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Tunes and booms to be followed by a parade & burning

Posted 6/6/24

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NEWS

Tunes and booms to be followed by a parade & burning

BALCONY SEATS: The embankment of Pawtuxet Park provided an overview of Saturday’s events and a good place to catch the last rays of a perfect day.

A FULL ORCHESTRA: The Warwick Symphony Orchestra offered a wide selection of classical and contemporary music as evening shadows extended over the park, a prelude to a finale of fireworks from Salter’s Grove . (Photo courtesy of Steve Miller)

NOT A DROP IS WASTED: Steve Miller, last year’s president of the Gaspee Days Committee and Mark Russell who’s been on the committee for decades, saw the opportunity to make a few more bucks for the committee Saturday night. They sold wine left over from the Block Party on May 24 by the glass for $5. As Miller noted, every penny is put to good use. He said the parade alone cost $72,000. He should know, his wife Tracey is this year’s parade chair.

ICING TO A SYMPHONY: Emma Brunel found comfort in a cone of peppermint chocolate chip ice cream.

LIGHTING THE NIGHT SKY: Aspray Boat House at Pawtuxet Park provided a good location to take in the fireworks from Salter’s Grove. (Photo courtesy of Steve Miller)

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2024 12:00 am

Gaspee Days celebrations continued Saturday with the Warwick Symphony Orchestra performing in Pawtuxet Park that was followed at 9 p.m. with a fireworks extravaganza at Salter Grove. The display was visible from Pawtuxet Park where people spread blankets and brought along their families and even their dogs to enjoy the festivities. Gaspee celebrations culminate this coming weekend with a multitude of events including the 59th annual parade that steps off from Spring Green and Narragansett Parkway at 10 a.m. Saturday in Warwick and concludes in Cranston near the entrance to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet. The 2024 Gaspee Days celebration comes to an official close on Sunday, June 9 with the burning of the Gaspee at 4 p.m. in Pawtuxet Cove. (Warwick Beacon photos)