Potluck and Poison Ivy, North Little Rock’s newest live storytelling project, is partnering with Artist INC and giving the mic and stage to three local artists to present their Pecha Kucha on May 24, 2018. Each artist is a former or current facilitator for Artist INC, Argenta, a program of Mid America Arts Alliance. The show will take place at The Joint Theater and Coffeehouse, 301 Main, in the heart of Argenta. The show will feature musician Rah hoWard, sculptor and painter Kevin Kresse, and visual artist Dominique Simmons. Live music by Treble in the Village Quartet.
Tickets are $35 and include dinner and the show, with a cash bar available. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Seating is limited; purchase tickets at www.potluckandpoisonivy.org
Created in Tokyo in the early 2000s, Pecha Kucha are multimedia storytelling formats where storytellers get 20 slides at 20 seconds each to tell their story. Pecha Kucha incorporate visuals, words, and music to bring their stories alive in unique and memorable ways. Pecha Kucha nights are now happening in over 1000 cities worldwide.
Artist INC provides cutting-edge training seminars that address the specific daily business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face. Limited to twenty-five participants per seminar, artists gather for one night a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Artist INC, Argenta will host its next session in September 2018, and applications open May 28, 2018.
Potluck and Poison Ivy is a live dinner and storytelling event in North Little Rock, Arkansas that invites you to bring your story to the table by sharing a meal and some good ole Southern storytelling. It’s a potluck of people, themes and ways to tell a story, served with a hearty helping of laughter, Southern exaggerations and even some unexpected poison ivy.
