McMenamins Mission Theater

Taylor Bickett brings her heartfelt indie pop to McMenamins Mission Theater in Portland, joined by special guest Fairhazel. All ages are welcome. The Indiana-born singer and songwriter pairs candid lyrics with a wide vocal range and organic production to craft reflective, melodic songs. Her 2022 track Quarter Life Crisis resonated widely on TikTok, inspiring hundreds of thousands of fan-created videos, with celebrities like Drew Barrymore and Kevin Jonas joining in. She followed with the 2023 EP grown up and lonely, began 2024 with the quickly written single I Like Mondays, and later released her second EP, This Isn't Me Missing You. In 2024 she toured throughout the United States and the United Kingdom with Ron Pope, Blü Eyes, Andi, and Áine Deane. Her song The Crime, inspired by a traumatic experience and her advocacy for ending violence against women, is planned in honor of Women's History Month. She is also writing new material for her debut full-length album.

Join us for our next Forest Pub focused on Mushrooms as the Architect of the Forest: Fungi and their Hidden Ecological Roles, an evening of storytelling, science, and community exploration in partnership with the Oregon Mycological Society. This special edition of Forest Pub dives into the fascinating world of fungi and their essential role in forest ecosystems—from decomposition and soil health to the hidden underground networks that connect trees and support forest resilience.

Guests will hear from local mycology expert, Tim Glassman, to learn how mushrooms shape forest ecology and climate health, and discover how fungi support both natural systems and human understanding of the forest. As always, Forest Pub blends science with storytelling in a relaxed, social setting designed to spark curiosity and conversation over a shared love of forests.

Speaker: Tim Glassman is currently the Chair of the Education Committee of the Oregon Mycological Society (OMS). He has been teaching Beginner’s ID and Toxicology to members and is currently creating a new Fungal Ecology class. Tim grew up in Buffalo, New York where he foraged around town riding his bicycle. Since then, he earned a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from MIT and worked as a Semiconductor Process Engineer at Intel for 21 years. After retiring in 2018 he joined OMS to learn about the diversity of mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest.