BANANAGANZA! on The Rhode Show
This event brings to fruition the friendship and collaboration between WaterFire creator, Barnaby Evans and beloved Bananagrams inventor and life-long RI resident, Abe Nathanson, who passed away last summer.
Bananagrams & Waterfire Team Up for Teachers!
It’s official, WaterFire goes bananas: foxprovidence.com WaterFire is going bananas and it’s all happening August 13 with the Bananagrams Bananaganza. The WaterFire and Bananagrams teams are asking Rhode Islanders to keep their eyes peeled to help catch the banana that escaped from the bunch! Here’s the scoop: If you spot a banana anywhere in Rhode Island over the next few weeks before August 13, take a picture and post it on the WaterFire Facebook page….
“Banana Flambe” by Barnaby Evans
*Internationally renowned artist Barnaby Evans wrote this moving tribute to his friend and Bananagrams Founder Abe Nathanson last June. You can click here to see the article where it originally appeared on the Waterfire blog, or keep reading below: Abe was a friend. One whom I saw far too rarely, what with all his projects and mine. But whenever we encountered each other our conversations ranged far and wide. From his childhood selling fruit with…