Housing Works hosted its fund-raising event, Design on a Dime, in Miami in February at the Moore Building in the city’s design district. For the second year in a row, participating interior designers and influential tastemakers created more than 25 one-of-a-kind room vignettes with designer furniture, art, and home decor merchandise. The two-day benefit raised $320,000 in support of the organization’s mission to end AIDS.
In January, the Miami City Ballet celebrated its 31st annual gala, raising more than $1 million to support the organization’s work both onstage and in the community. The theme of this year’s ball—an ice-kissed fairytale with frozen ballet shoes as centerpieces—was inspired by the world premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s "The Fairy’s Kiss." It was the first charity gala to be hosted at Miami Beach’s Faena Forum.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s opening-night gala was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington in February. Volanni created four floral designs incorporating red flowers, monstera leaves, succulents, lily grass, and mini cymbidiums blossoms for the centerpieces.
