What’s happening?
PechaKucha New West is inviting community members to laugh, learn and get inspired from folks who will be sharing their ideas, stories and creations at Volume 29.
Details, please:
After pivoting to online PechaKucha events because of the pandemic, PechaKucha New West is holding its first in-person event since early 2020. Volume 29 is taking place at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park on Saturday, April 30 from 8 to 10 p.m. Doors (and the bar) open at 7 p.m. and the presentations start at 8 p.m.
“Their last in person event was in March 2020, weeks before the global pandemic closed down how people gather,” said a notice about the event. “The New West chapter was the only one in British Columbia that continued presenting events online in 2021. Speakers spoke on everything from making dill pickles, world cuisine, tintype photography, world travel, writing ghost stories, to climbing Mount Everest (while staying in New West).”
What is PechaKucha?
“It’s like show and tell for adults,” says a notice about the PechaKucha New West.
Launched in Tokyo in 2003, PechaKucha events are now held in more than 1,200 cities around the world. Speakers will show 20 slides for 20 seconds each – sharing their interests and passions during that 6 minutes and 40 seconds of show and tell.
Who is speaking?
Speakers for Volume #29 include: Stefania Butkovic (science-based dog trainer); Kent Chan-Kusalik (artist/activist); Christina Chow (architect); Danielle Connelly (liver of life); Shannon Dolton (youth worker); Trisha Dulku (volunteer); David C. Jones (activist, actor, director, writer, filmmaker and teacher); Dushyanta Kawdikar (creative gypsy); Jill Raymond (artrepreneur, writer and creator); and Mia Weinberg (artist and art consultant).
Mary Chernoff, a longtime New West resident who is currently serving as the volunteer president of the Board is excited to host this next event.
"I am so excited for this upcoming year,” she said in a news release. “I'm passionate about the sharing of heartfelt stories and being inspired by diverse members of our community; this will only be enhanced by being together, in person, once again.”
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