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Join us for our third annual Parrot Stars Summer Festival, the largest bird expo in the Midwest. There will be exclusive Summer Festival giveaways, raffle prizes, and much more that will only last during the weekend! Plus we'll have activities, classes, AND demonstrations with special guests!
Full Itinerary:Friday, July 1911:00 am - 5:00 pm - Summer Festival Sales Begin! ENTIRE STORE 20% OFF!!!! * 30% OFF ALL CAGES, STANDS AND JAVA TREES!! Be the first to shop our biggest storewide sales and discounts of the year! Hot items sell fast, so if you are hoping to save big during this weekend, arrive early and get first pick on your favorite bird supplies. *Excludes birds and services. Due to high online order volumes, shipping may take longer than usual. 11:00 am - Raffle Ticket Sales Begin! 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Adults-Only Exclusive Interactive Workshop With The Parrot Wizard Dinner with the Parrot Wizard is back again this year! Join us for this fun and educational night with Michael the Parrot Wizard and the entire Parrot Stars Staff! We will enjoy a delicious dinner catered by Avanti Caffe, followed by an Interactive Training Workshop led by the Parrot Wizard. You will be able to watch, and practice, clicker training with Parrot Stars birds. This year, the Parrot Wizard will be performing live training with Parrot Stars store birds during presentations at the Summer Festival. Learn how to work with your bird in the first days, weeks, and months. Apply these concepts to older birds to rekindle your relationship or help your bird be more friendly with other people. Many of you know the Parrot Wizard, but if you don't, learn more about him here: https://parrotwizard.com/ As a tha nk you, each attendee will be automatically entered to win a $100 Parrot Stars Gift Card. The winner will be announced at the end of the night! One ticket includes dinner, drinks and time with the Parrot Wizard, learning key concepts in training, behavior and creating the best possible relationship with your parrot! TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! This is an adults-only (21+) event, ID will be checked.
*For those who have attended the past years, we have improved our audio equipment with professional microphones, speakers, and noise dampeners. Help Us Raise $10,000 for Parrot Conservation!!
There are 374 parrot species in the world. 116 of them are vulnerable to extinction.
Conservation is key to the Parrot Stars mission. That's why we're working to raise
$10,000 in donations for
One Earth Conservation. This non-profit organization fights to end the poaching and illegal trading of wild birds and conducts transformative wildlife conservation across North and South America.
When it comes to preserving biodiversity and protecting wild parrot species from endangerment, every dollar counts. $10 can protect a nest for 1 day, $50 can buy critical medical treatments for sick parrots, and $100 can buy field supplies for a parrot ranger for an entire year. Help us reach our goal of $10,000. Every donation is tax-deductible, and will go directly to this boots-on-the-ground organization working each and every day to preserve and protect wild parrots.
Saturday, July 20
9:30 am - 5:00 pm - Summer Festival Sales Continue!
FREE gift bag for the first 50 customers In-Store!
We are opening an hour early so that you have time to shop before the educational seminars begin! Take advantage of huge savings on every single product we have in store! *Excludes birds and services. Due to high online order volumes, shipping may take longer than usual. *Please Note: There will be no bird sales today. If you are interested in purchasing a bird, we are happy to assist you after the Summer Festival. No boarding drop offs or pickups or grooming services will be available today. 10:00 am - Raffle Ticket Sales Continue! Educational Seminar Schedule: *learn more about each speaker below! 11:00 am - Parrot Wizard: Guide to Well Behaved Parrots - Part 1: The celebrated Parrot Wizard will share his advanced parrot training expertise to help you create a better relationship with your companion parrot. 12:00 pm - Alexis Highland: A Pilgrimage to Preserve Parrots: Alexis, the manager of Parrot Stars, will share her experience traveling to Nicaragua with One Earth Conservation's Parrot Pilgrimage. Learn how you can participate in the 2024 Pilgrimages and how you can contribute to parrot conservation. 1:00 pm - SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. April Romagnano is one of the leading avian veterinarians in the country. She has an extensive career and expertise in caring for avian and exotic animals. She is the veterinarian for our breeding program in Florida too! Don't miss her special one-time seminar 2:00 pm - Parrot Wizard: Guide to Well Behaved Parrots - Part 2: The celebrated Parrot Wizard will share his advanced parrot training expertise to help you create a better relationship with your companion parrot. 3:00 pm - Dr. Robert D. Ness DVM: Dr. Ness has over 30 years experience practicing avian and exotic medicine. Dr. Ness has integrated holistic medicine, and state of the art technology, to offer his clients the very best in avian wellness. 4:00 pm - Parrot Wizard: Guide to Well Behaved Parrots - Part 3: The celebrated Parrot Wizard will share his advanced parrot training expertise to help you create a better relationship with your companion parrot.
Family Fun Day! 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Free Admission Everyone is welcome! Whether you already have companion parrots, are looking to add one to your home in the future, or simply enjoy spending time learning about exotic animals, there will be something for everyone at this year's festival!
