Party Patrol

Oscar Night® Minnesota 2009

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Who: Men in black tie, fashion models and designers, and a few fabulous drag queens.
What: Oscar Night® Minnesota 2009
Where:

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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Best of the Best Party 2009

Who:Foodies and the restaurateurs who want to feed them

What: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Best of the Best Party
Where: The Guthrie
When: Monday, February 16, 2009
Why: A food and wine sampling event celebrating the Best of the Twin Cities and a benefit that raised $7,000 for Second Harvest Heartland

I affectionately call Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Best of the Best Party—BOB. It’s really a work party for…

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IamMOODY Inauguration Ball

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Who: Revelers in President Barack Obama Euphoria
What: Minnesota Presidential Inauguration Party
Where: Seven Sushi Ultra Lounge
When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Why:

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Ice Yourself

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Who: A few business owners, a smattering of diamond aficionados, but mostly the thespian friends of jeweler Michael Gittelson
What: Ice…

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Minnesota Rocks at Faith’s Lodge’s Dawn of a Dream

In true rock ‘n’ roll fashion, a sold-out crowd brought down the house at the twenty-eighth annual Dawn of a Dream Gala, held November 1 at the Historic Depot in Minneapolis. Throughout the evening, 870 revelers were asked, “Has it dawned on you?” By the time the evening was over, it had dawned on everyone that together they could…

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Cornerstone Minnesota 25th Anniversary

It was a quarter-century worth of celebration for Cornerstone Minnesota, a nonprofit that provides children and adults with services aimed at preventing domestic abuse. KARE-TV’s Rick Kupchella emceed the event, and former Congressman Jim Ramstad received an award for his dedication to the fight against domestic abuse.

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Rondo Days Founder’s Reception

To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Rondo Days, the St. Paul neighborhood’s summer celebration, the annual Rondo Days Founder’s Reception took a step back in time to pay tribute to the old Rondo Social Club. After cocktails and dinner, the 250-plus guests danced the night away to the music of the Dean Brewington Quartet.

A Tribute to Rod Carew

Friends of legendary Twins’ Hall of Famer Rod Carew and the National Marrow Donor Program gathered at the Minneapolis Convention Center for A Tribute to Rod Carew, an event honoring both Carew and the legacy of his daughter, Michelle, who died of leukemia in 1991. In all, nearly 600 invited guests raised more than $100,000 to promote bone marrow donor programs.

Macy’s Glamorama

It was, like, all about the fabulous
eighties at this year’s Macy’s
Glamorama, which once again benefited
the Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
Glammed-up guests rocked out to MC
Hammer’s greatest hits and sang along to
Ms. Cyndi’s “Girls Just Want to
Have Fun” before heading to the
rooftop of the downtown Minneapolis
Macy’s for fabulous food,…

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