Northwest Territories

Popps has expanded the Northwest Territories with the recent acquisition of this beautiful storefront and a small house across the street (thanks to the successful fundraiser this past fall). 
Work begins on the storefront space.

Step one: remove crumbling brick work on the top half of the building.
Step two:  clear out debris from inside
Step Three: make residency house livable

 The Residency House in progress

New Kitchen countertop by Graem Whyte

PInewood Derby Auction and Race

Light Henge lights the pinewood derby track.

 Grilled Cheese and Rum Cake Station preparing for the hungry racers

Who need toys and video games, when you have a giant hole!

 Light henge in it's glory. Let the races begin!

Space Band

Popps  Packing Dirt Dancers

Pinewood Derby Time!   Kooky cars!  Racing!  Fun!  Grilled cheese!  Live Music!  Trophies!   Auction!

 A few of the participating artists like: Dave Krieger, Dave Roberts,  PD Rearick, Amy Abbot, Davin Brainard, Mary Fortuna, James Viste, Topher Crowder, Nicola Kuperus, Adam Miller, Bill Cieslega, Sean Hages, and many many more.

 

The Squash House in Detroit, MI

We need your help!!

Graem Whyte (team Popps) and Power House Productions have teamed up to transform an abandoned house, in the NoHam neighborhood of Detroit, into a Squash House. This Rec. Center/Community Garden project will be slated for completion in the fall of next year, but only if you donate. Every little bit helps.

Read more about the project and check some pictures and sweet incentives on the link below.

You can donate what you can by pressing the orange "donate" button on the link below.

http://www.crowdrise.com/squashhouse/fundraiser/graemwhyte

thanks,

Team Popps

SQUASH HOUSE!!!

THE SQUASH HOUSE NEEDS YOUR HELP! PLEASE DONATE TO THIS AWESOME PROJECT.

PRESS THE ORANGE "DONATE "BUTTON ON THE LINK BELLOW.

http://www.crowdrise.com/squashhouse/fundraiser/graemwhyte

Popps Packing Presents: 6/6/6 and Resistance is Futile

Opening Reception May 28, 2011, 7-11 PM

In the Gallery:

6/6/6: Six Artist, Six Cities, Six Connections

With the proliferation of social networking and technology-based

communication, making real connections becomes more important

than ever. Each artist in this exhibition has selected one other artist who

lives and works in a different community, forming a network of local art

communities and creating personal and global connections among

artists. Appropriately for a show about drawing connections, the show takes the

drawn line as its subject and features artists from all over the country.

Artists include: Jeff Badger, Portland, ME; Carl Baratta, Chicago, IL;

Amanda Curreri, San Francisco, CA; Joanne Lef rak, Santa Fe, NM;

Kathy Leisen, Detroit, MI; and Dan Schank, Philadelphia, PA

http://666exhibition.blogspot.com/

In the Garden:

Resistance is Futile:

Art that embodies perseverance in the face of adversity

Artists: OmniCorp Detroit,

Apetechnology, Steven Kuypers and Jeff Karolski

Mashed Potatoes Expo

In March 2011 Popps Packing and The Lot were proud to present Mashed Potatoes: An expo. Displayed expo style in the the Popps Packing gallery, this free event highlighted more than 30 inovative, grass roots, cultural organizations happening now in Detroit.

There were name tags, mashed potatoes, homemade sausage, locally roasted coffee, a raffle and much more. Hundreds of people came out to learn about the amazing things happening in their backyards and to meet each othere face to face.

Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to the event!

Special thanks to Motor City Brewing Works and Slows BBQ for donating spirits and sustenance and to Steve Cherry of Hamtramck Radio for providing the amazing jams all night.

Stupor

Name Tag Station

Cass Rag AM 1610 The Station

Yes Farm Young Nation

Bohemian in Exile

Corridor Sausage

Zymology Guild

AM 1610 The Station, Hamtramck Radio

Mashed Potatoes by Miss Jane Sassy Pants

Tesla Coil (Omni Corp. Detroit)

"Hold it! there is a raffle going on right now and I need your attention"