Who wouldn’t be happy floating down the San Antonio river eating and drinking great food and wine? This woman’s only project will focus on all things positive, making it one of the happiest Feast this year. Rubin’s best selling book is a memoir of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy--from Aristotle to Martin Seligman to Thoreau to Oprah. The author’s idea for a “happiness project” no longer describes just a book or a blog; it’s a movement.

Every Wednesday, Rubin post a list of tips about how to be happier; every Friday, she propose a resolution for your happiness project; every Sunday, she post a quotation to get you thinking more deeply about happiness. Guests can also read, throughout the week, Rubin’s writings about her adventures as she works to be happier. The Happiness Project covers everything from friendships to exercise, from TV-watching to novel-writing, from messy closets to the contemplation of infinity. Those attending can research Rubin’s book and blog by going to www.happiness-project.com.