This year’s event was titled Midnight at the Oasis and it celebrated the 26th anniversary of R.I.T.Z., which has raised more than $8.2 million for the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park projects since 1984. Guests enjoyed lavish hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, gourmet dinner, Joan Embery and animal friends, and dancing to the music of Wayne Foster Entertainment. Photography by Bob Stefanko