Catch the Penguins Before They Leave!
Monday, December 27, 2010
The African penguins are leaving The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk after Jan. 2, but this holiday season offers a special last chance to personally and memorably say hi before the birds say goodbye.
On weekends from Thanksgiving through Christmas and then daily between Christmas and New Year’s, a limited number of Maritime Aquarium visitors can enjoy “All Access – Penguins,” a special backstage meet-and-greet. Winners will get close to the penguins, learn about their care and take home a keepsake limited-edition penguin footprint painting, a plush penguin from the gift shop and their commemorative “All Access” pass.
“All Access Penguins” tours will be held:
Nov. 26-28, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12, Dec. 18-19, Dec. 26-Jan. 2
There are two ways to get the coveted “All Access Penguins” passes:
Win them. Each day of the tours, at noon & again at 3 p.m., a winning ticket will be drawn from the Aquarium general admission tickets sold in the previous few hours. The ticket number will be announced and posted in several locations in the Aquarium. Upon presentation of the winning ticket stub, all visitors of any age admitted to the Aquarium via that ticket purchase will start their penguin visit. (No purchase is necessary. The contest is not valid for group admissions.)
Buy them. For penguin fanatics who find a ticket drawing too risky, passes for 9 a.m. tours will be sold by advance telephone purchase only on a first-come, first-served basis. They’re $32.50 each and include Aquarium admission afterward. (Cost to Maritime Aquarium members is $22.50.) Each hour-long tour is limited to 12 people. For these purchased tours, children must be at least 7 years old; youth under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. For reservations, call, (203) 852-0700, ext. 2206.
Visitors bearing “All Access – Penguins” passes will go backstage of the penguin exhibit to learn about African penguins and other species, about penguin care, the penguin exhibit’s special design and more. And of course the penguins will be right there through the “stage” door, to see and hear. (They bray like donkeys.)
As a special bonus, winners of the “All Access” drawings receive one free unique footprint painting, made with webbed-footed flair by the Aquarium’s penguins.
Of course, you don’t have to win or buy an ‘All Access’ pass to see the penguins one last time. They’ll be preening, swimming and cavorting in their exhibit daily through Jan. 2, free with general admission.
On weekends from Thanksgiving through Christmas and then daily between Christmas and New Year’s, a limited number of Maritime Aquarium visitors can enjoy “All Access – Penguins,” a special backstage meet-and-greet. Winners will get close to the penguins, learn about their care and take home a keepsake limited-edition penguin footprint painting, a plush penguin from the gift shop and their commemorative “All Access” pass.
“All Access Penguins” tours will be held:
Nov. 26-28, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12, Dec. 18-19, Dec. 26-Jan. 2
There are two ways to get the coveted “All Access Penguins” passes:
Win them. Each day of the tours, at noon & again at 3 p.m., a winning ticket will be drawn from the Aquarium general admission tickets sold in the previous few hours. The ticket number will be announced and posted in several locations in the Aquarium. Upon presentation of the winning ticket stub, all visitors of any age admitted to the Aquarium via that ticket purchase will start their penguin visit. (No purchase is necessary. The contest is not valid for group admissions.)
Buy them. For penguin fanatics who find a ticket drawing too risky, passes for 9 a.m. tours will be sold by advance telephone purchase only on a first-come, first-served basis. They’re $32.50 each and include Aquarium admission afterward. (Cost to Maritime Aquarium members is $22.50.) Each hour-long tour is limited to 12 people. For these purchased tours, children must be at least 7 years old; youth under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. For reservations, call, (203) 852-0700, ext. 2206.
Visitors bearing “All Access – Penguins” passes will go backstage of the penguin exhibit to learn about African penguins and other species, about penguin care, the penguin exhibit’s special design and more. And of course the penguins will be right there through the “stage” door, to see and hear. (They bray like donkeys.)
As a special bonus, winners of the “All Access” drawings receive one free unique footprint painting, made with webbed-footed flair by the Aquarium’s penguins.
Of course, you don’t have to win or buy an ‘All Access’ pass to see the penguins one last time. They’ll be preening, swimming and cavorting in their exhibit daily through Jan. 2, free with general admission.
