Miami City Ballet’s Upper Room Summer Dinner Celebration at The Deck at Island Gardens

Photography by Andrew Stankus on June 6th, 2016 in Lifestyle

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Miami Beach, FL – June 4, 2016 – Miami City Ballet hosted a spectacular private VIP dinner for their young patrons group, the Upper Room, at The Deck at Island Gardens. MCB’s Principal Dancer Simone Messmer and Corps members Julian Duque and Ella Titus along with 100 of Miami’s young cultural leaders attended the exclusive dinner party on the Miami Riviera in celebration of summer and Miami City Ballet’s triumphant tour to New York. Guests enjoyed cocktails by Absolut Elyx and Prosecco by Perlage Winery with the sun setting over the city’s beautiful oceanic landscape and skyline. After the cocktail hour, guests were seated by the bay, to enjoy a beautiful three-course dinner at tables adorned with white ballet pointe shoe centerpieces and wine by Frey Vineyards. MCB’s Director of Development, Eva Silverstein gave remarks and thanked the dinner’s generous host Bahar Bayraktar, The Deck at Island Gardens, the evening’s sponsor Danny Jelaca Hair Salon, and the Upper Room Committee. The evening ended with a surprise performance by Yohan Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, while guests danced and enjoyed the warm summer evening under the moonlight.

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