Tonight is the night for black ties, gourmet cuisine, live music and pink flamingos. Lips will be flapping for days after Zoomerang! 2006, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore?s main fundraising event.

This year marks the 23rd annual Zoomerang! Last year?s event, dubbed “Party with the Primates,” boasted 2,500 guests and raised about $150,000 for the zoo?s operating fund. The zoo expects about the same number of people to attend tonight.