Post-POP Happiness!!! by Agi Gutkowska on October 5th, 2009

We did it! Pop Montreal and hosted The Happiness Project and offered us an incredible audience. Starting Wednesday September 30th to Sunday Oct 4th, each day we had a steady flow of enthusiastic music, art and happiness fans! We got hugs, thank yous and folks coming back a second time, weather it was just for the cookies or maybe the smiles we won’t ask, as we enjoyed having you all with us.

Happiness is an infectious feeling and spread in waves both throughout the house and the festival and we’d like to think we had something to do with it. 200-300 people came through the house each day, from 24 month-olds, to teenagers, to 60 year-olds, and we hope each one of you got to taste the fresh baked cookies and to enjoy the art work.

We would like to thank you all for coming to the show and sharing the warmth, hugs, drawings, and smiles! We had an unbelievable weekend in Montreal with The Happiness Project and the POP folks. What a great city, and what a great festival. Thank you!

The artists that participated were incredible and we could not have been luckier to have them all with us. Charlie visited on Saturday night and had a private viewing with the artists. He was deeply moved by the sincerity and thoughtfulness of the presented artwork.

photo courtesy of BlogTO

Installation by Marijke Bouchier photo courtesy of BlogTO

courtesy of BlogTO

Banner handmade by Diana Prelevic photo courtesy of BlogTO

courtesy of BlogTO

Installation by Nicole Legault photo courtesy of BlogTO

We will have many more wonderful photos to post from the five day show, but for now please check out these reviews on  BlogTO, from NY city: Feast of Music, and Halifax’s The Coast.

Crush posted their own video here.

Also for this week  check the link to Radio Canada International : RCI’s The Maple Leaf Mailbag show Sunday October 27. Mary Travis interviewed Diana Prelevic and Aaron Kopff about the Happiness Project! Minute 27:20.

Lizzie and Eoin, thank you for your support !  This could not have happened without you !

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