Como Park Zoo & Conservatory

February – March 2012 Events!

 

Winter Flower Show

February 4 – March 18

10am-4pm – FREE

Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

The Sunken Garden blooms with vibrant pinks, yellows, reds &  purple created by azaleas, clyclamen, veltheimia, amaryllis, cineraria and more.

 

Artist & Photographer Morning

February 5

8am-10am  $5 per person

This is an opportunity for artists and photographers to bring in their easels and tripods before hours to capture the beauty of the Conservatory’s collection without fighting the crowds.

 

Hidden World of Bears Traveling Exhibit

February 6 – April 2

10am-4pm  FREE

Explore the intimate details of black bear behavior through the photos and insights of long-time bear researcher, Dr. Lynn Rogers. The Hidden World of Bears exhibition features about 70 of Dr. Roger’s framed photographs of bears. Most of the photographs are of black bears, documenting their life as cubs born in a winter den, and on through the spring and summer months, as they eat, play, and interact with other bears—and at times people, finally culminating in the construction of a new winter den in the fall. Other dramatic photographs include portraits of polar bears and brown bears in Hudson Bay and Alaska.

Music Under Glass

February 9

5pm – 8pm   FREE

Café Accordion Orchestra - “Berets and Bongos” describes the Café Accordion Orchestra experience. A loungy, eclectic mix, full of French flare, Latin heat and Bohemian attitude. The heart of the Café Accordion repertoire is the romantic, gypsy-influenced valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing, ballads, tangos, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. They inject their music with good humor and expressive abandon. Their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band.

 

Enchanted Evening -Valentine’s Dinner in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

February 12, 13 & 14

5:30 & 8:00 Seatings. $165 per couple

This Valentine’s Day, don’t just give your sweetheart flowers; take them where they can dine amongst them. Enjoy candle-lit tables throughout the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory amongst the three featured gardens, each with its own unique characteristics from the intimate North Garden with lush vegetation to the Sunken Garden with the color and scents of a picturesque warm summer day. Live musicians play as Lancer Catering serves a double entrée, gourmet dinner.

 

“Leapin’ & Learning”

February 18-20

10am-4pm – FREE

Get ready to leap through the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory while learning about amphibians.  A scavenger hunt will take you on a tour to learn about friendly frogs, tricky toads and slippery salamanders.  The weekend will also include frog crafts and a special story time.

 

Music Under Glass

February 19

5pm – 8pm   FREE

Robb Henry Trio – Guitarist Robb Henry is perhaps best known for his work with Parisota Hot Club, a group he helped form to explore the jazz stylings of french guitarist Django Reinhardt in 2001. This music gets a fresh approach with Henry’s new trio featuring his eclectic, electric guitar playing. Also, featured are Jim Chenoweth on string bass and Ben Kaplan at the drums. This listening experience will include new interpretations of Django Reinhardt classics mixed with pop melodies of the ’60′s and bluesy improvisations. The music of the Robb Henry Trio shows deep, musical ties to past roots with a sensibility of sound firmly planted in the present.

 

Minnesota Parent Camp Fair

February 25

10am-2pm - FREE

What are your kids doing this summer? Whether you’re looking for a week-long day camp or an all-season sleepaway experience, you’ll find plenty of choices at Minnesota Parent’s annual Camp Fair, including Camp Como. It’s one-stop shopping for all your summer options: music, art, science, computer, sports camps and more.

 

Music Under Glass

March 8

5pm – 8pm   FREE

The Daddy Squeeze Trio is a fun and adventuresome group that believes having a good time makes great music even better. They can swing the standards, generate Latin and rock grooves, and surprise their audience with slightly twisted covers of forgotten pop tunes. Imagine, if you can, a banjo and accordion treatment of “Cat Scratch Fever” or “Smoke on the Water”, a bewigged rendition of Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s “Something Stupid”, a Tango/Klezmer treatment of Cher’s “Bang Bang”, or a Tom Waits-influenced beat poetry reading of “Takin’ Care of Business”. The Trio also offers Louisiana-style dance music, Tex-Mex, Brazilian Forro, Cumbia, French Musette, Gypsy Swing, and has become a showcase for Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton’s original songs.

 

Music Under Glass

March 18

5pm – 8pm   FREE

Gnarl – Chamber ensemble, free jazz quartet, jam band: Gnarl is a continually evolving sonic experience.  Four artists exchange and develop ideas in an ongoing musical conversation, ranging in mood from a delicate interplay of tones to a chaotic tangle of sound.  Each performance is unique, and no-one knows in advance where it might lead.

Spring Flower Show
March 24 – April 22  FREE

Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

Thousands of daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, bearded iris, lilies, crocus, plus ranunculus, pansies, violas, hydrangea and snapdragons take over the Sunken Garden.


Rainforest Rumble Weekend

March 31st – April 1st FREE

Spring is nearly here, but it’s always summer in the rainforest.  Stop on by for live animal visitors, a rainforest craft, and a special rainforest story time.  Learn about the riches of the rainforest through games and educational programs.

 

 

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