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ROYAL OAK, Mich., June 28, 2006 – The Detroit Zoo will be getting wild every Wednesday night during July and August with the Wild Summer Nights Concert Series. Presented by Starbucks Coffee, the concerts will take place in the Zoo’s main picnic grove from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 5 through August 30.
Wild Summer Nights features a variety of live music from local bands, including children’s, jazz, rock, folk and blues. Guests are invited to bring a blanket and pack a picnic. In addition, food, snacks, beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase from Zoo concessions.
Wild Summer Nights is also supported by the Detroit Free Press, AM580 and Black Swan Vineyards, and is free with the purchase of regular Zoo admission. The park will remain open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays during the concert series.
Concert Schedule:
• July 5 – Gemini (Children’s)
• July 12 – Pete “Big Dog” Fetters (Blues)
• July 19 – Grievous Angel (Classic Americana)
• July 26 – Blackman & Arnold (Jazz/Funk)
• August 2 – Jill Jack (Folk/Rock)
• August 9 – 47UMa (Worldbeat)
• August 16 – Candy Band (Children’s)
• August 23 – Jody Raffoul (Acoustic Rock)
• August 30 – James Coffey (Children’s)
The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak. The Detroit Zoo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily April through October, with extended hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August. Admission is $11.00 for adults 13 to 61, $9.00 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7.00 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free. For more information, call (248) 398-0900 or visit www.detroitzoo.org. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. For more information, call (313) 852-4056.
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