The Rhode Island State House Illuminated in Pink
Each year during Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Rhode Island State House is illuminated in pink for the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation's Flames of Hope WaterFire.
Our friends at High Output Inc. always do such a great job with the lighting installation. It’s always beautiful.
The Rhode Island State House Dome
The dome is the fourth-largest self-supporting marble dome in the world, after St. Peter's Basilica, the Minnesota State Capitol, and the Taj Mahal.
The Independent Man
On top of the dome is a gold-covered bronze statue of the Independent Man, originally named "Hope". The statue weighs more than 500 pounds (230 kg); it is 11 feet (3.4 m) tall and stands 278 feet (85 m) above the ground. The Independent Man represents freedom and independence and alludes to the independent spirit which led Roger Williams to settle and establish Providence Plantations and later the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
The State Ballet of Rhode Island
Photograph by Tom Lincoln
Each year at the Flames of Hope WaterFire members of the StateBallet of Rhode Island perform during the Illuminations of Light Ceremony. The performance begins on the steps of the State House and concludes with the lighting of "The Orb" in Waterplace Park.
"Keep it up!"
"Of course the Easter Bunny is an Essential Worker!"
We're all in this together! So let's do as the gov says and "Keep it up!"
"Knock if off!"
"Knock it off!"
"Knock it off" was a quote from Governor Raimondo at two news briefings as she warned Rhode Islanders to stop gathering in groups to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Get your "Knock It Off" shirt from Frog and Toad
"Knock it off!"
This man is probably sending a tweet reminding people to KNOCK IT OFF!
