Sunday night, we met our friends Tim and Judith at the
CBD Bar and Pizzaria. Tim and Judith are
both musicians (in addition to their respective day jobs as computer science professor and music teacher), and they were hosting five jazz musicians from Wellington at
their house. The musicians were
performing at the CBD Bar under the name “The Ghost Chorus”, and we enjoyed
listening to their variety of jazz music.
We talked to their lead singer, a woman who is originally from Vermont
and has lived in northern Wisconsin – small world.
On the way home, the four of us stopped at the Hagley Park
Botanical Gardens. While nothing was
blooming, the gardens were hosting a five-day event called “Night of D’Light”,
where various lights, including laser lights, were being used to illuminate the
gardens and structures. The
many displays were whimsical, interesting, and were overall quite
impressive. The photos below are from Tim and Judith Bell.
On Wednesday night we attended a very different event called Pechakucha Christchurch, which was held at the University of Canterbury Student Association events centre. Pechakucha is a presentation format started in Japan where speakers have 20 photo slides shown for 20 seconds each, and each speaker tells a story focusing on something they’re passionate about using their slides as a background. We heard ten speakers, ranging from students to university staff, talking about everything from the benefits of organic cotton to why volunteerism is selfish. The presentations varied in quality, but all had some nugget of information and interest, and a few were outstanding in terms of being both entertaining and thought-provoking. There will be another Pechakucha in Christchurch before we leave, and we’re planning to return. Pechakucha is now in 800 cities around the world. If you’re interested in more information, check out http://www.pechakucha.org/ .
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