Social Manny: Episode 159
This week Manny covered Christy Gast’s ByWays exhibit at Diet Gallery in Wynwood; the Iran Issa Khan book signing event at One Thousand Museum; the opening party of MiFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana; opening of the new DVF store at Aventura Mall; luncheon benefitting Walkabout Foundation at the Tod’s store in Bal Harbour Shops.
Sara Colombo, Gaetano Caltagirone and Dori Cooperman at the new DVF store at Aventura Mall
Nima Vandy and Michelle Areces at the Iran Issa Khan book signing event at One Thousand Museum
Margie Sernik and Ben Stein at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
America and Lincoln Mendez, CEO of South Miami Hospital
Briike Gettler, Carolina Freyre, Lia Costa, Mellina Del Vecchio and Criselda Breene at luncheon benefiting Walkabout Foundation at the Tod's store in Bal Harbour Shops
Frederic Marq and Adriana De Moura at the Iran Issa Khan book signing event at One Thousand Museum
Gigi Guermont and Jeff Palachi at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Ali Mahallati, Sam Robin, Tui Pranich, and Iran Issa Khan at the Iran Issa Khan book signing event at One Thousand Museum
Zoe Robins, Linda Goldberg and Gigi Gold at the Iran Issa Khan book signing event at One Thousand Museum
Elaine Spottswood, Shari Liu and Susanne Birbragher at luncheon benefiting Walkabout Foundation at the Tod's store in Bal Harbour Shops
Amanda Patnik, Sara Bone, Allison Fortuna and Melodie Allegre at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Joanna Popper and Juan Carlos Motomayor at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Jaime Odabachean and Johanna Boccardo at Christy Gast's ByWays exhibit at Diet Gallery in Wynwood
Alexandra Pedregal, Jose Antonio Valencia and Frances Alban at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Anne Marie Kortright, Catherine Anne Markert and Carlye Nabers at the new DVF store at Aventura Mall
Fun times at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Artist Christy Gast at her ByWays show at Diet Gallery in Wynwood
Rachel Lauren Bleemer, Jessica Wade Pfeffer and Telsy Torallo at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Gonzalo de Lusarreta, Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster at luncheon benefiting Walkabout Foundation at the Tod's store in Bal Harbour Shops
Roberto Sanchez and Jaie Laplante at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Dori Cooperman at the new DVF store at Aventura Mall
Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Alexandra Esteve, Ivette Prieto, Iman Hasan and Melissa Mosheim at luncheon benefiting Walkabout Foundation at the Tod's store in Bal Harbour Shops
Desiree and Brandon Kaplan at the opening party of MIFFecito at Ball and Chain in Little Havana
Don Soffer and Alex Von Furstenberg at the new DVF store at Aventura Mall
Ignacio Barrios, Niccolo Totaro and Mario Cader-Frech at the Iran Issa Khan book signing event at One Thousand Museum
Manny Hernandez has been covering Miami’s social, lifestyle and art scenes for more than 30 years. Manny was born and raised in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood and is a proud alumnus of Miami-Dade College and Florida International University. His contributions are showcased weekly in The Miami Herald, Ocean Drive and Indulge magazines and his popular and much anticipated photo gallery, SOCIAL Manny, on SocialMiami.com. His images have also appeared in countless publications, including: Paper Magazine, Vanity Fair, People, Vogue and Rolling Stone.
In 2018, Manny was honored as one of the 12 Good Men by the Ronald McDonald House Charities and co-produced along with Broadway producer Richard Jay-Alexander, an exhibit in honor of famed press agent Charlie Cinnamon at the FIU Jewish Museum.
Manny recently authored his first book, CANDIDS Miami (Wynwood Books).