Pecha Kucha Night Returns to Portsmouth Gas Light Co. on Thursday, June 24
Pecha Kucha Night will return to Portsmouth on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the third floor night club of the Portsmouth Gas Light Co. at 64 Market Street. The event, sponsored by Calypso Communications (www.calypsocom.com), will bring together some of the area’s most inspired minds to share valuable insights on a variety of topics in a unique 6 minute and 40 second format.
Pecha Kucha’s distinct presentation style allows speakers 20 PowerPoint slides and 20 seconds of commentary per slide, encouraging a concise approach to sharing the topic of his or her choice that effectively engages the audience. Speakers at the upcoming event include writer and photographer Stephanie Cornell, Sheesley Production & Talent founder Bob Sheesley, illustrator and graphic designer Abbie Halpin, Lightfin Studios founder DJ Haskins, and Heartwood Media president and creative director Chris Conroy, among others.
The brainchild of Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo, Pecha Kucha originated in 2003 as a platform for young designers to meet, network, and display their work to the public. It has since evolved, emerging as an intersection of creative and business mindshare popular worldwide: nearly 300 cities across the globe host more than 60 PK Nights every month.
Portsmouth’s PK Night is free and open to the public. Event organizers will be collecting donations on behalf of Architecture for Humanity, a group that supports construction development in Haiti. For more information please visit the Facebook event page here. Those interested in presenting at this or future events should contact Mike Teixeira at 603-431-0816 or visit www.calypsocom.com.
