We were honored to present four extraordinary Rhode Islanders with WaterFire Impact Awards: Barbara Papitto, The Honorable David N. Cicilline, Dr. Silas Otniel Rodrigues Pinto, and Umberto Crenca. With such incredible honorees and a great lineup of performances and guests, it’s no surprise that the evening was so memorable.
WaterFire Providence had the privilege to honor Dr. Joseph A. Chazan for his extraordinary support of Rhode Island artists and arts organizations over the past 50 years at our 6th Annual FireBall Gala. On October 20, 2022 the WaterFire Arts Center was filled with community members, stakeholders, and revelers for… Read More »WaterFire Honors Dr. Joseph Chazan at 6th Annual FireBall Gala
Join us in a celebration of the return of WaterFire to downtown Providence for the 2022 lighting season with our Strike the Match fundraiser on Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. at Skyline at Waterplace. You are invited to an evening of food, drink, and community as we release the… Read More »Strike the Match Fundraiser at Skyline
As part of our campaign to help keep WaterFire’s Access Program Afloat we were honored to have 2018 Ms. Wheelchair Rhode Island, Tina Pedersen, visit us at the WaterFire Arts Center last week to talk about accessibility and the WaterFire Access Program. The last time Tina visited WaterFire, she was a torch-bearer… Read More »Welcoming Ms. Wheelchair Rhode Island
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
A little over a week ago, we posted on Facebook that we were in need of a forklift. As a result of that post an anonymous donor has come forward with a very generous offer. Our anonymous donor has graciously agreed to match donations up to a total of $5,000… Read More »Operation Forklift: A Fundraising Challenge Match
7th Annual WaterFire Providence Celebration at Ruth’s Chris Steak House six o’clock on the evening of Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 Enjoy an evening with an intimate WaterFire basin lighting and exquisite fare with creative wine pairings. Discover the unique items in our live and silent auctions, featuring Guest Auctioneer Oliver Bennett. Tickets… Read More »Evening with WaterFire at Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Auction Preview
[sc name=photo-caption captio=”This is not truck we are looking for.”] What’s big and green and can’t go backwards? Our once reliable 4-wheel drive truck, known as The Green Monster. It helped us transport equipment, plow our lots clear of snow and haul our boat trailers. And now it’s transmission has… Read More »Trucks… We’re going no where with out them.
Photograph by John Nickerson. After another great event season at WaterFire Providence, it was, as always, a pleasure for us to work with everyone at Ruth’s Chris Steak House to host our 6th annual WaterFire Ruth’s Chris Fundraiser. It was wonderful to have an amazing group of people from our Board of… Read More »The 6th Annual Ruth’s Chris Fundraiser
