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.

Paul Lehr & Facundo Bacardi

Sarah Arison & Elizabeth Bacardi

Elizabeth & Facundo Bacardi

Anna Williams & Zachary Scott

Anna Williams, Aura Reinhardt, & Zachary Scott

Paul Lehr

Dale Webb

Facundo Bacardi

Elizabeth Bacardi, Dale Webb, & Facundo Bacardi

Sarah Arison, Marvin Ross Friedman, & Adrienne Bon Haes

Aura Reinhardt & Ira Hall

Charlie Cinnamon

Felicia Marquez & Felicia DeJean

Jeannine Lehr, Lena Koorse, & Felicia Marquez

Paul Lehr, Ursula Ungaro, Aldo Serafini, & Maurice Zarmati

Juan Rivera, Stacie Thomas, Ira Hall, & Robert Furniss-Roe

Juan Rivera, Facundo Bacardi, & Paul Lehr

Ashley Pezzotti