Fairytale Town's holding its annual dessert and wine fundraiser, Mad Hatter Meets The Great Gatsby, this Thursday, April 23 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple downtown. Because I didn't grow up in Sacramento and don't have kids, I've never been to the Land Park icon, but my friends who do have kids rave about the fun their children have at the local amusement park.

For $50 per person or $90 per couple, you'll be able to enjoy an evening of wine and food tastings, chocolates, desserts and music. There will also be a live auction and raffle. Proceeds from the event will benefit Fairytale Town's programs and park improvements.

This year's honorary chairs are Walter & Marlene Goetzeler of Freeport Bakery.

The wineries, restaurants and other vendors featured at the event include:

• Along Came Jenny
• Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
• BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
• Bogle Vineyards
• Capital Confections
• Carvalho Family Winery
• David Girard Vineyards
• Dobra Zemlja Winery
• Ettore’s European Bakery & Restaurant
• Freeport Bakery
• Hock Farm Craft & Provisions
• Iron Grill
• Karmère Vineyards & Winery
• Michael David Winery
• Moniz Family Wines
• New Helvetia Brewing Co.
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Pedroncelli Winery
• Rivers Edge Cafe
• SusieCakes
• Zia’s Delicatessen

You can learn more about the event or buy your own tickets at Fairytaletown.org. It sounds like a great event.

But you can also win 2 tickets from Cowtown Eats.

You can enter three different ways:

• On Twitter: Send the following message on Twitter. "I can't wait to try XXX at @FairytaleTown #MadHatterParty on Thurs. Get your tix at http://www.fairytaletown.org." Replace the XXX with whatever food or drink vendor that you're excited to see.
• On Facebook: Comment on the Cowtown Eats Facebook Page (preferably, the post that links to this contest) and tell us what food or drink vendor you can't wait to try.
• Leave a comment below with which food or drink vendor you're excited to sample and your real name.

All those who enter via any of these three means will by 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 will be entered to win the two tickets. A winner will be selected by random drawing. I'll contact you via whatever means you entered to get your real name, and the tickets will be there for you at will call on Thursday.

As for me, I'm looking forward to trying the Ettore's Bakery and pairing it with Pedroncelli Wines.

Good luck! Hope to see you there!

* Update -  Congrats to Terra Johnson! She wins 2 tix to Thursday's event.