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The Charlie Awards 2011

By mspmag.com | Photos by Kurt Moses | Event Date: November 20, 2011
Posted on December 6, 2011 | Categories: Foodies, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics

What: Charlie Awards
When: November 20, 2011
Where: Walker Room, LaSalle Plaza

More than 150 food lovers celebrated at the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Pre-VIP brunch for the inaugural Charlie Awards-a new Twin Cities event that recognizes the exceptional contributions that our Twin Cities metro area food and restaurant industry make to ensure a diverse, vibrant and creative Twin Cities lifestyle and economy.

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Perfect Parties 2011

By mspmag.com | Photos by Kurt Moses | Event Date: November 5, 2011
Posted on December 5, 2011 | Categories: Foodies, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics, Special Events

Who: Holiday lovers, planners, and party-starters
What: Perfect Parties
When: November 5
Where: The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis

More than 450 holiday-enthusiasts got a head start on their holiday shopping and planning at the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis on November 5. Over 30 tenants from the Galleria Shops of Distinction in Edina participated in the event sampling delicious food and fantastic holiday gift and décor ideas.

ASID Minnesota Awards Gala 2011

By mspmag.com | Photos by Mike Feltault Photography | Event Date: November 10, 2011
Posted on November 30, 2011 | Categories: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics, Special Events

Who: American Society of Interior Designers
What: ASID Awards Gala 2011
When: November 10, 2011
Where: IMS
Why: To honor the time, talent and expertise of ASID Members who make Minnesota one of the top chapters in the nation

More than 200 interior designers from the Minnesota chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, showroom professionals, architects, builders, artisans, and other design insiders gather to celebrate the year’s most outstanding interior design projects.

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Taste! Ultimate Wine & Dine + Street Eat Awards

By mspmag.com | Photos by Kurt Moses | Event Date: September 30 and October 1
Posted on November 11, 2011 | Categories: Celebrities, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics

Winos, foodies, and friends of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine gathered at TCF Bank Stadium for the magazine's Ultimate Wine & Dine Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, 2011.

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's 2011 Volunteer Hall of Fame

By mspmag.com | Photos by Kurt Moses | Event Date: October 19, 2011
Posted on November 8, 2011 | Categories: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics

Minnesota's philanthropy community was celebrated as more than 250 guests gathered to honor Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's 2011 Volunteer Hall of Fame class. The volunteers received the Burt & Rusty Cohen Award (named after Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's founding publisher and his wife) to honor them for their philanthropic work.

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Housewives Party

By Kara Eliason | Photos by Kara Eliason | Event Date: July 27, 2011
Posted on August 3, 2011 | Categories: Fashionistas, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, TV Anchors + Media

Who: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine July cover girls, Live Like a Real Twin Cities Housewife contest winner Anna Kucera, and fans of the love-to-hate Bravo TV franchise
What: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Housewives Party
Where: Home designed by Jaque Bethke for PURE Design
When: July 27, 2011
Why: To celebrate our July cover girls and crown the winner of the Live Like a Real Twin Cities Housewife contest

In honor of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s July issue Inside the Real Lives of Housewives of the Twin Cities, the issue’s five cover girls—Anna Lyon, Rebecca Bell Sorenson, Sara Talebi, Landyn Hutchinson, and Jennifer Kline—were guests of honor at a summer soiree full of friends of the magazine.

Royal Wedding Viewing Party at Brit’s Pub

By mspmag.com | Photos by Katrina Hannemann- Studio Laguna | Event Date: April 29, 2011
Posted on April 29, 2011 | Categories: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics, Special Events, TV Anchors + Media

Who: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Forever TV, Twin Cities Live, myTalk 107.1 and fans of all things royal

Where: Brit’s Pub

When: April 29, 2011

On Friday, Brit’s Pub hosted a royal wedding viewing party that kicked off at 4 a.m. Guests flocked to the pub in fascinators—we saw lots of dressy hats with lace, flowers, and feathers—to take in the live TV coverage of the royal nuptials, dine on an English-style breakfast buffet, and gobble down wedding cake.

Ian and Margery of myTalk 107.1 did a live broadcast from the party and chatted up our own "royal couple"—winners of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Will and Kate Look-A-Like Contest—along with TCL’s Elizabeth Ries. Meanwhile, Brit’s sister restaurant, Vincent A Restaurant, was also open early with the theme “Keep Calm, It’s Only a Wedding.”

Photography by Katrina Hannemann - Studio Laguna

Fashion Ball 2011

By Stephani Bloomquist | Photos by Stephani Bloomquist | Event Date: April 15, 2011
Posted on April 21, 2011 | Categories: Benefits + Fundraisers, Fashionistas, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Who: Models, fashion lovers, dancers, tastemakers, and dolls

What: Fashion Ball 2011: A Supermodel’s Adventure

Where: Ritz Theater

When: April 15, 2011

Why: To fund-raise for Ballet of the Dolls and check out some of the hot fashions from local designers and boutiques.

I. Love. Fashion. Plus, I’m a former dancer. So naturally I jumped at the chance to attend this mini-Glamorama event featuring a few of my favorite things: fashion, dance, local retailers, and more. All of which was to benefit The Ballet of the Dolls.

The 2011 RAVE Awards

By Sarah Howard | Photos by Photos by Bruce Knutson | Event Date: April 5, 2011
Posted on April 14, 2011 | Categories: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Party Pics

Five Minnesota residential architecture projects were selected for 2011’s Residential Architects Vision and Excellence (RAVE) Awards at International Market Square on April 5. The jury included Tim Carl, AIA, HGA Architects, Ann Ledy, President and Chief Academic Officer, College of Visual Arts, Julia Robinson, AIA, Professor of Architecture at the University of Minnesota; and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Homes editor Melinda Nelson. For a full list of winners, check out the American Institute of Architects website.

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Best of the Best Party 2011

By Maura Ryan | Photos by Kurt Moses | Event Date: February 21, 2011
Posted on February 28, 2011 | Categories: Benefits + Fundraisers, Foodies, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Restaurateurs, Special Events

Who: Friends and family of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

What: Best of the Best Party 2011

When: February 21, 2011

Where: Windows on Minnesota

Why: Our annual bash celebrating great food and drink

Despite the snowy outcast this past President’s Day, more than 800 people were game for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s annual Best of the Best Party at Windows on Minnesota, which offered a vast view of the Minneapolis skyline.