Arts and Health Series || Flames of Hope: A Celebration of Life™
Saturday, October 5
FULL LIGHTING
- 14th Annual Flames of Hope: A Celebration of Life™
- Sponsored in part by Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation
- Arts Fairs, Food Vendors, and Special Performances and Events start at 5:00 pm
- Sunset at 6:21 pm; the fires will remain lit until 11:00 pm
- Music Program
Starting at 6:45 pm our procession of lighting boats will proceed upstream from the Crawford Street bridge lighting the braziers throughout the installation and one-half of the braziers in the Waterplace Park Basin. The second half of the braziers in the Basin will be lit starting just after 7:10 pm to coincide with the arrival Illuminations of Life Ceremony torches.
All Full WaterFire installations light up over eighty braziers from Waterplace Park to Memorial/South Main Street Park. Lighting occurs shortly after sunset and the event continues until 11:00 pm.
Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation – Flames of Hope Celebration Village in Station Park
The Illuminations of Life Torch Ceremony will begin on the Statehouse steps at sunset and the torches will arrive in Waterplace Park Basin approximately 45 minutes later. Half of the braziers in the Waterplace Park Basin will remain unlit until approximately an hour past sunset. At this time the Illumination of Life 150-person torch procession will arrive in the basin from Station Park leading into a Ring of Fire and the remaining fires will be lit.
Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather to light the way towards hope and healing for anyone touched by breast cancer. Gloria Gemma’s Flames of Hope: A Celebration of Life™ was created to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month by turning the city of Providence PINK and sparking a movement to inspire awareness, compassion, and support. This weekend-long celebration embraces everyone who has been impacted by cancer.
The WaterFire Arts Festival Plaza
The WaterFire Arts Festival Plaza, in partnership with Bryce Studio, is happening again on both Washington Street and Steeple Street from 5:00 – 10:30 pm., this outdoor artisan fair will showcase some of the great artwork created in Rhode Island in mediums such as glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry and more. The WaterFire Arts Festival Plaza will offer visitors the opportunity to support the local arts economy by purchasing work by Rhode Island-based artists.
Visit the WaterFire Marketplace on Canal Street and help light up Providence. Support WaterFire with a donation or a purchase of locally designed apparel, glassware, books, and gifts. Pin where you are from on Map Center’s maps and watch glass blowing by Gather Glass.
Grab a bite to eat! Visit one of our great food vendors:
Washington Street
- Hummingbird Syndicate
- Kettle Korn Express
- Saugy’s Hot Dogs
- Sweet Smokin’ Pits
- Hometown Poké
- Mad Good Cookie
- Red’s Street Kitchen
On the River Walk between College and Washington Streets
Dream Orbs in the Waterplace Park Basin
Dream Orbs on the Bridge of Stars in Waterplace Park. From sunset until 10:00 make a wish and add your light to the night by releasing a glowing blue or pink orb into the waters of Providence’s rivers.
Steeple Street Unplugged Music Stage
From 5:30 – 9:30 pm the Steeple Street Music Stage will feature musicians from The Pump House Music Works Open Mic Series – Tim Larson (5:30-6:15) Morgan Piatek (6:30-715), Devin Bender. (7:30-8:15) and Tim Larson (8:30-9:15).
You can stream Tim Larson’s latest album Mystic River Delta on Bandcamp.
Exhibitions at the RISD Illustration Studies Building Gallery
The exhibition at ISB is free!
The Creative Marriage of Words and Images
The ISB Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of work by alumni SooJin Buzelli 96 IL and Chris Buzelli 95 IL, including finished paintings and published pieces, along with sketches and preliminary designs that reveal the collaborative process behind the Buzellis’ extraordinary creative output. SooJin is a world-renowned art director who commissions hundreds of illustrations each year, and Chris is an award-winning illustrator known for his distinctive work.
The gallery is open every WaterFire night from 12:00 to 10:00 pm.
Dates: August 17 through October 18
Hours: Tuesday through Friday 12:00 – 5:00 pm.
Address: 55 Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903
Step back through history at the Governor Stephen Hopkins House
Make time to see The Governor Stephen Hopkins House located at 15 Hopkins Street (off Benefit Street). They are open for tours: Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. and April through November on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. & until 7:00 p.m., when they fall on a full WaterFire lighting (the last tour begins at 6:30 p.m.).
Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
The museum is also open by appointment, for which there may be a modest admission charge. Please email [email protected] to make an appointment.
About the author
I've worked at WaterFire Providence since 2003. For the first 9 years of my career, I worked in the Production Shop learning all of the details that go into the physical production of the event. In 2012 transitioned to the role of managing WaterFire's social media and web presence. I now head up WaterFire Providence's digital projects including, web, social, databases, and our physical IT infrastructure.
