LEFT: Glowing penguins are a highlight of Zoo Lights at the Reid Park Zoo. ABOVE: More than 2,000 traditional candle-and-paper bag <em>luminarias</em> will illuminate Tucson Botanical Gardens. ABOVE RIGHT: Two young visitors to TBG's Luminaria Nights enjoy the glow. ABOVE MIDDLE: The zoo's tiger display lights up the night. RIGHT: Glowing gorillas are sure to please little visitors to the zoo. No animals will be on exhibit during Zoo Lights.
Holiday lights are sure to bring a smile to the face of a child, and Tucson Botanical Gardens and the Reid Park Zoo are among our favorite destinations that are all aglow.
> Thousands of lights will illuminate the paths of the Tucson Botanical Gardens during the 20th Annual Luminaria Nights celebration 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Holiday music, hot cider and baked goodies are part of the celebration. Park at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1825 N. Alvernon Way, and catch a free shuttle to the gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way.
Admission is $7 for adults, $5 adult members, $3 for ages 3-12 and free to children 2 and younger. Call 326-9686 for more information.
> Zoo Lights at the Reid Park Zoo opens to the public 6-8 p.m. Friday and runs Thursdays through Sundays through Dec. 23. Sip hot cocoa, visit with Santa and enjoy a light-falling snow. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 adult members, $1 ages 2-14 and free to kids under 2. Free admission when you bring a new gift to donate to Toys For Tots. Call 791-4022 for more information.
