(8.15) If you see people wandering about town this weekend, they may be participating in A Pageant for Providence, an interactive event that is best described by the organizers. (This would not appear to be your typical self-guided history tour.)
The Pageant for Providence celebrates the Providence community, provides space to reflect and reckon with the past year, and offers an opportunity for healing and catharsis as we dream into what post-pandemic life will look like. It is a piece made by and for the people of Providence, Rhode Island.
The Pageant begins as an “artistic audio walking tour” of the city, and concludes with a short communal ceremony and performance at the Providence Rink at Kennedy Plaza. You may choose one of six possible tours, and each tour has its own unique audio experience.
Each tour concludes at the Providence Rink. Those who wish to can keep the day going at the Trinity Beer Garden . . . a different kind of “communal ceremony.”
Six tours are available:
Broad Street/Federal Hill/ Pedestrian Bridge
State House/East Side/Downtown Non-Walking
This page and the PVDFest page have different start times. When you go to register this will probably sort itself out. (There is also a Facebook event page.)
A Pageant for Providence: Friday, August 13 /Saturday, August 14/ Sunday, August 15