Pecha Kucha-Creative Cities
Pecha Kucha-Creative Cities is back!
Saturday, April 27th, 6pm Start, at Victoria On The River!
Best of all it is FREE!
The theme is all about Creative Cities-How we make creative cities! How to be creative in public spaces!
So come along, grab some dinner, listen to some fantastic music and fabulous guest speakers as the sunsets on the awesome Waikato River.
The brilliant Deadly Sam and The Summer Time Bandit band will be playing just before the Pecha Kucha guest speakers.
Guest speakers:
Kelvyn Eglinton | Strategist for better communities
Kelvyn will be discussing the new Waikato Regional Theatre build.
Nancy Caiger | Art Aficionado/Cheerleader
MESH Sculpture Hamilton journey to transform the city of Hamilton with significant public sculptures.
Brian White | Architect
An Urban Renewal Story including the very space Creative Cities will be hosted in.
Craig McClure | Creative Director
Boon Street Art Festival. Street Art makes our cities beautiful, tells our stories and makes us happier.
Octaves | Dance battle extraordinaire
Hip Hop dance international winner! Will be representing NZ at the world battles in Phoenix Arizona USA. Member of the Nexus Dance Crew.
Jeremy Mayall | Immersive specialist
Jeremy is a composer/producer/performer/multi-instrumentalist who specialises in creating visual, sound and immersive worlds, a sensory experience for audiences.
Many thanks to our sponsor CBD Events, Hamilton Central for their support!
About:
The Japanese word for ‘chit chat’ PechaKucha celebrates the unique stories we all have to tell. PechaKucha Nights Hamilton give a platform to a wide range of people, to speak on a diversity of topics. The model sees presenters define their own topic, with each having just 20 seconds for each of their 20 images.
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
Want to read more? The Press has you covered!
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52.5% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.6% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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3% Other - I will share below!
Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?
All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.
But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.
Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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80.4% Yes
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19.6% No
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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