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Waterplace Basin, photo Jeffrey Stolzberg.

July 12th 2014 – Full Lighting

This event is being sponsored by: Fidelity Investments and Nortek, Inc. [one_half] Fidelity Investments is celebrating a 12-year sponsor partnership with WaterFire Providence by distributing Japanese origami cranes hand-folded by Fidelity employees to all WaterFire guests. These cranes are a symbol of peace, fidelity and longevity. [/one_half] [one_half_last] At Nortek, we make the places where… Read More »July 12th 2014 – Full Lighting

Waterplace Basin, photo by Jeffrey Stolzberg

June 28th, 2014 Full Lighting

This event is being sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Unitarian Universalist Association is proud to be the first-ever faith sponsor of WaterFire Providence. We are a covenantal faith community without spiritual boundaries, whose members are diverse in belief, identity, and background, united by a call to stand on the… Read More »June 28th, 2014 Full Lighting

WWII Luminaria & Starry, Starry Night. Photo by John Nickerson.

May 30th, 2014 Basin Lighting

This event is being sponsored by: Providence College Alumni Association Providence College Alumni Association The Providence College National Alumni Association, through its National Board of Governors, fosters a spirit of association among its members and advances the mission of the College. The Association also supports the ongoing efforts of various College… Read More »May 30th, 2014 Basin Lighting

Sponsored by Nitto Avecia, photo by John Simonetti.

May 14, 2014 Basin Lighting

This event is being sponsored by: Nitto Avecia Nitto Avecia, an industry leader in the development and manufacture of innovative oligonucleotide therapeutics, is excited to sponsor the first WaterFire Event of 2014. Nitto Avecia is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, and we look for opportunities to support local organizations and charities… Read More »May 14, 2014 Basin Lighting

WaterFire's Good Deeds Weekend. Photo by Tim Blankenship.

A Weekend Of Hard Work, Good Deeds, & Fun

WaterFire Providence’s staff and volunteers had a busy weekend. We started with our annual Earth Day cleanup project in Waterplace Park. The good deeds continued on Sunday as WaterFire volunteers and staff participated in the 2nd Annual Get Gored for Good event benefiting the Amos House. On Saturday, a cold and rainy New England spring… Read More »A Weekend Of Hard Work, Good Deeds, & Fun

15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival Award Winners

We announced the winners of WaterFire Providence’s 15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival over the weekend. So in case you missed it here is a run-down of the nominees and the winners in each of our categories. Best WaterFire Moment Winner: Suzanna Kelleher (@suzannekelleher) Nominess: Jack Becker (@jackbecker54), Desconocida Ubekannt (@eyeswideopen_7),… Read More »15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival Award Winners

Volunteer Appreciation Party

We appreciate our volunteers. A lot!

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“Passion is the spark that ignites the flame…” ― Deborah Brodie Many people may not know that even with a hardworking staff of 21 employees, WaterFire Providence deeply relies on our dedicated corps of hundreds of volunteers to produce our events. Over 200 members of the community come together to… Read More »We appreciate our volunteers. A lot!

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like (A WaterFire) Christmas!

Preparations are underway at the WaterFire Creative Arts Center for this weekend’s two-day WaterFire Christmas event. One of the great highlights of this spectacular family event will be the magical Festival of Trees. For the second year in a row, we were fortunate to be able to partner with local… Read More »It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like (A WaterFire) Christmas!