Rockland will host its first Pecha Kucha Night at 7 p.m. Friday at the Eric Hopkins Gallery, 21 Winter St.

Pecha Kucha -- pronounced peh-chak-cha -- derives its name from the Japanese term for the sound of conversation, and is a popular trend across the country where people gather to present, see and hear creative work in a fast-paced format.

Each presenter is limited to 20 slides of his or her work, and presenters can spend no more than 20 seconds on each slide. Space Gallery in Portland has hosted Pecha Kucha Night since October.

Friday's event in Rockland is a program of the Maine Center for Creativity, in collaboration with Midcoast Magnet and the Farnsworth Art Museum.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m, and admission is $5.

The concept began in Tokyo in 2003 as a way for creative people to quickly present ideas, and has spread across the United States and to other countries.

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