NEWS

It’s a party!

Posted 6/9/21

It's a party! The weather cooperated Saturday for the Gaspee Days Block Party in Pawtuxet Park after unseasonably cool temperatures, wind and rain forced its postponement on Memorial Day weekend. In fact, it was such a switch in weather that attendees

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NEWS

It’s a party!

JUMPING RIGHT IN: Alicia Penta, grand marshal of this year’s parade, filled beverage orders. On Saturday, she’ll be riding a red Corvette at the head of the parade.

IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OCCASION: Mark Russell, a longtime member of the Gaspee Days Committee, assisted with beverage sales, pausing to sample the wares from time to time.

IT’S HER SHOW SATURDAY: Gaspee Days parade chair Karen Kenney and her daughter Sarah pose beside the Gaspee replica that will be burned Saturday afternoon. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. that morning.

SETTING A LIVELY TEMPO: Sundance kept the afternoon hopping.

LIGHTING UP GASPEE POINT: The Gaspee Days fireworks display sponsored by the city of Warwick was held Saturday night from Salter Grove.

Posted Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:27 pm

The weather cooperated Saturday for the Gaspee Days Block Party in Pawtuxet Park after unseasonably cool temperatures, wind and rain forced its postponement on Memorial Day weekend. In fact, it was such a switch in weather that attendees sought refuge in the shade. To the music of Sundance, people lounged on blankets and lawn chairs, glad to be outside without masks, talking with friends and pausing to get something to eat or drink. Gaspee festivities continued that night with fireworks at Salter Grove Park.