LINCOLN PARK — Lincoln Park Zoo turns to adult entertainment with the first event in its seasonal Adults Night Out series Thursday.
For $15 ($12 for zoo members) you can stroll the zoo after hours from 6:30-10 p.m. Thursday with no kids, minimal crowds and a glass of beer or wine in your hand. The Park Place Cafe will be serving food as well, as will the Cafe at Wild Things and the Landmark Cafe.
Some of the scheduled events will make mothers and fathers the envy of their kids when they report back the next morning. There are special feedings for the zoo's new polar bears, Kobe and Siku, as well as the lion pride and, yes, Alexander Camelton.
There are also performances and workshops featuring Ayodele West African Drum & Dance and a "Zooniversity" talk on "Saving Penguins in the Wild." Chimpanzees and gorillas literally "hit the hay" and crash out at 8:30 p.m. in the Great Ape House.
Other events, however, cater to the adults-only theme, including the Zooniversity topics "Deflowered: The Science Behind Plant Sex" and "Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom."
Tickets are available online. Only the zoo's main east and west gates will be open. Adults Night Out is scheduled once a month through the summer on July 6 and Aug. 10, and a "Summer Pack 3 Pass" to gain admission to all three is $39. Two more Adults Night Outs are set for the fall on Oct. 12 and Nov. 30, with a "5 Pass" for all of them costing $65.
Who knows, perhaps the pair of breeding polar bears Kobe and Siku will provide entertainment.
