In mid-May, Flying Kite brought you the story of
Creative Mornings, a wildly popular breakfast lecture series that had finally launched a Philadelphia chapter. (The most recent event featured a talk by
The Heads of State, a local design team.)
Now comes news that
Creative Cafe at Replica, a
print and design firm/coffee shop in University City, has teamed up with
Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP) to offer an early-morning monthly lecture series of its own.
Known as the
Creative Cafe Coffee Chats, the events run from 8 - 9 a.m.
on the last Monday of each month, and feature five-minute "flash talks" from four presenters. Twenty minutes of intimate conversation follow the talks. And because attendance at each event is capped at just 15 people, the hope is that attendees will walk away with the feeling that they've genuinely learned something new.
Not unlike Creative Mornings, each Coffee Chat is organized around a specific theme. June's inaugural event, for instance, took a look at the state of the creative economy in Philadelphia, and featured speakers including
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia founder
Thaddeus Squire and Erica Hawthorne of
Small But Mighty Arts, a micro-grant program for early-career artists.
According to Mike Kaiser of YIP, an all-volunteer group that works to engage young professionals locally, the emphasis of each lecture will revolve around issues and topics that are relevant to Philadelphians today.
"The hope is that this inspires new ideas or a new connection for people," he says. "And that they can leave the event feeling excited as they walk into their day."
Tickets for each Creative Cafe Coffee Chat are $6.25; they can be purchased online.
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Mike Kaiser, Young Involved Philadelphia