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Sponsored by Nitto Avecia, photo by John Simonetti.

May 14, 2014 Basin Lighting

This event is being sponsored by: Nitto Avecia Nitto Avecia, an industry leader in the development and manufacture of innovative oligonucleotide therapeutics, is excited to sponsor the first WaterFire Event of 2014. Nitto Avecia is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, and we look for opportunities to support local organizations and charities… Read More »May 14, 2014 Basin Lighting

WaterFire's Good Deeds Weekend. Photo by Tim Blankenship.

A Weekend Of Hard Work, Good Deeds, & Fun

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

The Music of WaterFire: Traditional World and Folk Music Playlist

WaterFire Providence will now be creating playlists of music used in WaterFire events for all of our fans to enjoy. This week’s playlist contains a variety of traditional songs and folk music from around the world. You can download the entire playlist, or selections from the playlist here. Tradtional World… Read More »The Music of WaterFire: Traditional World and Folk Music Playlist

Waterplace Park Basin and the Bridge of Stars, photo by James Turner.

WaterFire Providence was honored with an Ambassador Award from the PWCVB

WaterFire Providence was honored among others in the industry for its positive impact on the RI tourism and convention scene at the annual Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) Ambassador Award Luncheon. Barnaby Evans accepted the award on behalf of WaterFire Providence and for all the work of our… Read More »WaterFire Providence was honored with an Ambassador Award from the PWCVB

15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival Award Winners

We announced the winners of WaterFire Providence’s 15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival over the weekend. So in case you missed it here is a run-down of the nominees and the winners in each of our categories. Best WaterFire Moment Winner: Suzanna Kelleher (@suzannekelleher) Nominess: Jack Becker (@jackbecker54), Desconocida Ubekannt (@eyeswideopen_7),… Read More »15 Seconds of Flame Film Festival Award Winners

Volunteer Appreciation Party

We appreciate our volunteers. A lot!

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“Passion is the spark that ignites the flame…” ― Deborah Brodie Many people may not know that even with a hardworking staff of 21 employees, WaterFire Providence deeply relies on our dedicated corps of hundreds of volunteers to produce our events. Over 200 members of the community come together to… Read More »We appreciate our volunteers. A lot!