The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Fifth Annual Black History Month is a two-day event featuring educational displays of prominent African-American zoo and aquarium professionals, entertainment performances, folk art and food. Entertainment includes Ray Sidney & the Firm Soundation Gospel Group, the Bobby Haynes Jazz Quartet, the Upstream Reggae Band, and African Drumming and Dancing. Other highlights are the African Wrap-Doll Workshop and an African marketplace.
The two-day event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3, and Sunday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. at Griffith Park’s Treetops Terrace, 5333 Zoo Drive. General admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children, ages 2 to 12. The Zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For general information, call (323) 644-4200 or visit www.lazoo.org.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 2, 2007. Read the original PDF.