November Events Celebrate Mister Rogers21 Oct
Another Neighborhood update from our friends at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette… They highlight a handful of upcoming events that will be of interest to Mister Rogers fans young and old. Among them is an especially exciting event at Pittsburgh public television station WQED, where the neighborhood program was taped.
The station is having an open house during which set pieces from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe will be on display one last time. Here’s more:
On Nov. 7 and 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., WQED will invite the public in to see the reassembled set from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe at the WQED studios in Oakland.
Those who attend will see: King Friday XIII’s Castle; “X” the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat’s Tree; Curator Lady Elaine Fairchilde’s Museum Go-Round; Cornflake S. Pecially’s “Rockit” Factory; Grandpere’s Eiffel Tower; Dr. Duckbill, Elsie Jean and Ana Platypus’ Mound; and a small replica of Daniel Tiger’s Clock. (The original clock currently resides at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, at the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media.)
Tours will last about 10 minutes and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no tickets.
Mr. McFeely (David Newell) from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” will be on hand for autographs and pictures with the exception of a one-hour lunch break at noon both days. Free parking will be available at Central Catholic High School, 4720 Fifth Ave. Details on how to access parking, directions and more of what to expect can be found on a page of the WQED Web site at http://www.wqed.org/neighborhood-of-make-believe.


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