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| Sweet summer sounds |
Grab your dancing shoes! Our summer concert series – Zoolapalooza and Animals and All That Jazz – are back again! Enjoy music performed live from 5:30-8:30pm, with specialty food stations featuring a new menu each night, and a full bar, featuring beer sampling for those 21 years and older. Animals will remain out until 7pm! The concerts will take place under the Zoo's beautiful all-new Bicentennial Pavilion. Tables are open on a first-come, first-serve basis.
| MEMBERS-ONLY PERK! Ride tickets are only $1 per ride from 5-7pm. |
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 Zoolapalooza
June 30; July 7, 14 • 5:30-8:30pm • Bicentennial Pavilion
Zoolapalooza concerts are getting bigger and better this summer! Eat, drink, dance and be merry. This incredibly fun night out is a great way to kick off summer weekends on Friday evenings. Kids will enjoy playing with instruments, animal artifacts and a friendly game of tic-tac-toe Get the full lineup of Zoolapalooza performers and menus.
 Animals and All That Jazz
July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3 • 5:30-8:30pm • Bicentennial Pavilion
This Thursday night tradition returns for the 30th year in a big way! This concert series features sensational music from all genres of jazz. Come play early at the Zoo and stay late for a night of live music! Get the full lineup of Animals and All That Jazz performers and menus.
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| Naturally Inspired Paint Out Art Show |
 presented by The Great Frame Up Downtown
June 1-Aug. 23 • Schaefer Rotunda of the White River Gardens
More than 20 original works of art are in this year's show, now open in the Schaefer Rotunda at White River Gardens. We featured some pieces in last month's eNews, and this issue features the rest. Next month, we'll have a vote-off to determine who wins the coveted Member's Choice Award! Which piece is your favorite?
Vote now by clicking on your top pick!
Silent Auction & Artists' Reception
Aug. 24 • 5:30-7:30pm • Tickets required
In August, attend the silent auction and artists' reception to get the art your heart has fallen in love with! For more information or to make your reservations for this popular event, call 317-630-2046 or click here. |
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Some animals are venomous and some animals are poisonous – do you know the difference? Venomous animals, like lionfish or West African Gaboon vipers, have spines or fangs that they use to introduce their toxin to something they perceive as a threat. On the other hand, poisonous animals need to be eaten or touched to have any effect – for example, a Colorado River toad releases toxins from its skin to discourage predators from eating it.
What animal fact are you wondering about? Keep those questions coming! Yours just might get answered in a future issue!
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| In the know |
Here's an insider tip for enjoying Magnificent Macaws presented by Central Indiana Honda Dealers from another perspective. For the 1:30pm and 4:30pm presentations, head to the Macaws exhibit in Forests 15 minutes before to chat with an interpreter and to see the Pit Crew flock take off headed for The Perch!
Then, move to the western end of the path through the Bicentennial Pavilion to get an awesome  view of the flock returning to Forests at the end of the presentation. Have your cameras ready, because there's incredible beauty in these birds, especially in flight.
See you at the Zoo, shutterbugs!
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| Thanks for the Adventure! |
 Zoobilation 2017
presented by Indianapolis Power & Light Company
Premium Experience sponsored by Ice Miller LLP
This was another record-breaking year! More than 5,000 guests helped raise over $2.4 million to support animal care and programs at the Indianapolis Zoo. A huge thanks to the participating restaurants, volunteers, committees and thousands of people who helped make this wonderful event possible.
Very special thanks to our sponsors, including our title sponsor, Indianapolis Power & Light Company; Premium Experience sponsor, Ice Miller LLP; entertainment sponsor, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Arrival Carpet sponsor, Moser Consulting; official vehicle sponsor, Central Indiana Honda Dealers; and beverage sponsors, Republic National Distributing Company, MillerCoors and Coca-Cola.
Save the date for Feb. 1, 2018, when tickets go on sale for next year's event!
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A Garden of Exploration and Fun!
When your family enters the White River Gardens, you will encounter a place where play, discovery and imagination are all around! Your adventure begins in the conservatory, where butterflies drift in the air around you, unusual blooms grab your attention and lush plantings create the feeling that you have entered a tropical jungle. You can even hear the sounds of hidden insects chirping away! Read more ... |
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| Special thanks to Heather Kruger |
Send us your favorite original/unaltered/not-Photoshopped picture from an Indianapolis Zoo visit to membership@indyzoo.com, post it on Facebook or on Instagram (#indyzoo). We'll feature our favorite in next month's eNews. |
| Due to renew? Step up to the plate! |
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| Double Secret contest |
Every month, we hide a little surprise in our eNews. In the June issue, we took a refresher course in what species of macaw you can see in the Magnificent Macaws bird presentation.
We think we might need to go take an eye test. Suddenly, we're seeing stripes and spots and colorful patterns! What's going on? They're all over the Zoo! In the eNews, we heard you should keep an eye open for some cute Zoo youngsters with patterned tails hanging out in the eNews this month. If you do find them, click through for instructions. If you're one of the first five members to email us with the double secret password/passphrase, you'll win a special Zoo prize pack!
Congratulations to last month's winners: Courtney P-B., Franklin; Melissa C., Bloomington; Angie S., Indianapolis; Cassie W., Terre Haute; Tracy S., Anderson, and our wild card winner, Lilly V.H., Indianapolis. |
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| Special thanks |
Click here to view a complete list of Indianapolis Zoo sponsors! |
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Operating Hours
Through Sept. 4
9am-5pm, Monday-Thursday;
9am-7pm, Friday-Sunday
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The Indianapolis Zoo empowers people and communities,
both locally and globally, to advance animal conservation. |
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| Photo credits: mother and daughter dancing, Danielle Facza; trainers with macaws, Erik Markov; conservatory and gardens, Kerrie Best; mother and child with giraffe, Heather Kruger. |
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Special Thanks to our Official Sponsors:
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Coca-Cola
Official Beverage |
Hendricks Regional Health
Sponsor of Zoo Babies |
Ray's Trash
Official
Recycling
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Franciscan Physician Network
Official Hand Sanitizer Stations |
Markey's
Preferred Audio Visual Provider |
Unilever
Official Ice Cream |
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