GLAZA Presents "Music in the Zoo" July 9, 2010

WORLD MUSIC, CLASSIC ROCK AND LOCAL SCENE BANDS
FEATURED AT THREE EVENINGS OF
"MUSIC IN THE ZOO"
PRESENTED IN JULY AND AUGUST BY
THE GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION

WORLD MUSIC NIGHT
(Middle Eastern, French, Japanese, Mexican, Salsa, Irish, Zimbabwean)
Friday, July 9, 2010, 6 p.m.

CLASSIC ROCK NIGHT
(Performances by Cover Bands of Music by the Beatles,
Grateful Dead, Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Creedence Clearwater
Revival, Heart, Eagles, Rolling Stones, Bad Company, Jimi Hendrix,
James Taylor, America, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Dan Fogelberg)
Friday, July 23, 2010, 6 p.m.

LOCAL SCENE NIGHT (new this year)
(The Happy Hollows, Voxhaul Broadcast, Useless Keys,
The Lonely Wild, Walking Sleep and Slang Chickens)
Friday, August 6, 2010, 6 p.m.

Evenings Also Feature Interactive Animal Education and Conservation Stations
Staffed by Zoo Docents and Volunteers

Eclectic Array of Foods and Beverages Available Throughout the Zoo;
Guest Picnics Also Permitted

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) presents a rare opportunity
for after-hours visits at three evenings of "MUSIC IN THE ZOO" under the
stars, including WORLD MUSIC NIGHT on Friday, July 9, CLASSIC ROCK NIGHT on
Friday, July 23, and LOCAL SCENE NIGHT on Friday, August 6, 2010. World
Music Night includes an international array of musicians, Classic Rock Night
features cover bands of music by iconic groups ranging from the Beatles to
Heart (among others), and Local Scene Night - new this year -- offers a
line-up of indie Los Angeles bands. Performances take place throughout the
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens while guests view more than a few
animals staying up past their bedtimes. Picnics are permitted, and an
eclectic array of food and beverages offerings are available. All three
evenings are 6 to 9 p.m., with animals seen until 8 p.m.

World Music Night on Friday, July 9 features John Bilezikjian (Middle
Eastern), the Marieve Harrington Band (French), Billy Mitchell presents
World Music Featuring Marisa Kosugi (Japanese) and "Cui Cui" Rangel"
(Mexican), Incendio (Salsa), Paddy's Pig (Irish), Espino (Latin) and Masanga
Marimba (Zimbabwean).

Classic Rock Night on Friday, July 23 spotlights Cubensis (Grateful Dead
Tribute Band), The Heist (Music from The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and
Creedence Clearwater Revival), We Are The Eggmen (Beatles Tribute Band), Bad
Animals (Heart Tribute Band), Heartache Tonight (Eagles Tribute Band), On
the Rocks (Music from The Rolling Stones, Bad Company and Jimi Hendrix) and
David Vito Gregoli & the Moulin Bros. (music from James Taylor, America,
Crosby, Stills & Nash and Dan Fogelberg).

Local Scene Night on Friday, August 6 offers music from an all-Los
Angeles-band roster of the Happy Hollows, Voxhaul Broadcast, Useless
Keys, The Lonely Wild, Walking Sleep and Slang Chickens.

All three evenings also offer several interactive animal education and
conservation stations located throughout the Zoo, each staffed by Zoo
Docents and volunteers. World Music Night focuses on international animals,
Local Scene Night features animals native to California, and Classic Rock
Night combines elements of both.

An eclectic array of food and beverage selections, varying on the three
nights, are available at locations throughout the Zoo, including a wine bar,
fresh fruit skewers, gourmet cheese skewers, caprese skewers, Washington
martinis and mashed potatoes served in martini glasses, L.A. Street Tacos
(choice of chicken, carnitas and carne asada) with salsa bar, wild Alaskan
salmon, soba noodle salad, Thai beef salad, Angus beef, Cajun chicken
sliders, barbequed pulled pork and chicken sandwiches with cole slaw and
fresh local corn on the cob, chicken satay with a crunchy Thai peanut sauce,
and cucumber salad with cilantro and julienne carrots served with jasmine
rice. Offered also on Local Scene Night are three kinds of "L.A. Street
Dogs": Mexican style bacon-wrapped hot dogs with sautéed peppers, onion and
jalapenos; Vienna hot dogs with African wild dog barbeque sauce; and Chicago
style hot dogs on a poppy seed bun with chopped onion, and tomato; and chili
dogs.

"Music in the Zoo" is one of many programs presented by the private,
non-profit Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, founded in 1963. For more
than four decades, GLAZA has successfully supported the Los Angeles Zoo and
Botanical Gardens as an international leader in the preservation of
endangered species and a conservation center for the care and study of
wildlife. As a major cultural and entertainment resource for Southern
California, the Zoo is a place of beauty and inspiration and a catalyst for
discovery of the natural world for children of all ages. GLAZA funds Los
Angeles Zoo exhibits, plant and animal species conservation, capital
projects, and education and community outreach programs. GLAZA currently
has 69,000 member households, the largest membership base of a cultural
organization in Los Angeles, and boasts a volunteer corps of over 900.

Admission to "Music in the Zoo" for GLAZA members is $12:50 for adults and
$7.50 for children ages 6 to 15. Admission for non-members is $16.50 for
adults and $10.50 for children ages 6 to 15. Children 5 and under are free.
The Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the
Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways. Tickets for "Music in the Zoo"
may be purchased at the Zoo or in advance by phone at (323) 644-6042 or
online at http://www.lazoo.org/mitz/.

Official Website: http://www.lazoo.org/mitz