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From Street Art to Hitchhiking, with a Bit of Birch Sap Drinking in Gothenburg

May 16th, 2012

Here’s our look at what’s happening today in PechaKucha.

Presentations
We’ve got two new presentations on the site, one from Curitiba and one from St. Louis. In “The Street Is Alive” (in Portuguese), Jorge Galvao shares his graffiti work, and talks about his passion for street art, and then in “Hitchhiking for Sanity,” Myles Dickason shares some of his hitchhiking adventures.

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Photos
Here are today’s event photos to take in, coming from a few of our PKN cities. Above, the scene at Providence’s PKN Vol. 35, which was held back in February.

PKN Gothenburg Vol. 31

The photo above is from the recent PKN Gothenburg Vol. 31 (see the full Facebook gallery, all photos by Nettan Kock), and below is a report from that city’s organizer, Jesper Larsson. You can also find all Gothenburg presentations (in Swedish) on its YouTube channel.

On April 24th, we arranged our Vol. 31 of PechaKucha Gothenburg with a great turnout!

Annelie Hulthén used mobile photos to show some of the backsides of the life of a politician. Our new city architect showed aerial photos of Gothenburg to show how much space is wasted on cars instead of human beings. Peter Korn told us about digging and how to plant exotic plants on stony Swedish hillsides. Sushi chef José Seruda spoke about “omakase” and his idea of Scandinavian sushi using locally produced fish and seafood. Siv Burell talked about the language Esperanto which celebrates 125 years this year. Klara Hansson spoke about perma culture and what’s edible within the city centre. Jeanette Fagerström told the story that led up to her opening a sewing machine café in Gothenburg (similar to an internet café but with sewing machines instead of computers). Helena Andersson, Sebastian Popescu & Evelina Valtersson finished of the evening with a presentation about their project “Bostadsrotation” (residential rotation) where people change housing and routines with another person for a couple of days.

In the break, Klara Hansson and her friends served up a ‘Kokoro salad‘ based on wild city plants such as Garlic-mustard, Celandine, Common wood sorrel, Dandelion, Sorrel, Lady’s Mantle, Daisy, Rowan Leaf, Ground elder and last but not least Lovage. They also served fresh natural birch sap. In this walkthrough video during the beer break, organizer Jesper Larsson tries out the birch sap and talks to former presenter Sebastian Näslund about it.

We totally forgot to celebrate it, but the last presentation of the evening was actually #300 since we started!

PKN Muscat

Links
Looking for some interesting PechaKucha-related articles? We’ve got you covered. The photo above shows the team behind the soon-to-launch PKN series in Muscat (the organizer, Sara Fida, is second from right).

Calendar
Tonight (May 16), it’s PKN Wagga Wagga Vol. 6, and tomorrow night (May 17) you can look to these three events: PKN Hanoi Vol. 4, PKN For a peek at what’s coming later this month, you can always check our calendar.

Poster for PKN Vancouver Vol. 21

April 9th, 2012

Poster for PKN Vancouver Vol. 21

Vancouver’s PechaKucha Night Vol. 21 is coming up, set to happen on April 26 at The Vogue Theatre. You’ll find more details on the official event page, and we’ve included the list of presenters in this post (and you’ll find them listed on the poster above).

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PKN Vancouver Organizer Steven Cox

December 2nd, 2011

PKN Vancouver Organizer Steven Cox

PechaKucha Night in Vancouver is indeed one of the most successful series we have — see that last post, and consider the fact that every event is always sold-out. Here’s a very long and juicy article on the organizer behind the series, Steven Cox — it can also be downloaded as a separate PDF or read through Issuu.

PechaKucha in the News

December 2nd, 2011

PechaKucha Night in Moncton

We love catching PechaKucha coverage around the world, and here’s a sampling of a few recent articles we spotted on the web.

“An Evening of Civil Creativity” (Here NB) — PKN Moncton
“‘I think we have a lot of creative people in Moncton. We might not realize how many we have, and a lot of the creative people might feel isolated,’ Goguen said. ‘Pecha Kucha is to get people to feel good about the people in their city.’”

“PechaKucha Hits Pittsburgh” (Morning Sun) — PKN Pittsburgh
“PowerPoint presentations are boring and bland, and human brains don’t retain the information they discuss well. But by making presentations visually stimulating, they can become interesting and engaging. That’s the message the creators of Pecha Kucha want to bring to millions of people worldwide, and what a growing number Pittsburg State University faculty, students and community members are sharing in increasing numbers.”

“PechaKucha a Simmering Saucepan of Food, Art and Ideas” (Vancouver Observer) — PKN Vancouver
“‘There’s a lot of young, creative people who are frustrated with the larger corporate system that seems to dominate the world,’ he mused. ‘(PechaKucha)’s a forum where people can come together and share ideas.’”

Poster for PKN Vancouver Vol. 19

October 26th, 2011

Poster for PKN Vancouver Vol. 19

The next PechaKucha Night in Vancouver (Vol. 19) is going to be a special edition themed around food and drinks. It will be held November 24 at the Vogue Theatre. Check the event page later for presenters as the list gets finalized.

PKN Vancouver + Inspire Japan

April 12th, 2011

PKN Vancouver + Inspire Japan

Vancouver will be part of the Global PechaKucha Day – Inspire Japan event on April 16, and they’ve put up a mini-site that includes all details on the event, which will be held at The Cascade Room from 16:00. The event image was designed by Jen Griffiths (Cause+Affect). Please note that PKN Vancouver will also have its regularly scheduled Vol. 16 on April 28 — see the list of presenters with links on the official event page.

Look Up, Way Up

January 7th, 2011

Look Up, Way Up

We don’t know at what PechaKucha Night this photo was taken — the Flickr page we found it on says it was taken June 23, 2010, and according to the calendar there were PKNs in Amsterdam, Las Vegas, Vancouver, and Belfast that night — but we sure love the lighting that overlooks the crowded venue. If you do know at what PKN this was taken, let us know in the comments.

Update: Looks like the winner is Vancouver — Vol. 12 — held at the Queen E Theatre. Thanks, Jem!

Walk the Talk

December 20th, 2010

Walk the Talk

“Walk the Talk.” Yes, we certainly like that, true words that go hand-in-hand with the PechaKucha Spirit. The photo above is from this past June’s PechaKucha Night in Vancouver Vol. 12, which we found on Flickr here — it was taken by Gen Why Media, a local production company, whose founders are pictured here.

PKN Vancouver Vol. 13

December 7th, 2010

PKN Vancouver Vol. 13

The latest PechaKucha Night to take place in Vancouver was last month’s Vol. 14, but as we wait to see photos from that event, here’s a look back at September’s Vol. 13 — and there’s more to see in this Flickr photoset. It’s always a joy to see that towering Vogue theater signage again.

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Waiting to Get In

October 19th, 2010

PKN Vancouver Vol. 13

Here’s a lovely photo taken while waiting to get in at last month’s PechaKucha Night in Vancouver Vol. 13, which as many of you may already know, is usually a sold-out affair — it was taken by Todd Sieling (Flickr user toddsieling). Even though the event is over, you can still find the list of presenters with links on the official event page. Note that the next PKN in Vancouver (Vol. 14) is already scheduled for November 25, again to be held at the Vogue Theatre, and that an after party is also in the works — you can purchase tickets online here.