Upcoming Events

• Behind the Zine with Jeff Belanger of Shadow Zine: 
  Watch/listen here. 
• Paranormal 360 with Dave Schrader: Mark Twain’s Ouija Mystery
  Listen here.
• KoitCast,  Episode 90: Enchanted Plants, Folklore & The Strange.
  Watch/listen here.
• Spaced Out Radio with Dave Scott: Watch/listen here. 
• Beyond BMR with Bigfoot Michigan Rob
  Watch/listen here:

Recent Past Events

• Sunday, December 21, 3-5 pm (2025)
  Magical Winter Solstice Workshop:
  Make a festive swag and learn the botanical lore behind common Yule plants.
  ($25/person)

  The Vintage Storyteller
  5260 Hwy 12
  Maple Plain, Minnesota

• Monday, December 22,
  midnight to 2am PST/2–4 a.m. EST (wee hours of the 23rd, 2025)
  Coast to Coast AM with George Noory

• Tuesday, December 23, 9-11 p.m. PST/11 p.m. – 1 am. EST (2025)
  Spaced Out Radio with Dave Scott

• Tuesday, January 27, 6 p.m. CST (2026)
  Enchanted Plants:
  An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  Wildwood Library
  763 Stillwater Rd.
  Mahtomedi, MN 55115
  Learn more here.

•  Saturday, March 7,  1-2 pm 
  Enchanted 
  Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  Johnsville Public Library
  12461 Oak Park Blvd NE, Blaine, MN 
  https://www.anokacountymn.gov/4297/Varla-Ventura

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• Saturday, Oct. 4, 10-11 am EST
  In person: Mark Twain’s Ouija Mystery 
  The remarkable story of a woman, a novel, and a rather famous ghost. 
  South Hadley Public Library
  2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA 01075
  Free, with registration. Learn more here.
• Sat., Oct. 4, 2025, 4:45 p.m. EST. Live/online: Spectral Evidence Occult Paranormal Conference. The Botany of the Dead. 
  Get tickets HERE.
• Sunday, Oct. 5, 2pm EST
  In person:
  Wolf’s Bane and Nightshade: The Botany of Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires
  

  Royalston Town Hall 
  13 On the Common
  Royalston, MA 01368
  Free. Visit here for more information.

• Tuesday, Oct. 7th, 6:30 pm EST
  In person: 
  Wolf’s Bane and Nightshade: The Botany of Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires
  Berlin Public Library and 19 Carter 
  19 Carter St. 
  Berlin, MA 01503
  Free. Learn more here.
• Wednesday, Oct. 8th, 6pm EST 
  In person: 
  Wolf’s Bane and Nightshade: The Botany of Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires
  Levi Heywood Memorial Library 
  55 W Lynde St, Gardner, MA 01440
  Free. Learn more here.
• Thursday, Oct. 9th, 4:30 p.m. EST
  In person:

  Paranormal Parlor: A Brief History of Women, Spiritualism, and the Paranormal
  Plymouth Public Library
  132 South St.
  Plymouth, MA 02360
  Free with registration. Register here. 

• Friday, Oct. 10th, 7-10 p.m. EST
  Dining with the Dead with Ron Kolek 
  Sponge Cake at Funerals and Other Bizarre Death Rituals 
  

  The Village Inn
  544 Broadway Road
  Dracut, Massachusetts 01826
  Includes dinner. $59. Tickets available here. 

