Miami, FL – March 10, 2015 – The National YoungArts Foundation and Ocean Drive Magazine, together with Stephen Starr Events, kicked off YoungArts Miami with Cultural Cocktails at Ted’s at YoungArts. Guests were treated to performance vignettes by YoungArts alumni Jack Schunk (2013 YoungArts Winner in Jazz) and his trio, Talia Suskauer (2015 YoungArts Winner in Theater); Gabrielle Ursine (2012 YoungArts Winner in Dance) and Anh Le (2015 YoungArts Winner in Voice) while they sipped on hand-crafted cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose Vodka and dined on lite bites courtesy of Stephen Starr Events. Attendees also had the opportunity to learn more about YoungArts Miami, where the next Ricky Ubeda, Kerry Washington and Hernan Bas (all YoungArts alumni) will showcase their creativity through public performances, readings, exhibitions and screeningsMarch 13-15. The evening was sponsored by Ocean Drive Magazine, Stephen Starr Events, Nordstrom and Grey Goose Vodka.

 Gabrielle Ursine

Gabrielle Ursine

Talia Suskauer

Nicolas Caicedo

Rebecca Mandelman, Lena Koorse, & Leslie Wolfson

Paul Lehr & Courtland Lantaff

Vanessa Leitman & Jennifer McShane

Ashley Turchin & Joyce Gato

Vanessa Leitman

 Jack Schunk Trio

Abbey & Dara Hirsh

Chapman & Kristin Ducote

 Stephanie Forman, Scott Shuffield, & Julie Davis

 Vicco Vonbuelow, Felicia Marquez, & Lauren Fitzpatrick

 Rob Moore & Alex Norton

Nikki Seymour & Olga Goldovskaya

Julian Paul Costa, Fernanda Moreno Harcha, & Cristian Lacapra

Marra Allen & Jorian Weiner

 David Podein, Tammy Krigsfeld, & Ronen Harris