function loadMap(eventName,address, longitude, latitude, start, zoomLevel) {
		//create the map & controls
		var map = new GMap(document.getElementById("map"));
		
		//initial position
		var Lat = latitude;
		var Lng = longitude; 
		var name = eventName;
		var address = address;
		
		if(zoomLevel < 4 ) {
			map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
			map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		}
		map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(Lng,Lat), zoomLevel);

		var point = new GPoint(Lng,Lat);
					
		// Show the following HTML in the info window when it is clicked
		var tTop = '<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">';
		var fTop = '<form action="http://maps.google.com/maps" method="get" target="_blank"><tr><td>';
		var html = '<b class="textSmallLightBlueFixed">' 
					+ eventName
					+'</b><br /><span class="textSmallFixed">'
					+ address
					+'</span><span class="fieldSpacer"><br /><br /></span>';
		
		//dirLink is the "get directions to here' link. It uses the 'dest' var and contains a form.
		var dirLink = '<label for="saddr"><span class="fieldRequired">Where will you be driving from? </span></label><br /><span class="textSmallGreyFixed">Ex. 1234 My Street, City, State/Country</span><br /><input type="text" size="30" maxlength="100" name="saddr" id="saddr" value="'+start+'" class="small"/> <input id="submit" type="submit" value="Go!" class="small"><input type="hidden" name="daddr" value="'+address+'" /><input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en" />'; 
		
		var fBottom = '</td></tr></form>';
		var tBottom = '</table>';
		//info is just a combination of all the other information that is put together to be displayed in the popup
		var info = tTop + fTop + html;
		if(zoomLevel < 4 ) {
			info = info + dirLink 
		}
		info = info + fBottom + tBottom;
		
		var marker = new GMarker(point);
		map.addOverlay(marker);
		if(zoomLevel < 4 ) {
			//marker.openInfoWindowHtml(info);
			GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
				marker.openInfoWindowHtml(info);
			});
		}
    }