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For immediate release: June 20, 2011
Springfield, Mo. - Let your child's creative side run WILD at the 8th annual Art Gone WILD! from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 25, at Dickerson Park Zoo.
Dickerson Park Zoo and Friends of the Zoo partner with Springfield Regional Arts Council to offer five hands-on art stations for children ages 12 and younger:
- Koi Fish wind socks - reusing plastic bags
- Pin Wheels - exploring wind energy
- Coffee filter flowers - creating art from items in your kitchen cabinets
- Paper birds - "dressing up" tissue tubes
- Animal tile magnets - building art from repurposed materials
Dickerson Park Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission fees are $8 for adults and teenagers, $5 for seniors age 60 and older, $5 for children ages 3-12 and free for children age 2 and younger. Friends of the Zoo members are admitted free; FOZ memberships are $65 for an annual pass. For information about zoo events, visit www.dickersonparkzoo.org or call 417-864-1800.
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Dickerson Park Zoo is a division of the Springfield-Greene County Park Board and is accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA).With its more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and your link to helping animals in their native habitats.
