Night in the Tropics

The success of National Aviary’s annual Night in the Tropics fundraiser really took off this year. A sold-out crowd of 650 had a hot time meandering through the Aviary, admiring the exhibits and sampling Pittsburgh restaurants’ food, cocktails, and desserts as they went.The “fun, casual celebration of summer,” as the Aviary’s media relations manager Laura Ellis described the fête, grossed a sizzling $50,000. Photos by Megan Wylie.