Paint the Square Green: Earth Day Festivities in Downtown Pittsburgh

April 23, 2018/Rick Handler

Pittsburgh Earth Day 2018 celebrations were held over several days. Market Square hosted Paint the Square Green on Friday and Saturday. Festivities included environmental vendors, displays, and music. There was also a Pittsburgh Earth Day Food Truck Festival with a dozen mobile vendors at Mellon Square Park. Beautiful weather brought out all types of people to Pittsburgh’s town square. Entertainment Central covered Saturday’s events and happenings.

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Tesla Pittsburgh-Wexford reps were on hand to answer questions about their Model X car and their residential home solar roof panels.
Paint the Square Green was one of several events held this week to celebrate Pittsburgh Earth Day.
Throngs of people showed up for the food truck roundup at Mellon Square Park.
little good bad, Rachel B and Billy Castle, got the crowd moving with their soulful electropop music.
Great Lakes Brewing had a Sustainable Sips Pub Crawl. For each five completed crawl passports they plant a tree.
Marc Reisman and his Strong Way band includes an all-star roster of Reisman (singing), Rick Witkowski (white guitar), Kurt Resch (red guitar), Tom Valentine (bass),'Chizzy' Chuck (drums), Ben Opie (alto sax), Robert “Hutch” Hutchison (percussion), and Pam Kristan (Backup vocals,hidden behind Reisman).
PAT Connect Team members Erin McAndrew and Dave Santiago demonstrate their point—that when you ride the bus you take a car off the road—with the tasty visual aids of free bus and car sprinkle cookies.
Versatile soul/rock guitar virtuoso Byron Nash demonstrated his skills along with his Plan B players: Evan Thorsen (guitar), Philip Price (bass), Randraiz Wharton (keys), and George Barron (drums/percussion).
Ammanda Chirumbolo of Acrobatique creative agency, the Paint the Square Green organizer, does double duty. She's manning the Sustainable Pittsburgh booth for a little bit while also watching her friend's dog Rooney.
DJ Selecta, with "two turntables and a microphone," got the crowd dancing with his hot soul/funk mix.
Kenyatta Neville, winner of the American Royal Beauties PA Model of the Year competition in the photogenic category, was on hand to bring a royal flair to the event.
Rising talent Allissa Logsdon closes out Paint the Square Green with her band.
The Style Truck and Vintage Valet truck were on hand to provide some fun fashion shopping opportunities.