Join us in Vancouver, BC for a night of true, personal stories about science and mushrooms!

Doors 6:30pm
Show 7:00pm
Tickets: see below
19+/No Minors

Hosted by Charlie Cook and Josh Silberg

Please note that this show will be seated indoors. We strongly encourage people to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines to attend. Masks are welcome and strongly recommended.

Stories by:

Laura Fukumoto graduated with a BFA from the University of British Columbia and has worked in so-called Vancouver for more than a decade, wearing many hats to survive. More recent hats include fabric wizard, poet, costume designer, playwright, and graduate of Simon Fraser University’s Writer’s Studio. Recent poetry performances include Diasporic Dynasty, Queer Arts Festival, and Powell Street Festival, as well as a small tour of her co-written play “Mending Circle”. She writes about her Japanese-Canadian heritage, queer joy, and hopes to more fully explore her love of mycology.

Dust Cwaine (aka David Cutting) is a Singer-Songwriter and Drag Artist. They are a Non-Binary Aromantic, known for their bright and earthy creativity. Dust’s art centers itself in the political nature of queer identity, evoking a sense of belonging and togetherness with their presence in live spaces. Dust Cwaine started Drag in 2016, since their debut They have Produced and Hosted over 250 shows, and They have written 3 Drag musicals. You can listen to Dust Cwaine’s music on any streaming service, visit their website dustcwaine.ca to learn more!

Willoughby Arevalo is an interdisciplinary artist, mycologist and educator working on community-engaged projects that build relationships between humans, fungi and other members of our interspecies community. Between the mycology and art work, and caring for his kid, Uma, Willoughby works part time on an organic vegetable farm. Originally from Arcata, California (Traditional Wiyot and Yurok Territory), Willoughby lives as a guest on Unceded Coast Salish Territory in Vancouver, Canada.

And more!