Pecha Kucha Bellingham

04/20/2016

Tomorrow is the day! Mt. Baker Theatre, doors at 6 (come early for beer!), and presentations starting at 7pm. This is going to be a good one, that much we promise! 8 fantastic presentations, all pitching ideas to add creativity and connectivity to State Street. See you there!

03/23/2016

Bellingham's 7th Pecha Kucha Night will be held April 21st at the Mt. Baker Theatre! We're partnering with Sustainable Connections for Kapow! #2, and this year the focus is on creative place-making to revitalize State Street. Come on down to watch the presentations, vote on your favorites, and sip on some local brews. And check out this awesome poster artwork by Gretchen Leggitt!

03/03/2016

Very happy to announce that we're partnering with Sustainable Connections once again to host the 2nd KAPOW! Placemaking Competition! We have a super creative, talented, and diverse set of presenters who will be pitching their ideas to improve the core of Bellingham along N. State Street. Mark your calendars for 6-9pm April 21st, at the beautiful Mt. Baker Theatre!

04/17/2015

Full video of the event can be viewed here, thanks to Bellingham TV!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5bC9uJyJo&feature=youtu.be

The top ten finalists present their inexpensive downtown enhancement projects at the annual PechaKucha event held at the Mt. Baker Theater on March 25th, 201...

03/18/2015

One week from today! This is going to be really good. That I promise. Mark your calendars! Bring your friends! Be a part of the creative energy that is breathing new life into Bellingham!

03/04/2015

Alright, this is really happening! March 25th, Mt. Baker Theatre main-stage, doors at 6pm, event starts at 7pm. 10 finalists from the Kapow! contest will be presenting their brilliant ideas to improve downtown Bellingham... live audience voting, a Mayor's Choice award, local breweries, super-hero costumes... all in the name of making our hometown more engaging and beautiful. The winners will be funded to go forth and create their ideas for the benefit of all. $10 suggested donation, all proceeds go to funding the projects. This is going to be really amazing! Mark your calendars! Lets get 1000 people to show up!

01/27/2015

Applications due January 30th! This is an amazing opportunity for any creative people... submit an idea to make this city more fun/lively/beautiful/inspiring, and we'll pay for you to install, with the blessings of the city!

01/12/2015

Alright Bellingham, here it is! We're partnering with Sustainable Connections, the City, The Downtown Bellingham Partnership, and various business sponsors in order to put on a really awesome event.

In a nutshell: 1) Brainstorm an inspiring idea that would make Bellingham a more interesting city to live in - public art, games, gardens, lighting, etc. 2) Submit your idea to Sustainable Connections by January 30. 3) The top 8-10 submissions will present at Pecha Kucha Volume 6, to be held on the main stage of the Mt. Baker Theatre in March. We'll grant Mayor's Choice, Superhero, and People's Choice awards to the top presenters, and you'll get funding to make your idea come to life!

01/09/2015

Last April, we hosted 'Bellingham 2.0: Envisioning Our Future'... After 10 inspired presentations, we challenged the audience to imagine projects that would improve the quality of life in Bellingham. Now we're going to formalize that challenge for the next Pecha Kucha Night coming this March. Details will come soon... but for now, imagine crazy ideas, significant funding $, and a huge party in an amazing space. Stay tuned!

04/29/2014

Brian Flowers from Moles Farewell Tributes discusses a topic that will confront every single one of us. If we choose to live in this place, we choose to die in this place… and how can we better honor that experience, and honor our loved ones when their time has come to depart this life?

04/29/2014

Ken Bothman of La Fiamma and Fiamma Burger talks about creative input to the city, and how we may better recognize our social history.

04/29/2014

Rose Lathrop of Sustainable Connections and Alex McLean of Bellingham Green Roofs talk about the idea of Placemaking, and the creation of regional character.