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I am a bit late on posting this but better late than never.
The weekend after visiting the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Daniel and I scored tickets to the "Rock n Roar" at the Norfolk Zoo.
The Rock n Roar is a fundraising event at night in the zoo. This event in particular was supposed to be in honor of the two new lion cubs that were born at the zoo in Febuary.
We werent really certain what to expect when we got there. I was hoping we would be able to see some of the zoo, or at least some animals, the nocturnal ones or perhaps a zookeeper walking around with a lemur or an owl, heck I would have settled for a possum. Much to my disappointment we didnt see a single animal. I guess they needed to protect them from all the drunks.
Basically it was a tent set up in a grassy area with food, liqour and a cover band. They did have a silent auction of some very interesting artwork. There were painted masks made from elephant dung, photography and some intriguing abstract artwork from various animals at the zoo including the warthogs and the elephants. I personally thought the wart hogs demonstrated the best use of space and color:)
After walking around a bit, Daniel and I decided to have a few drinks (we have a hard time turning down free drinks) and take a few pictures.
I was fascinated with the ice sculptures. I guess they were supposed to be bears playing instruments and holding alcohol bottles, but it was a very warm night and by the time we showed up which was two hours late most of their features had melted off.


There was also a costume contest so some came dressed as animals, such as these two pink flamingos who braved the dance floor.

On our way out we stopped to enjoy the water fountains and take a few photos.