Bridge to the Stars “Arabian Nights” Gala
Miami Bridge Arabian Nights at Temple House
CBS Miami's Cynthia Demos Addresses Gala
Belly Dancers at Miami Bridge Gala
Barbara Ferrer and Alex Lastra
Daniel Erben, Judge Betty Capote, Judge Victoria del Pino, Desiree Calas Johnson
David Cimo and Maite Hoyos
Miami Bridge Board Members: Alfred Karram, Jr., Adrian Delancy and Marlene Quintana with CBS Miami’s Cynthia Demos, the gala emcee
Natalia Mendez and Greg Mendez
Fernando Munilla, Jr., Michael Murphy, C. Michael Cornely
Joe Cantrell, Eddie Dominguez
Alicia Murphy and Michael Murphy, VP of Coastal Construction (one of the main event sponsors)
Jon Batchelor, Jr. and Anna Batchelor
Andrea Ghorbani, Peggy Fucci (CEO, OneWorld Properties), Isabel Mannarino, Sergio Mannarino
Norma Quintero, Alfred Karram, Jr., Natacha Munilla
Judge Diana Vizcaino, Manuel L. Crespo and Miami Bridge Gala Chair Marlene Quintana
Hundreds of the community’s activists, business leaders and philanthropists were in attendance on March 14 for “Bridge to the Stars ‘Arabian Nights’” — the signature fundraising event for Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services, Inc., Miami-Dade County’s only 24-hour emergency shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned youth.
The whimsical gala — which took place at The Temple House on Miami Beach — has annually been hailed as one of the most unique of the season — and the cause itself as one of the most pivotal in South Florida. This year’s edition transported attendees to an enchanted evening in the mystical setting of ancient Arabia, complete with belly dancers and a hookah lounge. Top-tier sponsors of the event included Coastal Construction and BenTrust Financial as well as Bacardi.
Photos by Justin Namon