will host its 31st annual gala, "Be Immortal: Let your Love of the Arts Live Forever" this Saturday, Oct. 23. The event will feature cocktails, a silent auction, and an original musical theater performance. The goal is to raise $300,000 for Imagination Stage's theater education programs, in particular for children with disabilities. Appearances include Imagination Stage alumnus and writer, satirist and CBS Sunday Morning contributor Mo Rocca; American folk singer-songwriter and Tom Paxton, accompanied by his 11-year-old grandson Sean Silvia, a long-time Imagination Stage student; and Imagination Stage Founder/Executive Director Bonnie Fogel and Gala chairs Mikel and David Blair. Cocktails and a silent auction kick off at 6:30, followed by a musical theater performance at 7:30. Tickets are $250 per person. For more information, contact Lilly Goldberg at 301-280-1626.
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