PechaKucha SJ/BH Volume 33- The Inn at Harbor Shores

Members of the community, friends, families, and all those in-between are all cordially invited to attend the PechaKucha 20x20 St. Joseph/Benton Harbor Volume 33 Event. The ticketed event takes place at The Inn at Harbor Shores on Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 7 - 9:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. PechaKucha’s - meaning “chit chat” in Japanese - presentation format shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds. In other words, presenters get 400 seconds to tell their story, with visuals guiding the way.

PechaKucha St. Joeseph/Benton Harbor has been bringing local creatives to center-stage for 10 years in 2025, and Volume 33 brings more creative stories! This is a special, ticketed event- make sure to get your tickets in advance so you don't miss out!

This creative outlet began as nighttime get-togethers in Tokyo in 2003 by two renowned architects. Since then, three million people have attended PechaKucha events worldwide. Inspired by their desire to "talk less, show more," Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Tokyo's Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDA) created PechaKucha in February 2003 as a way to attract people to their experimental event space in Roppongi, Japan, and to enable young designers to meet, show their work, and exchange ideas in 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

In 2003, Tokyo began hosting PK Nights, followed over the years by hundreds of other cities across the globe. As of April 2019, PechaKucha nights had been held in more than 1,142 cities worldwide and attended by more than 3 million people. It’s no surprise PechaKucha has been described at the worlds biggest physical social network! The key to the success is the simple format where presenters only get 20 images shown for 20 seconds each -- giving anyone a chance to present their recent project or passion.

Many cities often lack spaces where creative people can share their work, so PechaKucha is about exposing the hidden creativity in a city. PechaKucha nights are organized by local passionate and enthusiastic people with backgrounds in many creative fields.

Doors open at 6:00 PM, with the first presenter beginning promptly at 7 PM. It is encouraged to arrive early and enjoy good company (and the cash bar!).

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Also check out other Arts events in Benton Harbor.