Loaded: a Dance Party and Auction

If it makes us sound shallow, so be it: We love supporting the arts because we love parties. Is there a finer way to show your support than to enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing with intriguing, passionate, and creative people (many of whom inevitably have amazing footwear)? And when you can buy art and support art at the same time, so much the better. The benefit for Midway, the gutsy gallery edging up on its fourth birthday, will include an auction of twenty works by emerging artists both local and national. Names weren’t available at press time, but suffice it to say, if the roster’s anything like the artists Midway has shown the past few years, we’re sold. 3306 5th St. N.E., Minneapolis; 651-917-1851;
www.midwaycontemporaryart.org