NFAA President William H. Banchs, Vanessa Williams, First NFAA Alumni Award Recipient, NFAA Trustee John Henry, NFAA Chairman Jerome J. Parks and Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO, Gibson Guitar and Baldwin Piano
Plácido Domingo, 2004 Arison Award Recipient; Mario de Armas, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Miami, FL, presenting the 2006 Arison Award to Michael Tilson Thomas
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NFAA 25th Anniversary Gala
A spectacular "Affair of the Arts" in support of our nations’ most gifted emerging young artists.
More than 1600 enthusiastic supporters of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) turned out to celebrate its 25th Anniversary at one of South Florida’s all-time most magnificent evenings. Set overlooking the water at Bayfront Park, 150,000 sq ft of tenting accommodated the dining room wrapped around the famed Pepper fountain and a 1,600-seat theatre. Touch Catering, was selected to design the food and beverages for the evening. Under the direction of David Tornek and Executive Chef Sean Brasel, Touch Catering served a lavish array of hors d’oeuvres and drinks from an 80-foot illuminated bar during the cocktail reception. After the elegant sit-down dinner, dessert was served in the theatre-nightclub from two 12-foot dessert displays, complete with chocolate fountains, and four roving "dessert girls."
It was an ongoing evening of dining, dancing and entertainment with a performance by the New World Symphony and the presence of internationally famed arts icons Mikhail Baryshnikov, Plácido Domingo, and Jacques d’Amboise. Actress/singer Vanessa Williams received NFAA’s First Alumni Award following her breathtaking performance, and NWS’s Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas received the 6th Annual Arison Award.
Co-chairs were Mary and Howard Frank, Jane and Gerald Katcher, Toni and Carol Randolph, and Hazel and Larry Rosen. Governor Jeb Bush was present to applaud NFAA and its honorees. The celebration’s principal sponsors were Carnival Cruise Lines, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and SunTrust.
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Plácido Domingo and NFAA Trustee Ginny Mancini
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Madeleine & Micky Arison
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Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2005 Arison Award Recipient, his daughter Anna, and Dr. & Mrs. Irwin Potash
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Mike Galiazzo, Presidential Scholars Commissioner, Governor Jeb Bush and Jerome J. Parks
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Ofer Glazer & Shari Arison Glazer, Lin Arison, Jeanne & Joseph Farcus
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Vanessa Williams receives the first NFAA Alumni Award sponsored by Gibson Guitar and Baldwin Piano
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Jane & Gerald Katcher, Gala Co-Chairs
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Jodi & Bob Dickinson
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Mary & Howard Frank, Gala Co-Chairs
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David Tornek, owner of Touch Catering
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Vanessa Williams performing "Save the Best for Last"
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A dessert girl
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Carl & Toni Randolph, Gala Co-Chairs
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Hazel & Larry Rosen, Gala Co-Chairs
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Commissioner Joe Sanchez and wife Betty
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Henry & Judy Eckstein, Thom & Fay Wolek, Thomas & Elaine Greene, SunTrust
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Anna and Mikhail Baryshnikov, Lin Arison, Michael Tilson Thomas
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