It was a night to remember on Wednesday at the National Ballet's annual fundraising gala, this year dubbed MAD HOT BALLET: Dangerous Love. The theme was a Carmen-inspired soiree featuring dance programmed by Artistic Director Karen Kain, sangria, tapas and other Spanish inspired food and libations. The gala raised over $1 million for the National Ballet.

Check out all the looks in our Style section.

The photos of the week collect each of the editor-selected photos of the day into one post for a contest to be decided by our readers. Sponsored by Posterjack, the photographer whose image receives the most votes will be awarded with a voucher code for a 24"x36" poster print of their work.

All the rules and fine-print can be found in the original announcement post on the blogTO Flickr page. One thing to add, however, is that the voting period ends at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, after which the winner will be contacted with the good news.

Toronto police knew about the existence of video allegedly showing Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine months before newspaper reports first surfaced. The Globe and Mail says a "source familiar with the investigation" for the information. The news came as police raided 39 addresses and arrested 28 people, several at the Dixon Rd. apartment building where it was reported the alleged tape was kept.

Talking about the co-ordinated operation, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair avoided saying whether Rob Ford came up as part of the investigation. He did say, however, that police are "aware of that picture" of Ford with murder victim Anthony Smith and that Mohammed Khattak, another pictured man, "form[s] part of this investigation." More information is expected today.

Photo by Neil Ta in the blogTO Flickr pool

Dundas West, home to dive bars and indie cafes, is now home to a new event venue-meets-club. Focused on live music, drag productions and burlesque shows, it's a bit of a do it all type place. So will this new lounge have to lipsynch for its life?

Read my review of Mojo Lounge in the bars section.

The Cronenberg Project is about to take over the TIFF Lightbox. A portion of the venue will morph into a shrine honouring the great Canadian filmmaker. The main aspect of the exhibit will be a film called "David Cronenberg: Evolution," which, predictably, traces the artist's development. There's also an "experiential virtual museum," which sounds kind of scary, and which will include "a full retrospective of Cronenberg's films."