•  Saturday, Oct. 11th, 2pm EST
  In person: Rotten Botany: Bizarre, Beautiful, and Grotesque Plants
  Morse Institute Library
  14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760
  Free. Registration is encouraged. Click here to learn more.
• Saturday, Oct. 25th, midnight EST. 
  Ravenstar’s Witching Hour with Solaris Blueraven.
  More info at Revolution Radio.
• Sunday, Oct. 26th, 2-4 pm CST. 
  In person: The Witch’s Garden: Magic, Monsters, and Medicine
  The Vintage Storyteller 
  5260 US-12, Maple Plain, MN 55359
  Learn more here.
• Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2025, (exact time TBD) Ancestral Pathways Conference: Wolf’s Bane: Aconite, Lycanthropic Streams and Other Means of Becoming a Werewolf (online). Learn more and get tickets here. 
• Friday, March 7, 7 pm EST: Botanica Obscura Conference
  The Poison Apple: Magic, Medicine, and Mayhem of a Fairy Tale Fruit 
  (live/virtual) Visit botanicaobscuraconference.com for tickets
• Saturday, April 5 (or early am April 6) 12am – 2am, PST, 3 am – 5am EST: Coast to Coast AM
  The show starts on Saturday night at 10 pm, so the date is technically April 5 but I will be on as the second guest which starts at midnight. You know the drill! 
  https://www.coasttocoastam.com/
• Monday, April 7, 5-7 pm CST, 6-8 pm EST: The Angel Rock with Lorilei Potvin
  Watch and listen here: 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwz60D2C3
• Friday, April 11: Spirit Switchboard with Kerrilynn Shellhorn LIVE on UPRN
  Watch and listen here: 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCLsj4WCrAE
• Monday, April 14, 5 pm:  Instagram live with Joe Diamond
  Join us: 
  @joediamondlive
• Wednesday, April 30, 7pm EST: Ghost Chronicles with Ron Kolek, listen here: 
  https://toginet.com/shows/ghostchronicles
• Saturday, May 3, 12-2pm CST:
  In person at The Vintage Storyteller
  5260 US-12
  Maple Plain, MN 55359
• Monday, May 12, 6-8 pm CST: Enchanted Plants: A Botanical Book Launch

  At the White Bear Center for the Arts. In person. Event is free, but please visit wbca.org to register so we can get an accurate headcount.

• Wednesday, May 21, 6–7:30 pm EST: Levi Heywood Memorial Library
  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  Levi Heywood Memorial Library
  55 W Lynde St, Gardner, MA 01440
  Learn more about the event here.
• Thursday, May 22, 7 pm EST: Medway Public Library
  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  Medway Public Library
  26 High St, Medway, MA 02053
  You can register here if you’d like an email reminder.
• Tuesday, May 27, 7–8 pm EST: Morse Institute Library
  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  Morse Institute Library
  14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760
  Registration is encouraged. Click here to learn more.
• Wednesday, May 28, 6:30 pm EST:

  Lunenburg Public Library
  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  Lunenburg Public Library
  1023 Massachusetts Ave.
  Lunenburg, MA 01462
  Registration is encouraged for this event. Learn more here. 

• Thursday, May 29, 7pm EST: Morrill Memorial Library
  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  Morrill Memorial Library
  33 Walpole St, Norwood, MA 02062
  Note that registration is encouraged. Learn more here.
• Friday, May 30, 7-10 pm EST: Dining with the Dead at the Village Inn
  Mark Twain’s Ouija Mystery: Dining with the Dead with Ron Kolek
  at The Village Inn
  544 Broadway Road
  Dracut, MA 01826
  7-10 pm
  This is a ticketed event that includes dinner. Get tickets here. 
  https://www.neghostproject.com/DiningDead.htm
• Saturday, May 31, 10 am EST:  South Hadley Public Library

  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  South Hadley Public Library
  2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA 01075
  Learn more here. 

• Monday, June 2nd, 6:30 pm: Woburn Public Library
  Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic
  In person at:
  Woburn Public Library 
  45 Pleasant St, Woburn, MA. Learn more here.

   

• Tuesday, June 3rd, 6pm: Berlin Public Library 
  The Cottage Garden of Earthly Delights: Humble Foods in Story and Legend 
  In person at:
  Berlin Public Library 
  23 Carter St, Berlin, MA 01503
  

  Learn more here. 

• Friday, July 11, 10-11:30 am: Book signing in person at 
  Lake Country Books
  4766 Washington Ave.
  White Bear Lake, MN, 55110
• Tuesday, July 29, 6pm: Plymouth Public Library 
  Rotten Botany: Bizarre, Beautiful, and Grotesque Plants
  In person at: Plymouth Public Library
  132 South St.
  Plymouth, MA 02360