Small Dance for a Big Cause The Friends of Gorton invite you to "An Evening of Elegance" at West View Farm, the magnificent Lake Forest estate designed for Robert Patterson Lamont by Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1925. Celebrate 35 years of support for Gorton Community Center with cocktails, dinner and dancing to the music of Steve Edwards Orchestra. Fabulous raffle of luxury items including a highly-desired, limited-availability automobile. Invitations will be mailed in April. To receive an invitation, please call the Gorton office at 847-234-6060. Learn more about the event at www.gortoncenter.org. Festival of the Arts Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm For more information, visit www.artistsonthebluff.org. LB Sidewalk Sale Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm MAXtravaganza 2008! Time: 10:30am - 2:30pm Members and family of the Max Schewitz Foundation along with staff from the Wildlife Discovery Center will be putting on all kinds of "kid friendly" activities during this day long adventure. They will have many resident animals out in the courtyards for people to touch as they use their special "wildlife passport" to move from one station to another. A special guest or two is expected to bring some more amazing animals such as various crocodilians. Draft horses, birds of prey and much more will be on hand too. There will be horse drawn wagon rides, games and activities including arts and crafts, food and refreshments and much more will be available. All proceeds will go to the Max Schewitz Foundation to continue Max's dreams for worldwide wildlife conservation. Additionally, money will be raised to help support sudden cardiac death research. For more information, please contact the Max Schewitz Foundation at 847-234-2206 or mschewitz@aol.com. Cost is $10 or $30 (max) per family. Detailed information at www.maxandthewildthings.com. 3rd Annual Maxtravaganza Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
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