Open Toe Shoe Party at Shade Hotel

Toes and feet will be in style Sunday during the fifth annual Open Toe Shoe Party at Shade Hotel.

Designed to raise money to enable research on optic nerve hypoplasia, the leading cause of blindness in children, this event is super special--Shade Hotel Owner Mike Zislis is donating 100 percent of the proceeds Dr. Mark Borchert to conduct research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles' The Vision Center.

Zislis' 5-year-old daughter Milla has the condition, for which there is no known cause and an increasing prevalence, said Borchert.

Sunday's event will feature five celebrity judges: Skechers shoe designer Cara Cutler, volleyball player Leanne McSorley, Chef Stuart O'Keefe, shoe designer Taryn Rose and former winner Sherri Flaghur, according to a Daily Breeze article.

The event showcases people who show up in a variety of shoes--normal sandals, fashionable sandals and outright gaudy footwear.

Tickets are available; the first 100 people to buy tickets will receive a swag bag that includes a 50 percent Skechers coupon, spa products and clothing from local designer Michael Stars, according to a Daily Breeze article.

Auction items will include guitars signed by Gene Simmons of KISS, members of Maroon 5, Goo Goo Dolls lead singer Johnny Reznick and Slash. Elton John tickets, sailing excursions and other fun items will be available.

A VIP reception is planned to start at 1 p.m., with the public event at 2 p.m.

One Small Voice Foundation is staging the event.

For information, conacct Debbie Katzbeck at (630) 620-6637.