ROCKLAND — PechaKucha Night, an evening of visual storytelling, will take place Friday, April 25, at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the event at CMCA on Winter Street. 

"This springtime gathering will be ablaze with radiant ideas to inspire and motivate," said the Strand, in a news release.

The presentations will explore the visual arts, performance arts, and the benefits of creation; share voices from nonprofit organizations that provide educational opportunities and community-fostered support services; and outline the principles and practices of green burials.  

Admittance is $5, with advance tickets available through the Strand Theatre, at www.rocklandstrand.com. Any remaining available tickets will be sold at the door the night of the event.

"Advance purchase is recommended; the event routinely sells out," said the Strand. 

The PechaKucha format is a unique presentation style where eight individuals share their work, ideas, and creative process with a 20-second-per-image, 20-image slideshow. Each of the evening’s presenters will provide a six minute and 40 second glimpse into their craft. As PechaKucha International frames it, these gatherings are a place to “Share your passion, tell your story, find your people.” 

Participants for PechaKucha Midcoast’s April 2025 edition are: Mitchell DelFrate, Program Manager of Trekkers; Emily CD Sabino, Artist; Robin McIntosh, Executive Director of The Sail, Power & Steam Museum; Becca Gildred, Executive Director of United Midcoast Charities; Tara Morin, Artist and Educator; Sarah Kuhn, Professor of Psychology; Tony Antolini, Midcoast Maine Green Burial Working Group; and Kathryn Oliver, Visual Artist and Kristi Williamson, Performance Artist, Mythic Heart Theatre. 

The evening’s emcee will be Alexis Iammarino. 

The event sponsor is Midcoast Villager. PechaKucha Night Midcoast Maine’s organizing partners include 2A Architects; Archipelago; Center for Maine Contemporary Art; Farnsworth Art Museum; Magpie Creative; Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors; and the Strand Theatre. Graphic designer for this edition is Lea Freni. 

“PechaKucha Night” was conceived in 2003 in Tokyo as a place for young designers to meet, network and show their work in public. It is now an international phenomenon, with events held in more than 1,200 cities around the world.  For more information, visit pechakucha.org. 

For information about presenting at or about sponsoring one of the local events, email pechakuchamidcoast@gmail.com.

The Strand Theatre is located at 345 Main St., Rockland.

Tickets for this event and more information can be found at RocklandStrand.com.