2nd Annual Celebration of Science: The Power of Light at Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Miami, FL – May 5, 2018 – The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and its Board of Trustees celebrated its 2nd Annual Celebration of Science: The Power of Lightpresented by The Miller Family Foundation, supporting the museum’s exhibitions and learning programs. The fundraiser commemorated the one-year anniversary of South Florida’s only planetarium, aquarium and science museum. This year’s gala theme, The Power of Light, was brought to life through a highly-curated evening that included musical entertainment, live animal encounters, culinary delights, dazzling displays of science and mind-bending illusions and activations around the museum. The festivities began in the museum’s Baptist Health South Florida Gallery with a VIP pre-party, featuring music by the Frost School of Music and performances by Les Ailes du Desir. The evening also paid tribute to Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez who was presented with the 2018 Visionary Award. The evening continued with creative tastings prepared by STARR Catering Group, the museum’s exclusive catering partner, and specialty libations presented by Castle Brands, Gosling’s Rum, Tito’s Vodka and Stella Artois. Special programming by Moonlighter Makerspace took place throughout the night, along with custom laser shows in the Frost Planetarium. During the Laser Lounge after party, guests danced the night away in the Hsiao Family Special Exhibition Gallery in a unique laser setting produced by LaserNet Studios with tunes by DJ Mau. The 2nd Annual Celebration of Science was made possible by the following donors and supporters: The Miller Family Foundation; Cesar L. and Cristina Alvarez / Greenberg Traurig LLP; George and Lydia Weiss; Castle Brands; HEICO and The Mendelson Family; J.P. Morgan Private Bank; Jacqueline Simkin; Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.; Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC; Northern Trust; OPKO Health, Inc.; Oti Roberts / Deutsche Bank; Paul and Swanee DiMare; Richard and Susan Lampen; Vector Group Ltd.; Brightline; Florida Power and Light Company; Park One of Florida.
Frank Steslow
Frank Steslow & Cesar Alvarez
Cesar Alvarez & Frank Steslow
Phillip & Patricia Frost, Carlos Gimenez, & Cesar Alvarez
Phillip & Patricia Frost
Carlos Gimenez, Patricia &Phillip Frost
Cesar Alvarez
Carlos Gimenez
Frank Steslow
Cesar Alvarez, Carlos Gimenez, Patricia & Phillip Frost
Frank Steslow, Cesar Alvarez, Carlos Gimenez, Patricia & Phillip Frost
Richard Pfenniger, Gemma Rosello, Lourdes Gimenez, Phillip &Patricia Frost, & Carlos Gimenez
Joshua Salman, Laurie Jennings, Paul DiMare, Felicia Knaul, Swanee DiMare, & Julio Frenk
Phillip & Patricia Frost
Joshua Salman & Laurie Jennings
Sara & Ugo Colombo
Richard Lampen & Cesar Alvarez
Jordana Pomeroy & Klaudio Rodriguez
Elysze Held
Frances Sevilla-Sacasa & Lesli Brown
Frances Sevilla-Sacasa, Lesli Brown, Elysze Held, & Swanee DiMare
Nicole Lozano, Elysze Held, Khotan Fernandez, Susanne Birbragher, Candela Ferro, Pearl Baker-Katz, & Vivianne Kurzweil
Nicole Lozano, Elysze Held, & Pearl Baker-Katz
Lourdes & Carlos Gimenez
Khotan Fernandez & Candela Ferro
Laurie Jennings & Joshua Salman
Gino Campodonico
Belkys Nerey
Demetri Mouratis & Belkys Nerey
Ryan Weber & Michelle Thomson
Alexandra Jones & Michelle Thomson
Julio Frenk, Felicia Knaul, Leslie Miller Saiontz, & Alan Heldman
Heidi & Pierre Charalambides
Vivianne Kurzweil & Danielle Gonzalez
Vivianne Kurzweil & Swanee DiMare
Pearl Baker-Katz & Nicole Lozano
Nicole Lozano, Belkys Nerey, & Pearl Baker-Katz
Juliana Benedini, Commissioner Ken Russell, & Jeannine Lehr
Susan & Richard Lampen, Cesar &Cristina Alvarez, & Frank Steslow
Khotan Fernandez & Candela Ferro
Richard Pfenniger & Gemma Rosello
Jon Warech & Carly Orshan
Candela Ferro, Belkys Nerey, & Khotan Fernadez
Candela Ferro & Khotan Fernandez
Elyzse Held, Belkys Nerey, Demetri Mouratis, & Susanne Birbragher
Dan & Michelle Baldor, Katie & Jim Dozier, & Jeffery & Martine Russell
Alan Heldman, Paul & Swanee DiMare, & Stuart Miller
Lourdes Gimenez, Leslie Miller Saiontz, & Swanee DiMare
Paul & Swanee DiMare
Laureli Perez & Tina Beltran
Leslie Miller Saiontz & Alan Heldman
Demetri Mouratis & Belkys Nerey
Gino Campodonico & Joseph Quinones
Irina Sadovnic & Alex Sanchez
Richard Pfenniger, Jemma Rosello, & Tracey Steslow
Elisa Lau, Florencia Jimenez-Marcos, & Iliana Sachar
Juliana Benedini, Ken Russell, David Richardson, & Atiosis Blanco
Kaya Wittenburg, Michelle Thomson, Alexandra Jones, & Ryan Weber
