An enchanting light festival connecting 195 District Park to Bank Newport City Center via Dorrance St –expect weekend performances, programs, and tours!

Featuring a captivating sculptural light installation, Prismatica, by QDSI from Montreal at 195 District Park

Schedule Of Events:

February 3, 2024

BankNewport City Center, 5:30pm: Providence Drum Troupe Performance
Kick off the skating light parade with a performance from the Providence Drum Troupe!

BankNewport City Center: 6pm - 9pm: Free Skating and Light Parade
Join us for a light parade on skates! Admission and rentals free from 6pm-9pm, sponsored by the Downtown Providence Park Network.

February 8, 2024

Venture Cafe, 4:30-6:30pm: Downtown Illumination: Strategies for Downtown Economic Prosperity. A Panel Discussion. Sponsored by Cornish Associates

4:30-6:30
Venture Cafe at the Cambridge Innovation Center, 225 Dyer Street

Panelists:
Kristin Adamo
President and CEO, Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau

Emily Crowell
Mayor's Office Chief of Staff City of Providence

Rachel Russell
Lola Fashion Boutique Owner Downtown Providence

Nina Pande
Executive Director, Skills for Rhode Island's Future, Downtown Providence

Jennifer Romano
Corporate Corporate Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships, Paolino Properties, Downtown Providence

Suzanne Bornschein M.D.
Division of Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Disease, Rhode Island Department of Health

Moderator:
Shannon Keating, Providence Tourism Council Director

February 15, 2024

5:15pm - 7pm
195 District Park, 5:15pm-7pm: Night Photography Workshop with José Ramirez

Disappointed with the images you've captured of the Prismatica Installation? We're here to help with a photography workshop focusing on capturing captivating images in low-light situations.

The Downtown Providence Park Network will be welcoming back photographer José Ramirez to lead this workshop.

Space is limited, register here.

February 17, 2024

BankNewport City Center, 7pm: Le Patin Libre Presents Threshold "al fresco," a performance on ice
7:00pm, BankNewport City Center

Le Patin Libre (French for "Free Skate") is a contemporary ice skating company which uses ice, skates and glide as mediums of storytelling.

Founded in 2005 by figure skater Alexandre Hamel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the group created what is regarded as a new genre of performing art, called 'contemporary skating'.

Organized as an artistic collective, Le Patin Libre is currently composed of five dedicated members: Samory Ba, Jasmin Boivin, Taylor Dilley, Alexandre Hamel, Pascale Jodoin.

Apart from performing, the group is also politically involved in an effort to re-organize public skating sessions and improve general access to and freedom of motion on public ice surfaces in Montreal, QC, CA.

BankNewport City Center, 8pm-10pm: Ice Skating Party with Le Patin Libre

BankNewport City Center
8pm-10pm
Lace up your skates and join us in a celebration of movement on ice!

Johnson and Wales University Culinary School: Complimentary Hot Cocoa Bar at Newport City Center Pavilion (inside rink)

Location: 195 District Park to Bank Newport City Center

Date: February 3-17, 2024

Location: Downtown Providence, RI

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