Sci-fi bingo benefits HIV/AIDS

1st and 2nd place costume contest winners
1st and 2nd place costume contest winners
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photo by Frank Androsky


Last night at Bingo when O-69 was called everyone stood and did a dance. Yes, it was drag queen humor all night long with Miss Richfield 1981 at the Hyatt Hotel in Minneapolis!


There was also a performance by Barbie Q and Gosh Alice walked around entertaining, changing outfits too many times to count.


A few hundred people showed up, some in sci-fi themed costumes from head to toe. There was Darth Vader’s gay brother in black spider web tights, Gorilla in a space suit from “Planet of the Apes,” an Avatar character, a robot, some Trekkies, people with aluminum foil on their heads, etc. The robot, Dawn McDonald from Minneapolis, won first place in the costume contest.


Raffle tickets were only $2 with prizes consisting of nights on the town in Minneapolis and St. Paul, with theater tickets, restaurant gift cards, one hour massages, and one night in a hotel.


Other raffle prizes included pottery, flowers, luggage, a pet condo with pet training and a meeting with a pet psychic, autographed Kevin Sorbo photos and DVDs, and more.


Bingo prizes included money, gift certificates to local places including the Melting Pot, with the biggest prize $1,000. In order to win the $1000 you had to purchase an extra bingo card for $10.


It was a fun night and especially grand knowing the money was going to a great cause. To find out more information about Bingo nights click here. Their next Bingo is a silver theme and is their 25th Bingo.


To find out more about how you can help people with HIV/AIDS or to donate money, check out Clare Housing and Park House.

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Kelly Frankenberg is a writer and artist living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is currently working towards her master's in creative writing. She recently wrote and illustrated "The Minnesota State Coloring Book" for Minnesota's Governor's Residence Council. Kelly has also been a songwriter for...

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