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Sunset Safari: A Walk on the Wild Side
Price: $150
nashvillezoo.org
In mid-1990, the Nashville Zoo opened in Joelton, with word of the exotic animal park’s unveiling prompting this then-1-year-old alt-weekly to feature an elephant on its cover. Twenty years later — and after re-inventing itself in 1996 with a move to Grassmere — the zoo has made great strides. That 20-year mark renders this month’s version of the Nashville Zoo’s annual major fundraiser all the more symbolic — and necessary, as the popular South Nashville park still lacks a critical mass of “big-ticket” animals, such as penguin, polar bear, rhino and hippo. Sunset Safari is a high-dollar ticket ($150), but money is needed if the iconic local cultural institution is to ever acquire expensive-to-exhibit species and thus elevate its status from “respectable regional zoo” to “national player.” Marketed as a “culinary adventure” for attendees to sample restaurants, caterers and beverage companies, the event celebrates the opening of Flamingo Lagoon, which is sponsored by The Memorial Foundation and home to 30 Caribbean flamingo.
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Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
- 3777 Nolensville Rd., Nashville Nolensville Rd./ Woodbine/ Murfreesboro Rd. TN 37211
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833-1534
- www.nashvillezoo.org
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