Making an Impact 23rd Annual Bank of America Wine, Spirits and Culinary Celebration The Museum of Discovery and Science hosted its 23rd Annual Bank of America Wine, Spirits and Culinary Celebration on Friday, March 16, 2018, raising nearly $190,000 for the Museum. The event was presented by Bank of America and featured over 30 of South Florida’s premier restaurants, fine wines, spirits and a craft beer garden enjoyed by approximately 1,800 guests and all proceeds benefitted the Museum. This year’s co-chairs Sal Ferradas of Bank of America, Elliott Flynn of Wells Fargo Advisors, Glen Grimes of Go-Tilt Construction and John Magee of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits kicked off the event at 5:30 p.m. welcoming V.I.P. Platinum Tasting guests to the event with premium cuisine, in addition to exclusive access to the Platinum Lounge sponsored by Wells Fargo. Grand Tasting guests began their culinary adventure at 6:30 p.m., followed by the After-Party Lounge, sponsored by JetBlue, where guests continued to enjoy additional culinary delights and danced under the stars to a live DJ. Guests voted for their favorite restaurants and the 2018 “People’s Choice Award” winners were: 1st Place - A Joy Wallace, 2nd Place – John Knox Village Catering, 3rd Place – Timpano. 18 Museum of Discovery and Science 2 3 rd Annual 2 3 rd Annual Lori Chevy, Chris Dorn, Malena Mendez- Dorn, Lilia Ciciolla Elizabeth and Sal Ferradas, Justin and Sandra Juliachs Dominick and Meike Miniaci, Paula McConville and John Magee A Joy Wallace (People’s Choice Award 1st Place) Major sponsors included: Bank of America Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits • Doubletime Digital American Marketing & Management, Inc • BB&T Centuric • City Furniture • Go-Tilt Construction • JetBlue JM Lexus • Republic Services • Stiles Corporation Wells Fargo • Cox Media Group. Additional sponsors included: Advanced Roofing; BankUnited; Joan Barr; Berkowitz Pollack Brant; Brown & Brown Insurance of Florida; Carnival Foundation; Coastal Investments; Joseph Cox; Diligent Concrete Washout; Ellis Diversified; Farlie Turner & Co.; Elizabeth and Sal Ferradas; Elliott Flynn; Goldcoast Beverage; Gray Robinson Attorneys at Law; Grant Thornton; Greenberg Traurig; Greenspoon Marder; Gunster; Christopher Hauser; JetBlue; JM Family Enterprises; Heather Kaminsky; Michael Kimmey; Pooja Kothari; Leo Goodwin Foundation; Leumi USA; Lochrie & Chakas, PA; Katie Lozada Flynn; DMD, Andrew Migliorini; Pilot Steel; PNC Bank; John Knox Village; Jonathan Robertson; Sun Sentinel; SunTrust; TD Bank; Titan America; Wells Fargo and WSVN. SPONSORS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL WINE, SPIRITS & CULINARY CELEBRATION