Manny Diaz

Miami Beach, FL – April 6, 2013 – Grown-ups were encouraged to get in touch with their inner kid at this year’s Be A Kid Again Gala on Saturday night. The annual event, held at the Miami Childrens Museum of course, had a Blues Brothers theme that got everyone into the spirit. The fun-filled event raised money to continue the great educational programing at MCM through a live auction hosted by hilarious columnist/author Dave Barry and radio personality Paul Castronovo from the Paul and Young Ron Morning Show. There was also a silent auction with tons of incredible items, all kinds of soul food inspired by the movie, and a live tribute band- Jake and Elwood’s Blues Revue. Everyone got a chance to be a kid again for the night while doing good for the kids- a win-win situation.

Jeff Berkowitz, Manny Diaz, & Ken Gorin

Kenneth Greenberg & Debbie Spiegelman

Jeff Berkowitz, Randy Lee, & Debbie Spiegelman

Randy Lee, Jeff Berkowitz, & Debbie Spiegelman

Debbie Spiegelman

Debbie Spiegelman, Jeff Berkowitz, & Randy Lee

Jeff Berkowitz, Debbie Spiegelman, & Randy Lee

Jeff Berkowitz, Debbie Spiegelman, Russell Benford, & Randy Lee

Jeff Berkowitz, Russell Benford, Debbie Spiegelman, & Randy Lee

Jeff Berkowitz, Mike & Chris Weinberg, Debbie Spiegelman, & Randy Lee

Paul Castronovo & Dave Barry

Jake and Elwood’s Blues Revue

Jake and Elwood’s Blues Revue

Alan & Diane Lieberman

Debbie Spiegelman & Kenneth Greenberg

Beth & Richard Tasca, Andrea & Fred Fraenkel

Jeff Berkowitz & Ken Gorin

Martha Hernandez-Illas, Dave Barry, & Robin Diaz

Leonor Anthony, Norma Quintero, & Richard & Beth Tasca

Raul Escobar, Diana Escobar, Denise Landman, & Danny Landman

Debbie Spiegelman

Elysze Held, Ronda Fuchs, & Nancy Cohen

Dave Barry & Paul Castronovo

Beth & Richard Tasca

Chris & Mike Weinberg

Karen & Dennis Flanagan

Michael Grieco & Christine Klingspor

Yolanda & Jeff Berkowitz

Paul & Gina Castronovo, & Mitchell Widom

Peter Kisiluk

Craig Spurdle, Todd Sims, & Dennis Flanagan

Tim Sterling & Jeff Berkowitz

Victoria & Mike Nunez, & Yolanda Berkowitz

Lorie Yarchin, Steve Weissman, & Ana Weissman

Francois Illas, Marc Sarnoff, Manny Diaz, Armando Rubio, & Albert Lorenzo