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PechaKucha San Antonio Vol. 36 at the Tobin Center

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PechaKucha San Antonio Vol. 36 will take place this Wednesday December 11. Photo: Jessica Giesey, used with permission.

PechaKucha San Antonio, the global arts and culture series that hosts speakers who share their passions in a unique format, is excited to announce the lineup for its Volume 36 edition, scheduled for Wednesday, December 11 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. The night begins with a welcome reception at 6:30p.m. followed by presentations starting at 7:30p.m. (PechaKucha San Antonio, 2019)

Vol. 36 will feature a talented group of locals. The six presenters include:

  • Michael “Mikey” Nye, Photography & Audio Documentarian
  • Reggie De La Garza, Upholstery Sorceress
  • Robert Lopez Flynn, Native Texas Cotton Chopper
  • Missi Smith, Artist
  • Alyson Alonzo, Electronic RnB Producer/Singer
  • David Zamora Casas, Multi-disciplinary Contemporary Artist

Emcees for the evening include News 4 San Antonio anchor Randy Beamer as well as founder of the Rivard Report, Robert Rivard. The welcome reception will feature live music by Travis Buffkin and complimentary bites curated by local chefs and restaurants.  Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased online. PechaKucha San Antonio is presented in partnership with the Las Casas Foundation.

Pronounced “PEH-chuh KOO-chuh,” PechaKucha is a 20 image x 20 second arts and cultures series. It hosts speakers who share their passions in a unique format: Each presenter gets exactly 20 images, and each slide advances automatically every 20 seconds (for a total time of 6:40). San Antonio’s first quarterly PechaKucha Night was held in February 2011 and now attracts hundreds of attendees to venues throughout San Antonio. It showcases a broad range of individuals, including architects, artists, makers, academics, community leaders and more. PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) is an event format developed by Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture to encourage creative professionals to share projects and ideas that they are passionate about. Since it began in 2003, PechaKucha has expanded to more than 1000 cities around the world.

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
100 Auditorium Cir
San Antonio, TX 78205

PechaKucha San Antonio Vol 33

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Carmen Tafolla, State Poet Laureate, will be one of the presenters at this year’s PechaKucha at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Photo: Josh Huskin, used with permission. 

PechaKucha San Antonio, the global arts and culture series that hosts speakers who share their passions in a unique format, is excited to announce the lineup for its Volume 33 edition, scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the San Antonio Museum of Art. The night will begin with a welcome reception at 7p.m., followed by presentations starting at 8:15 p.m. PechaKucha San Antonio is presented in partnership with the Las Casas Foundation. (PechaKucha, 2019)

Vol. 33 will feature a talented group of locals that includes writers, authors, artists and more.
Presenters include:
· Michaele Thurgood Haynes, Cultural Anthropologist
· Annie Montgomery Labatt, Gallery Director/Professor
· Jesse Mata + Elaine Wolff, Fiesta’s Fifth Column
· Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Compulsive Artsessive
· Michael Quintanilla, Disco Confessionist/Glue Gun Expert
· Carmen Tafolla, State Poet Laureate

Emcees for the evening include popular News 4 San Antonio anchor Randy Beamer as well as artist Justin Parr. The welcome reception will feature live music and complimentary bites curated by local chefs and restaurants. Tickets are $5 per person and are available online.

PechaKucha San Antonio would not be possible without the support of annual sponsors, including Centro Properties, Lake Flato Architects, Zurich International Properties, Schroeder Art, MBS Fitness, San Antonio River Foundation, RYNO General Contractors and Artist Gary Sweeney.

Pronounced “PEH-chuh KOO-chuh,” PechaKucha is a 20-image x 20 second arts and cultures series that hosts speakers who share their passions in a unique format. Each presenter gets exactly 20 images, and each slide advances automatically every 20 seconds (for a total time of 6:40). San Antonio’s first quarterly PechaKucha Night was held in February 2011 and now attracts hundreds of attendees to venues throughout San Antonio. It showcases a broad range of individuals, including architects, artists, makers, academics, community leaders and more. PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) is an event format developed by Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture to encourage creative professionals to share projects and ideas that they are passionate about. Since it began in 2003, PechaKucha has expanded to more than 1000 cities around the world.

San Antonio Museum of Art
200 W Jones Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78215