Bucks residents are being invited to share their tales of happiness with the pop-up Story Stall project.
Over the summer, the Story Stall toured the county – visiting events, markets, town centres and parks. The stall, designed by lead artist Tom Cross, encouraged people to share their stories of happiness through conversations and postcards.
Now, the Story Project artists want to invite people back to share their collective stories, as the experience brings together a variety of displays to engage with, fun activities to do, performances to watch and mini workshops to attend too.
Bucks residents can hear live spoken word, have a go at making bunting, collect Story badges, or explore the stories of other residents.
Stories of Happiness pop-up dates
- Friday 5 November – High Wycombe Museum unit in Eden Shopping Centre, 2-5pm
- Saturday 6 November – Buckingham Library, 10am-1pm
- Thursday 25 November – Elgiva Theatre in Chesham, 3-7pm
- Friday 26 November – Petri Dish in Aylesbury, 2-5pm
Summer of Stories artist sharing event
- Friday 26 November – Petri Dish in Aylesbury, 6.30-8:30pm
The Stories of Happiness experience will reflect on the words of happiness shared earlier this year – which included spending time with friends and family, embracing local nature and wildlife, and feeling a sense of community and belonging.
Tom Cross, the Story Stall lead artist, added:
“It has been amazing talking to so many people across Buckinghamshire. Of course, not everyone is happy all the time, but in our conversations, we have managed to tease out lots of brilliant things about Bucks that do make people happy – it’s great to see people’s faces light up when they remember something or somewhere that makes them really happy.”
For more information and to see the programme for each event, visit: www.buckinghamshireculture.org/Summer-of-Stories or see #SummerofStories on Instagram and Twitter.
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