The PVGP is launching back-to-back parties in Schenley Park, leading right into Race Weekend. The August 1 Garden Party is a brand-new event at the famous Phipps Botanical Gardens, featuring cars inside the greenhouse for the first time ever! The next night, the Grand Prix drivers pilot their race cars from the track and journey into Oakland and the University of Pittsburgh for a reception at the Frick Fine Arts Building. These events include the 'Exhibitions of Speed' Paddock that features the Ragtime Racers and Vintage Indy.

The Conservatory will be open to the public until 6:00 and our party will begin with Happy Hour outside in the Phipps Garden at 6:30 pm. Guests can visit the 'Exhibition of Speed' paddock of Ragtime Racers and Vintage Indy. Ragtime Racers is a collection of 100-year-old race cars driven at speed by their drivers, dressed in period overalls, leather helmets and goggles. Vintage Indy is returning to Pittsburgh with its incredible collection of race cars that competed at the Indianapolis 500. Both groups will be on the track all weekend.

This Garden Party will feature hors d'oeuvres, palate-pleasing food stations, wine, Helltown Beer and bar cocktails throughout one of the nation's oldest and largest Victorian greenhouses. It promises to be an elegant and entertaining evening sponsored by UBS Walnut Wealth Management.