YoungArts Gala Kick-Off

Photography by Nathan Valentine on November 7th, 2013 in Charities & Galas, Lifestyle

Paul Lehr, Sarah Arison, Elizabeth & Facundo Bacardi

Miami Beach, FL – November 5, 2013 – It was an evening dedicated to keeping the arts alive at the 2014 YoungArts Performance and Gala Kick-Off Cocktail Reception at Bacardi Americas Headquarters. Hosted by gala chairpersons Elizabeth and Facundo Bacardi and National YoungArts Foundation President and CEO Paul Lehr, the event featured a special performance by YoungArts Alumni David Leon, the 2012 Winner in Jazz, and Ashley Pezzotti, the 2013 Winner in Voice. While guests sipped signature Bacardi cocktails, YoungArts unveiled this year’s exclusive Frank Ghery-designed Mini Cooper Raffle item. Funds from the raffle go toward YoungArts, which is a talent-based scholarship program honoring and awarding high school and college students, mostly American, for their prowess in the performing, visual and literary arts. The 2014 YoungArts Performance and Gala will take place on January 11.