Tickets for the 2009 UNM Staff Picnic are now on sale. Tickets are $5 and include all-day access to the Rio Grande Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Aquarium and to the picnic at the zoo from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1. To purchase tickets, staff must show a Lobo ID. There is no limit on the number of tickets each person may purchase. Tickets will be available at a number of locations throughout campus.
Faculty/staff may purchase tickets at the main campus Bookstore Ticket Sales Office, north campus Cashier’s Office at the Basic Medical Sciences Building (cash or check only), south campus Student Support and Services Center Ticket Sales Office, Physical Plant Department Administrative building (cash or check only), Valencia campus Cashier’s Office, Taos campus Bookstore, Gallup campus Cashier’s Office and Los Alamos campus Cashier’s Office.
The zoo and biopark open at 9 a.m. All staff and guests must wear the ticket/wristband for access to all venues. At 6 p.m., the zoo closes to the public. Staff and guests already inside may remain. Doors reopen for the picnic at 6:30 p.m. Face-painting, chair massages and live music begin at 7 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded at 8:45 p.m.
Shuttle service is not available this year. Tickets for the Biopark Train are not included. Train tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for children under 13. Staff are advised to park at the zoo, as the biopark trains stop running at 6 p.m.
Coolers will not be allowed in the biopark. A zoo concession stand will be open, in addition to the dinner included with picnic tickets. For information on the zoo and biopark visit: Albuquerque BioPark.
The annual Staff Picnic is organized by the Staff Council Rewards and Recognition Committee. For more information visit: Staff Council.
Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1583; e-mail: michal@unm.edu