Bronx, NY – March 14, 2011 – Animal Tales Extravaganza at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is roaring into its second year with a spectacular line-up of family-friendly entertainment every weekend from April 16 through June 25.
Weekends include an amazing array of top-rated children's entertainment with New York Life Main Stage performances at the Grizzly Goodies picnic area. Marvel Super Heroes: Operation Green brings together Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and even the Green Goblin in a live performance that will highlight the importance of green living and protecting the environment. Children’s favorite Angelina Ballerina, an imaginative little mouse that inspires through dance, performs for zoo-goers. The Children’s Theatre Company at Lehman presents the Animal Tale Players’ live theatrical performance of “I’ll Huff and I’ll Quack and I’ll Blow Down Your Porridge.”
On Sunday, April 24, two cast members from the hit Broadway production “The Addams Family” will be at the zoo. In the spirit of the Addams Family show, there will be a “rotten” Easter egg hunt and for each rotten egg found, children will receive a prize.
Zoo-goers can “get lost in a book” as everyone's favorite animal books come to life. Weekends will include the chance to meet authors and celebrities at special readings on the Wild Asia Plaza. On Saturday, April 23 families can join Michelle Knudsen at the Bronx Zoo’s Asia Plaza where she will read from her book Library Lion.
Performing their original show “If Your Really Loved Polar Bears…” on the Wild Asia Plaza, Making Books Sing will entertain and empower children through music, theater, puppetry, and physical comedy.
Kids can walk through larger-than-life pages of some of the most popular children's stories as the zoo transforms new and classic tales into unforgettable interactive experiences including Penguin Group USA’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle; Simon & Schuster’s Alphabet by Matthew Van Fleet; Macmillan’s Moon Bear, by Brenda Z. Guiberson; and Random House’s
Contact:Max Pulsinelli: (o) 718-220-5182; mpulsinelli@wcs.orgSteve Fairchild: (o) 718-220-5189; sfairchild@wcs.org
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adult admission is $16, children (3-12 years old) $12, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $14. Parking is $13 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit www.bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010. If you would like to guide your readers or viewers to a web link where they can make donations in support of helping save wildlife and wild places, please direct them to: www.wcs.org/donation. New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States* and one of the largest life insurers in the world. New York Life has the highest possible financial strength ratings from all four of the major credit rating agencies. Headquartered in New York City, New York Life's family of companies offers life insurance, retirement income, investments and long-term care insurance. New York Life Investments** provides institutional asset management and retirement plan services. Other New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products and services, as well as institutional and retail mutual funds. Please visit New York Life's Web site at www.newyorklife.com for more information. *New York Life is the largest mutual life insurance company based on the Fortune 500, ranked within industries, Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual), Fortune magazine, May 4, 2009. **New York Life Investments is a service mark used by New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC and its subsidiary, New York Life Investment Management LLC.
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adult admission is $16, children (3-12 years old) $12, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $14. Parking is $13 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit www.bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010.
If you would like to guide your readers or viewers to a web link where they can make donations in support of helping save wildlife and wild places, please direct them to: www.wcs.org/donation.
New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States* and one of the largest life insurers in the world. New York Life has the highest possible financial strength ratings from all four of the major credit rating agencies. Headquartered in New York City, New York Life's family of companies offers life insurance, retirement income, investments and long-term care insurance. New York Life Investments** provides institutional asset management and retirement plan services. Other New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products and services, as well as institutional and retail mutual funds. Please visit New York Life's Web site at www.newyorklife.com for more information.
*New York Life is the largest mutual life insurance company based on the Fortune 500, ranked within industries, Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual), Fortune magazine, May 4, 2009.
**New York Life Investments is a service mark used by New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC and its subsidiary, New York Life Investment Management LLC.
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