Matt Sicher – Mushroom Lecture

Sunday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. at the Central Moravian Church, Christian Ed. Building, 40 W. Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018

Meet Matt Sicher, owner of Primordia Mushroom Farm in Lenhartsville, PA, and learn more about mushrooms – how they grow, distinctive varieties, foraging for mushrooms, etc.

The commemorative booklet, Moravians & Mushrooms: Celebrating Lewis David von Schweinitz (1780-1834), will be available, and refreshments will be served. The program will also be available for viewing via Zoom. See link below.

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Meeting ID: 841 4147 1945

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Moravians & Mushrooms programs and commemorative booklet are sponsored by the History and Care for Creation Committees of Central Moravian Church, and the CMC Elizabeth Johnston Prime Fund.

Sunday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. in the Gemeinhaus Saal, Moravian Museum, 66 W. Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018

Dr. David Hewitt, affiliated with the Philadelphia Botanical Club and the Department of Botany at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, presents “Lewis David von Schweinitz, Scientist.” Learn more about Schweinitz, Moravian pastor, scientist and artist…and born in the Gemeinhaus!! The commemorative booklet, Moravians & Mushrooms: Celebrating Lewis David von Schweinitz (1780-1834), will be available. After the lecture, attendees will walk next door to Central Moravian Church for refreshments and to view the exhibit of reproductions of Schweinitz’ remarkable illustrations, located in the West Hall of the Sanctuary. The lecture is free and open to the public, but registration is required (either on Zoom or in-person). CLICK HERE to register. Please note that the Saal of the Gemeinhaus is not accessible.