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Twilight Picnic for the Parks: Back in the Swing made a triumphant return to its in-person fundraising gala Saturday, August 21 under white peaked tents at The Meadow at Hartwood Acres. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”394″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]This signature fundraiser of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation paused last year to ride out the pandemic but came roaring …

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The Allegheny County Parks Foundation Hosts Third Annual Twilight Picnic

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The Allegheny County Parks Foundation treated the sell-out crowd of 430 guests at its third annual Twilight Picnic for the Parks on Saturday, August 24 to a stunning celebration of the region’s nine parks, one of the largest public parks systems in the country. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”332″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Event planner Nancy Byrnes designed an …

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Twilight Picnic For The Parks Raises $334,000

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Twilight Picnic For The Parks, the signature event of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation, celebrated a final blast of summer under a nearly full moon at Hartwood Acres Park Saturday evening. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”264″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Blue skies greeted more than 400 guests on the lawn of the Hartwood Acres Mansion, who enjoyed a delicious …

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Allegheny County Parks Celebrate 90th Anniversary

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More than 200 guests celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Allegheny County Parks January 10 at an evening reception at the Heinz History Center. “90 Years of Allegheny County Parks: Celebrating their Legacy, Imagining their Future” brought acclaimed landscape architect Thomas Woltz to Pittsburgh to envision the next era for our nine county parks. Woltz, …

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