For the fourth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture and Tourism and founding creative partner FirstWorks hosted PVDFest, Providence’s signature art festival, from June 7 through 10. McLaughlin & Moran was a festival program partner and exclusive beverage sponsor, with the festival highlighting Bud Light. Brand sponsors also included Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and Hotel California Tequila. Centered at Kennedy Plaza and extending to Empire Street, over 20 Providence-based restaurants served up dishes and demonstrations for the tens of thousands of guests, who enjoyed a variety of cultural experiences from more than 800 artists and performers.
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- Three of the beverage brand sponsors of PVDFest 2018: Hotel California Tequila, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
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- Brett Caisse, Bartender, Dark Lady and Jannelle Asprinio, Bartender, Dark Lady.
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- Andy Hartman and Vinnie Smith, Bartenders, Dark Lady.
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- Dean Andreoni, Bartender, at Dark Lady and PVD Coal Fired Pizza.
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- Devin Arsenault, Brand Ambassador, the Rosendale, mixing up a summery cocktail of fruit juices and Captain Morgan Spiced Rum served in a cored pineapple or in a cored watermelon.
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- The Captain Morgan statue during PVDFest on the June 7 evening festivities downtown.
Photos by Laura Widness.
