Visitors will take an arctic adventure when they visit the Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The rooms of the historic glass house in Oakland will be populated with displays imagining the landscapes and denizens of the frozen north. “Holiday Magic” opens
Where: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Pittsburgh
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Fridays
Tickets: $19.95, $17.95 ages 62 and older and students over 18, $11.95 ages 2-18; tickets are timed and must be purchased in advance
Details: 412-622-6914 or phipps.conservatory.org
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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens delved deep into the forest, folklore and fairy tales for its new “Summer Flower Show: The Hidden Life of Trolls,” running through September.
Guests are welcomed to the immersive, interactive exhibit by animatronic troll mascots named Fen and Ivy, who give tips on how to handle their kin some friendly and some mischievous who await throughout the show.
Depending on the source, trolls are either adorable or positively beastly.
The ubiquitous troll dolls popular in the 1980s and ’90s were decidedly cutesy; the nude figures with tall shocks of neon hair were presented as friendly imps. A series of films loosely based on the toys, including 2020’s “Trolls: World Tour,” turns the mythical creatures into precious, Smurf-esque creations.
Traditionally, however, these were not friendly beasts. In Jorge Luis Borges’ “Book of Imaginary Beings,” the author writes, “The Trolls of popular superstition are evil, stupid elves that dwell in mountain crannies and ramshackle huts.” J.K. Rowling concurs; the first troll encountered by Harry Potter and company is described as having a “great lumpy body … with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut … The smell coming from it was incredible.”
Tickets available for Phipps Conservatory s Summer Flower Show: The Hidden Life of Trolls Share Updated: 11:47 AM EDT Apr 19, 2021 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens phipps conservatory announces summer flower show: the hidden life of trolls SOURCE: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:47 AM EDT Apr 19, 2021 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens announced Monday the theme of its summer flower show, Summer Flower Show: The Hidden Life of Trolls. The flower show will be open from May 1 through Sept. 26. The conservatory is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 8 p.m. on Fridays. The show was designed by Associate Director of Exhibits Jordyn Melino with animatronics and models by Visionary Effects and Tolin FX.The Summer Flower Show: The Hidden Life of Trolls features multiple unique trolls, including an animatronic troll guarding a