SOCIAL Manny: Episode 165

It’s the first SOCIAL Manny of 2015 and Manny Hernandez has packed it with local stars – and a few international ones as well. This week, the gallery features the Three Kings Parade in Little Havana; the Graffiti Art Experience with Romero Britto at his studio in Wynwood; Young Arts Week and the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala.
Don Soffer and Sofia Joelsson at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Raul Demolina at the Three Kings Parade in Little Havana
FIU president Mark B. Rosenberg and wife at the Three Kings Parade in Little Havana
Bill T. Jones, Bjorn Amelan and Desmond Child at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Romero Britto and Miss USA Nia Sanchez at the Graffiti Art Experience with Romero Britto at his studio in Wynwood
Pamela Silva-Conde at the Three Kings Parade in Little Havana
Miss Universe 2014 Gabriela Isler at the Graffiti Art Experience with Romero Britto at his studio in Wynwood
Chris Young and Facundo Bacardi at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Anya Tatum and Marlene Goldman at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Jeannine Lehr Victoria Rodgers, and Lisa Leone at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
YoungArts Alumnus Chris Young returns to give Master Class YoungArts Week.
James Caan and Kinga Lambert at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Lydia Pinnell and Charles Lawrie at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Ashley and Josh Liemer at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Adrienne bon Haes and Marvin Ross Friedman at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Jorge Perez and Bruce Weber at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
DJ Cassidy at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Julian Gil at the Three Kings Parade in Little Havana
Patrizia and René Sindlev at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Maya Meyer, Constance Marguelis, and Marty Marguelis at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Paul Lehr and Jeff Koons at the YoungArts Week 2015 Master Class.
Sebastian Guejman and Ashley Turchin at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala
Gente de Zona at the Three Kings Parade in Little Havana
Miss Universe Georgia Ana Zubashvili, Anders Sayfie-Aagaard, Miss Universe Netherlands Yasmin Verheijen, and Miss Universe Haiti Christie Desir at the Graffiti Art Experience with Romero Britto at his studio in Wynwood
Natalie Loos, Josh Groban, and Sarah Arison at the 2015 YoungArts Backyard Gala

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).