Photo: Phyllis Ma

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The Academy is open daily. You may enter at any time within your timeslot. If you don’t see your desired timeslot, it is unavailable.

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One of our most popular NightLife events gets the NightSchool treatment with short virtual lessons on the many facets of fungi.

  • Mycologist and microbiologist Dr. Gordon Walker (aka Instagram’s @fascinatedbyfungi) presents a fascinating primer on fungal biology.
  • Maya Elson, executive director of CoRenewal, invites viewers to think like a fungus and learn about the ways CoRenewal is working with fungi to help post-fire ecological regeneration.
  • Learn about cordyceps cultivation with William Padilla-Brown, permaculture designer, teacher, rapper, and founder of MycoSymbiotics.
  • Get a deep dive into the making of the Radical Mycology Mixtape and the intersection of mycology and art, presented by Peter McCoy.

Photo: Phyllis Ma (@specialnothing) is a New York City-based artist photographing mushrooms as fantastical still lifes. Pictured above are specimens found in Berlin’s Grunewald Forest, near the site of a former US spy station from the Soviet era.

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Upcoming events

January 23rd at 6:00 pm

Start your weekend early at NightLife – we won't tell! Claude and the rainforest are waiting for you.

January 30th at 6:00 pm

Local treasures, tasty treats, LED lion dances. It’s time to ring in the year of the snake the NightLife way.

February 6th at 6:00 pm

Celebrate Black joy with a vibrant night of creativity, community, and the Black experience.

February 13th at 6:00 pm

Blow a kiss to our African penguins and 60,000 other creatures when you explore the Academy at night.

February 20th at 6:00 pm

We’re back with another collab with SF staple Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival featuring a DJ set by DāM-FunK.

February 27th at 6:00 pm

Dive into a night of glowing lights and unexpected wonders – where science ignites music and nightlife magic.