The first-ever Rake Appeal event [1] is tonight. It features trend master Robyn Waters [2] reading from and discussing her new book, The Hummer and the Mini. And it's set at a BMW dealership, which, coincidentally, sells the Mini... Some wine and cheese are tossed in for good measure--'cept this is a tricky instance cuz you might want to do a test drive, too.

And after a very exciting, and very sexy, Collage [3] fashion show last night, I'm quite excited to plug the Sashion Flow [4] event at Soo Visual Arts... (Can you spot a favorite Rake intern among the models?) If memory serves, this one's being done in collaboration with Lula's Vintage, over on Selby Ave. in St. Paul, a fine place to score 50s- and 60s- era wares.