(9.14) WaterFire for Recovery celebrates National Recovery Month with a full lighting this Saturday. It will be a dry event. Things kick off early at the Turks Head Plaza.
This year is the 30th anniversary of National Recovery Month, Rally 4 Recovery RI has partnered with WaterFire Providence to host an honorary WaterFire lighting on September 14th that will include a Rally held in the Turks Head Plaza of downtown Providence. The rally will start at 4:00 pm and will feature different food vendors, resource tents, and non-profits there to provide information on addiction and recovery. The rally will conclude at sunset with a procession to the river and lighting of the fires. The resource fair and live music will continue throughout the night continuing to make it a destination for visitors.
You know where else they don’t serve alcohol? The Governor Stephen Hopkins House located at 15 Hopkins Street at Benefit, and they are open on WaterFire nights. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Also, this is your opportunity to see that exhibition at the RISD Illustration Studies Building we told you about. The building is right on Canal Walk (on the left in this photo). Regular ISB hours are: Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5pm. During WaterFire they remain open till 10pm.
Sunset 6:57pm, Saturday, September 14, WaterFire, downtown