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Hop on Over to Bunnyville at the Detroit Zoo March 22
ROYAL OAK, Mich., March 7, 2008 – An “egg-stravaganza” of family fun is planned for the Detroit Zoo’s 17th annual Bunnyville celebration on Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Presented by Meijer and supported by Oldies 104.3 WOMC, Bunnyville is filled with treats, crafts, games and live entertainment.

The event will feature the Jelly Bean Jamboree, a fun twist on the traditional egg hunt, Funny Bunny Games, springtime crafts, whisker painting and animal enrichment activities.  In addition, visitors can have pictures taken with the Easter Bunny for $6 at the Ford Education Center.

Live performances by the musical duo Two of a Kind, made possible by the Madeleine Berman Academy for Humane Education, will take place in the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery Theatre at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.  In addition, the musical “Bunny Follies” will be performed in the Ford Education Center Theater at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

Bunnyville visitors are encouraged to bring a canned or other non-perishable food item to be donated to Gleaners Community Food Bank.  Guests with food donations will receive a reduced admission price of $4, parking not included.  Admission for Detroit Zoological Society members is free, but members are encouraged to bring food donations.  Each year, Bunnyville visitors contribute about 7,000 pounds of food to Gleaners. 

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 daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October.  Admission is $11 for adults 13 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free.  For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.  The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 
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