Learn about nature and our environment

It’s going to be a wild time in Staten Island when Wildlife Theater from the Central Park Zoo comes-a-calling on Aug. 1 and Aug. 11.

The Wildlife Theater troupe is an outreach group that presents an educational and entertaining performance for children, explaining the importance of ecology. From penguins to polar bears, dinosaurs to butterflies, children leave with a new wonder for the world around them and the creatures that share our planet.

Aug. 1 at Bloomingdale Park, Lenevar and Ramona avenues in Bloomingdale, at 10:30 am.

Aug. 11 at Willowbrook Park, Eaton Place and Victory Boulevard in Willowbrook, at 10:30 am.

Both performances are free, thanks to SummerStage Kids and the City Parks Foundation.

Wildlife Theater from the Central Park Zoo (www.wcs.org/wildlifetheater; www.CityParksFoundation.org).

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