PechaKucha night Bemidji

The sun sets at 7:30. It’s too cold to go to the lake. Your lawn has stopped growing. There’s nothing on TV. You have no excuses.



Come to Bemidji’s Pecha Kucha Night #9 next Thursday, November 17th at the New City Ballroom in beautiful Bemidji.



Just in case you’re still on the fence about attending, here are some frequently asked questions:



What’s Pecha Kucha Night? It’s a community event where presenters are given six minutes and forty seconds to share a story, a hobby, an experience, or pretty much anything else. The Pecha Kucha format is also called “20x20,” because each speaker will have 20 slides that will display for 20 seconds apiece.



Why the funny name? Pecha Kucha was developed in Japan, where pecha kucha is a common word for chitchat. More than anything, Pecha Kucha Night exists to get conversations started! The audience can share lots of questions and comments with each other and the presenters during intermission and after the event.



So, what kind of presentations are we talking about? Will I be bored? You will not be bored. An array of topics is covered at each PKN! Past topics have involved: Travel, hunting, crafts, science, health, sports, philosophy, creating art, and building a house of mud and straw! PKN presenters aren’t professional speakers—they’re just people with twenty images and less than seven minutes to share stories with the community.



Is this a sales thing? Absolutely not. In fact, PKN is a nonprofit organization. We just love chitchat.



Is PKN family-friendly? Yes! Each presentation is suitable for all ages.



How much will it cost me? Nothing. In fact, we’ll be so glad you’re there that you might just win a door prize.



Will there be beer? Yes. And wine!



Well, it sounds pretty fun, but I’m still not sure I want to go. All the cool people will be there. You want to be cool too, right?

Presenters

• Noemi Aylesworth
• Erika Bailey-Johnson
• Dan Carlson
• Benita Dingman
• Cal Rice
• Beth Huschle
• Dan Strehlo
• Acoustic Smoke