Story Telling

Aerial View of Waterplace Park during WaterFire Providence. Photograph by Erin Cuddigan.

WaterFire Providence Announces WaterFire, Full Circle a Docu-series Produced by RocJo Productions airing on Rhode Island PBS

by Tim Blankenship
July 20, 2023July 26, 2023
3 min read

WaterFire Providence announces WaterFire, Full Circle a docu-series produced by RocJo Productions airing on RI PBS. WaterFire, Full Circle is a six-part miniseries, taking viewers behind the scenes to discover how the event happens, to meet the many supporting cast members who make each WaterFire event special and distinctive, how… Read More »WaterFire Providence Announces WaterFire, Full Circle a Docu-series Produced by RocJo Productions airing on Rhode Island PBS

A Humble but Meaningful Remembrance: A Night at the Beacon of Hope

by Melanie Steinbrecher
June 24, 2020June 25, 2020
7 min read

As part of the Beacon of Hope ceremony on Monday June 15th, community member, Reverend Kurt Walker, joined WaterFire artists, Melanie Steinbrecher and Barnaby Evans to celebrate and remember forty-six lives lost to COVID-19 who were members of the Orchard View Manor nursing home community in East Providence. It has… Read More »A Humble but Meaningful Remembrance: A Night at the Beacon of Hope

Braziers burning, photograph by Jen Bonin.

Q&A with The Green Beast of Rhode Island

by C.J. Opperthauser
April 17, 2017
4 min read

During the summer, Green Beast can be spotted at various WaterFire Lightings interacting with humans and prowling the riverfront. You’d recognize him instantly: tall fellow, white mask, covered in moss and swamp and greenery. Since it’s his down-time, I was able to get in touch with the mysterious and elusive… Read More »Q&A with The Green Beast of Rhode Island

Building for the Future: The Story of the WaterFire Arts Center

by Andrew Doig
April 25, 2016February 2, 2017
3 min read

A video series supported by TRAC Builders, Inc. exploring the history, construction, and future of WaterFire Providence’s new headquarters shines light on the Valley neighborhood’s latest cultural institution WaterFire Providence is proud to announce a new video series detailing the history, construction, and future of WaterFire Providence’s new headquarters, The… Read More »Building for the Future: The Story of the WaterFire Arts Center

15 Seconds of Flames Film Fest Nominations from our September 7th Event

by Tim Blankenship
September 11, 2013June 11, 2015
1 min read

Thanks to everyone who submitted their films to our 15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival. We had a lot of fun submissions from our September 7th Lighting. We really liked @kalepowsuprise’s video of fire dancer Liz Knights performing on the bow of Prometheus; she gets a nomination in the Best WaterFire… Read More »15 Seconds of Flames Film Fest Nominations from our September 7th Event

Film Fest Nominees from our 8/24 Lighting

by Tim Blankenship
August 27, 2013August 27, 2013
1 min read

Thanks to everyone who submitted their films to our 15 Seconds of Flame Film Fest. We had a lot of fun submissions from our August 24th Lighting. We decided to pick a couple of films this week. Nominated in the Best Live Performance category was @thegonkulator’s film of the Big… Read More »Film Fest Nominees from our 8/24 Lighting

15 Seconds of Flames Film Fest Nominees

by Tim Blankenship
August 13, 2013December 22, 2014
1 min read

Thanks to everyone who submitted their films to our 15 Seconds of Flame Film Fest. We had a lot of fun submissions from our August 10th Lighting. After reviewing all of the submissions we decided that the film “Falling at WaterFire” was this week’s staff pick; congrats to @Donovan, your… Read More »15 Seconds of Flames Film Fest Nominees

Fifteen Seconds of Flame Film Festival

by Tim Blankenship
July 2, 2013December 5, 2014
2 min read

Hey! Attention all film makers and WaterFire fans, we’re having a film festival! Capture the magic of WaterFire in 15 seconds with Instagram or Vine and fame and glory are yours for the taking. Announcing the WaterFire 15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival. [one_half] The rules are simple, all you have… Read More »Fifteen Seconds of Flame Film Festival

WaterFire: Art & Soul of City Television Broadcasts

by Tim Blankenship
June 11, 2013June 11, 2013
1 min read

The WaterFire documentary, WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City, is scheduled for television broadcast on the following dates: June 16th 2013 on MYRI-TV staring at 7:00pm. MYRI-TV is available on the following channels depending on your cable provider: Verizon, 14 (SD) or 514 (HD); Cox 811 (SD) or 1015 (HD);… Read More »WaterFire: Art & Soul of City Television Broadcasts

New Year, New Stories

by Phil Twombly
January 28, 2013May 28, 2013
1 min read

Welcome to a new year of WaterFire and thanks to all of those who attended last year’s events! As much as we look forward to seeing you at each event, we also love to hear what you think about it! On the recently updated My Story Project site, new stories,… Read More »New Year, New Stories