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AUSTIN: Spore Stories at John Gillum Public Library

  • John Gillum Branch Public Library 2505 Steck Avenue Austin, TX, 78757 United States (map)

Instructor: Andrea Julian

Date: Saturday July 25, 2026

Time: 2pm-3pm CST

Location: John Gillum Branch Public Library 2505 Steck Ave Austin, TX 78757

Tickets: Free with Registration

Explore the relationship between myth, art and mushrooms through a hands-on crafts and activities. Though this event is for adults.

This workshop will be a fun exploration into the connection between mushrooms, story and art! No experience or expertise needed! We’ll be writing, folding paper, and preparing our own stories to be launched into the culture through mycelical pathways and airborne spores.

About Spore Stories

This is event is sponsored by the Austin Public Library’s Summer Reading Program! The nationwide theme of 2026 is “Unearth a Story.” Stories are rooted in the cultures and landscapes they emerge from, spreading through mycelical webs of song, words, and art. In this workshop, we’ll explore these connections through a fungal lens.

About Andrea Julian

Andrea Julian is a naturalist, educator and myco enthusiast with an interest in the relationship between living things and the environments that shape them. Her work is rooted in the ecologies of the central Texas creeks and canyons she was raised in.

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