PORTSMOUTH — Just days before the public lottery for tickets opens on Tuesday, April 1, TEDxPiscataquaRiver organizers announced the names of 10 speakers and performing acts.

PORTSMOUTH — Just days before the public lottery for tickets opens on Tuesday, April 1, TEDxPiscataquaRiver organizers announced the names of 10 speakers and performing acts.

They are:

Tyler Hamilton, former Olympic cyclist, Lance Armstrong teammate and author;

Chris Dwyer, researcher, regional arts expert, Portsmouth city councilor and policymaker;

Jared Mezzocchi, multimedia projections designer and artist;

Woodie Flowers, MIT mechanical engineering professor, national adivser to "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology" or FIRST;

Cameron Wake, research associate professor with the Institute of Earth, Oceans and Space & Climate Solutions New England;

Bruce Pingree and Chris Klaxton, jazz poetry collaborators;

Kathy Gunst, cookbook author, chef and educator;

James Sturm, director of The Center for Cartoon Studies;

In Ears 'N' Eyes, visual and audio jazz painting duo;

Professor Lyrical, artist and educator, battle rapper, Northeastern University professor.

TEDx is described as a community-organized event where big ideas and challenges that affect the local community are openly discussed by bringing together community representatives and showcasing local, regional and national voices.

The second annual TEDx event will take place May 9 at St. John's Hall on Chapel St. A public lottery for 40 of the 100 tickets available will be open from April 1-20 at tedxpiscataquariver.com. The full-day event will also be available streaming live online. For more information and full biographies of the speakers and performers, visit http://tedxpiscataquariver.com/speakers. The remaining three to five speakers and performers will be announced in the coming weeks leading up to the event.
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