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Animals Around the World Show with - Incredible Bats!

Rakow Branch
2023-07-18 17:00:00 2023-07-18 18:00:00 America/Chicago Animals Around the World Show with - Incredible Bats! Sharon and Dan Peterson have been promoting bat education in the Midwest since 1996. Their goal as bat educators is to inform people about the many benefits of bats and other animals. Rakow Branch - Rakow - Awning

Tuesday, July 18
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-07-18 17:00:00 2023-07-18 18:00:00 America/Chicago Animals Around the World Show with - Incredible Bats! Sharon and Dan Peterson have been promoting bat education in the Midwest since 1996. Their goal as bat educators is to inform people about the many benefits of bats and other animals. Rakow Branch - Rakow - Awning

Rakow Branch

Rakow - Awning

Sharon and Dan Peterson have been promoting bat education in the Midwest since 1996. Their goal as bat educators is to inform people about the many benefits of bats and other animals.

Incredible Bats will bring the Rakow Branch their very popular Animals around the World show where they bring out a variety of exotic animals. They have fruit bats, skunk, rabbit, sugar gliders, wooly possum, hedgehog, rat, bearded dragon, geckos, snakes, tarantulas, turtle, parrot and MORE! Come join us on the lawn for a fun evening and a treat! Bring a lawn chair! 

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