Scene + Heard: Light Up the Night Gala for HCMC

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
January 1, 2017 at 4:32AM

For one night, the field of U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis was transformed from a gridiron into a gala. The annual Light Up the Night Gala brought 1,200 professionals, philanthropists and patients to the massive new stadium for a celebration for the nearby Hennepin County Medical Center. Funds raised through the evening's pledges, auctions and games of chance will help launch a multilingual patient education program and will help defray costs of HCMC's Comprehensive Cancer Center. See more photos at startribune.com/style.


Dawn and Walter Chesley, Elizabeth and Syl Jones, Maggie Romens attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES
Dawn and Walter Chesley, Elizabeth and Syl Jones and Maggie Romens. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
David Albright, Jodi Capistrant, Zuzanne Fenner attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES Should be Zuzanne http://www.hcmc.org/foundation/AboutUs/index.htm
David Albright, Jodi Capistrant and Zuzanne Fenner. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Jaime Hansen and Marc Martel attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES
Jaime Hansen and Marc Martel. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Tsering Palmo, Jolly Ambalathunkal, Jill Morton attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES https://www.facebook.com/jolly.ambalathunkal
Tsering Palmo, Jolly Ambalathunkal and Jill Morton. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Tina Techar, Kyle Vance-Bryan, Abdullahi Bin-Zahid attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES http://www.und.com/sports/w-rowing/mtt/tina_techar_842960.html
Tina Techar, Kyle Vance-Bryan and Abdullahi Bin-Zahid. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Beatrice and Victor Awosika attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES
Beatrice and Victor Awosika. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Bruce and Cindy Scott attend the HCMC Light Up the Night Gala at US Bank Stadium. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, December 2, 2016, Hennepin County Medical Center Light up the Night Gala, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, SAXO 1002449430, 010117FACES
Bruce and Cindy Scott. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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