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Grammy Award-winning artist Usher headlined the 2015 Carousel Ball, one of the Children's Diabetes Foundation's signature fundraising events. The evening also honored John and Paige Elway while raising critical support for type 1 diabetes research, clinical care, and patient programs at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

This article was originally published in The Denver Post.

Is your dream to hang out and listen to Usher perform live and dance with John Elway? Well, A) you have an oddly specific dream and B) you can actually make it a reality. Usher will headline the 2015 Carousel Ball at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center on Oct. 2, organizers have announced. The event benefits the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes and is hosted by the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. The Foundation will also be honoring John Elway and his wife Paige with the High Hopes Tribute Award, “for their extraordinary service to the Colorado community,” according to a news release. The Carousel Ball funds programs for clinical care and research for thousands of children and adults, according to a news release. Tickets start at $350 and are available at childrensdiabetesfoundation.org.