List of Guests/Activities: *learn more about our guests below! The Parrots of Parrot Stars: Take a tour of our Parrot Stars showroom and meet all of our resident parrots and 2024 babies! Meet Rascal, our famous Scarlet Macaw, our Black Palm Cockatoo, our RARE Blue Mutation Eclectus and many, many more unique and beautiful species! Get your Picture Taken with a Sloth!: Incredible Bats, an Educational Exotic Animal Organization, will have their famous sloth here for a unique photo op! Incredible Bats will also be bringing a HUGE variety of other rare exotic animals. Learn about exotic animal conservation and interact with these rare animals up close and personal! Face Painting for the Kiddos: Sparkles Entertainment, and artist, Tina (Of Feathers and Fur Portraiture), will be returning again this year for face painting! Face painting typically ends around 4pm, so be sure to arrive early.
Fractured Feathers - Birds of Prey: Fractured Feathers Wildlife Rehabilitation will be here sharing a wealth of information about native bird species. They will have a variety of birds that you can see up close, including, hawks, owls, and more! We care about all bird species, near and far, so are happy to have them join our Summer Festival for the first time! Of Feathers and Fur Portraiture: Tina M. K. is an incredible artist who has specialized in par rot artwork for over 15 years. You can shop her incredible selection of earrings, purses, key chains, mugs and many other unique and beautiful items. You're sure to find an item featuring your favorite feathered friend! Ani-mal's Design:
Ani-mal's Design is ran by artists Dahyron Valenzuela and Eddie Berthold. They make custom digital artwork of your pet(s) based upon your request. So your imagination is the limit! Don't worry, they will help you brainstorm the perfect idea for your pet's design. 25% of each order will go towards a rescue of your choice. Games, Crafts & Bounce House: Play a game of bags (cornhole) or enjoy some crafts with your friends or family! We will have a large bounce house to keep the kids entertained throughout the day!
Live Music - Melsense: Melsense is returning again this year! This incredible singer joined us for last year's Summer Festival and she was incredible! As a loving "parront" of a Green Cheek Conure, Melsense also adores parrots and even sang a song with Rascal on stage last year! Food Trucks: Grab some lunch and one of the outstanding Food Trucks that will be parked at Parrot Stars throughout the day! *more info coming soon!
Meet the Vendors:
Meet The Speakers! The Parrot Wizard Michael Sazhin, author of the Parrot Wizard's Guide to Well-Behaved Parrots, is coming to the Parrot Stars Summer Festival to share his passion for parrots through education. He has been featured on TV shows such as America's Got Talent, Steve Harvey, and the Late Show with David Letterman. Come to the Summer Festival to learn how you can experience a magical parrot experience with your bird with the help of the Parrot Wizard. Alexis Highland Alexis, the manager of Parrot Stars, graduated with a degree in Biology and Environmental Studies. Alexis has lived with parrots in her home since she was a child. Her love of parrots inspired her to pursue a career working with birds. Alexis has been the manager of Parrot Stars since its inception in 2018. Alexis has always cared deeply about the conservation and preservation of parrots in their natural habitat. In December of 2023, Alexis participated in a Parrot Pilgrimage with One Earth Conservation in Ometepe, Nicaragua. This pilgrimage was a life changing experience for Alexis and she is excited to tell you all about her time in Nicaragua. During her seminar, you will learn why parrot conservation is so important and how you could potentially participate in this year's pilgrimages to either Guatemala or Nicaragua! Robert D Ness, DVM, CAC, CVA Ness Exotic Wellness Center, Lisle IL 630-737-1281 Robert Ness graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990 with a strong interest in Avian & Exotic Pet Medicine. Dr. Ness began his career in an all avian and exotic pet practice right after graduation. After more than a decade of growing his knowledge and developing his skills in these species, Dr. Ness started Ness Exotic Wellness Center in Lisle Illinois in June 2002. The current facility was built and opened in 2008, with plans to build a large addition onto this building soon. Frustrations grew over the limitations of standard conventional care for chronic diseases and common problems encountered in his patients early on in his career. In his pursuit to offer a more complete and cohesive practice of veterinary medicine Dr. Ness began exploring the realm of holistic medicine at an early stage and continues to add new modalities by extrapolating these techniques in birds and exotic pets. Over the years, he has lectured and authored on subjects pertaining to exotic pet medicine, particularly in the realm of integrative medicine. He is presently one of the few practitioners in the country practicing holistic therapy for avian and exotic pets. April Romagnano PhD, DVM, ABVP (Avian Practice), Dr. April graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. in Agriculture in 1982, obtained a PhD from Université de Montréal in 1987 and D.V.M. from University of Florida in 1992. She completed an Internship in Zoological-Medicine-Wildlife/Small-Animal Medicine at University of Florida CVM in 1993 and her Residency in Avian Medicine & Surgery at NCSU CVM in 1995. She first became ABVP boarded in Avian Practice in 1996 and continues to maintain her board certification. In 1995 she became staff veterinarian at ABRC the Largest Avicultural Collection in the US and the second largest in the World, where she cared for over 5,500 breeding birds and up to 1,800 baby birds a year, until it closed in late 2001. Since 2001 she has been an Avian Specialist, Exotic Veterinarian, Practice Owner, Manager and Professor at University of Florida CVM. She and her husband (Dr. Scott Martin DVM, MS) founded their first clinic a Small Animal, Bird and Exotic Clinic which opened in 2001 and was sold in 2017. The second clinic “Avian & Exotic Clinic of Palm City” opened in 2011 and the third clinic a Small Animal and Large Exotic Cats Clinic – “Martin Animal Clinic” , opened in 2018. From 2007 to 2011 she also worked at Scripps Florida Research Center, first as the Clinical Veterinarian and then as the Director of Animal Resources and Attending Veterinarian. Additionally, since 1996 she has been a Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor in the Zoological-Medicine-Wildlife Department in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida where she teaches “Avian Reproductive Health “and “Avian Incubation and Pediatrics” classes to 4th year veterinary students’ in the Avian Medicine and Surgery Course. She also lectures on Avian Medicine and Surgery Topics at Bird Clubs, in Certified Veterinary Assistant CVA - FVMA programs, at various other veterinary schools in the US and abroad (Ross University, St. Kitts) for veterinary students “Avian Clubs” supported by LaFeber Co. Additionally, she lectures nationally and internationally at veterinary meetings and conferences, most recently at AAV in Kansas City MO 2024 and for the AAV Chapter of Australia/New Zealand in Melbourne 2024.
