PRESENTING PECHA KUCHA NIGHT CHAMPAIGN-URBANA VOLUME 1
September 11, 2009 :: Doors, 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. Ages 18+ ::
The Canopy Club, 708 S Goodwin Ave # 1, Urbana, IL 61801
:: Door $7 ($5 advance), Free for CUDO members! :: Advance ticket purchase recommended :: Charge by phone at (217) 367-3140 or via the internet at
www.canopyclub.com
(Champaign-Urbana, IL) Pecha Kucha Night is an international phenomenon that brings creatives together for an evening of quick-fire “show and tell”-type presentations, networking, and fun. Pecha Kucha’s focus is on passion, not portfolio, and the presenters come from extremely diverse creative backgrounds. The Pecha Kucha format, 20 slides in 20 seconds each, allows 8-16 presenters only 6 minutes and 40 seconds each to present. This keeps presentations concise and the interest level up.
Champaign-Urbana’s first Pecha Kucha will feature presenters Michael Trott, with computational Mathematica-based artwork; fine artist and teacher Miriam Martincic; Deborah Fell, an internationally renowned quilt artist; confectionery artist Buffy Vance; lighting and theater designers David and Andy Warfel; Paul Brooks on his “heard around the world” creative wedding at Taco Bell; Eric Hemingway, associate professor of architecture at University of Illinois; Bob Zordani and Heidi Kellner with the Art of the Craftsman; Jason Berg, explaining the power of illustrations; and Chicago-based knitting queens Thelma Uranga and Stephanie Manriquez. Rock geek lovin’, Spineless Book ownin’, radio-show hostin’ William Gillespie and Cristy Scoggins will be our emcees for the night.
Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha), which is Japanese for “the sound of conversation,” was devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham Architecture) in Tokyo in 2003. Pecha Kucha has tapped into a demand that has spread virally to over 217 cities globally—a huge success in major cities, including neighboring Chicago. At least four Pecha Kucha Nights will be held in Champaign-Urbana for 2009-10.
