Kids can bounce around on a moonwalk, have their faces painted and spark their creativity with arts and crafts.  Free cake and ice cream will be served between noon and 1 p.m. while supplies last.  Visitors can sign a giant card to wish the Zoo many more years of celebrating and saving wildlife and serving the community.

A live performance of the Matrix Theatre Company’s “Marsh Magic” will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the Main Stage, focusing on the life cycle of the frog in Michigan marshes.  The show is being presented in recognition of 2008 Year of the Frog, a global public awareness campaign to focus attention on endangered amphibians and the critical work being done by zoos and aquariums to save them.

Discounted admission isn’t the only way for Detroit Zoo visitors to save on August 1.  For just 80 cents, guests can take a journey on the Wild Adventure Ride – regularly $4 – or zip through the Zoo on the Tauber Family Railroad – regularly $2 one way.  In addition, the Arctic Food Court will offer select items for 80 cents each, including a small soft drink, small coffee and small popcorn, and Zoofari Market will sell Zoo pencils and notepads for 80 cents as well.

To download the $8 admission coupon, visit www.detroitzoo.org, scroll to the rotating banners at the bottom of the home page and click on the 80th Anniversary link.

The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.  Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak.  The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October (open at 9:30 a.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day) – with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August – and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March.  Admission is $11 for adults 13 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free.  For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.  The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056.