public function eventWidget($limit, $show_thumbnails = false, $side_space = true)
    {
        $languageId = Zend_Registry::get('languageId');
        $cache = Zend_Registry::get('cache');
        if (($widget = $cache->load('widget_event')) === false) {
            $title = $this->view->translate('recent_events');
            $tbl_event = new Model_DbTable_Event();
            $events = $tbl_event->getEventLatestByIdLang($languageId, null, $limit);
            $list = "<ul>";
            $thumbnails = '';
            foreach ($events as $event) {
                $urlFormat = $this->view->makeUrlFormat($event['name']);
                $link = $this->view->baseUrl("event/detail/{$event['event_id']}/{$urlFormat}");
                if ($show_thumbnails) {
                    $source = 'default.jpg';
                    $image_dir = UPLOAD_FOLDER . 'event/';
                    $width = 50;
                    $height = 50;
                    $quality = 100;
                    if (file_exists($image_dir . $event['main_pics']) && !empty($event['main_pics'])) {
                        $source = "upload/event/{$event['main_pics']}";
                    }
                    $thumb = $this->view->imageUrl("timthumb.php?src={$source}&w={$width}&h={$height}&q={$quality}");
                    $thumbnails = "<img class='thumbnail' src='{$thumb}' alt='{$event['name']}' />";
                }
                $list .= "<li>{$thumbnails}<a href='{$link}'><span class='desc'>{$event['name']}</span></a></li>";
            }
            $list .= "</ul>";
            $list .= "<div class='clear'></div>";
            if ($side_space) {
                $side_space_class = 'side-space';
            }
            $widget = <<<HTML
        <div class="widget-half-list {$side_space_class}">         
          <h2>{$title}</h2>            
          {$list}      
        </div>
HTML;
            $cache->save($widget);
        }
        return $widget;
    }