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August 20th, 2016 – Full Lighting

by Tim Blankenship
August 10, 2016February 13, 2019
7 min read

Sponsored by Fidelity Investments and National Grid. [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] August 20th, 2016 Sunset: 7:37 p.m. Lighting time: 7:57 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 12:30 a.m. Music Program [one_half] All Full WaterFire installations light up over eighty braziers from Waterplace Park to Memorial/South Main Street Park on the below scheduled evenings. Lighting begins shortly after sunset and the event continues until half past… Read More »August 20th, 2016 – Full Lighting

Volunteer Spotlight: Steven Sondler

by Geoffrey Dion
August 3, 2016August 3, 2016
4 min read

At WaterFire Providence, we like volunteers to be exposed to different opportunities in order to find where a volunteer will fit best based on their skills and their interests. A volunteer finding their niche and becoming part of the WaterFire experience is something we strive for and look forward to… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Steven Sondler

August 6th, 2016 – Full Lighting

by Tim Blankenship
July 27, 2016April 12, 2019
10 min read

[one_half] Sponsored by HepCHope.com. [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] August 6th, 2016 C is for Cure: A WaterFire Lighting for RI Defeats Hep C Sunset: 7:59 p.m. Lighting time: 8:19 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 12:30 a.m. Music Program For the third year in a row WaterFire Providence is partnering up… Read More »August 6th, 2016 – Full Lighting

2016 Summer Intern Update

by Anna Palmer
July 19, 2016July 21, 2016
10 min read

As we hit mid-July, only halfway through summer and three full lightings in, we wanted to take time to reflect on these past few weeks and all that we’ve accomplished as a team. Our WaterFire interns have been sharing their day-to-day experiences and event day stories through our blog, interns.waterfire.org.… Read More »2016 Summer Intern Update

Building for the Future Episode 12 | Window Manufacture

by Tim Blankenship
July 18, 2016
1 min read

We are very excited to be presenting an episode that was shot at Diamond Windows and Doors MFG., the firm responsible for creating the windows that we will be installing in the WaterFire Arts Center. Bob Sampson was kind enough to guide us through the factory and give us a… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 12 | Window Manufacture

Braziers and Gondola (Photography by Tianli Chen)

July 23rd, 2016 – Full Lighting

by Tim Blankenship
July 18, 2016February 13, 2019
6 min read

[one_half] Sponsored by Cox Business. [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] July 23rd, 2016 Event Info: [one_half] Sunset: 8:12 p.m. Lighting time: 8:32 p.m. The fires will remain lit until 12:30 a.m. Music Program [/one_half] [one_half_last] Visiting from out of town? Check out our Plan Your Trip to Providence guide, it’s jam packed with… Read More »July 23rd, 2016 – Full Lighting

Volunteer Spotlight: Catherine and Wayne Barnes

by Geoffrey Dion
June 29, 2016
3 min read

At WaterFire Providence we love recruiting new volunteers to help us light up the night, but one thing we pride ourselves most on is when volunteers love their experience so much that they decide to return to help at another event. Or in the case of Catherine and Wayne Barnes,… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Catherine and Wayne Barnes

Building for the Future Episode 11 | Installing a Second Floor

by Tim Blankenship
June 28, 2016
1 min read

Donald Hawes from RI Welding was kind enough to speak to us about the installation process used to create the second floor in The WaterFire Arts Center. Donald installed hanging columns from the existing beams and used existing columns as well to create a platform for the new floor. All of these… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 11 | Installing a Second Floor

July 9th, 2016 – Full Lighting

by Tim Blankenship
June 22, 2016February 13, 2019
9 min read

[one_half] Sponsored by Amica Insurance and thanks to the generous support of the Textron Charitable Trust. [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] July 9th, 2016 Event Info: [sc name=”highlight” ] There is the potential for some passing rain showers in the forecast for Saturday afternoon and evening. The WaterFire lighting will be going ahead as planned. Check our… Read More »July 9th, 2016 – Full Lighting

Building for the Future Episode 9 | Project Management

by Tim Blankenship
June 13, 2016
1 min read

No project like The WaterFire Arts Center, with its thousands of parts, tens of thousands of decisions, and dozens of contractors and workers, could come together without exceptional management. TRAC Builder’s Nelson Ferreira, who is overseeing the project with superintendent Todd Brodeur, apply their many years of experience to the task.… Read More »Building for the Future Episode 9 | Project Management

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