Win Zoo Tickets Courtesy of Dave's Markets and Coca-Cola

How would you like the chance to win a Cleveland Metroparks Zoo family membership and a Behind-the-Scenes tour or one of the many family four-pack of tickets to see African Elephant Crossing at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo? It's as easy as 1-2-3.

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Zoo Director Steve Taylor at Cleveland City Club April 22

Join Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Director Steve Taylor as he discusses all that is new and exciting at the Zoo (hint: elephants!), as well as the Zoo's plans for the future. His presentation, Local Zoo/Global Reach: The Present & Future of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will take place at the City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum at Noon on April 22, 2011.

Read a short bio about Steve and register for this event on The City Club of Cleveland's website.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo at Winter in the Village

This Saturday, February 12, representatives from the Zoo will be at Winter in the Village at Legacy Village shopping center in Lyndhurst from noon to 4 p.m. Stop by and enter to win a One-Year Family Membership to the Cleveland Zoological Society. We'll also have giveaways and live animals on display. Winter in the Village runs Friday and Saturday with activities for adults and children -- find out more on Legacy Village's website.

The Spirit of Cleveland [Metroparks Zoo]

All it takes is a one-dollar donation and a little luck to put Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's holiday wreath on your front door this holiday season. The Zoo's Guest Services staff decorated and donated a unique holiday wreath to the "Spirit of Cleveland Holiday Showcase" at the Cleveland Plus Visitors Center. The Zoo's wreath was made entirely of recycled materials and will on display through December 10. Find out more about the exhibit and how you can enter to win this wreath!

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Dinner and a Dino!

Want to get up close to some small reptiles, birds and mammals? Then stop by our friends at Bob Evans in North Olmsted on Tuesday, August 17 (that's tonight) from 5 - 7 p.m.

Enjoy a great meal inside and get close to some small animals outside under the Zoo tent.

Keep an eye out for "Steggie," the Zoo's traveling dinosaur. The first five families that stop by the Zoo tent at Bob Evans will receive complimentary tickets to the Zoo's DINOSAURS! exhibit.

Good Things Come in Small Packages

Bob Evans Zoo OutreachWant to get up close to some small reptiles, birds and mammals tonight? Then stop by our friends at Bob Evans tonight in Macedonia from 5 - 7 p.m. Enjoy a great meal inside and get close to some small animals outside under the Zoo tent.

If you can't make it tonight, then mark your calendar for July 13 at the Bob Evans in Willoughby and August 17 at the Bob Evans in North Olmsted. The Zoo will be at both locations from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Learn Recycling from Zoo's Expert, Nancy Hughes, in Free Webinar

Come watch Nancy Hughes from the Cleveland Metropark Zoo talk about ZooPoo. Colette Barry had a very insightful interview with Nancy at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on how to effectively reduce, reuse and recycle. Tune in Saturday, May 29, at Noon for a Live Webinar show with Colette at Healthy Fit Studio and enjoy an interactive show on how to live a "Greener" Lifestyle. (Webinar link: http://www.healthyfitstudio.com/memberlibrary/free-webinar/)

Zoo Partners with Cleveland International Film Fest, Director to Serve as FilmForum Panelist

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo invites you to attend a special screening of "The Elephant in the Living Room" at the Cleveland International Film Festival on Saturday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. The film, directed and produced by Ohio native Michael Webber, documents the work of Tim Harrison, Dayton police officer, firefighter and director of Outreach for Animals, an organization that educates people about exotic animals and discourages keeping them as pets (read more details about "The Elephant in the Living Room").

Immediately following the screening will be a FilmForum to address the question: "Should legislation exist to regulate the ownership of exotic animals?" The FilmForum features the following panelists:

  • Michael Webber, Director of "Elephant in the Living Room"
  • Tim Harrison, Police Officer/Firefighter/Paramedic/Founder of Outreach for Animals
  • Steve Taylor, Director, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (partner)
  • Moderator: Rick Jackson, 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS ideastream

The FilmForum is a chance for audience members to learn about the issues, ask questions and join the discussion. We hope you can make it! (Purchase tickets to the Cleveland International Film Festival online at ClevelandFilm.org.)

Have you FOUND your wild side?

Okay, Cleveland. Here is your chance. We have a monster-sized challenge for you, should you choose to accept it. We're asking you to take T-rex on the road in search of your favorite Cleveland hot spot. So get out your camera and get ready to roll.

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Baby T. rex Roaring Around Cleveland

In promotion of DINOSAURS! at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the Zoo's "baby" T-rex will be out and about, making appearances in and around Cleveland. He will be accompanied by Zoo staff and some of the Zoo's small animals. Look for Baby T (as we like to call him) at the following dates and locations:
  • July 15, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the WDOK Listeners Lunch on Mall C
  • July 17, 6:30 - 9 p.m., with WNWV at Mapleside Farms, Brunswick
  • July 18, at WKDD Kidz Day
  • July 25, at Radio One Unity Day
  • July 28, 5 - 7 p.m., at Bob Evans in Streetsboro
  • August 13, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., at the Cuyahoga County Fair in Berea with Radio Disney
  • August 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the WDOK Listeners Lunch on Mall C