Earth Day festivities on tap at NC Zoo
ASHEBORO, NC - The North Carolina Zoo continues its April weekends celebration, ZooFLING 2011, with "Party for the Planet" Saturday, April 16, with some activities on Sunday, April 17, when it…
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Busbee Road potters participating in Celebration of Spring in Seagrove
Seagrove, NC - Several shops along Busbee Road will be participating in the Celebration of Spring in Seagrove hosted by the Seagrove Area Potters Association. Ten shops, including three museums, a…
Read MoreChili Cookoff announces cooks
ASHEBORO, NC - There will be 17 cooks whipping up their special recipe during the Old Time Chili Cookoff. The event will be held on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bicentennial Park in…
Read MoreChili Cookoff tickles tastebuds
ASHEBORO, NC - An Internet search indicates that chili has been an American dish for centuries. The beef concoction has tickled taste buds of presidents, outlaws, actors, writers and families…
Read MoreNC Zoo announces seasonal openings, hours
ASHEBORO, NC - April 1 will mark the seasonal opening for the North Carolina Zoo's Endangered-Species Carousel; Dora & Diego's 4-D SimEx Adventure theater; Acacia Station Giraffe Deck; and the Africa…
Read MoreNC Zoo director recognized for assisting troubled zoos
ASHEBORO, NC - The Pan African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZB) has presented its 2011 Chairman's Award to North Carolina Zoo Director David Jones for assistance to the Association and its…
Read MorePiedmont companies to be presented with Polar Bear Awards
ASHEBORO, NC - Two Piedmont businesses have been recognized by the N.C. Zoo Society and Polar Bears International © (PBI) for conservation efforts that help to preserve polar bears in the…
Read MoreNC Zoo keepers set 'Bowling for Rhinos' fundraiser
ASHEBORO, NC - The North Carolina Zoo Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK), with support from Blue Rhino Gas Company, will host their 20th annual "Bowling for Rhinos" fundraiser…
Read MoreNC Zoo keeper group, curator win state sustainability awards
ASHEBORO, NC - Mammal keepers at the North Carolina Zoo's Rocky Coast exhibit and the zoo's General Curator recently received Sustainability Awards during the N.C. Department of Environment & Natural…
Read MoreZoo School team advances as National Conservation Contest finalists
ASHEBORO, NC - Three Asheboro High School Zoo School students have advanced as finalists in the Polar Bears International Project Polar Bear contest. The students (Cameron Kania, Kaitlin Thompson and…
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