The Toronto arts community was out in full force last night at the 10th anniversary of thePower Ball. Circulating through a decked outPower PlantI spotted a who's who of the Toronto art world including gallery owners, artists, curators and even board members ofGallery TPWwho stopped by en route totheir own partyat the Gladstone.

Dean Baldwin from the soon to be re-locatedMercer Unionwas there, whisking guests in and out of hisnow infamous Minibar. Inside were the best drinks of the night - freshly blended basil gimlets (pictured above) - which were a fun, colourful and sugary alternative to the beer and booze served at the open bars throughout the venue.

Outside the Minibar, pandas lounged on plush red cushions, a performance piece that initially brought flash backs tolast week at Cannes. A red-tinted room over, a series of burlesque shows proved that art parties and nudity can mix; in contrast to my less than impressed recollections of some orange peeling action that went down at theMassive Party last month.

In another room I caught up withJennifer Marmam and Daniel Borins, two of Toronto's most in-demand artists of the moment. In addition toan upcoming exhibit at the National Gallery, they've also just arranged to exhibit their widely photographedIn Sit You installationoutside theHolland Tunnelin Manhattan.

On the food front, the bite size offerings were on the disappointing side, not atypical for this sort of fundraiser. Best of the bunch were the decadent cupcakes (pictured at bottom) from Roncesvalles'The Queen of Tarts, also tops in our recentBest Baked treats in Torontolist. Less impressive were the McCain french fries. Seriously, McCain? I first thought these were meant to be ironic (exceptwrong party, right?) until I clued in that there might be a link betweenthe companyand certain supporters of the gallery.

More photos below including the not-mentioned musical headliners of the night -Let's Go To War.