Philly Pecha Kucha 2: An Evening of Rapidfire Creative Show-and-Tell
7:30 p.m., Sat., June 13, 2009, at Studio 34 in West Philadelphia

What’s Pecha Kucha? It's the Japanese word for “chit-chat.” It’s also a kind of rapidfire creative show-and-tell governed by a simple rule: show 20 slides, talk about each one for 20 seconds. Wired magazine called it: “Say what you need to say in six minutes and 40 seconds of exquisitely matched words and images and then sit the hell down.” We call it an evening of fun, sociability, and a little learning thrown in.

Philadelphia will hold its second Pecha Kucha Night on Saturday, June 13, at Studio 34 in West Philadelphia. Devised by Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Pecha Kucha (say peh-CHAK-cha) events have been held in more than 170 cities (see http://pecha-kucha.org).

The presenters at Philly Pecha Kucha 2 will include:

* Morgan F.P. Andrews, Puppet Uprising curator and author (http://puppetuprising.org/): "Jana Sanskriti: Forum Theater in Rural India"
* Matt Coll, Philadelphia Anglers Club (http://philadelphiaanglersclub.com) "Did You Catch That Here? A Brief History of the Schuylkill River Fishery"
* Giulia deProphetis, Master's student in counseling psychology, "Black Bottom: A Neighborhood's Past and Present Via the Eyes of a High School"
* Jonny Goldstein (http://jonnygoldstein.info): "Snake-o-Phobia: Jonny Explores His Fear of Snakes Using Original Illustrations"
* David Kanter, Temple U. assistant professor (http://bioq.temple.edu): "Designing Technological Tools for Learning"
* Thomas H. Keels, local historian: "Rainbow Cities: Philadelphia's Three World's Fairs"
* Alex Mergold and Jason Austin, architects of Austin+Mergold LLC (http://austin-mergold.com): "On Balloonology and Jelly Works"
* Diana Pankevich, Aquarium volunteer diver, "The Characters I Meet...Beneath the Surface."
* Dave Rosen, Igor's Egg band (http://www.myspace.com/igorsegg): "The Ultimate Tuh Album"
* Kevin Werbach, assistant professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (http://werbach.com): "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in World of Warcraft"

Philly Pecha Kucha 2
• Studio 34: Yoga | Healing | Arts, 4522 Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia
• Saturday, June 13, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
• $5 suggested donation at the door
• http://phillypechakucha.com / Facebook: Philly Pecha Kucha
* Featuring live music by Igor’s Egg

Contact: Jonathan McEuen / (301) 461-5673 / mceuen@gmail.com

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