Night in the Tropics - 7/25/09

Six hundred guests flocked to for a one-night getaway at the National Aviary’s Night in the Tropics. Feathered friends greeted revelers as they migrated through the evening’s festivities, including tropical bites by big Catering, Giant Eagle, Breadworks, and live music by the Freedom Band, and a showing of the Free Flight Bird Show. The night flew by as supporters sipped signature cocktails, and two lucky guests, John & Veronica Schmerling, won an all-expenses paid weeklong cruise to the Caribbean. The National Aviary raised $35,000 — now that’s something to chirp about! Photography by Rachel Stadelmeier