Awesome cuteness
As members of Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo, my daughter and I
have visited frequently this summer to see the awesome cuteness of the three
new tiger cubs. The male and two females Amur tiger cubs were born May 21 to
mother Kira (her third litter). The kittens are out quite a bit, but are video
monitored if they happen to be napping. Time moves quickly with all kittens, so
if you want to see them, act now.
Another new cool cat is at the new cougar display. Cougar,
puma, mountain lion, cuguacuacuarana… call it what you will, I’m afraid it’s
awesome. The special new display puts kids safely eye-to-eye with two
full-grown pumas, providing an experience in animal education that television
can’t provide.
This summer’s visiting animals, two American black bears,
have been having fun soaking in and pounding apart their large metal tub. They
don’t mind mugging for the crowd and I’ve actually seen them posing for photos
(no, not really).
Changes are underway for new housings for both the elephants
and the orangutans. Making changes to the park’s historic Fredrick Law Olmstead
design — one of Rochester’s known 21 — is creating more space but also
controversy. Is it worth changing a space designed by the “founding father of
landscape design” in order to have a more modern and fair space for the zoo’s
collection? Don Alhart reported fairly recently that Lowell, the large male
orangutan, had locked a keeper in his cage while he went for a walk. Lowell is
no fool.
The Seneca Park Zoo is at 2222 St Paul Street. It’s open
daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tix: $7, $6 seniors, $4 kids. 467-9453,
www.senecaparkzoo.org
— Dave Cross
This week for
families
Amazing Maize &
Back 40 Activity Area Sat, July 30-Sept. Long Acre Farms, 1342 Macedon, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. 315-986-9821, www.longacrefarms.com
Central Library Mon,
Aug 1. Evening with Genesee Storytellers, ages 5 and up, Children’s Center, 115
South Ave, 7-7:45 p.m. Free. Register. 428-8150
Corning Museum of
Glass Wed, July 27. Scales & Tales, 11 a.m. | Wed, Aug 3. Songs &
Glass, 11 a.m. | 1 Museum Way, Corning, 607-974-8124, www.cmog.org
Family Summer Concert
Series Sundays. Total Sports Experience, 880 Elmgrove Rd, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Geneva Historical
Society Wed, July 27. Scrapbook Secrets. 1-3 p.m. $3 | Wed, Aug 3.
Victorian Girls’ Day, 1-4 p.m. $10 | 543 S Main St, Geneva, 315-789-5151
Henrietta Public
Library Mondays, Family Pajama Story time, 7-7:30 p.m. | Tuesdays, Jumbles,
10:30-11:30 a.m. (grades 1-3) | Fridays, Movies, 2 p.m. | Wednesdays, Toddler
Story times, 10:30 a.m. (preschool). | Thursdays, Preschool Story time,
10:15-10:45 a.m. (ages 3-4) | Thursdays, Story time, 11-11:30 a.m. (age 5) |
Wed, July 27. Cooking with Sandra, 7-8:30 p.m. Register. (ages 8 & up) |
Tues, Aug 2. My Farm. 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Wed, Aug 3. Dragons, Demons &
Heroes Art Program. 2-4:30 p.m. (ages 10 & up) | 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092
Ice Cream Social Wed, July 27. Westgate Park, 1489 Howard Rd, Gates, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Register.
247-6100 x 234
Ontario County
Historical Museum Wed, July 27. Historical Read. 55 N Main St, Canandaigua,
394-4975
Photography Workshops
for Kids Thurs, July 28. Unique Polaroid Transfers, George Eastman House
900 East Ave, 5-6:30 p.m. 271-3361 x379, www.eastmanhouse.org
Planetarium Dome Saturdays,
through Sept 3. Vacation Skies. 657 East Ave, 11 a.m. adults, $8; seniors/
college students, $7; kids, 3-18 $6, 697-1944, www.rmsc.org
Seneca Park Zoo Sun,
July 31. Butterfly Bonanza, 2222 St Paul St, 2-3 p.m. $15-$24. Register.
467-9453, www.senecaparkzoo.org
Sonnenberg Mansion
& Gardens Sundays: story time, 2 p.m., free with admission, 394-4922 |
Sun, July 31: Teddy Bear Party, 2:30-4 p.m. $10, $5 kids. | 151 Charlotte St,
Canandaigua, 394-2222, www.sonnenberg.org
Summer Food Program Mon-Fri,
through Aug 26. 60 sites serve free breakfast, 8-9 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
428-6896 or 325-1440
Sterling Nature
Center Wed, July 27. Herpetology, 2 p.m. Jensvold Rd, Sterling,
315-947-6143, www.cayuganet.org/sterlingpark/
This article appears in Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2005.
