“Bangor Gets Happy” video released; features community members from all over city

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bgr happyAfter several months of going all over town, filming everyone from Bangor Roller Derby and the Haus of Paradigm belly dancers to the Bangor Police Department and the City Council, the makers of the Bangor “Happy” video project finally have a finished product to show to the world. And Bangor is happy indeed…

The video, filmed by Jamie Ballinger, Jeremiah Gorman, Paul Villeneuve and Leslie Forstadt and edited by Karin Carlson, features more than 40 Bangor-area businesses, organizations and individuals dancing around to Pharrell Williams’ inescapable hit “Happy,” in the style of the other “Happy” videos from all over the world. Are you in there? Who do you recognize?

Emily Burnham

About Emily Burnham

Emily Burnham is a Maine native, UMaine graduate, proud Bangorian and a writer for the Bangor Daily News, where she's worked since 2004. She reports on everything from local bands to local food to all the cool things going on in the Greater Bangor area. In her quest for stories, she's seen countless concerts and plays, been lobster fishing, interviewed celebrities, hung out with water buffalo and played in a ukulele orchestra. She's interested in everything that happens in Maine.