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Bridge Mill Power Station. Photo courtesy of Christian Scully
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We were delighted and humbled this weekend as we pushed the doors of Pawtucket + Central Falls open and approximately 1200 of you came in with fresh perspectives on what makes these two cities so special. You climbed up into Cogswell Tower, learned about craft beer brewing at The Guild, and traveled through time with visits to the Old Industrial Trust Bank building, the To Kalon Club and more. You connected with people, heard their stories, and shared your own.
Thank you to our site partners for opening doors, to our volunteers for welcoming the public inside, and to you for coming. We had so much fun.
Now that it's over, we want to hear from you!
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Take Our Visitor Survey
If you joined us for Doors Open Pawtucket + Central Falls and did not do so in-person, please take five minutes to complete our visitor survey. We want to hear from you about what you enjoyed, what you learned, and what we can do better next time.
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Cogswell Tower. Photo courtesy of James Turner
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For our programming to continue we need your support.
If you value what we do, and want our programs to continue, please consider making a donation today. While our festivals are free for visitors, they aren't free to organize. We depend on donations from people like you to make our programming possible and to keep our festivals free for anyone who wants to connect with the people and places around them.
Please consider supporting our festival and other Doors Open RI programs by making a donation to our crowdfunding campaign today! Any amount helps.
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Mayor Grebrian surprised us all by welcoming visitors into Pawtucket City Hall Tower! Photo by @Mrs.Func shared through #doorsopenri
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View Visitor Photos and Share Your Own
Doors Open Pawtucket + Central Falls may be over, but you can still share all that you've learned, seen and experienced this weekend. Check out some of the photos taken by festival attendees, and share your own! Upload your pictures to facebook, twitter or Instagram and tag them #doorsopenri.
Above, a photo by festival visitor @mrs.func is a favorite!
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Special Thanks to Leadership RI!
The Doors Open Pawtucket + Central Falls festival was organized in partnership with an amazing team of dedicated volunteers from Leadership RI who helped us with everything from designing all of our materials and fundraising to marketing and volunteering on our festival day. Thank you to our LRI Team: Barbara Brown, Heather Evans, Kim Dumpson, Lisa Curtis, Matt Dempsey, Nate Ginsberg, Nick Scappaticci and Tim Draper!
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From left to right: Lisa Curtis, Barbara Brown, Caroline Stevens (program Director), Nick Scappaticci, Matt Dempsey and our youngest team member, Ayala Assor.
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Thank You To Our Sponsors
Without the support of our sponsors, none of this would have been possible. Thank you for believing in this program and for all you have done to push doors open and build community in Pawtucket + Central Falls!
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ABOUT DOORS OPEN RI
Doors Open RI connects people to local places of cultural, historical and architectural significance in an effort to bridge communities and inspire new perspectives on our cities.
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Visitors on the roof of Pawtucket City Hall! Photo courtesy of Christian Sully
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