LAST CHANCE FOR JAZZOO TICKETS!

WHAT:

2012-10-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Last chance for tickets to the fifth annual Jazzoo, coming up Saturday, October 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Atlanta’s wildest creative cocktail party features food from 30 of Atlanta’s best restaurants; 20 full-service open bars throughout the Zoo; and live music on four stages. Jazzoo 2012 will be headlined by ‘80s cover band The Breakfast Club, joined by Dr. Stech and Nervous Habit and Eddie’s Attic Acoustic.

Party animals with the night’s best “creative cocktail” attire have a shot a slate of enviable prizes this year. Costume contest incentives will include a $1,000 closet makeover from The Container Store, tickets to Cirque de Soleil, and exclusive Zoo experiences.

Jazzoo annually supports a specific aspect of the Zoo Atlanta mission, including animal programs, conservation activities and community access initiatives. The 2012 event will benefit the Great Ape Heart Project, a multi-institutional collaboration aimed at  dentifying, diagnosing and understanding cardiac disease in gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos.

All-inclusive tickets are $125. VIP tickets, which include access to a private elephant feeding, champagne toast and jazz trio prior to the event, may be purchased at $200. Group rates are available for parties of 10 or more. Jazzoo is open to guests 21 and up only; get tickets online now.

WHEN:

Saturday, October 13, 2012
6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Zoo Atlanta
800 Cherokee Avenue, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30315

CONTACT:

Keisha N. Hines, Director of Public Relations and Communications
404.624.5980 – office
404.309.2238 – cell
khines@zooatlanta.org

Simone Griffin, Public Relations Coordinator
404.624.2809
sgriffin@zooatlanta.org

ABOUT: About Zoo Atlanta

An accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Zoo Atlanta inspires value and preservation of wildlife through a unique mix of education and outdoor family fun. From well-known native wildlife to critically endangered species on the brink of extinction, the Zoo offers memorable close encounters with more than 1,500 animals from around the world. A slate of new up-close-and-personal experiences opened in spring 2012: giraffe feeding, permitting guests to hand-feed Earth’s tallest living land mammals, and Wild Encounters, three new behind-the-scenes adventures with African elephants, giant pandas and Komodo dragon. Other highlights include the nation’s largest collection of western lowland gorillas, the nation’s largest zoological collection of orangutans and a global center of excellence for the care and study of vanishing reptiles and amphibians. The Zoo is open daily with the exceptions of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Keeper talks, interactive wildlife shows, education programs and special events run year-round. For more information, call 404.624.WILD or visit zooatlanta.org.

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