It’s 4:00 a.m. on a Wednesday morning. While most New Englanders are fast asleep and cozy in their beds, Lynn Levesque has just finished her hour and a half workout. By 5:30 a.m. she is seated at her desk at Rhode Island Hospital accompanied by “Chuck,” the friendly-looking face of… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Lynn Levesque
The fires will be lit shortly after sunset (6:46 pm) and remain lit until MIDNIGHT. Tonight’s sponsors are: (Up)Beat Cancer: Joe Andruzzi Foundation presented by East Commerce Solutions, Inc. & RI Rally4Recovery & The U.S.-China Institute and Confucius Institute at Bryant University & National Grid We have a lot of exciting special events going on at this weekend’s WaterFire lighting. If you… Read More »September 21st 2013 Full WaterFire Lighting
In case you missed the live broadcast of WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City this past weekend, Rhode Island PBS will be re-broadcasting the documentary along with the appearances by WaterFire executive artistic director Barnaby Evans, the documentary’s executive producer Joe Rocco and director of photography/editor Jim Karpeichik. Eric Auger and… Read More »WaterFire: Art & Soul of City on Rhode Island PBS
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
The fires will be lit shortly after sunset (7:10pm) and remain lit until MIDNIGHT. Tonight’s sponsors are: Rhode Island Hospital Celebrating 150 Years of Caring, the Rhode Island Hospital Guild & The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & National Grid [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] “This is a very big year for Rhode Island Hospital,” said Timothy J.… Read More »September 7th Full WaterFire Lighting
The Rhode Island Rally4Recovery has been selected by Faces & Voices of Recovery as the 2013 National Hub event for rally celebrations held across the country. The free, family-friendly festival will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Roger Williams National Memorial, 282… Read More »2013 Rhode Island Rally4Recovery
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
Many residents and visitors to Providence are familiar with the Old Stone Bank building, located at 86 South Main Street, in Providence’s historic East Side, but few have had the chance to see the inside of this wonderful piece of mid-19th-century bank architecture. Designed in 1854 by C. J. and… Read More »Behind the Scenes at the Old Stone Bank
Elizabeth Myers, currently a partner at Verrill Dana LLP in Boston, has been Chair of the WaterFire Board for the past two years, succeeding now-Vice Chair Peter Van Erp. As Chair, Myers runs general Board meetings, oversees executive committee meetings, and is a member of each of the subcommittees. “I… Read More »Board Member Profile: Betsy Myers, Board Chair
Please join us for a special evening with WaterFire Providence’s first Artists in Residence, Megan and Murray McMillan, for a Processional and Launch Performance of “The Coal Bin Project.” In November 2012, WaterFire Providence purchased a historic, industrial property at 475 Valley Street which we are transforming into the organization’s headquarters,… Read More »Megan and Murray McMillan’s “The Coal Bin Project”
