[sc name=featured-caption name=”James Turner”] The next full lighting of WaterFire will be Saturday, August 18th. The fires will be lit shortly after sunset (7:42 p.m.) and remain lit until MIDNIGHT. This WaterFire lighting is sponsored by: Fidelity Investments & the Northeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives There are a lot of exciting special… Read More »WaterFire August 18, 2012
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Clear Currents is the portion of the evening’s Waterfire event that incorporates 100 illuminated Japanese koi (fish) temporarily mounted on canoes and kayaks that registered participants will paddle up and down the river after sunset. The light from these brightly colored fish will beautifully compliment the 80 wood burning braziers installed on the river!
By all accounts, last weekend’s WaterFire was a great success. We were fortunate to have two of our State’s leaders to help us out. Thanks Senator Whitehouse and Mayor Taveras for adding your light to the night and helping us show our guests why we think Providence is a great… Read More »Senator Whitehouse and Mayor Taveras Light WaterFire for Netroots Nation
Happy Gaspee Day! Here’s Barnaby and Lt. Dudingston on the Rhode Show with Will Gilbert yesterday talking about The Gaspee Incident and more. Enjoy! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuwJpUSuV34 And Mayor Angel Taveras also made an appearance with Will and Barnaby. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDlR_bvsJJo Links: June 9, 2012 WaterFire Schedule of Events and The… Read More »Happy Gaspee Day!
Update (June 14, 2012) The winning WaterFire cocktail was The Smoking Monkey by Ben, the Bartender. Read about it and the evening at eat drink RI. ◊◊◊◊◊◊ Please join us at Temple Downtown on Weds., June 13 to celebrate the WaterFire 2012 season and other exciting news! Five Temple bartenders will be… Read More »In search of the ultimate WaterFire cocktail!
On June 9th 1772, a year and a half before the Boston Tea Party, the HMS Gaspee was attacked by citizens of Providence as the first act of war against the British Crown and launched the American fight for Independence. The successful raid and the colony’s successful resistance to any… Read More »The WaterFire Gapsee Project
