Madcap recap

So what does it take to turn a park entrance into party central on a chilly weekend in Pittsburgh?
A little creative tenting, some cool lighting, heaters, and 450+ people dressed as everyone from Sarah Palin to Predator to a pink gorilla.  We had our fourth annual Madcap Masquerade last Saturday, and Schenley Plaza certainly rose [...]

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Nature Photography Bingo!

The Parks Conservancy has recently entered into a partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center.  A team of graduate students there is working on an effort sponsored by the Grable Foundation to create the Playground of the Future.  Leading up to the design of the playground, the ETC students are sponsoring several activities in the parks [...]

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Come as you aren’t…

We’re more excited than ever about Madcap Masquerade this year, because for the first time ever the event is being held in one of our parks!  On October 25, Schenley Plaza will host the zaniest, most colorful, most entertaining party of the year–and surrounding all the psychics, salsa dancing, costumes, and haute couture will be [...]

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Post-conference thoughts

It’s been a bit of an adjustment around here since the end of the International Urban Parks Conference, because conference prep would neatly fill up my How I Spent My Summer Vacation essay. But now that it’s happened I think everyone involved–our staff, our excellent coordinators, our many volunteers and local tour leaders, and all [...]

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