Hello Pecha Kucha C-U followers!
Thanks for subscribing to the official Pecha Kucha C-U Newsletter! You'll be among the first to know about upcoming PKN's in Champaign-Urbana along with presenter announcements. Our first event is coming up in just 3 weeks! If you havn't bought your ticket yet, visit
www.canopyclub.com. We'll see you there!
September 11, 2009 :: The Canopy Club, 708 S Goodwin Ave # 1, Urbana, IL 61801 :: Doors open, 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. Ages 18+ :: $7 ($5 in advance), free for CUDO members! :: Advance ticket purchase recommended :: CUDO members bring photo ID to event :: Charge by phone at (217) 367-3140 or online 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 for 20 seconds each, allows 8-16 presenters only 6 minutes and 40 seconds to present. This keeps presentations concise and the interest level up.
Champaign-Urbana’s first Pecha Kucha Night will feature presenters Michael Trott, with computational Mathematica-based artwork; Miriam Martincic, on the stories behind her drawings and sculpture; Deborah Fell, an internationally renowned quilt artist; confectionery artist Buffy Vance; lighting and theater designers David Warfel and Andy Warfel; Paul Brooks on his “heard around the world” creative wedding at Taco Bell; Erik M. Hemingway, principal of hemingway+a/studio based in Chicago and Associate Professor of Architecture at the 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 T. Uranga and Stephanie Manriquez. Rock-geek lovin’, Spineless Books-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 Night 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 in 2009-10.
CUDO is Champaign-Urbana’s exciting new design organization, started early in 2009 by Maya Bruck, Madelin Woods, and Christina Tapp. Visit the website for more information:
www.thecudo.org.
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