Pecha Kucha Night Philadelphia

WHAT: Pecha Kucha Night Philadelphia Vol. 8
WHEN: Sat., June 4, 2011
WHERE: Studio 34: Yoga | Healing | Arts, 4522 Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia
HOW MUCH: $5 suggested donation
MORE INFO: http://pecha-kucha.org/night/philadelphia/

It’s Pecha Kucha time again? PKNP Vol. 8 will feature talks by game-changers from the Fourth Wall Arts Salon, Technically Philly, Independents Hall, the Onion Philadelphia, Bluecadet design studio, Science Leadaership Academy, Phioladelphia SiteNite, PatientsLikeMe, music educator Leslie Poprick, and more.

What’s Pecha Kucha? It’s rapidfire creative show-and-tell governed by a simple rule: show 20 PowerPoint slides, talk about each one for 20 seconds. (It’s also the Japanese word for the sound of conversation.) Wired magazine called Pecha Kucha: “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. Devised by Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Pecha Kucha (say peh-CHAK-cha) events have been held in more than 200 cities.

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2011

The Lightning Bug Situation CD Release Show with The Go Particle

Saturday, October 2, 7:30pm

New album!

Praise for the last CD:

One of the top ten great unknown artists of 2007. — NPR

Intimate…dreamy…and plenty of catchy melodies. –San Francisco Chronicle

My favourite album of 2007…I am awestruck. –Everything is Pop

$5-$10 suggested donation

By the way, here's our class schedule for June 2010

Each student submits his/her own work to be eagerly read, and critiqued, by fellow workshop participants. We also use writing exercises to stimulate the creative process. Takes place on Tuesdays over 4 weeks. To register, visit www.mckscribe.com.

Cost: $65 per participant through July 1; $75 after July 1

Link: www.mckscribe.com

Contact: workshops@mckscribe.com or call 303.521.1387

By the way, here's our class schedule for June 2010

Saturday, May 22, 8  – 10 p.m.

Start your Saturday night with a chill evening of music by guitarist Kale Good and string Duo Deirdre & Conor.

$3-$10 donations gratefully welcomed.

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2010

City Kitties

Friday, May 28

It’s that time of year again! City Kitties is thrilled to announce our 3rd Annual Art Auction. We need your help to make it a success!

Here’s how the event works: 50+ amazing artists donate 100+ pieces of original art to City Kitties, and we throw a huge party and auction it off to the highest bidder—all to benefit stray cats and kittens in West Philly. The auction is a great opportunity to collect original artwork including photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, metalwork, and more. And for just $5 at the door, you can enjoy live entertainment, free food and drinks, and a rockin’ party.

Art donations still needed!

Please contact City Kitties to get involved and make an art donation. More information: http://www.citykitties.org

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2010

Saturdays: May 29, June 26, July 31, 8 p.m.

A fun, informal monthly series curated by Nicole Bindler (and occasional guest curators), the StudioSeries features experimental performances in all media by some of Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out-of-town guests). Come check out the art while it’s raw and in the works — a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards; meet the artists and chat with them about their performances. Cost: $6.

May 29:
Loren Groenendaal – dance
New Extreme Dance Explosions Awesomes – dance
Marcel Williams Foster – performance
Mark Dwinell – music
Jenny Sawyer – dance
Leah Stein – dance

June 26
<fidget> – music/dance/video
Workshop for Potential Movement – dance
Sarah Mann O’Donnell – performance
David Dunn – video
Gene Coleman/Zornitsa Stoyanova – music/dance
Ric Royer – performance

July 31
Jessica Morgan – dance
Jesse Kudler – music
JJ Tiziou – photography
Sara Narva – dance
react/dance – dance
Color is Luxury – music

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2010

Friday, June 18, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2010

Live funk/soul band

Friday, May 7, 8pm – 10pm

Philly’s own “The Half of It” brings their funk and soul music party to Studio 34 on Friday, May 7, at 8 pm. The band brings to mind The Meters, Nina Simone, James Brown, and Weather Report. Featuring: Dan Paul, Alexandra Day, Ross Brown, and Josh Orlando. $5

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2010

Presented by the Philadelphia Contact Collective

Friday, May 21, 7:30- 11 p.m.

7:30: PCC Dancers will show individual new works
(feat: improvisation, modern choreography, video dance, and live music)!

8:30: Join us for a round of “Truth or Dance?” our very own (high school
slumber party-inspired) improv game

9:30-11:00: Dance party + Snacks (pizza, s’mores, etc)

Suggested donation: $5-15

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2010

20 slides x 20 seconds

Saturday, April 17th, 5:30-10 p.m.

We exorcise the esoteric humors of sharing, exploring, and storytelling amongst some Philly denizens who are making things happen in and around our fair city.

VOLUME 5 will have a mini-theme of “Made By Hand,” expanding from our first foray into the suited theme from PKN Volume 4. To that end, we have amassed an awesome team of presenters who will take us through their creations at 400-second intervals.

What’s Pecha Kucha (say peh-CHAK-cha)? 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.

$5 suggested donation.

For more info, see Philly Pecha Kucha, join the PPK Facebook group, or visit worldwide Pecha Kucha HQ in Tokyo. Devised by Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Pecha Kucha events have been held in more than 220 cities.

By the way, here's our class schedule for April 2010