Jacob Acosta Duo at Reid Park Zoo: Summer Safari Nights

*Tickets must be purchased at:

https://reidparkzoo.org/visit/tickets/

Enjoy the Zoo and cooler evening temperatures as you watch the sunset at this series of themed nights featuring different keeper chats, animal encounters, artifact stations, and special activities. Refresh with dinner and a cold drink at the Zoofari Market, listen to live music by some of Tucson’s best bands. Take a ride on the Cox Jungle Carousel, and play games with Tucson Parks and Recreation’s ‘Ready, Set, Rec! There will be a different theme each week, so every visit brings something new and plenty of photo opportunities to remember a great evening.

Reid Park Zoo is proud to present for Summer Safari nights:

Jacob Acosta Duo

Saturday, August 3

6pm-8pm

Tickets:

• Free for Zoo members
• $10.50 for adults (ages 15-61)
• $8.50 seniors (ages 62+)
• $6.50 for children ages 2-14
• Free for children under 2

JACOB ACOSTA

Jacob Acosta is an international recording and performing artist based in Tucson, Arizona with a music degree in classical guitar and education. He has worked with the legendary indie-producer John Vanderslice, been featured on National Public Radio, was a jingle writer for FOX, FORD, ESPN, and Codeschool, has played dozens of festivals and tours across the U.S., and has released sixteen records in the genres of blues rock, indie-shoegaze, pop, deep house, progressive house, organic house, americana and folk since 2008 by his own namesake along with the groups Mason, Burning West, HYTS, Roll Acosta, and Race You There. He has also collaborated and released music with both Where The Heart Is Records and MIR Records, along with David Hohme, Sasheen, Jody Wisternoff, Max and Nim, Dustin Nantais, and Desert Raven. His most popular local release is ‘Desert Sounds’, about Arizonan culture and the Southwest. Jacob Acosta has been a national performing artist in Arizona for almost two decades. He performs Southwest folk music as either a looping soloist, or with his trio. His recent release ‘Desert Sounds’ is a cinematic ode to the Southwest desert with a collection of musical stories that pay tribute to Arizona and the greater Sonoran region. Jacob is all about connecting with people of all ages and has been called the human jukebox, singing in any genre, in up to four different languages, and uniting crowds with a deep love for music, and the culture and community of Arizona. His forthcoming release is Saint Corazón this 2024!

http://www.jacobacostamusic.com

Listen now on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0WRrGRLT4HKP5UvMZNHysc

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Reid Park Zoo, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, United States