River of Light 2014

Posted on Feb 25, 2015 in Community, Lanterns
River of Light 2014

The 5th Annual River of Light Lantern Parade takes place on December 6th 2014. The theme for this year’s parade is ‘Our Town: Faces, Places and Buildings from your Hometown’. The accompanying education program features both community and Artists’ Workshops. More information can be found on https://ariveroflightinwaterbury.wordpress.com/

River of Light 2013

Posted on Sep 11, 2013 in Community, Lanterns
River of Light 2013

The 4th Annual River of Light Lantern Parade will be taking place on Saturday December 7th 2013. Community lantern-making workshops will be held in Waterbury, Stowe and Burlington and will be conducted by myself and artist, Angelo Arnold. For more information, please visit http://ariveroflightinwaterbury.wordpress.com/

Stars Over Sterling Mountain

Posted on Feb 12, 2013 in Community, Education, Lanterns
Stars Over Sterling Mountain

The Rumney Memorial School Lantern Procession, ‘Stars Over Sterling Mountain’, took place on Thursday February 7th 2013 in Middlesex, VT after a two-week residency in school. During the two-week period, every student made a lantern, from Pre-K right through to 6th grade. The parade was a fantastic culminating event, with music by Sambatucada, a roaring […]

Lantern Fever is Spreading

Posted on Dec 11, 2012 in Community, Lanterns

After the success of the River of Light Parade (Dec 8th 2012) several other schools have shown an interest in hosting lantern parades in their own communities. This winter, I will be conducting lantern-making workshops in Hyde Park Elementary, Hyde Park, VT (parade date, December 5th 2012), The Newton School in Strafford, VT (parade date, […]

The River of Light Lantern Parade 2012

Posted on Dec 9, 2012 in Community, Lanterns
The River of Light Lantern Parade 2012

The third River of Light Community Lantern Parade took place in Waterbury VT on Saturday 8th December 2012. Over 400 lanterns were carried in the parade, which was led by street-samba band Sambatucada. Workshops were held in Thatcher Brook Primary School prior to the parade and larger-scale structures were created in a special 2-day intensive […]