ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO presents
Saturday, June 24, 2023
PRESENTED BY
WILLIAMS
ZOO,
RHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ROGER
PARK
PROVIDENCE, RI
Dear Zoobilee Guests,
Welcome to one of our favorite evenings of the year Zoobilee! Feast with the Beasts is back, and we have a fun evening planned for you. Starting at the main entrance you probably noticed some changes, and a large dinosaur! Strolling through the Zoo under a lush canopy of green, sampling delicious food and drink, perhaps encountering an animal or two – and meeting up to chat with friends and listen to music – we think it is a grand way to kick off the summer. As a guest tonight you will also have the opportunity to explore Dinosaurs Among Us along the nature trail.
Did you know that Roger Williams Park Zoo was recently named one of the top 20 zoos in the country by U.S. News & World Report? According to the publication, “... while not all zoos are created equal, the editors at U.S. News used an extensive research process to create this list of the top zoos in the country. All the destinations receive favorable traveler reviews on multiple websites, are accredited by AZA – an organization focused on the well-being and care of animals – and have been evaluated by experienced veterinarians and animal care specialists.”
The Zoo is a treasure not just for the local Rhode Islanders but has become a destination for many visitors throughout New England. Your support tonight is critical to our success, the accolades and work being accomplished are thanks to supporters like you.
We are so thankful to the restaurants, caterers and beverage purveyors who support Roger Williams Park Zoo by donating their service and their wonderful food and drink. You get to enjoy a great party, too, and it all combines to advance the Zoo’s mission to conserve wildlife and wild places. You might already be aware that we support projects and programs that protect giraffes in Kenya, frogs in Chile, fish in Peru, tree kangaroos in Papua New Guinea in addition to protecting native New England species right here in Rhode Island. What you might not know is that YOU are helping make that happen right now by joining us for Zoobilee.
Bank RI is our presenting sponsor again this year, along with a number of corporate sponsors, and I hope you will join us in recognizing their support. It is a genuine privilege to work in a community that so highly prioritizes its zoo as an educational and recreational institution along with being an advocate for wildlife. We humbly thank our sponsors and hope you will do the same when you have an opportunity.
Finally, it is a pleasure to give a shout-out to our event Chair, Pamela Heffernan and the Zoobilee Event Committee for their energy, creativity, and perseverance. Their hard work combined with that of the RWP Zoo staff team have outdone themselves again to produce this festive gathering for an important purpose.
Cheers!
Stacey Johnson Rhode Island Zoological Society, Executive Director
Proudly Supports Roger Williams Park Zoo
member fdic
Greetings Zoobilee Guests,
Tonight’s event marks the official kickoff to summer, and we are thrilled that you are celebrating Zoobilee! Feast with the Beasts with us this year!
This event showcases and celebrates our loyal supporters, community partners, and our wonderful staff. The evening helps us shine a light on our beautiful Zoo grounds, and the animals that we are proud to care for and nurture.
As you enjoy the local food and beverages, dance, and catch up with friends and colleagues, don’t forget to look around. Walk along the Zoo trails and see the life size dinosaur exhibit on the nature trail; look up in awe at the new giraffe shade structure; and check out the area being prepped for the state-of-the-art Education pavilion; all these amazing upgrades and changes are happening now, with more to come in 2024.
Your support tonight is critical to our continued success. Admissions tickets do not cover all the costs to maintain our grounds though. We also rely on all our events and generous donors like you to help care for our diverse animal population and habitats that meet and exceed the requirements of modern-day zoos.
I hope you enjoy all the delicious food and beverages provided tonight by the finest restaurants and caterers in the area. And, there’s still time to bid on our online auction, there are wonderful items to bid on including unique Zoo experiences, weekend getaways, and sporting events.
And finally, a heartfelt thank you to our presenting sponsor, Bank RI, as well as my fellow Zoobilee committee members, the Zoological Society Board of Trustees and all the companies, organizations, and individuals who have generously contributed to Zoobilee. And special thanks to the participating restaurants, Zoo staff and volunteers who commit their time and hard work to make the evening a fun and safe experience for everyone.
And thank you to all of you for your continued support; we are Zoo-per grateful!
Enjoy the evening!
Pam Heffernan
Pam Heffernan Chair, Zoobilee 2023 Event Committee Rhode Island Zoological Society Board of Trustee
Main Program Upper Zoo/Entertainment Tent
7:45 – 8:15 p.m.
• Tony Petrarca and Kelly Kaulnian – WPRI News Team
• Stacey Johnson, RIZS Executive Director
• Pamela Heffernan, Chair, Zoobilee
8:15 – 9:15 p.m.
Mystique
9:00 p.m.
