(8.17) Job seekers wanted. A full lighting of Saturday’s WaterFire will be preceded by the 2nd annual TechFire Job Fair at 6pm on Steeple Street. Lighting sponsor Virgin Pulse issued this statement. Virgin Pulse is proud to once again be the lead sponsor of #TechFire at WaterFire, a celebration of Rhode Island’s burgeoning technology community […]
(6.22) No bothering The Oracle with political prognostication! Chances are you wouldn’t understand her answer anyway. Oracles tend to be pretty abstruse . . . it’s kind of their thing. Head downtown tonight for the first full WaterFire of the season. As always there will be the outdoor artisan fair on Steeple Street and the
(4.20) WaterFire Providence will be holding its inaugural WaterFire Art & Craft Festival this Saturday from noon to 6pm at the WaterFire Arts Center. The festival will expand on the WaterFire installations you have seen at full lightings during the summer, with over 75 artists and makers, live local music, and a community resource fair.
(12.8) The WaterFire Arts Center Store will be hosting a Holiday Pop-Up this Saturday with books, jewelry, apparel, art prints, and home. (Facebook event page.) Stop by for items from local artists including Gather Glass, DWRI Letterpress, Jenny Rachel Sparks Pottery and more! Join us and grab some handmade gifts for the holiday season. Plenty
(9.8) A full 80-brazier WaterFire is scheduled for Saturday. While much is made of the water and the fire, imagine this event without the invisibly piped-in soundtrack, carefully curated by WaterFire creator Barnaby Evans. (The playlists are now available on Spotify.) This week’s music program will include: Edith Piaf, Vivaldi, Mike Figgis, Prokofiev, Bela Fleck,
(7.28) In addition to a full 80-brazier lighting with all the usual suspects, WaterFire this Saturday will host a Clear Currents Community Paddling Night. They will be celebrating . . . improved water quality in Rhode Island. Clear Currents features close to 60 illuminated Japanese koi (fish) temporarily mounted on canoes and kayaks that registered
(7.14) WaterLogs . . . just add fire. Seen here are the WaterFire boats, painted black to disappear against the inky darkness of the river as the black-clad fire tenders silently keep those braziers blazing. On tap for this Saturday: Fire Dancers, Spogga, Starry Night, Pierrot, the Origami Master, and live music returns to Steeple
(5.26) A full lighting of WaterFire — that’s 80 blazing braziers — is scheduled for Saturday night. Weather looks . . . summery. Among the ancillary entertainments on tap this weekend: The Gendo Taiko Japanese drumming group [Brown University and RISD’s collegiate taiko group] will be performing on the basin stage during the opening ceremony
(4.1) Artist Ryan Mendoza has installed ‘The Rosa Parks House Project’ within the WaterFire Arts Center. If you have yet to visit the cavernous arts center you may not understand how one building would be erected inside another building. As you can see there is room to spare. (A photo of the original Detroit location,
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(11.4) Head downtown Saturday for a WaterFire Salute to the Veterans. Opening ceremonies and speakers begin at the state house at 3:30pm. (Go here for schedule.) The Torchlight Procession and Ring of Fire follow at 6:15pm. Starting at about 6:15 P.M., veterans from our community will process into Waterplace Basin led by the RI Professional Firefighters
(10.19) Enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, art, and special surprises at FireBall 2017 this Thursday at the WaterFire Arts Center. Entertainment includes: Ten31 Productions living statues, the Extraordinary Rendition Band, the RI Philharmonic Music School Latin Quintet, as well as performances by aerialist Nicole Raab. Yes, an aerialist. It’s a big space. How big?
(9.3) According to the latest update on the WaterFire Facebook page, tonight’s lighting will be going ahead as planned. The rain should be clearing off and it might be a cool and atmospheric evening for walking around . . . probably less crowded. There is an unusual sculpture display on tap, one with a Rhode
(7.22) Weather looks good for community paddling as Clear Currents returns for this Saturday’s WaterFire. Starting just after the WaterFire lighting ceremony (8:34pm), canoeists and kayakers from around the community will paddle up and down the river with illuminated Japanese koi fish mounted to their vessels, in schools beautifully complementing the burning braziers. Clear Currents
(6.19) This building is almost entirely windows with some brickwork in between to hold the structure up. The WaterFire Arts Center website explains how this excessive fenestration served the needs of the original U.S. Rubber Company: The WFAC has a great number of large windows. This allowed the maximum amount of natural sunlight to enter
(5.19) The WaterFire season kicks off Friday with all the bells and whistles. Sponsored by Providence College to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Prior to lighting, the Providence College performance group I Cantori, directed by TJ Harper, will perform on Waterplace Basin stage. Performance begins at 7:15pm. On tap: A full complement of fire dancers, including
(11.5) WaterFire celebrates veterans with a full 80-brazier lighting at their 4th annual WaterFire Salute to Veterans event. The evening will include a veterans resource fair, ceremonies, and tributes throughout the night. The WaterFire lighting begins with a 150 Veteran Torch Procession and 300 Veteran Ring of Fire in Waterplace Basin. WaterFire invites you to