Fighting Homelessness, from Dusk ‘til Dawn

Another weekend, another benefit, right? Well not when that benefit is the first (and, hopefully, annual) Dusk ‘til Dawn fundraisers for Heading Home Hennepin. The two-part event started at 7 p.m. with a special guest appearance by comedian Louie Anderson, gourmet food by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and an auction of all the suites at the Chambers hotel.

The evening then moved from the lovely courtyard to the Red, White & F***ing Blue Bar on the Chambers’s fifth floor. Upstairs, the tone turned a bit more playful as the crowd turned ever more tipsy, but the notion of giving stayed in the air with a late-night date auction. Each auctioned date included a trifecta of either men or women, and in the ultimate show of Minnesota modesty, the well-dressed men and the smart-looking women fetched more dough than the gold diggers or blond “babes”.

All in all, the event raised thousands of dollars for Heading Home Hennepin’s fight to end homelessness.