Idea time: SCCF to host second Ignite event

This Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at Darjeeling Café, Staunton Creative Community Fund and Mary Baldwin College will host the second of three Ignite® Staunton events.

Ignite is a fast-paced event started by Brady Forrest of O’Reilly Media and Bre Pettis of Makerbot.com.  This event, which has been hosted in cities like Seattle, Helsinki, Paris, and New York, is a fun and fast-paced open-mic where presenters share their creative ideas for five minutes to an enthusiastic audience.  Staunton is not only the smallest city to host an Ignite event, but also the first in Virginia.

With a uniquely Staunton flavor, Ignite Staunton will be hearing from presenters speaking about a variety of community-centered passions, ideas, and inspirations.  This Thursday’s Ignite Staunton event will hear community members speak on everything from outdoor music venues, to youth education projects on a working farm, to initiatives to address hunger in Staunton.  These events are held at Darjeeling Cafe on the third Thursdays of September, October, and November.　 The event opens at 6pm with presentations beginning around 7 p.m.　 These fun and fast-paced Ignite Staunton events are interactive and audience members will have the opportunity to provide feedback for the Ignite presenters and to vote for the People’s Choice Award of the night.　 Staunton Creative Community Fund and Mary Baldwin College will be giving away over $5,000 to help winning concepts become a reality in our community.

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