Space dwindling in city's 8th annual Egg Scramble

Anyone who drives past Bryan Park Friday night might be surprised by what he sees -- more than 300 adults searching for colored eggs. \nThe City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is holding its eighth annual Egg Scramble at 9 p.m. Friday. Parks and Recreation expects to fill its 350-person quota, given that there are fewer than 100 spots left and registration closes at 5 p.m. today, said Sarah Nix, the department's community events specialist.\n"We're always sold out," she said. "You have to be 21 to participate, but we have all ages, ranging from 21 to 99. We would love to have students." \nNix said there will be 3,000 eggs hidden, all of which will have a piece of candy in them. There will be additional prizes in 2,800 of the eggs, including gift certificates from Macri's Deli, Kilroy's and various pizza places, as well as tickets to an Indianapolis Indians baseball game and passes to King's Island theme park. Four eggs will contain the grand prizes: a Canon Rebel digital camera; handmade paper and invitations from Twisted Limb Paperworks; dance lessons and parties from Arthur Murray; and a Trek 1700 mountain bike, according to a press release.\nThe eggs will be hidden in a roped off area in Bryan Park, and this year, Parks and Recreation has added a new twist, Nix said. Two-thirds of the eggs will be painted dark blue and black to make them harder to find, she said.\n"We'll yell 'go,' and it will be a mad scramble," she said.\nRegistration is $6 per person. Participants must be at least 21 years old and can register online at www.bloomington.in.gov/parks or in person at the department's main office in the Showers Building before 5 p.m. today.