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Brew at the Zoo slated for Saturday
Aug. 10—WATERTOWN — You can sip some craft beer, listen to live music — and catch the exhibits at Zoo New York during this summer's first Brew at the Zoo event of the season on Saturday.
The annual fundraising event in Thompson Park will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. A second Brew at the Zoo is slated from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Tickets are $40 per person or $70 a couple. They are available at Not drinking? You'll only pay regular zoo admission.
Them Blue Cats, a blues band from Pennsylvania, will be performing on Saturday night.
This is an event for people over 21 years of age.
Participants can taste their way through local beers, wines and spirits while exploring the zoo after hours. Fifteen vendors also will be there.
Interim zoo Director Mark Irwin said Brew at the Zoo is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year.
"We're having a good year," he said, adding that memberships have doubled to about 400, revenues are up 4% from the zoo's budget and attendance has increased. Donations are also up.
The zoo is increasing its marketing program. For the second summer, billboards on Arsenal Street and Interstate Route 81 are advertising the zoo. An ad campaign on WWNY-TV, Channel 7, has just begun, he said.
The Northern New York Community Foundation has agreed to provide matching grants for memberships and to create more active play areas for kids.
The first Playscape area has been completed, with another on the way. The zoo also is offering "behind the scene" experiences for zoo-goers at a number of animal exhibits.
The zoo is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $12.
Tickets available at the gate or in advance at
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