop: Intro to Cooking Common Edible Mushrooms
When: 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Friday, August 18
Where: Elks Park (across from the Courthouse)
Presenter: Graham Steinruck
Notes: Free cooking demo and tasting
Open Myc for ALL
When: 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Friday, August 18
Where: Show Bar, Sheridan Opera House
Moderators: Joanna Spindler & Art Goodtimes
Notes: Open mic session for everyone.
Saturday
Talk: Mushroom Hunting 101
When: 9:00 – 10:00 am, Saturday, August 19
Where: Terrace, Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter: Ken Kassenbrock
Notes: The basics…
Book Signing: Tradd Cotter
When: 9:00 – 10:00 am, Saturday, August 19
Where: Between the Covers Bookstore (next to the Bruno Cafe on Colorado Ave.)
Presenter: Tradd Cotter
Notes: Bring your dog-eared copy of Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation for Tradd’s inscription–or buy it new.
Book Signing: Barbara Theirs
When: 10:30 – 11:30 am, Saturday, August 19
Where: Between the Covers Bookstore (next to the Bruno Cafe on Colorado Ave.)
Presenter: Barbara Theirs
Notes: Barbara and her husband were leads on first NSF grant supporting the Mycoportal.
Talk: WTF: What’s the Fungus?
When: 10:30 – 11:30 am, Saturday, August 19
Where: Terrace, Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter: Michael Green
Notes: A 101 to Mushrooms & Mycology
Workshop: Wild Foods Recipe Workshop
When: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Elks Park (across from the Courthouse)
Presenter: Katrina Blair
Notes: All about mindfully foraging and feeding our bodies from the land.
Workshop: Costume Creation for the Mushroom Parade
When: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: The Curiosity Shop, Ah Haa School
Presenter: Riitta Ikonen
Notes: Create your own costume for the Parade at 4 pm!
Health & Healing: Integration Space
When: 11:00 am – 11:00 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Telluride Arts Gallery back lounge area (224 W. Colorado Ave.)
Presenters: Chloe Bernier, Melissa Brady, Jana Carter, Colin Ferring & Jo Young
Notes: Alternative wellness modalities.
Film: Look Down Not Up: Life and Renewal in the Himalayas
When: 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Program Room (downstairs), Wilkinson Library
Presenter: Richard Silber
Notes: Documentation of 2022 trek
Workshop: Outdoor Cultivation of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
When: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Elks Park (across from the Courthouse) on Colorado Ave. (Main Street)
Presenters: Kris Holstrom & Festival staff
Notes: Learn the basics of mushroom cultivation
Talk: The Lives of Fungi
When: 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Terrace, Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter: Britt Bunyard
Notes: TMF Executive Director Britt Bunyard will be sharing his expertise.
Virtual Reality: VR Lounge
When: 1:30 – 4 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Program Room (downstairs), Wilkinson Public Library
Presenter: Joss Lake
Notes: VR meditative soundscapes and virtual landscapes
Mushroom Parade
When: 4:00 pm, Saturday, August 19
Where: Colorado Ave. (Main Street), Telluride.
Drum Major: Art Goodtimes
Notes: The parade starts at the Courthouse and culminates in Town Park.
Sunday
Yoga: Out There Yoga…
When: 9:00 am, Sunday, August 20
Where: Town Park
Presenter: Kye Gutierrez
Notes: One hour, all levels session sponsored by Out There yoga
ID Tent: Fungi of Colorado 101
When: 9:00 – 10:00 am, Sunday, August 20
Where: Elks Park, Colorado Ave. (Across from the Courthouse)
Presenters: Britt Bunyard & Ken Kassenbrock
Notes: General mycology
Health & Healing: Integration Space
When: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Sunday, August 20
Where: Telluride Arts Gallery back lounge area (224 W. Colorado Ave.)
Presenters: Chloe Bernier, Melissa Brady, Jana Carter, Colin Ferring & Jo Young
Notes: Alternative wellness modalities.
Caminata de Recoleccion en Espanol-Spanish Speaker Foray
When: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Sunday, August 20
Where: Front of Wilkinson Library
Présenter: Dominique Bruneau
Notes: Mushroom identification in Spanish
Film: Dosed
When: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Sunday, August 20
Where: Palm Theater
Presenters: Tyler Chandler & Nicholas Meyers
Notes: The healing properties of psilocybin
Art’s Shroomfest Peer Reintegration Gourd Circle
When: 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Sunday, August 20
Where: Program Room, Wilkinson Library
Presenter: Art Goodtimes
Notes: Free, but requires signup at Registration
