Kim Perley / Herald

Waterfire is celebrating the NCAA tournament in Providence tonight along with Dunkin’ Donuts. The special edition of Barnaby Evans’ ’75 combustible art installation starts at 7:30 p.m. downtown and runs until 11.

UPDATE: Evans appeared on the Rhode Show today to talk about tonight’s event:

WaterFire — the living, burning, seasonal art installation created by Barnaby Evans ’75 — is looking for volunteers for the 2010 season.

Volunteers, as many of 150 of which are needed for each night, wear all black “so they can disappear into the night like magicians,” according to a WaterFire press release.

The release encourages people of all abilities to volunteer, for such exciting tasks as piloting boats, tending the fires, selling merchandise and . . . cleaning up afterward. Hey, somebody’s gotta do it.

Kim Perley / Herald

Here’s the latest installment of your daily dose of Projo news.

A North Kingston man was arrested after interfering with tow truck operators who attempted to remove his car from a half-frozen pond, apparently after becoming concerned that the efforts would damage the vehicle that he valued enough to drive into the pond “after watching another motorist do the same thing.”

Sir Salman Rushdie, author of such acclaimed novels as “The Satanic Verses,” is slated to speak at Brown on February 16th.  Also known for a tricky run-in with a fatwa and a habit of being linked to attractive ladies, Rushdie’s appearance is sure not to disappoint.

A special WaterFire showing is set to happen tonight for a lucky group of travel industry insiders. Nice try, WaterFire organizers, but your stealthy lack of publicity and attempt to turn our favorite Providence spectacle into an exclusive affair won’t work this time.  See you at 8:15.

—Claire Peracchio