In photos: Alan and Grace Faena celebrated 12 years of supporting the arts with a fabulous party featuring John Legend

International non-profit organization Faena Art -committed to commissioning, producing and hosting interdisciplinary artistic experiences- celebrated Sonnet 18: Spring Fundraising Dinner, hosted by Alan Faena and featuring a special performance by John Legend, among other surprises
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Alan Faena and his wife, Grace Goldsmith
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The couple got married in March with an impressive party, which takes place at the Faena Hotel in Puerto Madero
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Alan Faena and Grace Goldsmith with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber
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The great star of the evening was John Legend, who made all the guests dance and sing his most famous songs. The award-winning musician provided a beautiful rendition of The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun”
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John Legend in full concert
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Alan Faena and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber
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The greeting between John Legend and Alan Faena
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Francis Mallmann was in charge of the fires. The evening began with opening remarks by Alan Faena and Jim Denevan welcoming the gathering, as well as Chef Francis Mallmann’s reading of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18
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After grilling around artist Jim Denevan’s Common Circle installation in Faena Beach, guests headed to the Faena Theater where Alan Faena and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber shared additional words before John Legend’s unforgettable performance.
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Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, guests dressed in costumes in are “Shakespearean Love” and Alan Faena awarded artist and designer Anabella Bergero – whose Heart of Community installation is currently on display at the Faena Art Project Room – for best dressed, winning two night’s stay at Faena Hotel Penthouse as a prize
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Notable attendees included fashion designer Carolina K, Broadway producer Stacey Mindich, businessman Magnus Resch, Nutrafol co-founder Roland Peralta; Diesel Senior Vice President of Marketing Rita Shukhman, former President and CEO of Carnival Corporation; Arnold Donald, model Zita Vass, political analyst and CNN commentator Cornell Belcher, interior designer Peter Mikic, Ximena Caminos, artists Juan Gatti, Alexandre Arrechea, Jim Denevan and Sebastián Errázuriz, as well as artists from Faena Art Project Room Anabella Bergero, Kelly Breez, Beatriz Chachamovits, Christina Pettersson and Cornelius Tulloch, among many others
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Kelly Breez
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Peter Mikic and Juan Gatti
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The guests enjoyed a traditional Argentinian barbecue prepared by chefs Francis Mallmann, Paul Qui and Frederic Monnet, as well as an artistic intervention by Jim Denevan
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The guests enjoyed the delicacies of Francis Mallmann
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Jim Denevan and Sebastián Errázuriz
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In an impeccable white suit, with matching shoes, and a large hat, this is how Alan Faena received his guests at an exclusive dinner
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Francis Mallman
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The impressive dinner on the beach, on a warm spring night
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Anabella Bergero and her boyfriend
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Christina Petterson and Kelly Breez
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Alan and Grace Faena celebrated 12 years of supporting the arts with a fabulous party featuring John Legend /// Photos: Courtesy
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