Cookies and milk are old hat. Cupcakes and crafts are what’s in! If the kids are begging for a glimpse of Saint Nick, consider this alternative to the quick photo op at the mall. Get creative with “Cupcakes with Santa” at the Oklahoma City Zoo. “We have everything pre-baked. The kids get to create their […]
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Zoo Amp battle amplified
At the meeting, which was packed with dozens of Pollack’s workers and supporters, the trust — which oversees the zoo’s management and operation — voted unanimously to delay authorizing the zoo’s executive director, Dwight Scott, to negotiate a contract with a newly formed company, 3Horse Productions, to operate the facility. For the past 10 years, the amphitheater […]
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Zoo brouhaha
Howard Pollock addressed his concerns about the Zoo Amphitheatre to the OKC Zoo Trust. Mark Hancock Howard Pollack, president of Facilities Management Group (FMG), has managed the Amphitheatre off-andon since 1978. He blasted the proposed contract at the May 16 meeting, saying competitors were given an unfair advantage in the deal and that 3Horse Productions […]
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Roll call
Many organizations are hosting camps throughout the summer, so finding one that meets your summer schedule is as easy as A-B-C. Here is a sampling: HEY, Y NOT? The YMCA hosts both summer day camps, as well as specialty camps for families searching for either full-day, all-summer solutions or week-long camps. This year’s theme is […]
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Coffey’s cup is speaking with spirits
But his abilities, which supposedly allow him to communicate with the deceased, have led him to become one of the country’s most recognizable psychics, appearing on A&E’s reality series “Paranormal State” and “Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal.” On Monday, Coffey will bring his clairvoyance to the Oklahoma City Zoo for a one-night-only event, where […]
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Say ‘tusk’!
If you bring a picture of your child into participating facilities with a photo station — located throughout the metro at Little Caesar’s stores, Quail Springs Mall and Penn Square Mall — their face will be superimposed onto a picture of an an elephant. Resulting photos e-mailed to the zoo will be randomly selected for […]