Posted on Fri, Jun 29, 2012 : 9:38 p.m.
Scenes from the 'Dinosaur Petting Zoo' at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival
By Jeffrey Smith
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5-year-old Jake Williams of Ann Arbor screams as a Tyrannosaurus roars during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com
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5-year-old Jake Williams of Ann Arbor screams as a Tyrannosaurus roars during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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Ann Arbor resident Chris Swinkel holds his son, 4-year-old Marcel as he pets a baby dinosaur during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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6-year-old Sophia Flores of Ann Arbor holds out her hand as she learns how a dinosaur can smell her scent during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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A large insect is placed on the head of a member of the audience during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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Children watch during a presentaion of the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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Ann Arbor resident Carla Milarch holds her son, 3-year-old William Powers as they watch the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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9-year-old Adarsh Tummala of Ann Arbor sits on a bail of hay as he volunteers to have his head placed in the mouth of a Tyrannosaurus during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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Children dance and yell as the Tyrannosaurus makes an appearance during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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Children scream as a Tyrannosaurus roars and swings over the audience during the Dinosaur Petting Zoo by Erth Friday evening in the lawn of the Power Center.
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This weekend, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival is presenting a special attraction as part of its free, outdoor Top of the Park events: a family-oriented show called "Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo," in which prehistoric creatures interact with the audience.
Photographer Jeffrey Smith captured these images.
Additional performances are scheduled for 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the lawn of the Power Center, 121 Fletcher St. The show lasts 45-60 minutes. Admission free; donations appreciated; blankets recommended.
Check out this mother-and-child report (with video) from one of Saturday's performances.
Comments
Mike Hulsebus
Sun, Jul 1, 2012 : 3:22 a.m.
Ha, I love the first shot of the kid's reaction
Stephen Lange Ranzini
Sat, Jun 30, 2012 : 12:39 p.m.
The Dinosaur Petting Zoo is a show from Australia which is absolutely fabulous! My children loved it! If you've got kids or grandkids I highly recommend taking them to see it.
klatte
Sat, Jun 30, 2012 : 10:26 a.m.
That was such a fun show! The perfect combination of thrills and creativity. My kid loved it and I thought it was cool.
Goofus
Sat, Jun 30, 2012 : 3:59 a.m.
Where's Fred and the family?