Last Call at Lower Zoo Bar
9:45 – 10:55 p.m.
Mystique
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Last Call at Upper Zoo Bars
Not To Be Missed
5:40 – 5:50 p.m.
Interactive Bird Show
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Dinosaurs Among Us Plaza
Education Animal Encounters Zoo-Wide
Sampling of Animal Exhibits open until dusk
6:00 – 10:45 p.m.
Wine & Beer Bazaar
7:00 – 7:10 p.m.
Interactive Bird Show
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Zoo-Wide
Upper Zoo
Farmyard Stage
Dinosaurs Among Us Wetlands Trail
PRESENTING SPONSOR
ELEPHANT ENTOURAGE
SNOW LEOPARD LEAGUE
Janci Foundation
Sponsor listing as of 6/23/23
BISON BRIGADE
TREE KANGAROO CREW
Beacon Mutual Insurance Company
Captain Morgan
Coastline Trust Company
Domenic & Sandy Coletta
The Color House
Dimeo Construction Company
First Hartford Realty Corp.
Pamela & Bill Heffernan
Jonathan & Maya Nelson
Saccoccio & Associates
Architects
Textron
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GIBBON GANG
A.B. Munroe Dairy, Inc.
Bentley Companies
The Bentley Foundation, an affiliate of DiSanto, Priest & Co.
Bootstrap Compost
Arthur Bradford & Caitlin Clark
David & Kelsey Coletta
Maureen Dumas & Craig Gulla
Foster Veterinary Clinic
Stephen & Diana Lewinstein
Marcum LLP
Liz & Frank Mauran
Miles River Direct
Navigant Credit Union
Jane S. Nelson
Parsons Kellogg
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Ron & Joanne Patalano
SDS Disposal, Inc.
The Stoico / FIRSTFED Foundation
Washington Trust
TORTOISE TROOP
Nancy J. Allen
Jean, Rachel & Becky Aubin
Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort
Roxanne Beretta, Realtor RE/MAX
Big Blue Bug
Martha Bower
Sarah Denby
Zack Denoncour
Eastern Ice
E.W. Burman, INC.
Ferestien Feed & Farm Supply Inc
Meg Ferguson
The Holt Family
Alden G. Hough
Ron & Linda Isaacson
Lahlaf Geotechnical Consulting, Inc.
Patrick T. LeBeau and Meghan Rawson
McAdams Charitable Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Norman McCulloch, Jr.
Jack Murray & Lynn Morgan
NEC Solar
North-Eastern Tree Service Inc.
Donna Ottaviano, Ed.D. - East Bay
Educational Collaborative
Pier Fish Company
Karen & Stephen Prest
PVD Food Truck Events
Signature Printing
Spirol
David & Jill Wolff
Woodlawn Gardens Florist
Mario Zocchi & Tonya Brainsky
SPECIAL THANK YOU
Rhode Island Zoological Society Staff
Roger Williams Park Zoo Staff
Sponsor listing as of 6/23/23
ATTENTION GUESTS:
Photographs will be taken by Zoo staff during the course of the evening for use in future public relations materials such as our annual report, on-site event promotion posters, invitations, or on social media.
Your Generous Support Makes a Difference!
• engaging and educating the public
• bringing the wonder of wildlife to the community
• saving threatened and endangered species •
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PLAZA
Thanks to
food and beverage providers!
