The City of Burnaby has revealed the presenters for volume six of the upcoming Burnaby PechaKucha Night.
The event is back after a two-year hiatus due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
There is also a livestream option for those who don't want to attend in person.
The PechaKucha is a 20-by-20 presentation format that shows 20 chosen images, each for 20 seconds. The theme for volume six is Creativity and Curiosity.
Presenters are:
- Lucette Wesley – an amateur fermento enthusiast, passionate about fermentation and live cultures
- Grant Withers – a professional photographer, arts advocate, co-founder and co-director of the Stride Burnaby Arts Festival
- August Bramhoff – a photographer and visual artist passionate about equity in the arts
- Edmond Zahedi - a Curriculum and Learning Outcomes Analyst at the University of Ottawa
- Jennie Johnstone – a multidisciplinary artist combining traditional craft techniques like embroidery and quilting with painting and fabric design
- Cory Cassel – a community builder, volunteer, social entrepreneur and activist
- Alice Rich – a West Coast visual artist exploring themes of nature, urbanization and interconnectivity.
- Leith Davis & Rob McGregor - one half of the Vancouver-based Sybaritic String Band
The city says there will also be a pre-show performance by fold-rock artists The Wilson Gibbons Duo.
Free tickets are available online.
