When her daughter and husband purchased a Barbie from a local thrift shop, Bozeman artist Joslin Fields confesses to being “aghast” – worried that this retro plastic symbol of femininity would warp the way their adopted Chinese daughter saw the world. But Joslin was bowled over when she saw the creative situations the new Barbie found herself in.
At the next PechaKucha Night, Joslin will reprise the crowd-pleasing presentation she made 10 years ago. She joins an eclectic roster of presenters at Downtown Bozeman’s Ellen Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, November 9th and 10th at 6:40pm each night.
On a more serious note, professional chef Rachel Vaughn will describe the challenges and fulfilling moments she has experienced working with Ukrainian refugees in Poland; MSU professor Emeritus David Sands will explain how ice-nucleating bacteria may be used to create rain; and Brian Gindling will detail his explorations of the remotest and deepest caves in Montana.
Bozeman personality Ritchie Boyd, education technologist, web scientist and drywall amateur, will enlighten us on the joys and challenges of being Canadian; Jessie May Campbell will give us a look at the other side of the massage table; Sherry Staub will introduce us to forest bathing in “A Guide to Nature Immersion”; and Kristen Rainey a former sleep-deprived Google exec, shares with us what she has learned about the magical properties of sleep.
Lucy Hammett will explain how she fell into the Bingo board-game business, and PK organizer Emilie Saunders will regale us with the heartwarming story of Maggie, the Alaskan elephant.
The event is sponsored by American Bank. Tickets are available at www.theellentheatre.com. for $9 (including facility fee). Students may purchase tickets at the door for $5.50.
PechaKucha (peh-chak-cha) offers anyone with a passion or a vision – designers, artists, inventors, architects, adventurers, entrepreneurs – an opportunity to share their ideas with the community during a fast-paced, friendly social get-together. There’s just one catch: presenters have only 20 slides x 20 seconds each, a total of 6 minutes, 40 seconds! •
