I’ll cut right to the chase. We need your help! Earlier this week we were excited to learn that we are a semifinalist in the ArtsFwd 2013 Business Unusual National Challenge. In order to advance to the final round, we need you to visit their website and vote for WaterFire Providence.… Read More »We need your help to meet this Business Unusual Challenge!
We are excited to announce WaterFire’s first ever online auction! We have dozens of exciting items, everything from lunch with WaterFire creator and artistic director Barnaby Evans, to Brazier Society memberships, and gift certificates to many Rhode Island area restaurants. Featured Items Include: 2 Tickets to Wicked the Musical on Broadway A weekend time… Read More »Strike the Match Spring Auction
From feeding the fires, to mingling with the crowd, to late nights spent creating vital materials at the Production Shop, Carrie Capizzano, has been one of WaterFire’s most dependable and flexible volunteers since she joined the WaterFire Volunteer Team in 2010. A couple of years ago, I saw on my… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight – Carrie Capizzano
Most fans of WaterFire know that the ‘Water’ in our name refers to the three rivers that flow through Downtown Providence. What many do not realize is that those same rivers rise and fall with the tides of Narragansett Bay at least 2 times a day. Unfortunately, since it was… Read More »Inside WaterFire: Navigating Tidal Challenges
Be among the next group to see the documentary that everyone is talking about WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City, produced by two time Emmy award-winner Joe Rocco and WaterFire Executive Artistic Director, Barnaby Evans. Thursday, May 16th 2013 The Jane Pickens Theater 49 Touro Street Newport, RI 02840 Purchase Tickets… Read More »Newport Premiere of WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City
More and more employees are looking to internships when evaluating potential hires. While classroom education is the backbone of workforce training, employers are usually more concerned with your work experience than your qualifications and internships are often the only way to get the work experience. In fact, in many of… Read More »Inside The Internship Program at WaterFire Providence
Seven years ago, Sheryl Mason was working at Fidelity Investments in Texas when she came across an email about Fidelity’s sponsorship of WaterFire.
“It looked incredible but, of course, was too far away for me to attend.”
To her disbelief, just a few months later, Sheryl was asked to transfer to the Fidelity Investment office in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
[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.
On Sunday, February 10th, guests battled the blizzard of 2013 to attend a Playing with Fire private screening of WaterFire: Art & Soul of a City. The screening took place at the gorgeous Riverfront Loft home of Linda and Steven Cohen and was co-hosted by John and Holly Schenck. Guests… Read More »Playing with Fire WaterFire Documentary Screening
Off-season modifications to WaterFire’s guest boats wrap up this week with wiring and lighting modifications. WaterFire’s fleet of guest boats is powered by electric motors so maintenance of the electrical system is of utmost importance. Six golf cart batteries provide power to the motor and lights on each boat. In… Read More »Production Department Update: Guest Boats II
