Atlanta Pecha Kucha on Sunday to focus on city’s past and future
October 17, 2009 at 3:05 pm by Thomas Wheatley in Events, NewsThe organizers behind Pecha Kucha, the storytelling experiment in which speakers have seven minutes and a slide projector to convey the complexities of their lives and passions, have produced an excellent group of participants for the next event on Sunday, Oct. 18. The theme: “Open Letter(s) to the next Atlanta mayor.”
According to Alfredo Aponte, one of the event’s organizers: “We are doing an ‘Atlanta: Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve’ type of night, hearing from some Atlanta citizens who are doing their own parts, in their own ways.”
Among the list of speakers:
- Knife and Fork Editor and Publisher Christiane Lauterbach. The veteran food critic will talk about the growing popularity of food trucks — and how Atlanta’s missing out.
- Planner Paul Moore, one of the brains behind Connect Atlanta, the city’s transportation plan. Moore’s an engaging public speaker with a talent for making people-moving topics exciting.
- Georgia Tech Professor Mike Dobbins. The former Atlanta planning commissioner is one of the sharpest minds in the city when it comes to urban design — and the role citizens play in the process.
- Man-about-town and Beltline volunteer Angel Poventud. He’ll speak about the 22-mile loop of parks, trails and transit.
And those are just a few of the names. The full list of speakers and topics is after the jump. Facebook page is here. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Octane Coffee Lounge on Howell Mill Road. It’s free, but be a kind soul and buy an espresso or a beer.
Christiane Lauterbach
WANTED: Food Trucks
Blacki li Rudi Migliozzi
Playing and Talking
Audrey Plummer
3-D in the Community
Paul Moore
The Mayor as City Designer
Keefer Dunn
Advice from a Marxist
Angel Poventud
Next Stop, BeltLine
Mike Dobbins
Mayor, Serve the People
Leeland McPhail
Questions of Urbanity
Priscilla Smith
Estimada Alcade
Tim Frank
Blocks, Stripes, and Bar
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