Welcome to The Mane Event 2023: Down Under!
Thank you for attending The Mane Event 2023: Down Under! This event is the largest single day fundraiser which supports the animal care and daily operations of your nonprofit zoo. The evening will be filled with grazing stations featuring some of your favorite local restaurants, watering holes scattered throughout the zoo, one-of-a-kind animal experiences, a spectacular Silent Auction, and incredible performances & special features! We are very grateful to everyone who makes this event possible! We hope you have a ROARing good time!
Event Map:
*All grazing stations close at 10pm. All watering hole bars close at 10pm except the two on the Front Lawn.
Don't forget to check out our signature cocktail for the evening from Luminary Distilling at the two watering holes on the Front Lawn only!
Schedule of Events:
Performers:
Bluewater Kings Band
Location: Main Stage on Front Lawn
Set Time: 6:45pm-7:45pm, 8:15pm-8:45pm, 9:15pm-9:45pm & 10pm-11pm
Small Town Rollers
Location: Carousel Stage in Children's Zoo
Set Time: 7:30pm-10pm (performers may take breaks)
Little Red Engine
Location: Primate Patio by new Hilbert Family Primate Habitat
Set Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (performers may take breaks)
Abigail.
Location: Chomp Garden by Big Cat Walk
Set Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (performers may take breaks)
Kinetic Creativity Fire Performance
Location: Corral by Main Barn
Set Time: 8:50pm-9:05pm & 9:50pm-10:05pm
(Portable bathrooms will be closed during performance times; zoo bathrooms will remain open)
Apollo Productions Laser Show
Location: Main Stage by Front Lawn
Set Time: 7:45pm, 9:05pm, & 11pm
Animal Encounters:
Animal encounters & behind the scenes tours will run until 8:45pm for animal wellbeing unless otherwise indicated.
Southern White Rhino Behind the Scenes Tour
Location: Enter by Amur Tiger Exhibit
Times: 7:30pm-8:45pm
Lorikeet Experience & Nectar Feeding (while supplies last)
Location: Children's Zoo Wings of Wonder Aviary
Times: 7:30pm-8:45pm
Ambassador Animal Meet & Greet!
Location: Greenhouse Patio
Times: 7:30pm-9pm
Amazing Butterfly Experience sponsored by Erie Insurance
Location: Butterfly Tent on Front Lawn
Times: 7pm-8:45pm
Kangaroo & Wallaby Yard Walkabout
Location: Children's Zoo Australian Walkabout
Times: 7pm-8:45pm
Grazing Stations:
Every year we feature a number of local restaurants who serve samples of some of their signature menu items. Make sure to stop & taste them all!
Amigo Taqueria & Botanas
Buffalo Wild Wings
Cali's West Catering
Cloud 9 Wine Bar & Restaurant
Donato's Pizza
Franco's Cafe
McGarrey's Oakwood Cafe
Max & Erma's
Mill Creek Coffee Company
Moe's Southwest Grill
noodlelove
O'Charleys Restaurant & Bar
Outback Steakhouse
PopLuck Gourmet Popcorn
Sam's Club
Shoreline Bar & Grille
Taco Bell
Taste & See Fruit & Veggie Bar
The Que Abides Pit Stop
Wegmans Food Markets
Additional Activities (& ways to support your zoo!):
Silent Auction: Looking for a way to give some extra love to your Erie Zoo and get something PAW-esome in return? Swing by the Silent Auction to bid on one-of-a-kind items from local businesses, entertainment, your zoo and more!
Location: Children's Zoo Adventure Center
Times: Bids run 7pm-9:30pm
Item Pick Up: 10pm-11pm in the Classroom by the Main Stage
Wildlife Carousel: Relive your childhood and take a spin on the Wildlife Carousel!
Location: Children's Zoo
Times: 7pm-10pm
Gift Shop: Want to take some zoo swag home with you? Visit our Gift Shop!
Location: Front Lawn near the Train Station
Times: 7pm-11pm
Thank you to our sponsors & partners for making this event possible!
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
PHB Logo
Lamar Advertising
Red-Necked Wallaby
Altman-Hall Associates
David & Cheryl Chrzanowski
PNC Bank
Transportation Equipment Supply Co.
W.M.T Spaeder Co.
ECCA Payroll+
Rainbow Lorikeet
A Anthony & Sons
AMERIPAC
Erie Community Foundation
Erie Federal Credit Union
Erie News Now
Humes, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge
iHeart Media
Lincoln Recycling
Maas and Scheppner Family
National Fuel Gas Company
Penelec
Printing Concepts
PSB Industries Inc.
PSN Labs
ROG's Inc.
The Plastek Group
UPMC Health Plan
US Bulk Transport Inc.
Prehensile Tailed Skink
Advanced Finishing
Bianchi Honda
Contemporary Ophthalmology of Erie
ERIEBANK
First National Bank
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Knox, McLaughlin, Gornall & Sennett, P.C.
Loesel-Schaaf Insurance
MacDonald Illig Attorneys
Marquette Savings Bank
McGill, Power, Bell & Associates
Northwest Bank
PortErie Plastics
Tim & Nancy Sennett
Party Animals
Cathy Corvino & Judy Husted
Cheryl Hirst
Dave & Kathy Lastowski
Doug & Kathy Grisier
Insurance Management Company
J and K Vacation Rentals, LLC
Lillis, McKibben, Bongiovanni & Co.
Friends of the Zoo
Allegheny Beer
Erie Beer
Birkmire Trucking
Larese Floral Design
Creative Imprints
Potratz Floral Shop & Greenhouses, Inc.
South Shore Party Rental
In Memory of Desmond Jordan McDonald
Luminary Distilling
The Brewerie at Union Station