What: First Night Pittsburgh Parade & Furry Frolic

Where: Westin Convention Center Hotel, 3rd Floor, Crawford Room, Downtown Pittsburgh, PA

When: December 31, 2015 from 6pm until 1am, Rain or Shine

Website: First Night Pittsburgh http://www.firstnightpgh.org/

Well the event has been met with a lot of popularity over the last two years, both from the furs who attended and the residents of Pittsburgh who line the streets of the parade. So it will be a go again this year so please put it on your calendar and consider joining the fun and frivolity of this unique cultural event!

UPDATE!

I have entered into the contract with the Westin to secure the Crawford Room as hang-out/warm up space and as a green room for the fursuiters. (The room can be partitioned in half.)

I also secured a six (6) room Hotel Room Block, based on the number of rooms reserved last year, plus a few for growth. This room rate for a single King or two Double beds, single or double occupancy is $159.00 + Taxes. There will be an additional $20 (+taxes) charged for each additional person. These should be in the system and available after 5pm on November 24th, 2015. Call 412-281-3700 to Reserve and tell them the Group Name is "First Night Parade 2016." Room block is good until midnight on December 14th.

The event is "RAIN or SHINE." In the event it's pouring down rain, we of course will not be taking our expensive suits out to march in the rain. I'm hoping it will be a beautiful cool night, but just in case we'll be sure to have stuff planned for indoor fun as we pretty much have the entire 3rd Floor to ourselves. (Just don't break anything.)

For more information see the Event Calendar listing: http://www.pa-furry.org/node/10460/.....d-furry-frolic

The cost of this space last year was $300 + $81 in taxes. I'm not sure what the charge will be this year, however I hope we'll have a bigger turn out this year than we did last year. So to help defray the cost of the space, my wife and I will be asking for folks to chip in $15, collected that evening.

Please RSVP by sending an email to swiftfoxavfd[at]gmail.com with "First Night Parade" in the subject field. I need to give the Parade Coordinators a head count by December 20th so they'll have First Night pins for us. However, don't let that stop you from coming. Not everyone attending will take advantage of the pin and enjoy the activities of First Night. Plus, the pins are readily available at the First Night tents for a $10 donation to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

Please feel free to DL this photo and the information shared here, and post it to your own FA, Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler or where have you, to help spread the word.

Thanks! We're excited to see you there on New Year's Eve.

Swift Fox