Every picture tells a story, Twenty photos, then, must tell an epic. At least, that's the intention behind Pecha Kucha, an offbeat and eclectic event where an eclectic combination of "creatives" present rapid-fire show-and-tells that focus on their passions through 20 slides in 20 seconds. The six-minute and 40-second format keeps the momentum flowing and the energy high.



The eight installments of the Pecha Kucha will be held at 7:20 p.m. April 6 at Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St., Worcester. Presenters include Che Anderson, PowWow Worcester organizer and street mural impresario; entertainer and New England PrideTV founder Dale LePage; youth competitive rock climber Oliver Melican; ice cream maker and WooBerry proprietor Brendan Melican; Nine Dot Gallery owner John Vo; Dee Wells, who teaches youth photography and filmmaking skills; Kate Maupin, author of "Cheating, Dishonesty, and Manipulation: Why Bright Kids Do It"; and mechanical engineer/STEM education evangelist Martha Cyr.



Tickets cost $10, and half the proceeds for the event will go to the Hadwen Park LGBTQ Asylum Support Task Force.

"The outside world is starting to wake up to the Worcester creative renaissance — but if you came to Pecha Kucha six years ago, you would have known we were on the cusp of great things. We're thrilled to be back to celebrate a new generation of creators and doers. Now, if we could just agree on how to pronounce the name," said co-organizer Scott Zoback.