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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Erie Zoo kicks off their Glow Wild Chinese Lantern Festival
The Erie Zoo got a new look as a brand-new event kicked off Thursday night. Dozens of families came to the Erie Zoo to check out the lights for the first-ever Glow Wild event. During the day, they just look like statues, but when the sun set, the Erie Zoo transforms into a glowing paradise. Center for Artificial Intelligence opens at PennWest Edinboro 'Beautiful lights, beautiful displays, it's amazing, and it's really nice to come out and see all the animals,' said Clifford Seibel, a City of Erie resident. Thursday night, the Erie Zoo kicked off its Glow Wild show, a Chinese lantern festival bringing hand-crafted, illuminated art to the zoo on West 38 Street. The zoo's events manager said the event has taken months of preparation, and finally the zoo is ready for the region's first ever Chinese lantern festival. 'Hanart brings over 25 employees to help set up all of the lanterns. They also repair and paint all of them, and then we will also have a performance from them. So, it's a lot of work for us to make sure the grounds are clean and ready for them and then that all the lanterns are set in different areas,' said Hali Hartley, the Erie Zoo' special events manager. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week — A look inside Erie County 911 Call Center We were told there are around 60 different animal sculptures here to represent some of the animals at the zoo. Including our buddy the elephant. We take a walk this way, there's a lot more to see. Everywhere you look, there's something lighting up. This one's been pretty popular, a lot of people coming to take pictures of the swans here, but excitement is high in the Erie Zoo right now. Q: 'Do you have a favorite animal you like to see when coming to the zoo? 'The sand cats!' 'They're cute,' said Oren Henry, who was enjoying the zoo. 'The new otters,' Mika Tripp, another zoo enjoyer said. 'It's cool to see the kangaroos, the penguins, the new otter exhibit is really nice. I love seeing the alligators,' Seibel said. Emergency Operations Center plan loses funding, renovations may be delayed And while guests are welcome to see all the animals they usually do when coming to the zoo, now they can see much more in the form of lanterns, such as a glowing octopus or a shimmering hippopotamus. And the fun doesn't end there, with children invited to a live performance from Hanart every night until Sunday to learn a little kung-fu from the masters. And it's not too late to go down to the zoo and check out the lights with the Chinese lanterns staying up until June 15. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Erie students take the polar plunge for a good cause
They were freezing for a reason Friday. Students from three area schools took part in a polar plunge on the bayfront. The event raised awareness, excitement and funds for the Special Olympics. Behrend students take polar plunge for Special Olympics The students have been raising money all year long and dropping into the frigid pool was a way to celebrate their efforts. 'I heard about it and I'm like jumping into a freezing cold pool in freezing weather, I love it! It sounds like lots of fun, it's really exciting and it's for a good cause,' Clifford Seibel, a Polar Plunge participant said. Dominick's Diner says thank you and farewell to Erie 'Our unified school champions program is incredibly important. We have students with and without disabilities playing on a team together and as equal partners. It's really important,' said Katherine Reim, regional executive director of the Special Olympics. Greenville, Corry and Charter School of Excellence took part in Friday's plunge. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
