13th Annual Galaxy Gala & H2Glow After-Party
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
On Saturday, April 18, the stars and planets will align over the Hilton Miami Downtown to witness a stunning spectacular: Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s 13th Annual Galaxy Gala, themed “Aqua Lumière.” The organization’s biggest night of the year helps raise funds for the new, state-of-the-art Museum under construction in downtown Miami’s Museum Park. This year’s event will be the last to take place offsite, before moving into the new Museum. The evening will be hosted by the Museum’s Board of Trustees, under the leadership of a gala committee comprised of community activists and philanthropists.
Emceed by Chief Meteorologist John Morales of NBC 6 South Florida, this year’s Galaxy Gala celebrates the interplay of light and water with art and technology. Special guest artist Antonin Fourneau will fly in from France to translate the theme of “Aqua Lumière” into reality by creating a water and light graffiti interactive experience.
YoungArts Miami 2015
The National YoungArts Foundation’s 2015 YoungArts Miami program offered approximately 100 aspiring artists – all of whom are 2015 YoungArts Winners – life-changing experiences. During YoungArts Miami, these emerging artists participated in interdisciplinary workshops and intensive master classes with renowned masters in their field.
YoungArts Miami participants connected with more than 1,200 South Florida audience members through a photography, design and visual arts exhibition, a jazz performance, and writers’ readings and film screenings on the YoungArts Campus; a multidisciplinary theater, voice, music and dance performance at The Colony Theatre directed by YoungArts Alumnus Michael McElroy; and a multidisciplinary theater, voice, music and dance matinee performance directed by John Higenbotham on at The Colony Theatre.
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Johnson & Wales University ZEST Awards
Johnson & Wales University’s North Miami Campus hosted the fourth annual JWU ZEST™ Awards to showcase and honor leaders in culinary arts within Miami in ten categories.
Seven categories, including Best Restaurant, Best Boutique Restaurant, Best Bar/Lounge, Best Wine Program, Culinary Innovator, Newcomer of the Year, and Baking and Pastry Chef of the Year, were selected by the JWU ZEST™ Awards judging panel, which included faculty from the JWU College of Culinary Arts and local hospitality leaders. The Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Food Blog and Best Food Reporting were selected by community vote and the University administration selected the honoree for the Community Leader Award, which highlights an individual who has had an impact on the local community.
Pictured: Alejandra Cangas and Anita Roman
