Lisa, wearing a costume, holds a sign during the Urban Pond Procession at the Mashapaug Pond boathouse in Providence in 2013.

Participants in the Urban Pond Procession hold signs for UPP Arts and the Brown Center for Public Humanities during the Urban Pond Procession in 2013.

Crowd of adults and children gather to listen to presenters talking about the Mashapaug Pond as part of the Urban Pond Procession in Providence in 2013.

Image of participants gathering for the Urban Pond Procession at Alvarez High School in Providence.

A group of Sophia Academy students gather at the Mashapaug Pond community boathouse with handmade signs and costumes for the Urban Pond Procession in 2012.

A crowd of community members and students gather at the edge of Mashapaug Pond as part of the Urban Pond Procession in 2012.

Elizabeth Scott and musicians at the Urban Pond Procession in 2012.

Participants take part in the Urban Pond Procession in 2012.

A group of three performers wearing full head masks designed by Big Nazo and white suits post next to Mashapaug Pond. Two of the performers are wearing teapot helmets.

Members of the What Cheer? Brigade band perform as part of the Urban Pond Procession in 2012. A performer on stilts stands in the foreground.

Students and community members, wearing costumes, carrying signs and playing instruments, participate in the Urban Pond Procession in 2012.

Video footage of the Extraordinary Rendition Band performing at the Temple of Music in Roger Williams Park as part of the Urban Pond Procession in 2012. Puppets from Big Nazo dance along with the band.

Video footage of children and adults playing percussion instruments at Mashapaug Pond during the Urban Pond Procession in 2012.

Crowd gathered at the Temple of Music in Roger Williams Park for the end ceremonies of the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Loren Spears speaks at Mashapaug Pond during the Urban Pond Procession in 2011. Loren Spears and Dawn Dove are joined with other Narragansett tribal members holding handmade signs related to indigenous experiences related to Mashapaug Pond.

Chidlren in costumes and playing handmade percussion instruments walk with Big Nazo puppets along the street during the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Students play handmade percussive instruments while walking in the Urban Pond Procession through Roger Williams Park with puppets from Big Nazo and other community members.

Holly Ewald speaks at the Urban Pond Procession with other participants holding signs. Mashapaug Pond is visible in the background.

Children from Providency CityArts percussion workshop walk in the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Children present their handmade woven art at Mashapaug Pond during the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Students from Providence CityArts perform with their handmade percussion instruments at the Temple of Music in Roger Williams Park during the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Phil Edmonds and the What Cheer? Brigade lead the procession from Mashapaug Pond in 2011.

Lisa Melmed and students play instruments while walking along the shore of Mashapaug Pond in the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

What Cheer? Brigade leads the Urban Pond Procession from Mashapaug Pond through the parking lot of the Family Dollar store.

Monster puppets from Big Nazo stand on the edge of Mashapaug Pond during the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Children play decorated drums and walk with Big Nazo monster puppets along a residential street in the Urban Pond Procession in 2011.

Loren Spears and Dawn Dove examine handmade art and props at Mashapaug Pond for use in the Urban Pond Procession.

Video of the Urban Pond Procession in 2010. Includes still images and film footage related to volunteers and students preparing for the event as well as the event itself. Includes footage of Holly Ewald talking about the history and pollution of Mashapaug Pond and event planning; the Extraordinary Rendition Band and Phil Edmonds leading the procession along the streets with Big Nazo monster puppets; Bob McMahon, supervisor of Providence Parks; students from Sophia Academy; a performance by Commnunity Music Works; Elizabeth Scotts, Department of Environmental Management.

Community member wearing a handmade fish costume and carrying a sign noting "Liberty Elm Diner" participates in the Urban Pond Procession in 2010.

Members of What Cheer? Brigade walking in Urban Pond Procession in 2010. Trumpeter is being pushed in a grocery carriage by a fellow musician.