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WJAR’s Patrice Wood will host the BankNewport tree lighting ceremony, featuring the Brown University Marching Band and the star-studded ice-skating show featuring Nancy Kerrigan.
Saturday’s evening of championship figure skating will include an all-star lineup hosted by two-time US Olympic Medalist Nancy Kerrigan. The show will star Olympic Team Medalists and National Champions Jason Brown, Karen Chen and Rhode Island’s very own Marissa Castelli. Also performing will be international and national competitors Heidi Munger, Jun Hong Chen, Phillip Baker, and the 2019 Nations’ Cup Silver Medalists Ocean State Ice Theatre. Joining them will be 2022-2023 National Qualifying Series Medalists Sasha Streeter, Sean Chien and Jonah Sobieraj, as well as local stars from BV Skating and Mount Saint Charles Academy. This 50-minute extravaganza, directed by Sarah DiNardo and Brad Vigorito, and sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, and the Pawtucket and Providence FSC, will be filmed by viral sensation On Ice Perspectives.
Ready to lace up your own ice skates? You’re in luck. Beginning Sunday, December 4, the Providence Rink at BankNewport City Center will begin its regular hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., weather permitting. General admission for ice skating is $7 for adults, and $4 for seniors, children under 12, and active military and veterans. Ice skate rentals are $7 (tax included) per person. Special rates are available for birthdays, school groups, businesses and social groups, and for full ice rentals. Visit theprovidencerink.com for full details and to make reservations.
