Community Corner
Dinner with Grizzly Cubs on the Auction Block
Other 'zoonique' experiences also up for bid at Sunset at the Zoo.
A roaring good time is promised to the highest bidder on a gourmet dinner for 12 with grizzly bear cubs at the – just one of the extraordinary prizes to be offered in the live auction at the Detroit Zoological Society’s annual Sunset at the Zoo fundraiser.
Inspired by the , the carnival-themed gala event takes place on Friday, June 22, 2012, 7-11:30 p.m. The Zoo closes at 2 p.m. in preparation for the festivities.
Presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions, the 21-and-over, rain-or-shine soiree features a strolling supper by more than 40 restaurants, zoo-themed martinis, carnival acts, music by The Jerry Ross Band, dancing, live and silent auctions and access to the Zoo’s award-winning animal habitats at twilight.
In addition to dinner with the grizzly cubs, the live auction includes other “zoonique” prizes such as an African safari dinner for 12; a polar bear and seal feeding experience for six; a butterflies and bubbly party for 20; a fall hayride and twilight tour of the Zoo with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for 12; and the opportunity to name a baby Zoo animal.
Additional exciting live auction lots include two tickets to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans in 2013, a Detroit Lions sideline experience for four, the Detroit Tigers president’s suite for 18, a Top Gun fighter jet experience, a Sonoma winery excursion and Napa Valley hot-air balloon ride, a New York City culinary adventure, and an evening on a private yacht with dinner for 35.
Tickets for Sunset at the Zoo range from $150 to $300. To purchase tickets by phone, call (248) 541-5717 and press 9; for more information and to order tickets online, visit www.detroitzoo.org/sunset. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate the evening of the event.
