Woodland Park Zoo Press Release

What:
The Great Big Sea with special guest Jeremy Fisher concert at the WaMu ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru summer concert series has sold out. Other upcoming sold out concerts at Woodland Park Zoo are: both Pink Martini shows with special guest Sneakin’ Out and Old Crow Medicine Show with special guest The Be Good Tanyas.

Tickets for the following performance are available only at Metropolitan Market locations (a $2 service fee is added): Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, $19, August 1.

Tickets for the following performance are still available at zoo gates and all Metropolitan Market locations (a $2 service fee is added): Robert Earl Keen with special guest Todd Snider, $17, August 8.

A major fundraiser for the zoo, WaMu ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru, is held outdoors in the zoo’s North Meadow where concert-goers spread out with blankets and low-backed patio chairs. With tickets under $30, and kids 12 and under free (one free child per paying adult), the festival seating performances offer the best concert bargain in the Northwest. Thanks in part to WaMu’s sponsorship, ZooTunes raised more than $920,000 last year to support the zoo’s animal care, education programs and wildlife conservation initiatives throughout the world.

In addition to WaMu, this year’s concert series is sponsored by: Carter Subaru, No Wasted Notes, Metropolitan Market and The Mountain 103.7 FM.

When:
Zoo gates open at 5:00 p.m. Concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. and end no later than 8:30 p.m. Concerts are held rain or shine. There are no ticket refunds.

Where:
Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle. The North Meadow is near the North Entrance off N. 59th St. & Phinney Ave. N. Other entries are through the South Entrance at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N. and the West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N. Call Metro at 206.553.3000 for bus service to the zoo. Parking is free, but limited. Free parking is also available at lower Woodland Park.

Tickets:
Tickets go on sale beginning May 7 at 8:00 a.m. at all Metropolitan Market locations: Sand Point, Queen Anne, West Seattle, Uptown, Dash Point and Proctor. They are on sale each day at Metropolitan Market from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Visit www.metropolitan-market.com for store locations. A $2 service fee is added, with 90% of the fee coming back to the zoo. Kids 12 and under are free, with paying adult. Tickets sell out fast, so purchase early!

A limited number of tickets are available at Woodland Park Zoo gates during zoo hours: 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. daily. On May 7 only, tickets at zoo gates will be available 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. A very limited number of tickets will be available on www.ticketweb.com.

Info:
For more information, call the WaMu ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru hotline: 206.615.0076. Or visit the zoo’s Web site: www.zoo.org.

Other:
Visit the Beer and Wine Garden! Enjoy a stroll through our Butterflies & Blooms exhibit and visit the expanded Beer and Wine Garden where you can enjoy a great selection of wine and beer with excellent views of the show. A portion of every dollar spent in the Beer and Wine Garden goes to support the zoo’s animal care, education programs and wildlife conservation initiatives throughout the world. The Beer and Wine Garden opens at 5:00 p.m. You must be 21 to purchase alcohol. No one will be served alcohol without proper photo I.D., regardless of age. Alcohol must stay within the designated Beer and Wine Garden area. Note: Alcohol from outside the zoo is not allowed.

Secure bike corrals will be available during all concerts. Biking or riding the bus helps to minimize traffic congestion and on-street parking in the neighborhoods surrounding the zoo. Take the #5 bus, just minutes from downtown Seattle or Greenwood. The bus stops by the zoo’s West Entrance at N. 55th & Phinney Ave. N.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.