Party at the Pier - 10/8/10

Riverlife celebrated a decade of transforming Pittsburgh’s riverfronts at its Party at the Pier. Nearly 500 people attended the water’s edge soirée, which was held at the Market Street Pier on the North Shore and raised $75,500. The chic riverside event featured fare by Enrico Catering and libations by Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka, Raise Your Spirits, and Penn Brewery. Attendees danced beneath the tented Pier Lounge to Salsamba and DJ Gordy, while taking in dazzling views of the city. Twenty-minute boat rides on the Gateway Clipper Fleet around the confluence. “People were using the [riverfront] trails while the event was going on, so it felt as though you were in the midst of this wonderful system of trails and riverfront parks,” says Stephan Bontrager, Director of Communications for Riverlife. “It highlighted how the rivers are an asset to the city.”

Photography by Megan Wylie Ruffing