Urban Garden Party Fancy and Free Events

June 17, 2010 · by Lindsay · in events

Over on the Northside, tucked into the Mexican War Steets is an old Mattress Factory that is now a museum which showcases works of art that incorporate the entire room. From their website:

The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that exhibits room-sized works called installations. Created on site by artists from across the country and around the world, our unique exhibitions feature a variety of media that engage all of the senses.

Each June the Mattress Factory hosts an Urban Garden Party – a gala event to benefit the museum. Tickets are still available. Pittsburgh blogger James Foreman held a contest to win a ticket to the event – Win a Date With James. While James’ date has already been selected – follow the Mattress Factory on Facebook and Twitter for more chances to win.

Urban Garden Party – Family and Community Day
Sunday, June 20, 2010 – Noon-5pm

One of the things that is great about the annual event is that the Mattress Factory extends the party all weekend long. On Sunday – the Mattress Factory is open for FREE for everyone! Stop by the Mattress Factory on Sunday from Noon-5 to play outside and check out the museum. Activities include – skateboarding, screen printing, jump rope and more.

Check out this video about the event:

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh for as long as she has been blogging - but fortunatly there are lots of great things about Pittsburgh to share. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon. Lindsay is also working on BlogLocal which is building a map of blogs with local content.