You are invited to join us for our first annual Nica Noche - a Nicaraguan Experience, Saturday, November 4, at 6 p.m. This fundraising event will be held at the world-famous Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens and will include guest appearances by some of the zoo's four-legged and winged residents. The evening's highlights will also include live and silent auctions, Latin music, and scrumptious food. Items on the auction block include a week at a newly renovated, two-bedroom home overlooking the mountains in Abuzzo, Italy; golf items; a Branson, Missouri weekend; Bengals and Reds autographed memorabilia; local restaurant and retail gift certificates; gift baskets (just in time for the holidays), original Nicaraguan artwork and craft items; and a stay at a beautiful condo, Marco Island, Florida, plus many, many more items.

The cost of an individual ticket is $50; $500 reserves a table for 10. 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to "Bring Hope to the Children" of Nicaragua.

For tickets, auction-item donations, corporate sponsorships, or if you have questions, please contact Diane Douglass at (513) 631-7553 or e-mail douglassd710@aol.com.

The event will be held in the Safari Room at the Cincinnati Zoo. A sell-out is expected so reserve early. Attire: Latin Festive or Business.

Driving directions:

From I- 75 North or Southbound
Mitchell Exit # 6. East on Mitchell. Right on Vine.
Left on Erkenbrecher. Left on Dury to Zoo entrance.

From I-71 Southbound
William Howard Taft Exit # 3
Right on Burnet past Children's Hospital
Left on Erkenbrecher.
Right on Dury to Zoo entrance

From I-71 Northbound
Montgomery/Dana Exit #5
Rt. on Duck Creek, Rt. on Montgomery, Left on Dana
Left on Victory Pkwy, Rt. on Rockdale. Cross Reading Rd (where street name turns to Forest)
Left on Dury to Zoo entrance

From I-471
Follow signs to I-71 N and follow above directions