See the Zoo, Buy the Art

With so much going on in Athens on Saturday, you need to slow down and head to Bear Hollow Zoo in Memorial Park for Zoo Day. From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., you (and those who accompany you) will enjoy local presentations and exhibits. And local art.

Students from Chase Street Elementary have donated original drawings and other art work that will be auctioned off (in a silent auction) during Zoo Day. UGA students who are in Libby Hatmaker's drawing class have also donated their drawings. Money raised will be used to expand the habitat for animals in the zoo.

Also on display will be items for auction donated by local businesses. Just look for the tent near the trail and you will see the art work inside. If it rains, the art will be moved to the main recreation hall.

Local experts will talk about Georgia wildlife and birds of prey, among other topics. There will be a focus on turtles and tortoises since its to the Year of the Turtle celebration. For the third year, the UGA Vet College Exotics Club will conduct physical exams for stuffed animals. Children may bring along their stuffed friends for check ups. 

Among those attending are members of the Georgia Herpetological Society, UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Lab and Andy Howington.  

There will be other displays and fun activities, plus poster. Bear Hollow t-shirts will be for sale, and so will be drinks, snow cones, hot dogs and popcorn. The fee for this event is $2 per person for Athens-Clarke County residents and $3 per person for non-residents.