Oregon Zoo Concert Series 2010

Tickets on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com and the zoo.

Oregon Zoo Concerts, presented by NW Natural with support from Kink.fm, will be held Wednesday through Sunday evenings, with music as diverse as the animals that reside at the zoo. Delicious food options at reasonable prices will be available to guests and concertgoers. All shows are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. rain or shine unless otherwise noted.
 

B-52s - Friday, Aug. 13, 2010

The B-52’s are an American rock band formed 1976 in Athens, Georgia, United States, the first of many from this college town that has become one of the most important centers in alternative rock. The band is perhaps best known for their 1978 single “Rock Lobster” and their 1989 pop smash “Love Shack”. Tickets

Chris Isaak - Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010

with Black Francis

Chris Isaak (born June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California as Christopher Joseph Isaak) is an American Rock’n’Roll singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Isaak’s music can be described as a blend of country, blues, rock’n’roll, pop and surf rock. Tickets

The Swell Season - Friday, Aug. 20, 2010

The Swell Season was formed as a result of a collaboration between Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Bertrand Galen and Marja Tuhkanen when they recorded the album The Swell Season (released in April 2006). Hansard and Markéta starred in the film ‘Once’ by writer/director John Carney (a former bass player of The Frames).  Tickets

Pink Martini - August 26 and 27

Somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir is the 12-piece Pink Martini. Part language lesson, part Hollywood musical, the Portland, Oregon-based ‘little orchestra’ was created in 1994 in Portland, Oregon by Harvard graduate and classically trained pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale. Thursday 8/26: Tickets | Friday 8/27: Tickets

A Prairie Home Companion - Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010

This August, a coast-to-coast concert tour takes on the everlasting theme of romantic love. Join host Garrison Keillor, Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins, the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, and sound-effects man Fred Newman for tender duets and ballads, poetry (Poe, Shakespeare, Anonymous), stories of passion and marriage, and Mr. Keillor’s intermission walk through the audience for the sing-along of “Unchained Melody” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” All this and favorite elements of A Prairie Home Companion — Guy Noir, Dusty and Lefty, the News from Lake Wobegon — during an entertaining date night for all ages. Tickets

Cyndi Lauper Memphis Blues Tour - Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010

After more than 25 sterling years and global record sales in excess of 30 million, she has proven that she has the heart and soul to keep her legion of fans compelled by her every creative move. On June 22nd, she releases her 11th studio album entitled Memphis Blues. The album features appearances by such great artists as B.B. King, Jonny Lang, Allen Toussaint, Ann Peebles and Charlie Musselwhite. Tickets

Wednesday ZooTunes

• Konono No. 1 and the Carolina Chocolate Drops - Wednesday, July 7 - Tickets
• Caravan Palace - Wednesday, July 14 - Tickets
• Bassekou Kouyate - Wednesday, July 21 - Tickets
• Great Big Sea - Wednesday, July 28 - Tickets
• Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys - Wednesday, Aug. 4 - Tickets
• Cross Canadian Ragweed, with Micky & The Motorcars - Wednesday, Aug. 11 - Tickets
• Quebe Sisters Band - Wednesday, Aug. 18 - Tickets

Funds raised during the concert series support several conservation projects, including the protection of threatened and endangered Northwest species.

The zoo is a service of Metro and is dedicated to its mission of inspiring the community to create a better future for wildlife. Committed to conservation, the zoo is currently working to save endangered California condors, Washington's pygmy rabbits, Oregon silverspot and Taylor's checkerspot butterflies, western pond turtles, Oregon spotted frogs and Kincaid's lupine. Other projects include studies on black rhinos, Asian elephants, polar bears and bats.

The zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily and is located five minutes from downtown Portland, just off Highway 26. The zoo is also accessible by MAX light rail line. Visitors who travel to the zoo via MAX receive $1.50 off zoo admission. Call TriMet Customer Service, 503-238-RIDE (7433), or visit www.trimet.org for fare and route information.

General admission is $10.50 (ages 12-64), $9 for seniors (65 and up), $7.50 for children (ages 3-11) and free for those 2 and younger; 25 cents of the admission price helps fund regional conservation projects through the zoo's Future for Wildlife program. A parking fee of $2 per car is also required. Additional information is available at www.oregonzoo.org or by calling 503-226-1561.