DINOSAURS AMONG US PLAZA
(SERVING TIME 5:30-7:30PM)
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Little Rhody Foods / Del’s Lemonade
LOWER ZOO
(SERVING TIME 6:00-8:30PM)
Chaska
Kabob and Curry
Legal Sea Foods
The Original Italian Bakery
Providence Bagel
Rasa
Rasoi
Service Systems Associates
Snookers Sports Billiards Bar & Grill
Tavolo Wine Bar & Tuscan Grille
Trinity Brewhouse
TwoTen Oyster Bar
Union Station Brewery
UPPER ZOO
(SERVING TIME 6:00-9:30PM)
110 Grill
Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar
Dolores
Edible Arrangements
GPub
Granny Squibb’s Organic Iced Tea
Hill’s Home Market
The Martucci Group featuring:
Besos, Chianti’s Catering, KAI, Pasta
Patch, Safehouse, The Trap Brew Pub & Grill
Mill’s Tavern Restaurant
Neon Marketplace
Not Your Average Joe’s
Res American Bistro
Vita Coco spiked with Captain Morgan
XACO TACO
DESSERTS & COFFEE
GG’s Pretzels
Gregg’s Restaurants
Sarcastic Sweets
Service Systems Associates
Starbucks Coffee Company
Syroya’s Bakery
Three Wishes Bakery
Val’s English Tea & Pie Shop
BEVERAGE PROVIDERS
Douglas Wine & Spirits
Eastern Ice
Pepsi Bottling Company
Vita Coco spiked with Captain Morgan
DRINK TICKETS - $3 EACH
1 ticket
2 tickets
3 tickets
Soda/Bottled Water
Beer/Wine/Mocktail
Zootinis & Mixed Drinks
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Don’t miss out! Bid on these exciting items! Visit & Bid SPORTS 4 Tickets to See a NE Patriots Preseason Game! VALUE: $400 Two Tickets to See the Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers in the Effectv Suite VALUE: $1,000 Two (2) Newport Jazz Festival Tickets with Parking VALUE: $225 $500 Gift Card to Andino’s on Federal Hill VALUE: $500 bforg.com/rwpzooauction ENTERTAINMENT
A Behind-the- Scenes
VIP Elephants Encounter
VALUE: PRICELESS
Be a Keeper for a ‘Day’
VALUE: PRICELESS
A Behind the Scenes
VIP Sloth Encounter
VALUE: PRICELESS GET-AWAY
An Original Komodo Dragon Painting
VALUE: PRICELESS
7 Night Stay in Panama at Los Establos Boutique Inn
VALUE: $3,750
Nantucket Day Trip for Two
VALUE: $162
ZOO VIP
GET-AWAY One-Night Escape to the Cape VALUE: $175 One Night Stay at Weekapaug Inn
$700 Don’t miss out! Bid on these exciting items! ENTERTAINMENT Charles River Boat Tour for Four VALUE: $105 2 One-Day Passes to Story Land! VALUE: $110
VALUE:
$200
Two Jason Aldean concert tickets at Xfinity Center Mansfield!
VALUE:
Golf &
$70
Family Fun Package from Mulligan’s
Island
Entertainment VALUE:
What you need to know:
WINE & BEER BAZAAR
Help support the Zoo and purchase a wine bottle or a six pack of beer with a surprise gift certificate valued at $25 or more
There’s still time to bid!
The online auction is open for bidding until Monday, June 26, 12:00 p.m. Visit biddingforgood.com/ rwpzooauction
Don’t forget to save room for desserts near the gift shop
Last Call is at 10:30pm Buy your drink tickets
Visit the new Grab & Go Bar Stop by the American Association of Zookeepers booth to learn more about its mission to advance professional animal care and conservation.
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Zootini Cocktail Bar
2023 Zoobilee Online Auction and Wine & Beer Bazaar Donors
110 Grill
Aidan’s Pub
Nancy J. Allen
Alpine Country Club
Amanda Klein Co.
The AMP
Andino’s Restaurant Anonymous
Apponaug Brewing Company
Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Avon Cinema
Ballet RI
Bally’s Twin River Lincoln
Barrington Books
Battleship Cove
Bayside Resort
The Beef Barn
The Block Island Ferry
Boston Professional Hockey Association
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Bradford Portraits
Broadway Bistro
Bromley Mountain
Cabot Creamery Cooperative
Susan Callori
Cape Codder Resort & Spa / Catalina
Hospitality Group
Capital Genealogy
Cardi’s Furniture Co.
Carl M. Freeman Companies
Cat Country 98.1FM- WCTK
Catering by Dave’s Marketplace
CAV Restaurant
Charles Riverboat Company
Chow Fun Food Group
Cindy Ko Photography
Circe Restaurant
Citizens
Coast Guard House
Sandra L. & Domenic M. Coletta
Maxine Colvin
Concord Museum
Cox Communications
Cumulus Media
Daniel Doke Photography
Dave & Buster’s
DeQuattro Restaurant Group
DeWolf Tavern
The Discovery Museums
Douglas Wine & Spirits
EcoTarium
Edible Arrangements
Effectv
Enchanted Lotus
Endicott Dance
Cindy M. Erickson
Escape Rhode Island
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Evelyn’s Drive-In
Mathew Ferreira
Mary & Heriberto Figueroa
Foxwoods Resort & Casino/ CAO
Frances Fleet
The Freedom Trail Foundation
Gamm Theatre
Gather Glass
Ghost Tours of Newport, RI
Gillette Stadium
Gooseneck Vineyards
Graduate Providence
Grapes & Grains Fine Wine & Spirits
The Great Escape Room Providence
Groundswell Cafe & Bakery
The Guild Pawtucket
Shandi Hanna
The Hard-Pressed Cider Co.
Hartford Yard Goats
The auction is open until Monday, June 26 at 12:00pm. Visit biddingforgood.com/rwpzooauction to place your bid!
you to the following friends who generously donated unique items for this year’s online auction and wine/beer bottle bazaar.
