If you couldn’t make the first-ever Pecha Kucha Night at Memminger Auditorium last night, you missed an amazing event pulled off by lots and
lots of volunteer work, along with generous helpings from the The Culinary Institute of Charleston at TTC, the College of Charleston’s Computer Science team, PDA Green Works, and financial support from the CVB, New Carolina and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance.
Over 200 people turned out to share a beer, sample tasty bits from the young chefs, and get exposed to the thoughts, inspiration, and creativity of 9 diverse individuals who choose to work and live in Charleston – a small slice of the depth and breadth of creative talent that impacts both the quality of life and the economy of our region.
So what did we experience? A Google Earth tour of the urbanized parts of the globe; an intimate visit with a mountain man; a sustainable architecture showcase; ‘bricksellated’ public art; a story about an insouciant young Charlestonian; a roots rock reggae tour of Jamaica and it’s link to hip-hop; a French-Asian fusion bouillabaisse whipped up on site; a spoken word performance; and a short film created in the last 2 weeks just for this event… an amazingly fun, diverse, and energizing set of presentations. (Learn more about the presenters at www.pechakuchacharleston.wordpress.com.)
Special thanks go out to Robert Prioleau of Blue Ion (our emcee) and Patrick Bryant of Go To Team for their leadership and kicking off what we all hope to be the first of many events to bring the creative community together.
Keep your eyes and ears open for the next one… we already have a full slate of presenters lined up and we’re thinking January. More to come!
Photo courtesy of Diana Deaver.
