December 2024 on the grounds of PVCC
This is a FREE family friendly outdoor event! We can't wait to see you and celebrate! Here are some things to remember for your visit:
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Dress for outdoors. There are indoor restrooms available but the event and exhibits are outside.
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Bring a flashlight. Let There Be Light invites a little exploration! Paths are lit, but it helps to have your own flashlight.
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Most, but not all, artworks are accessible.
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There will be FREE hot chocolate and cider. Food trucks will be on site to purchase food.
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Free parking is available in the Dickinson Building lot, and the PVCC main parking lot.
ARTWORK & ARTISTS
1. DISCOVER BEAUTY IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
Firefly Landscape Lighting
Maple tree lighting designed to highlight the tree’s structure with low level low-voltage lighting.
2. EBB TIDE BEGINS AT NIGHTFALL
Nettle Shirts Puppet Works
Under the pier, under the stars, enter the saltwater and rocks. Various silent sea creatures will appear throughout the night. Score by Alex Christie
3. THE RADIOLARIANS
Miriam Tobias
AI-crafted visuals inspired by oceanic radiolarians and global human diversity on radiant cubes encourage us to ponder humanity’s role amidst the transformative landscape of disruptive innovation.
4. FOX AROUND AND FIND OUT
Rose Guterbock & Aaron Miller
Interactive digital fox puppet.
5. EMILY WRIGHT WITH CUMULUS DANCE
Performers explore ways to connect and synchronize with each other through movement and light.
Performances at 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30pm
6. LET THERE BE LANTERNS
PVCC Community
Collaborative installation of lamps created by members of the PVCC community.
7. FREE UNION FLOCK
Free Union Country School with Rose Guterbock
Student-made animations of cardinals projected onto a large white cardinal sculpture.
8. TINY WORLDS AND CIRCUIT BOARD CITY
Boys and Girls Clubs with Sigrid Eilertson and Chase Rohan
Small worlds created by young artists.
9. RAKU
Tom Clarkson & Nancy Ross
Small outdoor clay kiln firing.
10. DRAGONFLY
Ed Miller
Metal sculpture and shadows.
11. NO MUD, NO LOTUS
Elizabeth Cassell & Rico Vigliotti
Glowing Lotus on the Lake
12. RAIN DATE
Large Umbrella with Falling Raindrops.
13. PIPIPÍ
Joe Schepps
Portal where a sound greeting will summon the light.
14. EFFLORESCENCE
Crystals of light burst forth from the forest floor.
15. CHAOTIC INTERVENTION
Stephen Haske and Paul Norton
Mysterious figure emerges from a tangle of luminescent roots.
16. AIRING OUT THE DREAM QUILT
Lighted pavilion where folx celebrate community by adding their hopes and dreams to be included in a future installment of the dream quilt.
17. THE MUSIC MACHINE
Peabody School with Chris Haske
Interactive music creation experience with dynamic loops
of ethereal notes and colorful projected animations.
18. PAINTING WITH DANCE
Deep Water Moves Dance & Dan Pearce
Interactive space where artists, and the public, paint dynamic light images through movement.
Performances at 6:15, 7:15 & 8:00pm
19. CUBE
Local Design Collective
Mysterious large glowing LED cubes.