Sunday, July 21
9:30 am - 4:00 pm - Summer Festival Sales Continue! FREE gift bag for the first 50 customers In-Store!
This is your last chance to save BIG on all parrot products, including, cages, java wood tree stands, food, toys, perches and more! If you have been wanting to upgrade your parrot's enclosure, invest in foraging toys, or diversify their diet, this is a great chance to do so! *Excludes birds and services. Due to high online order volumes, shipping may take longer than usual. *Please Note: There will be no bird sales today. If you are interested in purchasing a bird, we are happy to assist you after the Summer Festival. No boarding drop offs or pickups or grooming services will be available today.
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Raffle Ticket Sales Continue! *Raffle Winners will be Announced at 3:15 pm on Sunday! 10:00 am - 11:00 am - Free Coffee and Donuts : Stop in early and enjoy some free coffee and donuts from Dunkin'! Enjoy some time meeting other parrot lovers, talking with Parrot Stars Staff, or meet our Parrot Stars birds, before the Parrot Wizard's final seminar. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - List of Guests/Activities: *learn more about our guests below! Field Museum: The Field Museum has one of the largest collections of avian specimens in the world. Meet Taylor Haines, who is completing his PhD and doing fascinating work with parrot DNA. He has even added some of our Parrot Stars birds to his research! Learn how Taylor, and the Field Museum, are contributing to Avian Conservation and our understanding of birds from all around the world. The Natural Naturalist: Meet even MORE exotic animals on Sunday. We will be adding a SECOND exotic animal educational guest. She will be bringing a huge variety of rare exotic animals. Be prepared to see rare mammals, reptiles and so much more! Food Trucks: Grab some lunch and one of the outstanding Food Trucks that will be parked at Parrot Stars throughout the day! *more info coming soon! Educational Seminar Schedule: 10:00 am - Dr. Robert D. Ness DVM: **SECOND SEMINAR ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Dr. Ness has over 30 years experience practicing avian and exotic medicine. Dr. Ness has integrated holistic medicine, and state of the art technology, to offer his clients the very best in avian wellness. 11:00 am - Parrot Wizard: Guide to Well Behaved Parrots - Part 4: The celebrated Parrot Wizard will share his advanced parrot training expertise to help you create a better relationship with your companion parrot. 12:30pm -1:30pm - DIY Toy Making Class Back by popular demand!!! Join us for yet another fun DIY Toy Making Class presented by our famous, "Mom of Parrot Stars", Joyce! Joyce has designed two toys that are sure to please any parrot, big or small! One ticket includes a complete DIY toy making kit. You can follow Joyce's designs or create your own unique toys using the vast array of toy parts included in each kit. Our DIY classes are extremely family friendly, bring your kids, family or friends to help you build your kit! TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Click the link below to reserve your spot! Tickets are selling fast, so get yours now! **Only 30 spaces available Click Here To Reserve Your Spot $45 Admission 2:00pm - 3:00pm - DIY Chop & Sprout Class We are beyond excited to offer an instructional course on how we make our extraordinary, Parrot Stars Chop and Sprouts! We lots of requests from our Parrot Stars Community on how to make a diverse and dynamic fresh diet for their companion parrots. Fresh food is an incredibly important component of your parrot's mental and physical health. During this class, you will receive our full recipe, learn how and why we choose particular vegetables, fruits, legumes and ancient grains for our birds. Our goal is to help you better understand the benefits of a fresh diet while learning how to easily make your own version at home. Each ticketed guest will leave with a free portion of the chop and sprouts we make that day! The chop and sprouts will be buffet style so you can see all the ingredients and all the bonus items we add to make it engaging for the birds!
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Click the link below to reserve your spot! Tickets are selling fast, so get yours now! **Only 30 spaces available Click Here To Reserve Your Spot $45 Admission
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