2010 September/October Events At The Maryland Zoo
September 2nd, 2010
The temperatures should be cooling off in time for another lovely Fall here in Baltimore. The Maryland Zoo is open 7 days a week from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm with a host of fun activities planned. Come out and play!
Tot Days
DATE: On Mondays and Tuesdays throughout September
TIME: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
COST: Free with Zoo admission
Our School Programs is hosting Tot Days with special activities ranging from puppet shows to crafts, just for Tots!
Activity Schedule:
- Story Time 10:30 – Tundra Buggy – Tots will enjoy listening to and acting out animal stories read or told by Zoo instructors.
- Craft time 11:00 – MD Wilderness Outpost (weather dependent) Tots make easy animal crafts from mostly natural materials.
- Puppet Show 11:30 – MD Wilderness Outpost (weather dependent) Tots learn about animals while enjoying our fabulous puppet presentations.
- Tot Stations 10:00-2:00 – Base Camp Discovery – Tots participate in hands-on activities that enable them to learn about animals and their habitats.
- Story time — 12:30 Tundra Buggy – Tots will enjoy listening to and acting out animal stories read or told by Zoo instructors.
- Puppet show – 1:00 Maryland Wilderness Outpost – Tots learn about animals while enjoying our fabulous puppet presentations.
- Farmyard Station 12- 2:00 Farmyard Tots participate in hands-on activities that enable them to learn about animals and their habitats.
2nd Annual 98 Rock Zoo Crooz
DATE: Sunday, September 12, 2010
TIME: 10am
LOCATION: Fox Chevrolet Timonium
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Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Chevy “muscle” cars that is! It’s time for the 2nd Annual Zoo Crooz! Join 98Rock’s Morning Show Host “Amelia” on Sunday September 12, 2010, as she kicks off the 2nd Annual Zoo Crooz from Fox Chevrolet of Timonium.
Car registration is from 10am-12pm on the dealership parking lot. The Zoo Crooz pulls out at 12pm and will Crooz around the beltway up to 75-80 Dragway (in Monrovia, MD) for your car to take a ride down the dragway!
At Fox, after you register for the Zoo Crooz, stop by the Maryland Zoo’s booth to visit & take pictures with some of our favorite animal ambassadors, including “Rise”, one of the official Raven bird mascots!
Registration is $40 per car, and includes a commemorative Zoo Crooz T-shirt and one pass down the 75-80 Dragway.
*All proceeds benefit the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore*
WILD Weed Out Event
DATE: Thursday, September 23, 2010
TIME: 9:00am- 12:00pm
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Looking for a fun volunteer opportunity? On Thursday, September 23, volunteers will assist our Horticulture Department on their “crew day” working together to clear out a specific area of the zoo of weeds and invasive plants.
The morning will involve a bit of physical work- weeding, pruning and hauling so volunteers are asked to come prepared in comfortable “get-dirty” clothes, sturdy closed-toe shoes, and a refillable water bottle.
Hats and sunscreen are also suggested. Gloves and any needed tools will be supplied for use during the morning as we do battle against these invaders! No prior experience or training is needed, just a willingness to get down and get dirty. Free event for adults 18 years of age and older.
The Zoo is amazingly beautiful and our Horticulture Department is a fabulously fun team to work with so it will be a great event. If this sounds like a fun morning of volunteering, please reply to Kristi.giles@marylandzoo.org to register for this event. Spaces are limited.
Breakfast with the Penguins
DATE: Saturday, October 2, 2010
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
COST: $45/$60
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Start your morning off with a wiggle and a waddle! Learn about the Zoo’s African Black-Footed Penguins, enjoy breakfast at Rock Island, and help feed the penguins their first meal of the day.
Don’t forget your camera! Our Penguin Animal Ambassadors will be on hand for their close-up!
Tickets are $45 for members and $60 for non-members $60/ non-members and can be purchased online at www.marylandzoo.org/events
African Penguin Awareness Day
DATE: Saturday, October 2, 2010
TIME: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
COST: Free with Zoo admission
Did you know that our African black-footed penguin colony is one of the largest in North America? Did you know we work closely with penguin researchers and conservation partners in South Africa to help preserve these wonderful birds? Come learn more about the penguins on African Penguin Awareness Day! There will be activities and games at Base Camp Discovery, as well as animal enrichment and keeper chats at Rock Island. No tuxedos required!
ZooBooo!
DATE: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 29, 30 and 31
TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
COST: Free with regular Zoo admission (some games cost additional $)
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ZooBOOO! features Baltimore’s safest Halloween trick-or-treating, visits from our spookiest Animal Ambassadors, two costume contests each day, games, crafts, a not-so-spooky hay maze, pumpkin painting and so much more! Out and about on Zoo grounds, there will be keeper chats and special animal enrichment activities, including everyone’s favorite – the Elephant Pumpkin Smash!
ZooBOOO! is sponsored by Stifel Nicolaus, cricKet Wireless, CFG Community Bank and Northrop Grumman.
