Kids bilingual theater come to Astoria center
The Astoria Performing Arts Center has received a grant from Queens Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs to present four bilingual performances by the successful and popular childrens theater company Viva Stage. <
Tyra Emerson: Arts Award
When Tyra Emerson was a little girl growing up in Springfield Gardens, her mother always used to drag her along to cultural attractions like outdoor concerts and museums.
Slattery Construction / Gregory Murphy: Business Award
For Gregory Murphy, working for Slattery Construction is a family affair.
Grace Lawrence: Civic Award
In his poem The Dream Keeper, Langston Hughes tells dreamers to bring him their dreams, that I may wrap them in a blue cloud cloth, away from the too rough fingers of the world.
David Cohen: Education Award
David Cohen only learned he had won an award when a colleague asked him why he had missed the reception.
Ann Henderson: Borough Presidents Special Recognition Award
Ann Henderson was 46 years old when she started a drop-in center for senior citizens in East Elmhurst in 1972.






















