Perfect weather charms annual Zoomerang

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Guests Janet and Barney Barnhill share a moment with Tails, one of the zoo’s penguins. — photographybysharon.com

BALTIMORE (Map, News) - For the past 25 years, attendees have held their breaths in hopes of good weather for the all-outdoor Zoomerang Gala held annually at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Well, last Friday night, chairmen Stuart and Suzanne Amos must have put their rosaries on their windowsill, because the weather was fabulous.

Longtime Zoomerangers Todd and Tracy Cioni told Socially Speaking: “We have been here when it’s been sweltering, pouring rain and hair-horrible humid, but the weather [at this past Friday’s event] was the best.”

Added Todd: “The only thing we haven’t had has been snow,” although Tracy recalled the locusts of 2004.

But the weather for Friday’s event was far from beastly, making the zoo’s King of the Wild — Don Hutchinson — a very happy mammal.

“It really doesn’t get much better than this, does it?” Hutchinson said,  as he and his wife Peggy welcomed guests. This mile-long party that started in the front of the zoo and wound around to the back had plenty of sustenance for guests, who munched on some zoo-pendous food and drink from area restaurants and providers.

Spotted taking this walk on the wild side were local artist Lori Larusso, WBAL-TV general manager Jordan Wertlieb, CBS Radio’s Hal Martin, Continental Realty’s Blake Dickinson, Kimberly-Clark’s Jami Kofsky and Stuart and Suzanne Amos.

At $250 a pop, guests got their money’s worth — great music by Bobby Nyk, the Crawdaddies, Mambo Combo, the Swingin’ Swamis and Tony Berry and New Money, and a live auction that included a parade of bagpipers led by Suzanne Amos.

“It’s funny how — as the night goes on — the people start acting as wild as the zoo’s residents,”  said Thomas Boller of Crownsville with a laugh.

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The Liberatore Restaurant family is well known for its superior Italian food, but last week its Timonium location was chock full of media types — both young and seasoned — to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the area’s first Liberatore in Eldersburg. Longtime Bawlmer voice Frank Luber (of WCBM) was chewing the calamari with WJZ-TV’s Ron Matz, as WBAL’s Steve Rouse was heard giving owner John Liberatore     enthusiastic well wishes of “Attaboy!” Also seen celebrating was Baltimore foodie Dara Bunjon.

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120 days ago: A worthwhile feast to end childhood hunger

127 days ago: ‘Super Ball’ gets super treatment

134 days ago: This tasty fundraiser was a sweet success

141 days ago: Black tie and blue jeans turn to green for food bank

148 days ago: Harbor Hospital hosts grand gala

155 days ago: Anne Talbot Brennan’s courage honored at fundraiser

162 days ago: ‘Mealtime’ at Family Tree packs them in