Thank
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Hawthorne Hotel
Pamela & Bill Heffernan
Henry Bear’s Park
The House of the Seven Gables
Hy-Line Cruises
The Institute of Contemporary Art/ Boston
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Jackson Ski Touring Foundation
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Cynthia C. Kaplan
Kay’s Restaurant
Knights Wine & Spirits
La Gondola Providence
Lake of Isles
Legal Seafoods
LEGOLAND New York
Luciano’s
Mary Originals
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Massage Envy Spa
Matunuck Oyster Bar
Karen Melo Ticas
Mohegan Sun
Montaup Country Club
Mulligan’s Island Golf & Entertainment Center
Mystic Seaport Museum
Naples Zoo
Narragansett Beer
National Baseball Hall of Fame
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
New England Revolution Charitable Foundation
New England Wild Flower Society
Newport Art Museum
Newport Bay Club & Hotel
The Newport Experience
Newport Playhouse
Newport Restaurant Group
Newport Vineyards
Norman Bird Sanctuary
Not Your Average Joe’s
Old Sturbridge Village
O’Rourke’s Bar & Grill
Alayna Paquette
Pats Peak
Peabody Essex Museum
People’s Liquor Warehouse
Phantom Farms
Douglas Phillips
Pittsburgh Steelers
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Red Stripe Restaurants
Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel
Rhode Island Monthly
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School
RI Rainbow Nail Spa
RISD Museum
Rock Spot Climbing Gym
Ross-Simons Jewelers
Rota Portrait Design
Salem Witch Museum
Showcase Cinemas
Signature Printing, Inc.
Sky Zone
Snookers Sports Billiards Bar and Grill
Sandra Sosa
Splitsville Luxury Lanes and Howl at the Moon
Springfield Museums
The SSA Group
Starbucks Coffee Company
Stop & Shop
Story Land
Studio B Salon
Tavolo
Telemundo
Thames and Kosmos
Theatre By The Sea
Three Wishes Bakery
The Tree House Tavern & Bistro
Treetop Adventures
Triggs Memorial Golf Course
Trinity Repertory Company
United Skates of America
Weekapaug Inn
Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery
Whisky Mentors
Wines & More
Wonderworks Orlando
Woodlawn Gardens Florist
Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority
WPRI 12 & Fox Providence
Wright’s Dairy Farm Inc.
Yip Fitness
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo New England
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
The auction is open until Monday, June 26 at 12:00pm. Visit biddingforgood.com/rwpzooauction to place your bid!
Thank You for Your Support!
We are grateful for your presence tonight. It is through your support at events like Zoobilee, that the Zoo is able to contribute to the conservation of our earth’s animals and natural resources.
Because of YOU this year we are able to:
• Create memories for nearly 800,000 guests.
• Provide exceptional medical care to over 606 Zoo animals.
• Bring the Zoomobile to over 4,000 school children last year.
• Share the importance of wildlife conservation with thousands of students who come on field trips, engage with the Zoomobile, partake in virtual programming or participate in internships.
• Provide curriculum appropriate environmental science programming to over 150 schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
• Save animals both locally and globally including the American burying beetle, New England Cottontail, red wolf, Matschie’s tree kangaroo and snow leopard.
Thanks to you, Roger Williams Park Zoo continues to instill a sense of wonder and caring for the natural world in all those who visit.
2023 Zoobilee Committee Members:
Pamela Heffernan, Chair
Nancy Allen
Claire Carrabba
Cheryl Cohen
Maxine Colvin
Bob Conrad
Sarah Denby
Cindy Erickson
Jennifer Foster
Elizabeth Grover
Judy Lockard
Karen Silva
Tempie Thompson
Lauren Ustaszewski
Zootini Cocktail Bar
Here’s your once-a-year chance to enjoy a refreshing Zoothemed cocktail! All proceeds from the Zootini Cocktail Bar (and all Zoobilee bars) benefit the Roger Williams Park Zoo. So, have a great time (responsibly) while helping out a worthy cause.
Donated by Douglas Wine & Spirits
Wine & Beer Bazaar
Purchase a bottle of wine or a six-pack of beer for $35 and win a gift certificate guaranteed to be valued at $25. But most are worth much more! Do you want to win a gift certificate to area restaurants, tickets to local attractions, spa treatments and more? Then pick up a bottle or a six-pack (or two) to win!
Groove to the Music of Mystique
Put on your boogie shoes and dance the night away! Named Boston A-List’s Best Wedding Band of 2014, Mystique likes to party and it shows. They play a wide variety of music with a high energy performance that you won’t soon forget!
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